Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

125 reviews

rza1002's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

icieri's review against another edition

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, and Car accident

giannareadsromance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. This book was everything. Sawyer and Enzo are perfectly imperfect for each other, and their stories and backgrounds were both equally heart-wrenching. Their time together in the lighthouse was trying, yet in the end brought them closer than anything else could’ve. I could’ve easily read another 300 pages! The spice was 5/5 🌶️ for sure, with an alpha MMC that you love to hate. I couldn’t get enough!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol

bellestallard's review against another edition

medium-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

4.0

as a shark girl, let me just say 😳

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gore and Death of parent

Minor: Body horror, Child death, and Suicide

dear_reader_stephani's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Incest

allymurphy's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Incest and Pedophilia

carina207's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Rape

car_car22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

I LOVED this book! There were plot twists I didn’t expect and yet it made me love it even more. It was dark but hopeful, tense but had light scenes. I loved the water aspect and how everything ended up threading together! Go read it! Check TW!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

hq_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

I really wanted to enjoy this as I enjoyed the Haunting of Adeline duology by the same author but I just couldn’t. I didn’t like Sawyer or Enzo and despite me being intrigued by the “ghost in chains” storyline, everything else was just bad. 

The spicy scenes were not hot. At all. Why does he keep hooking his fingers over her bottom teeth and dragging her about like that?!?! Why does he “grab her jowls”??? JOWLS! So unflattering 😂 This book also romanticises abusive behaviour and sexual assault. 

The sex scene on the boat with the sharks was rape. Literally rape. And  I know he apologises for it eventually, but they don’t call it like it is. Plus she continues to be attracted to him before he apologises and acknowledges it was wrong.

I appreciate there were trigger warnings, but I didn’t enjoy the romanticising of Enzo’s behaviour.

The ghost storyline reveal was what I thought, but the details were horrific. I think HD Carlton is excellent at writing horror/thrillers. I genuinely felt the tension and fear at moments. I genuinely believe that if this were just a thriller and not an erotic romance I would have enjoyed the book so much better!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

lauralovebugg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, and Rape

Minor: Death