Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

136 reviews

mrsa118's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

🌶 Spicy! 😍

Ugh, so good! I purposely didn't reread the back of this after buying it, so I had forgotten what the plot was supposed to be. Truthfully, I think that saved me from predicting a lot, and it made this book soooo much more enjoyable than others I've read. 

I really liked both of the main characters, flaws and all. I shed tears, laughed, got.. "worked up," and said WTF out loud while reading this book. I ate it up as quickly as I could. There's no slow lead up to the main part of the story. It's all relevant to the plot, and the spice starts right away and continues readily throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Incest

charliebites's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

brazilianbookworm's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Okay, there was so much hype for this book when I read it. 
It was okay...

Story - could have been written better. I had heard so much about this author. The way the FMC talks and the way she thinks, it is almost like there are two different people.  In her head, her dialogue is so eloquent but when she talks she's like a freaking uneducated frat boy. 
Spice - (THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION) for my tastes waayyy too much. Don't get me wrong I love spice, but when it stands in place of a plot it's basically porn. People can come at me if they want, it is my opinion. 
Characters - They felt a little shallow. Although by the end of the book I do have to admit I was beginning to become fond of them, even though they felt a but chaotic

Overall this felt...just all over the place. One second the MMC is hating the FMC and then all of a sudden he loves her? Like WTF is that about. 
It was a decent read, I don't know if I would read this again. It took 5 hours for this book to peek my interest completely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, and Toxic relationship

hufflepuffbiologybuff's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Predictable, had potential, but too much sex. Am I becoming a prude or did anyone else just want the story to get back to the damned plot?
The characters were not supposed to be likable and they become a little more likable at the end but they were still annoying. 
I think this books started out with so much to offer but was ruined with smut; I cannot believe I am saying this being a huge Outlander/romance novel fan. 
I think this book lacked build and anticipation and that is why I felt it sucked. Sorry!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death, Incest, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Murder

iselin_j_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

destinynichole11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

azeluff's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape

squidney36's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Creepy in a good way
Stalker
Abuse
Misguided but lovable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

alis143's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

shedevls's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i enjoyed this story so much i didn't even have time to worry about how it involved two of my biggest fears (🦈+🌊)

the characters, the writing, the plot, the world building, the spice were all a+ for me and i had a lot of fun overall, but be sure to check book for all triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Confinement

Minor: Incest, Sexual violence, and Murder