Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Little Dove by Layla Frost

7 reviews

colorcrystals's review

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, Vomit, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

maddies_readinglist's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

 She’s 17 when they meet and he’s wanking to a live camera feed of her in her bedroom. Then waits till her 18th birthday to fuck her. But wanking to a 17 year old is weird. It was a weird book. It was uncomfortable. He was basically grooming her and she basically got Stockholm syndrome bc he locked her away for a full year. Again it was weird.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kjenae's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn’t think I’d enjoy this as much as I did (due to the age gap). But honestly, it was done in a semi healthy way?? Like of course a 32yr old man wanting a 17yr old is off putting (even though he waited til she turned 18), but it wasn’t a fetish-y trope (for example: there was no sick obsession w her being a virgin). She wasn’t a clueless-innocent woman who learned everything through an older man…her unfortunate upbringing forced her to become mature at a young age. 
The communication between Juliet and Maximo was pretty good all things considered! They actually make sense together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Blood

jbsoutiere's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

megthecatlady's review

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use

kat1105's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sam019's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

I'm surprised by how much I liked this book! There wasn't much plot other than the romance and the characters weren't very diverse either but that's to he expected with a trope like this. Very dark and fucked up but very good! I'll definitely be reading more of Layla Frost. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Pregnancy