Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Painted Scars by Neva Altaj

16 reviews

__romancereader__'s review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

I didn’t really like this book I felt like everything was rushed and just moving way to fast I had no connection or care for the characters there were times in the book we’re I would think to myself these characters don’t even seem really in love it don’t even feel like they have a connection I’d wish that this book moved some slower and that most scenes weren’t rushed through there were some scenes that just felt unnecessary I really wanted to like this book and I’m still gonna try and read the other books in this series and see how it is this book has no cheating and no love triangles it’s a happy ending with no cliffhangers this book has spice but the intimate scenes in this book were fast not even 10 seconds of reading and they were over some of the tropes are Forced Proximity, Age Gap and Enemies to Lovers which the enemies to lovers ain’t like a strong enemies to lovers it’s more of a dislike to lovers overall I rated this book a 2 stars⭐️⭐️😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

sami_leigh's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

“What would he do with me? I’m…nobody.”
“You’re my wife. Hurting you would mean hurting me.”

“I don’t care what we agreed to. You’re mine now and I’m not letting you go.”

🗡️ First person dual POV
🗡️ First in a series that can be read as stand alone (I read book 2 first)
🗡️ Arranged marriage — blackmail to save father’s life
🗡️ Mafia romance
🗡️ Artist / mafia boss
🗡️ Age gap
🗡️ Nicknames 
🗡️ Banter 👌🏻
🗡️ Toxic family 
🗡️ Tension & spice 🥵
🗡️ Insta-love
🗡️ Protective & possessive MC 🙌🏻
🗡️ ‘My wife!’
🗡️ Well established secondary characters
🗡️ MC growth: trust, overcoming past trauma. 
🗡️ Epilogue 
🗡️ Quick read
• Issues with Nina’s family are never resolved fully — she puts her life in danger, marrying Roman, to fix his mistake.
• Third act breakup resolves quickly. Doesn’t for the severity with which the situation was presented.

⚠️ Violence (explicit), gun violence (explicit), death (explicit), torture (explicit), death of a parent (past), medical content/trauma (minor), injury/injury detail (explicit), pregnancy, drugs (minor, trafficking).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

colorcrystals's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Sexual violence

threeundertwopnw's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A quick novella. Not really enemies to lovers, more like strangers to lovers or forced marriage. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Ableism, Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident

bakergirlsbooks1999's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

one_more_chapter96's review

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Twisted mafia romance but with heartwarming moments and humour. The disability rep was good to see and I liked Nina and how in control she was. Quick and easy read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

condls27's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This was a big meh for me. Loved the disability rep with Roman but that was about it. The fake marriage just did not make sense- how does a 6 month temporary marriage to someone who is pretending to be flighty and dumb on purpose give reassurance to your men that you’re still the boss? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

admunro20's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

absolutely_court's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Grief, Misogyny, Alcohol, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

melissa_rueff's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Interesting story with a character dealing with disabilities and it had an interesting  way to deal with ptsd in new relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Ableism, Body horror, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cursing and Child abuse