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Credence by Penelope Douglas

43 reviews

mproper1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

I have never felt compelled to leave a review for a book until now. I was nervous to read this book after seeing such mixed reviews about its content. I recently discovered Penelope Douglas and made quick work of both Punk 57 (which I liked) and Birthday Girl (which I loved). Credence was definitely not an easy read due to the heavy topics and taboo relationships, but I couldn’t put this book down!! It was emotional and dark and intense and quite honestly one of the most heartfelt and genuine romances I’ve ever read. This story provides an emotionally raw visual of loving fiercely and unapologetically.

I would not recommend someone read this without reading the content warnings first!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Minor: Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

rshelton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Mental illness, Death of parent, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

yoshi_4's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

illegal, if i didn’t buy this 2 years ago, i would have never read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Incest, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use and Pedophilia

nicolaj1994's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Suicide, Cursing, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Incest

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Addiction

if_books_be_the_food_of_love'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? Yes

4.0

I loved this book! It’s the first Penelope Douglas I’ve read and I flew through it in 24 hours. 

When Tiernan’s parents commit suicide, she goes to live in a remote mountain cabin with her father’s step-brother and his two sons. Her uncle and cousins, for all intents and purposes. 

But when the snow sets in and the cabin is cut off for months, can the 3 men resist Tiernan’s allure? And can she resist them? 

I loved the spice in this book; I thought it was really well done. What stopped this book being a five star read for me was that the why choose turned into a, she chose. And I’m not sure how I felt about that message that monogamy is the “right” path to choose, after so skilfully creating the why choose narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

mokelly18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

spookyandcozy's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Violence, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

katharina90's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

Awful, problematic, big pick-me energy.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer

hiraethhypernova's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction

laurakwiecinski's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Addiction