Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

My Dark Romeo: An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance by Parker S. Huntington

27 reviews

rubellaface's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.75

So delightful, so terrible. 

High praise for the sharp dialogue. The banter is so quick and funny and reminds me of the first time I read Garwood. The dialogue definitely makes this a fun read.

And love love love how much is in Romeo's perspective. When it comes to strong, alphahole types, it's easy to assume the worst when their actions are horrid, so it was yummy to read how every situation had him spiraling out of control. 

However about halfway through the book, Dallas' started to come off as rude, wasteful, and a total villain. While it's fun for her to needle Rom at work, I feel bad for the people who work for him that have to deal with the fallout of her whimsy. 

And I get that all that she wants is a baby, but he admitted to trauma and not having kids is a choice as well. It's not cute when guys force women to breed, and it's just as monstrous when women do it.

And I say this all with much regret because I was really in love with how Dallas was written and how sharp and witty she is. I just can't get over her selfish, short-sighted choices. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

ceredonia's review against another edition

dark 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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

lindsayreads21's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

ecravens's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jessicabee1234700's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

3.25

Dallas started to really annoy me over time. For a character described as witty and strong they really did her no justice in terms of her characterisation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Violence

maakbooks's review against another edition

dark tense 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

1.0

This book is so bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Sexual harassment

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

Quick and enjoyable romance with decent backstory and development for the characters. Writing could use some light editing as there was a bit of repetition. Enjoyable & emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical content, and Abandonment

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

3.75

Dallas just wants a little fling before she marries the man her father has arranged for her. Romeo seems to want the same thing with her & he’s hot as hell, what could go wrong?

Dark Romance, Marriage of Convenience, Hate to Love, 3 1/2 🔥

“If you had to change yourself to be accepted, you didn’t need that person in your life in the first place. Because it wasn’t you they wanted to be with. It was their version of you.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Abandonment

pme11103's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Kidnapping and Pregnancy

luostos's review against another edition

dark funny 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

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse