Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Prohibido enamorarse by Elle Kennedy

86 reviews

emilyfrenchie's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

isabellelle_11's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

isahan's review against another edition

funny 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

nbh379's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

remykinz's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexism

yokaisbabe's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse, Alcohol, and Death

paris_olivia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Bullying

missgarceau's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

I think if a book is going to contain details of SA/Domestic Abuse & Mental Health Disorders- an author TW forward would be appreciated.

This is a “pool book” & maybe 2/5 spice or about medium spice.

It’s about what you’d expect for a college sports romance. It’s was a quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

mksassi's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

ashleyvharris's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

BookTok wore me down, so I’m finally reading Elle Kennedy. I honestly don’t get the hype around this one. It was very middle-of-the-road for me. I didn’t find anything particularly striking or outstanding about this book over very similar (near carbon copies) of the same story. 

The characters had decent chemistry, but the whole premise of their deal is so unrealistic. I love a good fake dating scenario, but only when it’s believable. Your 20 years old and fake dating a hockey player in order to get attention from the football player? This feels like it might be better set in a story with younger high school characters. 

If cringey dialogue is a dealbreaker for you, steer clear of this book. The amount of times that a character said something so random had me in a state of permanent cringe. No self-respecting person genuinely uses the term “douchecanoe” in a sentence. It felt like Kennedy was a parent trying to use the “hip lingo” to relate to their teen children. 

Kennedy’s strength in this story was her ability to tell a love story featuring survivors of rape and abuse without making the story all about their trauma. It’s fantastic to read a book about survivors moving forward with their lives (trauma now a part of that life) and dating, finding love, making mistakes, and being empowered in their sexuality.

Despite being a cookie-cutter story with poor dialogue, The Deal successfully brings representation of trauma and abuse survivors to the spicy romance genre. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent