Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Carnal Urges by J.T. Geissinger

4 reviews

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

funny 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

4.0

Sloan is kidnapped by Declan, the head of the Irish mob, in retaliation for "starting" a war between Mafia families. 

I love Sloan so much. She is strong, badass, and so funny. She is often brushed off as being a bimbo and dumb because of the way she looks, be she is incredibly smart. She is able to charm every person who walks into her life, including these rough Mafia men. She has a tough shell due to a traumatic childhood and "doesn't keep boyfriends" because of it. As she develops feelings for Declan, she really struggles to accept them. 

Declan has a reputation for being cruel, yet he treats Sloan with respect and never hurts her, even when she is annoying him and charming his men. He completely falls under Sloan's spell and would do anything for her. 

I love these two together. The banter between them is so funny and had me laughing so many times.  They have so much chemistry. There was an interesting twist with Declan, that I kind of saw coming, but made the book a bit more interesting. 

I like that we get glimpses of Kage and Natalie within this book. 

Tropes: Mafia, kidnapped FMC, protective alpha MMC, enemies to lovers, age gap, open door

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Self harm and Child abuse

andeng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Blood, Gore, Medical trauma, Medical content, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Rape, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Torture, and Vomit

sam019's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

Good book! Got a little bored because there wasn't a lot of action but it was still a good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts