Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

37 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

jessanicolesingh's review against another edition

dark mysterious

4.5

Shipwreck, sharks, secrets, survival, and SPICE 🥵 This was such an addicting enemies-to-lovers thriller, definitely a good beginner book to dark romance (heed the trigger warnings as always). I loved the survival storyline build-up and twist at the end, and though my TBR list is a mile long I have a feeling I will want to come back and reread this again soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death

imskylow's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

1.75

I would like to go on record and say that the only reason I finished listening to this audiobook was because  of Troy Duran’s voice acting and narrating skills. Shmexy-ass voice if you ask me. As for the content of the book… well, I vibed with it initially but it’s highkey garbage. It’s a very dark romance. And by romance I mean erotica. And by erotica I mean this is the dictionary entry for sadomasochism. I’m not kink shaming though! I like reading rough romance as much as the next smut addict. At one point, though, it’s taken a too far and becomes very dubious/non-consenual and the FMC, Sawyer, legitimately fears for her life. Enzo was getting revenge for identity theft so I sort of let it slide. (Yikes, I know). Eventually he apologizes and govels and tries to work for her forgiveness. However, at one point he wants to help her get over the trauma of said dubious consent experience and instead of building trust, he forces her into a similarly traumatizing situation and has her life at his mercy while he’s railing her. Not to mention, this second sexual encounter is right after both of them were threatened at the end of a shotgun. I kinda don’t think anyone would be in the mood for sex after their lives are threatened. The conclusion of the story just doesn’t make much sense. There’s too many plot holes for it to have worked out so perfectly. It’s garbage. I probably should have DNFed at 30% but I needed Troy Duran to continue talking to me in Italian.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, Medical trauma, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide, Incest, Murder, and Police brutality

theartistreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Abandonment, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Body horror, Murder, Slavery, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Death, Pedophilia, Confinement, Incest, Medical content, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

brhoades1029's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Physical abuse, Incest, Blood, Death, Murder, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

twalton95's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I was equally parts disturbed and intrigued! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Torture

meganashlee27's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Confinement, Gun violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Rape

willowmcquerry's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Blood, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual assault

lindseygcarden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Incest, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship