Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas

169 reviews

hawkesprincess's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? No

4.0

This was a reread but I still love this series soooo much 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

kimmytanzone'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? It's complicated

2.0

Erika pissed me off so bad. Where is the self respect lol. The plot was good which was why I finished it, I was really curious why this was all happening, but it also took SO long to get to the point/reason. The spice itself was good and not constant, but Erika realllllly gave me secondhand embarrassment. Her choices and reasonings - and everyone else’s - solidifies they all need help lmao.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

innae's review against another edition

4.0

Not quite what I expected, but a very fun dark romance (though Libby/library says it is a horror novel).  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

coffaeandpages's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

morticiaddams's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

hannahhagedorn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

2.75

This plot was all over the place. I’m not entirely sure I could make an accurate timeline of the insane events that took place. This book does jump back and forth between present day and three years prior which I don’t normally like but it made sense for the plot. I was on the fence the whole time on whether I liked any of the guys or even Rika herself. Just when I thought someone was redeemable they would screw it up. But the worst person got drowned by karma… fucking Trevor and that made me happy. I would say that Kai was the least bad character, Will was more of an idiot with some comedic relief, Damon is the embodiment of a dumpster fire, and Michael was more hot n cold than the Katy Perry song. That man knew what he wanted but lied to himself and hurt everyone else in the process. Rika is a dumbass and should’ve ended up with Alex, the girl who’s only personality was being an escort but at least she never tried to hurt her. I’ll probably read the rest of the series cause I wanna see Kai’s story and honestly I’m just curious how they’re gonna try and redeem Damon. Anyways definitely taking a break from “the four horsemen” for now (lame ass pranks made me bored). All the love, always <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder

chloeolevia's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Violence

ashwood_15's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

hapalyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This book is generally very taboo, blurs the lines of consent a lot (I do NOT recommend to anyone who is disturbed by sexual assault scenes or threats of sexual assault several times). I went into it looking for a darker but good plotline. The plotline is interesting enough; I’m curious to see where it goes from here. The town certainly feels atmospheric. I wasn’t a fan of the romance and scenes like that. Ironically, I may be one of the few people just interested in the plot. Definitely look at trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

willsnow's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

0.25

F*ing atrocious, read it because I thought there would be spice. There were like three scenes but they all came after the most twisted F ed up attempted rape moments. The MC is genuinely insane and not a normal human 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment