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Tears of Tess by Pepper Winters

3 reviews

rchulin1's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Car accident, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

triseke's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Rape, and Sexual assault

rsaachit's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I knew what I was getting myself into when I got the copy of Tears of Tess. Honestly, the first time I read about the book, I didn't want to pick it up because I thought it was way depraved than what I was in the mood for (been going through a sort of reading slump, eh). However, it wasn't until I wrote an article listing the best dark romances that I finally got intrigued to pick it up.

Now, don't get me wrong. This book is depraved. Very, very dark. I knew the trigger warnings but instead of being repulsed by them, I was more intrigued by them. Honest to shit, it scared me shitless, this curiosity of mine. And so, I started reading this book. 

First few pages, Tess was just a curious girl who wanted to explore her sexuality. After that... oh my God. Horrors and graphic details of the tortures she faces after being abducted and held captive. And how all that makes her explore something more than her sexuality. It makes her explore her true self. The one who is fierce, bold and powerful. 

The book was seriously a heady mix of emotions. I loved Tess, her growth, her willpower. I loved loved Q, with all his depravity and monster tendencies. And honestly that makes me questions my own sanity lmao 😶😂. 

If you can stomach this stuff, you are in for a ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Torture, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood