Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Paint It All Red by S.T. Abby

93 reviews

lara_trio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Omg the emotional roller coaster I went through while reading all 5 books was so real! 

I absolutely loved the concept of these books but beware this book is extremely dark and goes into extreme detail about rape and murder. 

Lana and Logan were so perfect for each other and the growth they both have was so amazing to read. 

The thriller aspect of the book was so well executed and the major plot twist at the end of the last book was shocking and I was in disbelief.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Torture, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Death, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Hate crime, Child death, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, Police brutality, Grief, and Emotional abuse

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I picked this up to finally finish the Mindf*ck series.
"Paint it All Red" is the intense conclusion to the Mindf*ck series. Logan now knows who Lana truly is, and the hell she has been through. Now, Logan has to decide if he can look past her killer ways, or if he has to be the one to bring Lana down.
This ending was everything I wanted and more. Lana is such a badass character, and it takes a truly talented author to make a reader root for a serial killer. I wanted more than anything for Lana to get her revenge AND her happily ever after. This was also by far my favorite in the series.
Logan really redeemed himself in this book. I was worried that I was not going to like the direction his character took, especially after seeing what he did at the end of the last installment, but he turned things around, and I loved it.
I think this series concluded perfectly and does not need anything added to it, but I am going to miss Lana, Logan, and the rest of the great characters in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Violence, Grief, Torture, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent and Car accident

fiwwa's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

mind is indeed fucked and BLOWN. is it morally wrong? yes. but do the men killed deserve it? well, yes. lanalogan got me so giddyyy every time yes it was instalove and dramatic sometimes but i'll let it slide cs they're hot 💋 almost forgot to mention JAKE oh my i love that hot nerd such a genius fr, the fact that the genius fbi agent got fooled by him and lana? 🤭 one struggle for me though... too many white male names i forgot which is who LOL lovethe book nonetheless definitely need more recs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Biphobia, Car accident, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Incest, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Animal cruelty

saramykayla's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Rape, Murder, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Stalking, Blood, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

twilightswb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Rape, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Gore, Grief, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

aelin_morgenstern's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Murder, Blood, Sexual content, Rape, and Gun violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Infertility, and Hate crime

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, Biphobia, Car accident, and Bullying

sarah_amy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

'Horror romance. That's a genre, right?'

Engaging series and well written, but torture justice is not my kind of genre I've discovered.
As I've said throughout the series, enjoyed the criminology and the complications of the FBI & secret, wanted vigilante relationship. I liked how it had me questioning the morals and justice of the whole situation Lana was in and what really was 'right.' Good characters, though was more fond of some of the side characters such as Hadley more appealing. I wish Lana and Logan's attraction had a little more substance outside of 'I don't know why and it shouldn't work, but I'm instantly attracted to you and now we need to be together forever.' 

***MAJOR SPOILER***

Hard eyerolled at the end where Lana was given a criminal to torture once a year on her's and Logan's anniversary to 'subdue the monster within.' That just felt cheesy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Medical content, Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Torture, Vomit, Gore, Gun violence, Bullying, Car accident, Homophobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Pedophilia

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was fabulous! Reading it was so fun! Definitely my favorite in the series. I feel like almost everything transpired beautifully and the ending was very fitting! I almost teared up sometimes.😅

You kind of have to suspend your disbelief a little bit, because Logan's character kinda just flips a switch in the beginning. Like when he finds out initially he lashes out at Lana and has angry sex with her and handcuffs her to a bed because he's just so freaking upset. At that point, he believed that she was a proxy killer and then when he finds out she's actually Victoria Evans and she actually has a connection to the small town he just flips a switch, and all of a sudden his anger dissolves because he finds out Lana's not a proxy killer as if that supposed to make a difference or something; she's still killing people dude.🤣 I don't know. I don't feel like the author executed that part well.

But overall, I still enjoyed this book. I loved the twist.

I wasn't expecting the killer to be Jake's dad. Now THAT was crazy! I was trying to wrack my brain trying to come up with who it was.

Love the turns! And Logan and Lana's relationship SERVED in this book. It finally hit me (well, it hit in the last book too, but it really HIT in this book). I loved them after he found out that she was Victoria. He just finally stepped up to me and their love for each other finaly felt balanced out to me because everything was out in the open. Also, again, I absolutely ADORE Lana and Jake's friendship. It's literally the cornerstone of all the books and I love it and love them! Hadley and Jake were a nice surprise. I wasn't a fan of Hadley's character until this book and weirdly enough (as abrupt as it was) I really liked her dynamic with Jake. Again, really enjoyed this book! I think it ended appropriately! (I know the books were short but I don't know after reading the five it feels so weird to leave these characters; I'm gonna miss Lana) Also, I never mentioned this in my other reviews, but I like how much of a horror movie buff Lana is (as someone who loves horror movies, I found the references cool)

Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️/5

Note: So sad to hear about what happened to the author!🤧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Grief, Death of parent, and Gore

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, and Homophobia

funshine3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the best series ever and I couldn't put this book down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Death, Violence, Infertility, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cursing, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Torture, and Vomit

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

an amazing end to the series. no words, i loved this so much and really enjoyed reading them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Death, Body horror, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide