Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen

8 reviews

karenmishler's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Blood, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

dawndiscusses's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Classism

millennialreadspgh's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.0

Julie Mae Cohen’s Bad Men is a fast paced, dark romance with bits of mystery, thriller, and rom-com. There were parts where I literally laughed out loud and other parts when I audibly asked wtf?! Bad Men is a fun, entertaining, quick read.

TW: The book starts out with a shocking implication of CSA, which I wasn’t prepared for. There are only references to previous assaults, but some readers may want be aware before starting reading.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced audio of Bad Men. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

lauren_reads_outside's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Thank you NetGalley for this audiobook

Book 2 in my roadtrip and I really enjoyed this one!! It was a touch slow in the middle and I honestly expected more of Saffy's POV and previous crimes but the latter half and ending absolutely paid off. I would love to read more of Saffy in the future and more about her previous murders (I don't really care for John tbh, but it does play into my love of books of psychopath women protecting bumbling detectives ala The Kind Worth Killing). The combination of Saffy righting wrongs via murder while also being wildly rich and uptight was very entertaining and the narrator played her voice to perfection. Definitely keeping my eye out for Eat Slay Love! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

katevdz's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

What a ride- I found this book to be very readable, but unhinged thriller. This is a story of a feminist serial killer looking for love. It has very dark humor, and is definitely not for anyone who is squeamish. It’s definitely a page turner. I thought the ending was going to be predictable, but then I was surprised! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

really enjoyed this, it was funny and loved that it was a fucked up female character and a good male character. her inner monologue was hilarious. the end was interesting

because they kind of lived happily fucked up ever after, and we never know if he finds out what she does or what her plan is moving forward, whether she will keep on killing and if so, how she keeps it hidden from him

. easy read and enjoyed the writing style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Incest, Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

misssekundo's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

3.5

A fast read and a good story. Not what I was hoping it would be, though. The book turned into Jon story rather than Saffy focused. 

And I could not get over

the dog in the well scene

, that was completely unnecessary. 

Apart from that it was an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder