Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

98 reviews

xlaurareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.75

another great book by h.d. carlton and i must admit it might be my favourite one so far. the storyline was different to what we usually encounter and the whole setting at the lighthouse was amazing. i liked it when we finally got a bit more to the plot than only the sexual tension and sexual acts between enzo and sawyer and, although i suspected who was rattling the chains, it was still crazy and sad to have it confirmed. i feel like the ending was a bit rushed tho, but all in all this was a great dark romance book, which was, for once, not only about degradation and sex but had an actual story to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Murder, and Rape

samigilbert's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

i dont even know how to rate this. it was so unsettling yet i couldn’t put it down. this book made me feel so many different things that i need to process….

i again don’t care for the repetitive phrases like “shell of my ear” or them constantly saying they hate each other lmao. like we get it!!

the spicy parts were SPICY!!!!! but also some made my stomach twist. also, the graphic/gorey scenes were almost too much for me and i couldn’t get images out of my head. 

i did enjoy the moments of sincerity and intimacy sprinkled in in the later half of the book. idk if dark romance is for me??? or maybe just not this dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Incest, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, and Confinement

rosereadsalot's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, and Rape

__romancereader__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥I freaking lovedddddddd this book it was so good every time i thought something was gonna happen the opposite did and not in a bad way i love how funny these characters to me i love how Sawyer was just a normal purposely trying to annoy Enzo funny and Enzo was just a serious funny overall i love Enzo and Sawyer together i love there names to Enzo Vitale and Sawyer Bennett i just love them i live how there was no !!!!!!Spoiler!!!!!! Bad break up at the end like every book normally does them damn breakups be giving me anxiety for the whole book until its over i also love how protective Enzo and Sawyer were of each other they have 🌶️ a very spicy relationship and a whole lot of sexual desire for each other the amount of times they hate f*cked is crazy i mean this author took enemies to lovers to a whole other level 🌶️ and i am not complaining i enjoyed it all and without a doubt i rate this book five stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ i would rate it more if i could❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥and the tension of both Enzo and Sawyer was so good allot of there tension was sexual tension and i loved it 🥰🥰🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Rape, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Not all the content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the people you hear/meet in the book🥰🥰😁😁🙃🙃Enjoy

hannahp95's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cursing, Incest, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

orangeaiya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this book though I definitely should’ve read the warnings first. I knew it was dark but the smut was even darker! The mystery in this was amazing! Kept me wanting to read more. I think the romance was a little toxic but I was down for it anyway. (Some of the things he said / did would be unforgivable in my book.)

Happy ending for the MC! It was looking bleak but that made it worth it!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Emotional abuse, Incest, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Torture

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Incest, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Blood

Minor: Police brutality

auburn_phoenix_15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Well H.D. Carlton has done it again and written a fantastic novel. I know most people find her stories to be strange and very disturbing but I like that her novels all show that everyone of her characters is slightly broken and how they fix themselves.

It felt like a little bit of a murder mystery in some places and it was definitely a psychological thriller in the majority but the characters and ending was spectacular.

Read this if you have strong stomach and want a little bit of horror/thriller and also mystery but otherwise keep away from this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Incest, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Murder, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Death, Child death, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Genocide, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Pedophilia, and Panic attacks/disorders

kailawalton's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual content, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse and Incest

awrittenwood's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

H.D. Carlton makes me question the purity of my soul, and I'd prefer no one provide an answer because I enjoy the corruption. 

Yes, the plot could be outlandish at times, but what sort of thriller doesn't bend our belief system a bit? 

Enzo is a stronzo (asshole), and he doesn't really become not an asshole, but if we're being honest, that's what makes us clench our thighs about some of the men in these dark romances, right? 

I hated the "favorite toe" joke, but that could be because I don't particularly like toes. Other than that, I liked Sawyer. She may have seemed a little immature at times for her age (28), but that could also be attributed to what her character went through. 

That fucking shark scene?! Good God, holy hell. I didn't know what to feel, and I'm uncomfortable about that...but not in the worst way, sooooo...

Anywaaaaaaay...this was another spit-in-my-mouth-pull-my-hair-tell-me-you-hate-my-guts-and-then-rearrange-my-guts-and-tell-me-you-hate-that-you-love-me type of book for me. #noshame 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Abandonment, Car accident, Police brutality, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts