Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

God of Pain by Rina Kent

40 reviews

booksandaudities's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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Um, why did this have me so emotional? 🥺

*please check triggers*

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent

adri1022's review

4.25

dark funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent

dsnyder23's review against another edition

3.0

dark 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

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To sum up this book, "Mafia princess" Annika Volkov is not supposed to pursue or be with Creighton King, yet she does so anyway. Initially, he can't stand her, but she is persistent and they enter a sexual relationship. Creigh is very controlling, which seems to be the theme for men in this series, and Annika apparently loves it. Her family finds out of their relationship and shit hits the fan. 

There were a handful of sweet moments between these two, such as Creigh telling Annika he would rather die then be without her and him standing up to his family. However, I felt like I was re-reading God of Malice, with some details changed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood

vicky_g12's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

ilmiruth's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Blood

jadesenseney's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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On the surface level, yes, I love Creighton and Annika. However—their story was difficult. I understood their connection and yet still felt like they lacked chemistry. Maybe it was due to Crays nature? I’m not sure. All in all, who can say no to a mafia princess falling in love with a troubled brit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent

kayerds20's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3.75🌟

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

I liked this book way more than the first. It was more intense and the characters were much less irritating. I have a soft spot for Creighton…. It’s always the quiet ones that surprise you. This spice in this book is pretty hardcore but in a good way. Rina Kent does an amazing job of giving you a taste of the surrounding characters and parts of their stories throughout the main one.  If the rest of the series is anything like this one…then damn I’m in trouble 😝☠️🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping

adriannebc's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence

bookwormonabender's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It's always the quiet ones. I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't that. I had to pick my jaw up off the ground a few times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts

mommareadssmut's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional 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

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Honestly. Seriously. This was... awful. Creighton King is literally the absolute WORSTTTTT. You can't try to cover someone who is blatantly abusive and controlling as a Dom or as some sort of kink. He literally had no redeeming qualities. I'm so annoyed cause I was looking forward to Annika and Creighton's story, but I literally just got the Ick (and I NEVER use that term) the entire time. I feel like in the end Rina used Adrian's point of view to "redeem" him or get us to like him. Didn't work. I Still hated him. His Lordship Remington Asher honestly saved this book for me. Which is saying something cause he is the biggest douchebag there is hahaha. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail