Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

120 reviews

kaelizaco's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

oriana095's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Grief, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Blood

eoderkirk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What a unique storyline. I feel weird saying I really enjoyed it lol I feel like I should be more weirded out than I am but oh well! I was hooked! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Blood, Cursing, Abandonment, and Hate crime

Minor: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug use, and Animal cruelty

caitlinreads123'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

wtf was that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Incest, Grief, Drug use, Animal death, Alcohol, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Medical content, Mental illness, Gun violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Cursing, Child abuse, and Bullying

mard3ytv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny 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

3.75

LORD HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL, lol
🔥🔥🔥🔥

The writing was good! Let it be know that this book is a TABOO plot! I went in unknowingly, enjoyed it but I was definitely punching the air a few times! 
It’s a “will they won’t they” set up 

FOR GOOD REASON. 

AND when they OOO CHIIILLLLEEE I had to hang on for the ride!
Uncle Jake should have known better!! 💀💀💀 is it just me or did you want her to end up with Noah?! I was hanging on the edge of my bed when the couch scene dropped! I really wasn’t expecting Kaleb to come for her 🥹🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Suicide attempt

kaileet's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

This one has been on my tbr for a while now and I have heard mixed reviews saying it was so good or that it was overhyped. I lean more towards the overhyped side. This is my second Penelope Douglas book, and I don’t think her writing is for me. I think the premise of this book was good, I enjoyed the taboo plot, but I don’t think it was executed as well as it could’ve been. I liked that there was HEA, but I wish we could’ve seen more development on boys in the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual violence, Incest, and Sexual content

divvs's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

the_spicy_unicorn's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Grief

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Death of parent, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, and Animal death

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

renreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

1.75

I don’t know what I expected out of this story when I heard what it was about but this just wasn’t my jam. If you’re into taboo relationships this is probably better for you. It was written decent? It kept me engaged the entire time, while I hated what I was reading, I had to know how it ended. I know they are not blood related but the constant use of family terminology was icky to me and the MC being freshly legal but still in school was just weird. She could have been college age, but I understand it’s part of the plot for her to be underage. I don’t know if this was also meant to be a bully type novel but some of the stuff that happened/ was said  to the MC was super messed up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship