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Painted Scars by Neva Altaj

13 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

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

__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

lanahla's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit

tguccione's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

bakergirlsbooks1999's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

mana_reads's review

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

changeusernamel8r's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

1st person, Dual POV
Standalone
Tropes/Plot details:

- MMC likes laying in FMC legs and getting his hair touched
- MMC buying expensive thing to FMC
- Height difference (FMC is 5ft)
- Age Gap (FMC is 24, MMC is 35)
- 3rd act breakup
- Pregnancy at the ending

Steam: All the "smutty" scenes lasted less than a page.

FMC even said once that their sex lasted one minute and it's pretty accurate. Lit every scene he pulled inside and both of them immediately came.

I read this bc of an insta post that said sth like:

"When he orders his man to sit down when she enters a room bc it made her nervous/bc of trauma"

It was a scam, it was mentioned only once and it lasted a paragraph.

My opinion:

I should know better than to believe recs from reels.

If not for the stupid 3rd act divorce I would even have said I liked this.

Overall: it was bad but I've read worse. 

Also even with HEA their relationship probably wouldn't last long, by the end of the year they'll be divorced again lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

CW details:

▪︎Attempted rape/PTSD: To FMC only brief mention, but she deals with trauma from the incident, she's triggered by tall men, wrist or neck grabbing and missionary in bed. It's alluded that secondary characters were raped but nothing is mentioned. ▪︎Torture: FMC catches MMC torturing someone, the person is stabbed and fingers are cut, the person dies. ▪︎ Disability/Injury: MMC is in wheelchair most of the book but with rehabilitation he ends

walking w/assistance of cane.

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, and War