Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Addicted by Zane

6 reviews

ktavenue's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

rikuson1's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted tense fast-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

idkallegra_iguess's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

So goofy, very dated. Do not look for anything serious in this book. Don’t even look for factual reality about dating, sex “”””addiction”””” or anything else more than soap opera/camp

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

mshoneyyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.75

What a rollercoaster you think the book will be one thing and then it turns into another thing and then another.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, and Suicide attempt

lindseydunn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

I like the depth of using a therapist to help her work through her issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

1.0

 Addicted is classified as erotica - not my typical genre that’s for sure! The set-up is that Zoe is a successful Black businesswoman, allegedly happily married to her childhood sweetheart. Except she is sexually unfulfilled and suffering from a sex addiction (I never brought the addiction and would argue she was sexually frustrated) so pursues three overlapping affairs. This book never once made me feel the way I expected erotica would, but perhaps that’s just a matter of personal taste and I should simply file this book as not for me. However, I had one big concern, which was that each of Zoe’s extra-marital partners attempted to kill her. The implicit message disturbed me. It felt like s**t shaming, an alarmist cautionary tale, a warning to women as to what would happen if they dared to seek sexual fulfilment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence