Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

33 reviews

lunaasteria'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Car accident

katreads6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

so good. i couldn’t put this book down. i have yet to read an HD Carlton book that i’m not in love with and wish was never ending. i went through all the emotions in this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cursing, Blood, Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

lolalastname's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

0.25

Not just bad, but also boring

Full review later

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Body horror, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Confinement, Cursing, Suicide, Abandonment, Blood, and Kidnapping

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

vivireads99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

I really enjoyed this one! The smut was absolutely filthy; I loved it! The plot kept me engaged and felt pretty spooky. I do think the book felt a little dragged out. Other than that is was awesome!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment and Child abuse

stitchof's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Police brutality, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

__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

dyanimae's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Rape, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, Child abuse, and Incest

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

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