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A review by lea_talisa
Corrupt by Penelope Douglas
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The book itself regarding the writing of the story and characters as well as those things itself was good. It just wasn’t for me and though I often enjoy dark romance I just couldn’t get comfortable how they sexualised her fear. I get that spark that comes with a little fear play but I feel like sometimes the female mc was just straight up frightened and I couldn’t get behind how someone would find joy in that or how she could be turned on herself. Also a big point for me is the miscommunication I mean if they would’ve just talked a lot of things would’ve turned out drastically different. In the end it definitely is a good book I simply couldn’t identify with the morals of the characters which made me not being able to enjoy the book and also not read any further books in the series.
Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Bullying, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Animal death, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gun violence