Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

113 reviews

squidney36's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Creepy in a good way
Stalker
Abuse
Misguided but lovable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual content

alis143's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Violence, and Blood

shedevls's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

i enjoyed this story so much i didn't even have time to worry about how it involved two of my biggest fears (🦈+🌊)

the characters, the writing, the plot, the world building, the spice were all a+ for me and i had a lot of fun overall, but be sure to check book for all triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement

Minor: Incest, Sexual violence, and Murder

stephc21's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was pretty wild. So much happened in the start of this book and then again at the end. It felt like event after event being thrown in and I had no idea how it was all going to play out. 

Definitely entertaining. I did feel like the main characters were pretty stupid at some points. Not in a relatable way, but an irritating 'how did you not even consider this option' way. Overall a strange mix of heavy emotional topics, spice and mystery. I think there were just too many ideas thrown into this one.

Ps. Enzo was just kind of the worst imo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, and Murder

everythinginbetween's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape and Death of parent

jul1a_pl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

This was weird - a lot of very spicy scenes, but the main characters relationship was so toxic I felt disgusted at times.

Additionally, the very uncomfortable tension between all characters caused by the lack of communication and very tiring personalities - I was actually tired and bored of their behaviour, which was always the same, very monotonous and there was no reflection at all when it comes to their relationship.

Very very spicy and detailed sex scenes description but the plot and character development were very poor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Body horror, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

rchulin1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Not sure how the author was able to fit so much into a relatively short book but she did it. Such an interesting concept this book I very much enjoyed it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, Medical content, Vomit, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Confinement, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

enzopudge's review

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, and Rape

kaylee_brown's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, and Pedophilia

amina55's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Torture, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Confinement, and Death of parent