Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage

128 reviews

dandyfield's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.25

This is one of the most baffling and inconsistent books I’ve ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

brynnie_boo52's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow that was intense. Very well written. I sat down to read part of it and read it all in one sitting. I didn’t even move from where I was at. I should however actually check the content warnings before I read books.😅😅 One quote that really stuck with me was this

Trauma is like a gift. The shittiest fucking gift in the world. Coal in your motherfucking stocking. But the minute you receive it, it becomes yours. And it’s your responsibility what you do with it. And you can use it as an excuse to destroy your life and destroy the lives of people around you, but you shouldn’t.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

friends2lovers's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cursing and Fire/Fire injury

jackalest's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Ngl, I feel a little tricked. I sought this book out for its abusive elements, and it was quite enjoyable as such. I love these charming and manipulative characters, complex power dynamics. And there was much to be had. And in the chance that my bird of a feather may one day cross this comment, that like-minded person who has a thing for abusive relationships, I do highly recommend this book for abuse “porn”.

Then the first phase of the book passed and delved into a deeper story that I could not remotely have anticipated. And I could not put it down.

This book is an easy 5 stars from me. Despite my initial expectations, and my disappointment to lose those, I can fully appreciate and cherish the direction the author took.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

werewolfapologist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

charsarb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest

andyshizzle's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

jsantia59's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.5

This is genuinely one of the most difficult to get through books I’ve read, despite having read books with similar triggers/themes. There is something so particularly diabolical and dark sided about gay men taking advantage of other gay men who’ve experienced familial rejection and have little to no support system otherwise. I’d probably never recommend this to someone.

TL;DR: well written book, not fan or queer people traumatizing other queer people for their own pleasure

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Blood

bocco's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

4.75

In Yes, Daddy, Jonah dances the line between rags and riches, climbing the ladder of wealth the only way that many of us working class queers can: through our bodies. Parks-Ramage does a brilliant job conveying just how quickly survivors start reasoning away the abuse in an effort to stay sane and hold on to their life. The constant internal dialogue of “i’m doing this to survive” and “this isn’t fucking normal”, back and forth, over and over again, that damaging spiral of mental turmoil that just chips away at your mental health. He also explores the way that evangelical christianity is woven into our culture and often follows us long after we’ve left, even sometimes calling us back before falling out again. 
As a trans, queer, sexual assault survivor with religious trauma and a plethora of daddy issues, this book got to me in a way I wasn’t fully expecting. But it brought words to the things that I’ve only ever kept to myself or told few friends. So thank you. Here’s to my fellow survivors. Let’s knock ‘em dead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, and Fire/Fire injury