Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

50 reviews

illuminatedspace's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The spicy scenes are fairly spicy but the darkness of the romance motivates the hero to do something pretty unforgivable at the beginning and I'm not sure he's really forgivable by the end. The non-spice plot also takes an icky turn in the last quarter. I guess it was actually a little too dark for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Body horror, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual violence, Incest, and Sexual assault

etdavenport's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

0.25

ABUSIVE👏🏼 IS 👏🏼NOT 👏🏼ROMANTIC

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

bronzestars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

1.5

I was really disappointed by this book. I heard so many good things about it from booktok. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to “yuck” somebody’s “yum”, but it just wasn’t very good. It seems like Sawyer and Enzo were kind of forced together at first. There’s not much of a build. They just kind of find each other and are instantly having sex. The spice isn’t necessarily bad, as a matter of fact, I thought it was really good until it’s contextualized. It’s almost like CNC without the C part. Towards the end it got a bit more interesting but it only lasted a little while before falling short again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Rape, Suicide, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

robyn_c's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

A good dark romance that I really enjoyed and read it really fast. Loved the main characters and how they were when they were finally together. Kind of creepy and romantic. Only thing was it was a bit annoying how they kept going back and forth at the start. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Addiction, Body horror, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

bbygirl21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Amazing book. Both terrifying and hot at the same time. 

Sylvester is absolutely the most creepy and sinister man I've ever read about, and you can feel that throughout the whole book even though you have no idea why he's giving off those vibes. And when you find out what's actually going on right under the noses of Sawyer and Enzo the entire book, it's absolutely devastating and horrifying. 

But man are the spicy scenes spicy. The way Sawyer and Enzo play off of fear and being scared is absolutely crazy. 

I loved how Enzo is just mean and broody and he doesn't change that's just the way he is, and that Sawyer is so strong and doesn't rely on anyone after what had happened to her in her past. But what I love most is their chemistry together the way that both of their pasts make them perfect together even if it takes a bit to get to the point where neither of them run away from each other.

You can tell how deeply Enzo cares for Sawyer despite what she did to him even when he hates the way he feels for her. 

The two stories you get in this book are just absolutely phenomenal. I poved reading about the mystery of what's actually going on with sinister Sylvester and the lighthouse and what happened to his family even though it terrified me at times and of course Sawyer and Enzo's story.

Overall an incredibly entertaining story. Would definitely recommend but definitely check the trigger warnings because they are no joke.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

Several particular kinks: Autoassassinophilia, breath play, degradation, fear play, sadomasochism

daphnebluereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

truly, everything everyone ever said about this book is true. it’s so steamy, dark & twisty, scary, and has a LOVE STORY?!?! shut up. so good. i truly was panicking through the last quarter of the book. i couldn’t put it down. i couldn’t pull myself away from it. and i still ended the book warm and happy. the roller coaster thar is this book, is so worth every emotion you will feel throughout. 

the spooky-ooky element, is so pointedly and perfectly placed throughout to keep you so interested that you just HAVE to keep reading. you’ve just got to know what’s going on. it leads you on such a wild ride. absolutely amazing. 

the love story, started off so iffy for me, but i was desperate for it to work. the epilogue just fills me with so much joy, to know how much the characters develop. so heartwarming 🥹 

THE SPICE?! shut up. 12 stars. bar set. phenomenal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Torture, Gun violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gore, and Emotional abuse

lauramparis's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Confinement, Sexual violence, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Torture, and Suicide

obiwankiome's review against another edition

dark sad

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

gnlee26's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

god i loved this. i couldn’t put it down. such a good story with amazingly morally gray MCs and some other pretty f*cked up characters. i loved the atmosphere of this book i haven’t read anything like it. Enzo is so dreamyyy like plzzz

f*ck me while shoving my head in shark infested waters ughhh that scene was so f*cking hot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Incest, and Slavery

andeng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, and Toxic relationship