Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Lovely Bad Things by Trisha Wolfe

24 reviews

kshertz's review

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Some books you read to find out what you’re into…some books help you find out what you are not into. Sociopaths and detectives are not a trope I can get behind. It’s so toxic and this man does not have a single redeeming quality. His obsession with pain and fear just grossed me out so it was hard to stay in the story. I just wanted everyone to get away from this main character. I can’t root for a sociopath, much different from a villain or a person who’s been harmed and appears grumpy. But to each their own!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Gore, and Grief

em_lavee's review

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

2.0

This felt like the author wrote a paragraph, grabbed a thesaurus, and exchanged every third word. While the prose could be beautiful at times, it overall felt forced and made it hard to read/understand what this book was about. I could’ve cared less about the characters and the should they/shouldn’t they vibe. The sexy scenes weren’t very sexy, more so strange. 

Not my cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

redrxse222's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

READ TRIGGER WARNINGS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Animal death, Gore, Murder, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

innae's review against another edition

5.0

Wow!!!!   I am sitting in my house yelling to myself “Oh My God”..this book was so good!   A bit of Thomas Harris, a bit of Patricia Cornwell, a dash of spice and some great writing…AND then add two excellent narrators?  I don’t think this could be better…except, it does leave you hanging..just a bit.  I put myself on the hold list for book 2, but I may not be able to wait.    If you like your romance a bit on the horror side, do not wait…read this book now!   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Miscarriage and Death

bethjuliette's review

dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

This was a recommendation from booktok for me - a snippet of just one of the first sexually tense scenes. They failed to mention the ritual sacrifices and incredible depth into philosophy, but my GOD that made this all the more incredible for me,

I like reading crime novels, I often find myself figuring them out as I go but this one had me doubting myself and distracting me with Kallum’s character just as he was distracting Halen and manipulating her. The author almost had me thinking I had been wrong…

until that last chapter revealed what I’d suspected.

I’ll say no more, but as a lover of dark fiction this is absolutely a must read - I’ll be reading that sequel ASAP! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

In the real world some scenes would be considered to be extremely dubious consent

severelyhopefulcloud's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization

curlyewe's review against another edition

dark tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Grief, and Cursing

Moderate: Car accident, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Medical trauma and Miscarriage

booksandcurlz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Miscarriage

lexrae33's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

From the first chapter I was intrigued. By the second I was enraptured, and by at least the 5th I was fully obsessed. I started the book this morning and I’ve already finished it. I was sucked so deep into this world that I didn’t even notice the time pass by. I’m absolutely obsessed with this book. Everything from the characters to the setting and plot draws you in and keeps you there. Absolutely love this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death and Addiction

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

zayyssa's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

DARK romance. Includes ritualistic sex scenes, NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Animal death, Cursing, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Torture, Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Gore

Includes ritualistic sex scenes, very gory details of mutilations - human and animal. Very disturbing thoughts and confusing philosophical ramblings (haha!)