Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

118 reviews

eliyuhhhh's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, and Blood

book_cryptid99's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Incest, Confinement, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Murder

llcardenas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Confinement, and Death

katierosecrane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

annikenr's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

lavandulavera's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

1.75

Honestly I feel like H.D Carlton claims “dark romance” when she’s really just trying to pack as much trauma into a book as possible. There is relatively no plot and at the end of the book you question why you read it to begin with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, Kidnapping, Incest, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

elle0806's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

staceyb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Confinement, Pedophilia, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

m00sereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Domestic abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Pedophilia, Incest, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, and Murder

emilyspex's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book definitely isn't for everyone. It's a very dark romance with quite a bit of dubcon and gore. But if you can stomach that, it's got a great mystery thriller aspect that hooked me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Murder, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Blood