Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

There Is No Devil by Sophie Lark

18 reviews

poisonviolet's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

I liked this one more than the first one in the duet. These two books were absolutely insane, but a fun ride.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism

michaelat21's review

dark 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

This book was a great addition to the first book. It was darker and had a bit more spice. It is very dark and goes into quite some detail but the romance does kick up and the main character self development is very fun to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

spatterson7's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Terminal illness, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

aepompu's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I didn’t love this one as much as the first in the duet, however it did have a very satisfying conclusion so thank God for that. 

🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Stalking

Minor: Vomit

olivia_k_wood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, and Abandonment

krhart's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The second book in this duo. This book picks up pretty much exactly where the first book left off. I really really feel like I shouldn't like Cole but he is that absolute red flag book boyfriend that you have to love because you're just naturally drawn to him. This book holds so much anticipation and excitement and hope for the main characters, both Cole and Mara.

The story takes you along as Cole and Mara's relationship grows and Cole starts to realize that he may actually have a soft spot for Mara. Mara continues to grow within herself with the help of Cole. She becomes more confident in her art, herself, and Cole. She continues to grieve the loss of her friend and she and Cole plan their revenge on Shaw.

The book has some really great redemption and revenge moments, and a fun little cameo from a certain police officer.

There are definitely some pretty spicy scenes and Cole and Mara just fire up the pages. I absolutely love the ending and I'm kind of sad to see this duo end. I would recommend both of these books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Stalking

cierrabeth07's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

mlouise2974's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

isabelleroyall's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

ktkeps's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail