Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

170 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

shedevls's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

i enjoyed this story so much i didn't even have time to worry about how it involved two of my biggest fears (🦈+🌊)

the characters, the writing, the plot, the world building, the spice were all a+ for me and i had a lot of fun overall, but be sure to check book for all triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement

Minor: Incest, Sexual violence, and Murder

stephc21's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was pretty wild. So much happened in the start of this book and then again at the end. It felt like event after event being thrown in and I had no idea how it was all going to play out. 

Definitely entertaining. I did feel like the main characters were pretty stupid at some points. Not in a relatable way, but an irritating 'how did you not even consider this option' way. Overall a strange mix of heavy emotional topics, spice and mystery. I think there were just too many ideas thrown into this one.

Ps. Enzo was just kind of the worst imo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, and Murder

lauren_frazier's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The tension between Enzo and Sawyer, Good Lord!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Blood, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

ashnoel's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

So after reading a couple of books from H.D. Carlton... I didn't mind this one. I do think it had much more sexual content than I was expecting... because I was really interested in the horror subplot about the man that took them in at the lighthouse. Like especially wish I had known more about how the wife died. Considering he literally tortured his family because he refused to accept change. Maybe it would've been nice to know too if like since people had come forward with accusations for Kev, that like Sawyer wouldn't actually be convicted of something that was--in reality--an act of self-defense. Idk, I'm conflicted. As much as I love spice in books, this may have been a little too much spice because the plot was very interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Death, Murder, Incest, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Grief, and Kidnapping

kestra84's review against another edition

dark 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: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Incest, and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide

amfrizi's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest

drsam1078's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

This book was…okay. I liked the story, it was definitely gripping in the way it kept me invested. The spice was definitely hot in certain places. But it was when it turned more toward the violent side that it started to make me feel uncomfortable. Perhaps that’s on me for not checking trigger warnings. 

I’m glad I did this as an audiobook…Troy Duran could be reading the phone book and I’d be over here swooning! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, and Incest

breeanna_marie's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

As a mom of boy/girl twins, I struggled with the "twist" between Sawyer and her twin brother because I kept picturing if that happened between mine. I enjoyed everything else about this book though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest