Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

118 reviews

bibliophile1775's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Rape

kyrsten042's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

Do not read. 

Disturbing. Books like this are dangerous because they model abusive relationships romantically. Also just really bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Emotional abuse

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

babeinbookland's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

cmdziura's review

dark emotional tense

3.0

I was not a huge fan of this novel like some of Carlton's other novels. 

Now, the overall storyline was intriguing. The FMC is mysterious and on the run, and the MMC is unsuspecting of the FMC and broody. There were some twists and turns I think the reader can see coming and of course there are some that pop up out of nowhere. 

My biggest complaint is the character development was incredibly underwhelming. He's just an asshole to be an asshole and she just takes it for the sake of taking it. & the growth they have happens in the span of about 1 or 2 chapters, that's it. I think it would have been a far more compelling story had we seen more growth and more development over the course of the book. 

Please double check TWs before you read because this is DARK with a lot of actions that had me wondering if I really read what I just read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Incest, and Suicidal thoughts

528's review against another edition

4.0

I dont know what to say right know and how i feel about this book.
Its definitely a fucked up dark romance.
I thought i cant root for them and overcome what he did to her in the beginnin but it became so much more fucked up afterwards i kind of did.

Its defineitely smutty and disturbingly hot.

Check your triggers before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Minor: Car accident

puffins57's review against another edition

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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I love the characters. I love the dialogue. The spicy scenes are hot as hell and the mystery/thriller-ish aspects certainly delivered (and I’m not one to really enjoy those mystery subplots all too much).

The first shark scene was just lovely and I very much enjoyed seeing the growth of both of our main characters. I especially appreciated the written and clearly expressed acknowledgment of shorty behavior and genuine apologies to allow for Sawyer and Enzo to start up anew with a fresh start and work towards a healthy relationship now built upon a toxic foundation.

I 100% would recommend this book. If you like this genre and are debating reading this book do yourself the favor and READ IT (though please keep yourself safe and look over the trigger warnings first).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Death, Incest, Kidnapping, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Blood, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Police brutality

bakedbeanss's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

I was not expecting this book to be what it was. The thriller side of this book was amazing! There was some foreshadowing with the direction of the book but you still never expected the twist. And as toxic as Sawyer and Enzo were I really loved how their relationship turned out. They are so fiercely protective of one another and by the end you could see how much they cared for one another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Body horror

lolalastname's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

0.25

Not just bad, but also boring

Full review later

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Body horror, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Confinement, Cursing, Suicide, Abandonment, Blood, and Kidnapping

kquinn1712's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Almost unexplainably 5 stars. Two despicable people trapped in a strange and mysterious circumstance, pushing each other to their limits and becoming unbearably intertwined along the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Torture, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement