Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas

33 reviews

hartjechimene's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, and Animal death

Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Car accident

dlsmk's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

2.25

Toxic relationship, SA triggers, assault. He burns down her literal house and she is just so fine about that. It's gotta be a "No" from me dawg, sorry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Cursing, Stalking, and Violence

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Rape, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

florixer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

So this is a hard one to describe, on one hand I really enjoyed reading this book, because it got me out of a reading slump and is really fast paced. But there were many scenes I thought were not okay.
First, Micheal doesn't like to explain him self most of the time, which often ends in miscommunication. Also they often treated Rika like shit and when she said No to the actions they often still continued and said stuff like, but I know you want it so bad. And also she never really seemed bothered by it most of the time. 
The story line though was really interesting, sometimes a little bit confusing, but it was written in a way you couldn't put the book down. I'm not really sure yet if I want to continue the series, but if you have a high tolerance rate it is okay to read. But if you can't read story's that are sometimes a little bit unmorally than this might not be the right book for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Deadnaming, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death and Child abuse

ac_blanco's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

3.5

Really really weird plot and not even a cute romance. Something inexplicable that’s just engaging about this book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Death, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Cursing, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

becflourish's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Car accident, Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

caro_booktok's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Before starting my review I'd like to remind you to check trigger warnings. This book is recommended for 18+ because of certain topics such as mental abuse, strong bullying, sexual harassment, possessiveness, and many others. Also this is NOT a romantic novel, it's a dark romance and these types of books set women rights below zero. This implies that you shouldn't take what's written for reality. So if you're sensible, I suggest not reading this book. Starting with my actual review, I'm glad to say that queen Penelope Douglas never fails to impress me. This story is the perfect mix between dark, mystery, and spice. It is a roller coaster of emotions, hence why it is such a page-turner. I loved the continuous tension and cliffhangers due to the changes between the two storylines (past and present). I loved the characters and it was really interesting to see what's going on inside their minds. AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE PLOT TWIST. I really didn't see that coming. My favourite characters are definitely Kai (the calculating and ruthless one) and Damon (the impetuous and preposterous one). I really enjoyed Michael and Rika's love story and the spicy scenes were IMMACULATE (one word: sauna). I read this book in one afternoon and (imo) it's definitely a 5 star read. 
PS: was I the only one lmfao every time someone said the words "Fucking Trevor" remembering that one scene during the After 2 movie when Hardin saw Trevor hiding in Tessa's bathroom? That scene was simply ICONIC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Bullying, Misogyny, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Car accident, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Murder, and Stalking

itsmeyseniab's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Animal death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Child abuse

quietmarki's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Addiction, Car accident, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Infidelity, and Sexual content