Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Sinner by Shantel Tessier

51 reviews

01melon's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

 It was amazing, but be careful. Compared to the last novel, this was considerably darker. To be honest, I was more engaged in the plot and skipped the most of the smit scenes. I enjoy watching the guilty receive what they deserve, and the mother belongs in hell. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

jessanicolesingh's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

This was my second read in the L.O.R.D.S. series, and I have to say I wasn't crazy into it. I was really hoping it would be like the 1st one, where I eventually came around to not hating the MMC 25% through, but that was not the case; I found him very unlikeable and I couldn't find anything redeemable. I also felt the MFC was very flat, her ONLY personality traits seem to be that she's a sex addict with a dead dad 🤷‍♀️ Regardless, I am still invested in the series and will trudge on through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

bialosqrska's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

elizabethb_21's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Blood, and Kidnapping

xlaurareads's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

okay so i reallyyyy loved the ritual and after seeing fanart of sin, i had to read the sinner as well, but holy hell i was kinda disappointed with this book. i mean, the spice was quite nice sometimes but i absolutely hated that sin did almost everything without elli's consensus. there really was some fucked up shit in this book and i say that as a girly who LOVES dark romance...but hell, this was sometimes even too much for me, like bruh 80% of the book felt like sin should be kept in a single room deep in a psychiatry. while i do understand some reasonings behind the things he did (to elli), i hated most of them and found it really fucked up at times. i also felt like elli was, even though her backstory was ultimately tragic, was such a weak character and even sin, who claimed that he loved her and all, didn't care for her mental problems and never even thought about getting her to a therapist? weird for someone who says they love you, nope he was like "i'll fuck her up some more and she'll be fine". and they never even talked about things?! nah they just fucked them away. idk but i'm just not that happy with their relationship. the story itself was, however, quite good at times and really fucking dramatic. i liked how everything came together in the end, but still, i expected more from the book after reading the ritual. ryat will stay my no. 1 lord for the time being but i must say i'm quite excited for tyson's book, so glad he got one after all his help in the first two books. ps:

why is shantel so obsessed with getting the women pregnant? i get the being obsessed with my girl vibe but duh i just hate the pregnancy trope so much and really didn't need it twice in a row. and why tf do all the kids in these books have such weird names?!!

also: read the trigger-warnings!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

maryp20's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I definitely enjoyed seeing more of the Lords universe but this felt a little more surface level than what we saw in The Ritual. Other than that I enjoyed it, it was an easy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent

satanshomosexualagenda's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

_shelvs's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

ablossomedrose's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bookwarrior's review

This book disgusts me. I read through first book in the series and expected something dark but this was just disturbing. 
Sin did nothing for helping her through her past and emulated a lot if the characteristics of her past abusers
My heart ached reading what Elli was going through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment