Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Carnal Urges by J.T. Geissinger

16 reviews

hjeilani's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

amanda0220's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.25

Difficult to finish. Sloan is incredibly annoying in the first half of the book. Their is no mystery or tension to build between the two of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Self harm

savleigh3's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Self harm

rdeardurff's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Eating disorder

Minor: Bullying, Torture, Self harm, Trafficking, Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Vomit, Murder, Abortion, and Blood

erinflores15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This is easily one of the best mafia romances I have ever read purely based on the witty banter. It was absolutely hilarious! The only reason I’m not giving this book a full 5 stars is because I found the

Spoiler

pregnancy scare and argument over a woman’s right to choose

to be ridiculous and infuriating.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

funny tense fast-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

Sloan is kidnapped by Declan, the head of the Irish mob, in retaliation for "starting" a war between Mafia families. 

I love Sloan so much. She is strong, badass, and so funny. She is often brushed off as being a bimbo and dumb because of the way she looks, be she is incredibly smart. She is able to charm every person who walks into her life, including these rough Mafia men. She has a tough shell due to a traumatic childhood and "doesn't keep boyfriends" because of it. As she develops feelings for Declan, she really struggles to accept them. 

Declan has a reputation for being cruel, yet he treats Sloan with respect and never hurts her, even when she is annoying him and charming his men. He completely falls under Sloan's spell and would do anything for her. 

I love these two together. The banter between them is so funny and had me laughing so many times.  They have so much chemistry. There was an interesting twist with Declan, that I kind of saw coming, but made the book a bit more interesting. 

I like that we get glimpses of Kage and Natalie within this book. 

Tropes: Mafia, kidnapped FMC, protective alpha MMC, enemies to lovers, age gap, open door

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Self harm and Child abuse

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 

Spoiler

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

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

erinmd156's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping

Minor: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Self harm