Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight

178 reviews

gretka's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer and Kidnapping

smartcookiesca's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

norserosearts's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It's freaky... but I like it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

bergha1998's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Forever one of my favorite books. So funny, kinky, and dark, but that’s what I want! I like how Roxy never feels like a pick me girl, even though that’s often the case with reverse harems. 

Dark Romance, Reverse Harem, Stockholm Syndrome, 5 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bribookstore's review

dark funny 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

1.0

So cringey

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse

cherryberry505's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Drug use

annikenr's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

stormibabyy's review

dark funny tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse and Alcohol

chamakiss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.5

I was skeptical about this novel. It’s the first dark romance book I’ve read. There was action; there were multiple sex scenes; hell, there were some emotional moments that plucked my heartstrings lightly. 

But, this book is all over the place. The pacing wasn't executed well. The 4 criminals (Diesel, Ryder, Kenzo, and Garett) felt very stereotypical. And, the main character was someone I couldn't resonate with. 

I wish the author built the chemistry between the characters. It felt like she hated them in one chapter & liked them the next. 

The erotic scenes were nice. Well, some of them. Others felt outlandish or nonsensical. 

I liked the plot idea, but I disliked the execution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

linnea_tornblom's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail