Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Corrode by Sarah Bailey

10 reviews

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Torture and Abandonment

Minor: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent

serafinaxo's review against another edition

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

2.5

Plot is getting a weaker but pulling through cause i want to see how it ends. Most probably bc the FMC is heaving sex every 10 mins non stop. lol. Heading over the last book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

bergha1998's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.5

Another cliffhanger!!! Okay, beyond that, if you were in this series for the backstory as much as I am, well most of it got revealed in this book. I liked the twists and turns of it a lot. This one somehow got spicier, too, well let’s be honest it was more consensual shit this time. I’m really liking the characters, plot, and spice, excited to see where the final book brings us. 

Dark Romance, Reverse Harem, All the Kinks, 5 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

meat_muffin's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

These are just so addicting and crazy. I really like all the character relationship developments. The plot is hardly there, but I’m not really reading for plot. I do like all the guys, and Drake is growing on me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

laura_rheads_too_much's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

Please read the content warnings before reading! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

readwithelle's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

consensual non-consent, degradation, group sex

aleroblesg's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

literally not a single inch of improvement just straight up sex. this gave NOTHING until like the last page….

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

antmalllow's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

jaynellewags's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

Ahhh... I yelled- out loud at the end of this book. The cliffhangers in this series- they get me every time. 

I received this as an ARC and I cannot wait for everyone else to get the privilege of reading the third book in the Four Horseman series when it comes out October 8th. This series is a dark reverse harem with explicit sex scenes (group scenes, blood play)- so please check trigger warnings if needed. 

"You know that's what I am. A f$%!ing monster. Your very own villain."

Corrode is book three in the Four Horseman series. It is just as good as the first two and has more sex scenes in it than the first. I am really enjoying the continuation of learning about Scarletts past and the flashbacks that were added to explain what happened 10 years ago. 

The backstory between Scarlett and Stuart make me angry- and they make me want a fictional character to no longer exist. I despise his character so much- so kudos to Sarah to writing a fantastic villain. 

As the books progress I love reading all the little intricacies that occur in the relationships between Scarlett and her four horseman. They each have a very specific and special relationship. I enjoy seeing the characters grow as the story has progressed and how they care for Scarlett- each a little differently than the other. It makes the relationships more realistic and it makes the story even more enjoyable. 

I cannot wait for the fourth and final book in this series. I have ways that I hope this series will end but who knows at this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Blood