Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Little Dove by Layla Frost

18 reviews

eepybruja's review against another edition

I had to stop reading this book as it is glorifying grooming. FMC is 17 when she meets 32 yr old MMC. 

While FMC is still 17 he watches her masturbate & jerks off to her doing this. When she turns 18 (add in she was kidnapped by MMC & there is a savior complex between the two) he makes his move on her 18th birthday. MMC POV even mentions that he was plotting & planning over the 1 year.

Even with FMC turning 18, she is still a child and a victim of savior complex by a man 15 years her senior. Author, please rethink the message & fantasy you are presenting to your readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

babybatash's review

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

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dynamicdylan's review

dark emotional tense 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

This book was extremely good. It was emotional and well written, with a great found family aspect. It's also really dark, and extremely spicy. I really loved the characters; Juliet was feisty and wild. My heart broke for her having lived through her trauma. Maximo was domineering and sexy, but I love how he cared for Juliet with his entire being. I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

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

wiks's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

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

cjadlp's review against another edition

Not my particular kink, but I was curious enough to stick with it for 141 pages.  This repeatedly invites the awkward question of at what point is the age difference/power dynamic hot, and what point is it just… grooming by Stockholm Syndrome?

Juliet starts as a fighter, but is way too ready to give up her freedom for this man she’s only ever caught glimpses of.  Maximo spends so little time on the page that I have absolutely no feelings about him whatsoever, and I’m disappointed that his “obsession” is just characterized as

casual masturbating while looking at a camera.

  If this had been creepy or emotionally complex, I would’ve kept reading.  That said, Freddy is my favorite.  Freddy deserves all the love.

Two lines I actually really liked:

He wouldn’t take me to a hospital if he were going to kill me. That’d be like giving a manicure to someone before hacking off their fingers—a pointless waste of time.

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“Christ, I’m offering paradise and she wants hell.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

laura_rheads_too_much's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

pritenpink2's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

fatreaderr's review

dark

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

3.5

Besides the literal grooming that Maximo admits to, it was a fun read. I appreciate that 

he waited until she was 18 and stayed away from her until then. Still don’t love that he had sexual feelings for her then

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault