Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

37 reviews

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

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

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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: Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Rape, Incest, Grief, Child abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Violence, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Child death

deelightfulreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Cursing, and Blood

Minor: Child abuse, Gore, Body horror, and Blood

gracehannahh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, Child abuse, Rape, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Grief, Medical trauma, and Kidnapping

britrcup's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Medical trauma, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Incest, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

anyakdh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

🎶Fuck it I love you - Lana del Rey 
Tbh idk this book was average to me I thought I liked dark romance bc I read haunting Adeline and LOVED IT but this one just didn’t do it for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual violence, Torture, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Gun violence, Addiction, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Death, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail