Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Prohibido enamorarse by Elle Kennedy

228 reviews

cait's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

hrh0408's review against another edition

1.5

Was this good? No. But was it entertaining? I guess 😂

Elle Kennedy's books are constantly popping up and I love a hockey romance so I decided to give this series a go. Trying to give the benefit of the doubt because this was originally written in 2015.. but it was so cringey 😭 Also there were so many things that didn't make sense to me- the main thing being the fact that Garrett is supposed to be the star player of the hockey team which is also the biggest sport at this college and he doesn't have a scholarship?? That just makes zero sense to me

To elaborate on the cringiness- the author mentions so many times that Garrett or whatever other supposedly hot guys look so hot with their thumbs in their belt loops and I'm just like??? This has never ever actually looked cool 😭 also they all wear cargo pants 😭

Also Hannah was kind of the worst?? She is no not a girl's girl and I find it really weird that when she refers to her best friend she's like "I can totally picture her starring in a romantic comedy. She's not Angelina Jolie-beautiful, but she's got a cute, fresh-faced look" like??? that is such a weird thing to say

I could go on and on about all the issues I had with this book lol

Also, beware that there is quite a lot of talk about a past rape in this book, somewhat graphically. Also a lot of talk about past physical abuse and some allusion to current physical abuse.

Anyways, I'm gonna go read the next book now because Logan was the real star of this one and he's the MMC in the next one soooo

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

nagisasigh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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

2.25

listen, the writing wasn't good and it was incredibly predictable. that being said, it was cute and im giving an extra star for the hillary duff style locker room barge in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

larasunnie's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

Oh man oh man this book took me on a little rollercoaster. Garrett Graham, or as he has been solidified as in my brain, Graham Graham, worked his way up to be my new favourite book boyfriend. 
My friend made me read this one, since she is an absolute hockey nerd and is also trying to get me to fall in love with it and what better way to than to make me read a hockey romance. Safe to say that mission was a full success. 
In all honesty, when I started the book I wasn’t sure if I would read it all the way to the end but it didn’t take long to suck me in so far I didn’t wanna put it down anymore. 
Both Hannah and Garrett are really lovable characters, and their top tier banter will make you cackle every time from start to finish.
if you are looking for a lighthearted hockey romance with a mmc to die for this is your pick. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

All of these are driving plot points because they are big parts of the characters past. It is being described by the characters but never actively happens in the book.

onmywaytobefamous's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-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

2.5

rapide à lire, je l’ai lu parce qu’il était passé sur tiktok il y a quelques années et que je voulais le retirer de ma liste. Beaucoup (beaucoup) de moments sont problématiques, des mots sont mal choisis, il y a des fautes.. mais je dirais que ça m’a changé les idées et j’ai passé un bon moment (par pitié retirez 80% des scènes de cul, c’est inutile). 2,5⭐️ pour l’effort et parce qu’on était en 2015 (d’où les leggings qu’elle porte ??) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny and Alcohol

miksbookpicks's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

lujisa's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

paigespages08's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

painfully good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol

milamoo's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.5

I liked some things about this book but those things didn't include the main characters or the author's writing style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

aleclghtwood's review against another edition

funny fast-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

1.0

Why would an author take such heavy themes like rape and domestic abuse and simply decide not to deepen the subject or raise awareness, but to use as a tool to character development, like they need to have that experience to be who they are today? And even that is made poorly. And talking about character development: the only two characters in the book that she gave a personality are the main ones, the other ones are just shallow as this book as a whole - Justin, who is the main catalyst for everything in the beginning, is totally forgotten at some point, even with all the hints about his shady personality and potential he had for the overral plot. Hannah is the worst, she spends most of the first half of the book claiming that she's soooo not like other girls (istg she actually says the words at some point) because she's not interested in many guys and thinking that other girls are whores for it. Garret is actually a nice guy if you excuse the way he thinks how men and women relationships work in the first chapters, but Hannah and the narrative treats him like some sort of savior and I think it's disturbing when we are talking about a rape victim. She's not a strong female character when she needs to degrade other women to feel better about herself and needs the help of a man to overcome a trauma. And about the domestic violence, it was written a little better, but when Garret

sees that Cindy is a victim, he tells that "it's not his place to intervene"??? WHAT THE FUCK??? It felt so ooc after everything his mother and him went through.

I understand why we would like this book when it was released in 2015, but right now? I thought we're over the pick me trope, disappointed to see we aren't. The only thing I hope could be good were the smut scenes, but not even that, they're just a few and not satisfying. I started this book with low expectations, but it was worse than I thought, hope I never read Elle Kennedy again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief