Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

64 reviews

amberlynnnnn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Confinement

bekahzabel's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Phew what a WILD ride 😮‍💨

I honestly had no idea what to expect outside of knowing this was dark romance. This is my first time reading H.D. Carlton and it didn’t disappoint. Was it packed full of triggers? Yes. So be wary of those and check before indulging. 

Grumpy sunshine to the point that bully tropes were at play. From start to finish I was fully immersed and damn… it got hot in there 🥵 

I’d definitely recommend this to fellow dark romance lovers. Enzo and Sawyer’s story is one that’s going to stick with me, and something I see myself revisiting and reading again. 

5🌟/🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Gore, Bullying, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Toxic relationship

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

enzopudge's review

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, and Rape

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

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

taylorjade's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

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