Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

89 reviews

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

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

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

joburnsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

⭐️ 3
🌶️ 18+ (Explicit Content)

🦈 Dark Romance
🦈 Romantic Suspense
🦈 Enemies to Lovers
🦈 Forced Proximity
🦈 Only One Bed
🦈 Paranormal (kinda)
🦈 Dual POV (First Person

TBH I don't get the hype about this one because WTF did I just read? Honestly, this was not what I was expecting. I had a hard time getting through this one and the only reason I decided to finish it was because I needed answers to all of the questions. But the answers were so unrealistic that I wanted to throw my kindle across the room. However, I did not believe the romance between the couple and I could've used about 200 fewer pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Gore, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

devynvma0508's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

H. D. Carlton is my favorite dark romance writer and I’ve gone through quite a few books in this genre. The balance between tense situations and romance is *chef’s kiss*. I would say this is the book you should start with if you are looking it to dark romance. 

Spice 5 stars! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Violence, Cursing, Death, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

kait_lynne's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Confinement, Violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Incest and Suicide

fink1129's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Murder, Gore, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Excrement

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

readwithdrb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I am speechless...this had me hooked! It was just the right amount of spice, but it is a WILD ride. If you like dark romance, this one is REAL dark, so please check the trigger/content warnings. None of this bothered me; however, much of this book left me gasping for air as I needed to know what was going to happen next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Gore, Incest, Child abuse, Sexual content, Death, Murder, Rape, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

nique92's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

Book 5 📖📚 for 2024.
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Does it Hurt?
H.D Carlton

Firstly the dedication 🤣🤣🤣 crack up!

Secondly, ahhhh.... all kinds of fucked up this one was, honestly. 
I was expecting a pretty wild read after reading Haunting & Hunting Adeline. But I liked those way better. 
This was predictable. I liked the book, but easily could have just not read it. 

BUT! Definitely gave the palette cleanser I was after between fantasy series, so served its purpose for me 🤣

Definitely check the trigger warnings. But as per usual for this writer, it seems the bad guys tend to get what's coming to them! So I mean that gives me peace reading this genre but may not be the same for others. Proceed with caution!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Confinement, Rape, Violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Incest, Death of parent, and Blood