Reviews tagging 'Death'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

69 reviews

zc2's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The book was overall good. I fully expected her and Noah to get together and when they didn’t I was a little sad. Kalebs character was good don’t get me wrong but I do feel as though some of his actions were uncalled for and ruthless. As far as Jake goes man….. he’s a dilf for sure but like sir that’s your niece. Not to mention Noah was there pretty much every time teiranan would ya know and she was just like yea no i don’t like you. Anyway the more trigger warnings the better I guess. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Cancer, Child abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, and Adult/minor relationship

beckyrae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Death of parent, Death, Addiction, and Cursing

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

britrcup's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This book is dark. It's  taboo. It's spicy. It was like watching a car crash, I wanted so badly to look away but I couldn't. I enjoyed the endgame but I do think a lot of the dark/taboo parts of the book could have been cut out. The complex trauma is written really well and overall the plot is okay. If you are a fan of dark (and I mean really dark) romances and can look past the content warnings the romance might be worth it for you. This is not a book for you if you are looking for fluff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer

millibraithwaite's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Incest, and Domestic abuse

ellienj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Suicide and Toxic relationship

maiishigami's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

I don't even know what I read, the plot was gone. only sexual tension which was disgusting from time to time. I liked the atmosphere of the setting though.

kaileyhuber's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Incest, and Sexual assault

angrybookworm's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

0.25

This is maybe the worst thing I've ever read. The quality of writing reminds me of wattpad in a really terrible way, the characters are all awful, horrible, disgusting people. I genuinely fear anyone who enjoyed this story or who think any of the events in this book are okay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Incest, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Stalking, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

fiorellatte's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Incest, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual harassment

christinaj1021's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.75

Credence seems thrilling enough in it's premise: a young woman (18) loses her parents that never really showed her love, and is forced to move in with her (not blood related) uncle and 2 male cousins in a rugged, isolated cabin in the mountains. And it's very clear from the TW and reviews that this book is not for the faint of heart and deals with taboo topics, so you know what's coming for you.

HOWEVER, I just could not get into how those topics were handled. They were simultaneously always brought up or thought about by the MC, and they WERE things that gave her pause and made her question herself... but it truly felt as though Tiernan just dealt with it by going "Oh well!" and just like... let stuff happen even though she clearly expressed her discomfort or literal physical/emotional pain. And not always in a "that's hot to me though" way.

I just think this book was made for people who REALLY actively search for age-gap/psuedo-incest/abuse. Because it is written in a way that never let's you forget that it's happening. Just constantly, those topics are on every character's mind so that you cannot forget.

I also agree that, for the final love interest,

Kaleb just ain't it. Noah had way more chemistry written in, treated her better, dropped the L word, and even had more physical chemistry than the other two LIs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Violence, Incest, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse