Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Painted Scars by Neva Altaj

22 reviews

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse and Vomit

lotusspages's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-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

2.0

i find it incredibly hard talking about every aspect that i didn't enjoy about this book, because i had such a great time reading it and i really wanted to enjoy every single moment.

but honestly, it missed so much. between a great plot concept and interesting characters, the author simply didn't know how to clearly tell us the story.

everything was so rushed that we end up not engaging with the characters feelings and motives. we can't fall in love with the main characters relationship, because they get thrown at us. and we can't get excited by the vengeance, because we don't have a mystery and a build up to those feelings.

all those little things together gives us a feeling of frustration, because all throughout we can see a plot potential that just didn't reach the pages, always trying to get the perfect ending and reminiscing something it never was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, and Car accident

jg93's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

dunndiggity's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I am blown away with how much I loved this book. The plot, the characters, the dialogue, hell even the little chihuahua all completely impressed me. There are some darker themes but it’s a morally neutral grey and Roman is SO HOT.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I love Roman and Ninas banter omg!!! Nina, is an artist who is blackmailed into marrying the head of the Russian mafia after her father embezzled 3 million dollars. Roman, is the leader of the Russian mob who is learning how to walk after an explosion that destroyed his knee. I love this book. I was kicking my feet and giggling the whole time. My only issue is the whole "Nina is like a sprite she's so small" thing. It's weird anytime an author does this and Nina is not an exception unfortunately. Otherwise the banter, plot, and conclusion were all awesome and it was a fun read overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

__romancereader__'s review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

I didn’t really like this book I felt like everything was rushed and just moving way to fast I had no connection or care for the characters there were times in the book we’re I would think to myself these characters don’t even seem really in love it don’t even feel like they have a connection I’d wish that this book moved some slower and that most scenes weren’t rushed through there were some scenes that just felt unnecessary I really wanted to like this book and I’m still gonna try and read the other books in this series and see how it is this book has no cheating and no love triangles it’s a happy ending with no cliffhangers this book has spice but the intimate scenes in this book were fast not even 10 seconds of reading and they were over some of the tropes are Forced Proximity, Age Gap and Enemies to Lovers which the enemies to lovers ain’t like a strong enemies to lovers it’s more of a dislike to lovers overall I rated this book a 2 stars⭐️⭐️😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mmz19's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

homesweetread's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and Torture

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

A quick novella. Not really enemies to lovers, more like strangers to lovers or forced marriage. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

lillithstorm's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder