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Carnal Urges by J.T. Geissinger

11 reviews

madisongilbert's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Blood

Minor: Rape

iamsammie27's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Torture, Blood, and Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Cancer

kb33's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

The banter in this one was pretty good. Sloan was a smart ass but actually showed the wit to back it up; we aren’t just told that she’s sassy, we get to see plenty of it, and it’s quality writing. 

After reading the first two in this series and the synopsis of the next book, I’m expecting every book to include kidnapping and lots of spanking. This one had too much “yes, sir” from Sloan, who in the audiobook just sounded sarcastic anyway. 

TW/CW: brief mentions of 

past rape, child abuse by fat shaming, self harm, suicidal thoughts, and death of parent by cancer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

giannareadsromance's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

The banter between Sloane and Declan is so goddamn funny. And of course the spice is everything. I loved the evolution of their story, and how they were each able to heal themselves and each other. Sloane is one of my alllllll time fav FMCs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Death of parent, Cancer, Gun violence, and War

justanothergirl_23's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

3.0

If I rate this book based on how good it actually is, I'd give it a generous 2; however if I rate it based on how much fun I had while reading this it'd be a solid 5 stars so I'm settling somewhere in the middle with a 3.

This book is ridiculous in the best possible way! It's out there and outrageous and if I hear of someone going through anything even remotely close to this I'd drag them to a therapist, but in the confines of this book it works somehow.

Carnal Urges (the title is ridiculous tbh) is about a girl Sloane and her <i>kidnapper</i> of all things, who she falls in love with.
Sounds familiar? Yeah it's basically Stockholm Syndrome: The Book.
The thing about this book that made it work though is how annoyingly cheerful the girl is, especially given her circumstances! I've never seen (or read about) anyone who's so unbothered by being kidnapped by a bunch of mafia dudes! Hell she even ends up having them wrapped around her little finger after on interaction!

Overall this is absolutely ridiculous but the funny kind not the I wanna claw my eyeballs out kind and just for that, if you're looking for a good laugh I highly recommend this, hell I might even read the rest of this series at some point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Violence

andeng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Blood, Gore, Medical trauma, Medical content, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Rape, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Torture, and Vomit

muftiat's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

5.0

I think Sloane is going to make it into one of my favorite FMCs. She was so funny from the moment the book started to the very end. I loved how self assured she was, how positive she stayed, and her sass was next level - she literally had me laughing out loud. I loved her and Declan's banter and they had great chemistry. I really enjoyed how their relationship unfolded and developed - it felt so genuine and I loved how well Declan understood Sloane even when she didn't want him to. 
Besides their relationship and romance, I also found myself pretty engaged in the plot. I had no idea where the story was gonna go and was pretty surprised at most of the turns. 
My only real complaint is that epilogue wasn't what I typically expect from a romance book epilogue so I was disappointed but also a little intrigued since it hints at a future book and future conflicts. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia and Bullying

Minor: Miscarriage, Self harm, and Body shaming

psydneigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.5

I love Sloane. I was laughing out loud at some parts of this. The middle was a little slow again and I wished we got more of Declan’s past. The author suggested switching over to the Beautifully Cruel series before continuing with this one, so that is my plan.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Cancer, Abortion, Kidnapping, Rape, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Self harm

sam019's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

Good book! Got a little bored because there wasn't a lot of action but it was still a good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts