Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Carnal Urges by J.T. Geissinger

5 reviews

ea82625's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

I really wanted to like this book and I thought it started pretty strong, but by the end it just wasn’t for me. I did really like the main characters banter with each other and thought it was both creative/witty and funny most of the time. 

Around the 50% mark is where things started to go south for me. From the point they get together to almost 75%, pretty much nothing by sx happens. Not to mention all the “sir” being used, just not my cup of tea. There’s no real plot advancement and the more I read the more it really felt like Sloane was just experiencing Stockholm syndrome. 

Around 80% is where things went off the rails and became just so unbelievable. I realized I didn’t really care what happened to any of the characters and didn’t feel any true connection between mmc/fmc. 

Finally the “epilogue” doesn’t even include the two main characters. It’s basically just a teaser for the next book which I really don’t care about, at least give some future blurb about the main characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, and Murder

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

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

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

gracescross's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Medical content, and Torture

Minor: Miscarriage