Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Ruining Dahlia by C.R. Jane

12 reviews

abiigrl's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Rape, and Sexual harassment

makaylia's review

dark emotional sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Infidelity, and Blood

Minor: Death

quietmarki's review

dark emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Incest, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Cursing, and Suicide attempt

emilou_dianne's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Super dark romance, I would recommend you are at minimum 16-17

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, Murder, Blood, Rape, Torture, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

khaleesimod93's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book hurt. Not just with how lonely Dahlia was feeling, but her trauma and the trauma of Lucien. I felt for Dahlia. That all-consuming darkness. The love of the pain to help numb the emotional hurricane inside. I was hurting for her. Reading her thoughts and seeing her go further and further into despair. I hated all three of the Rossi men. I hated how they acted towards her, like she was a game. Her feelings didn't matter. But, as time went ok, i saw the truth, and so did Dahlia. Gabriel saw her darkness and tried to help her. Slowly, she trusted all of them. And she became stronger. And nothing is manlier and more amazing than a woman feeling safe with her husbands, which is what all 3 ended up being to her. Their traumas were all valid! And so glad that Dahlia opened up to them and got revenge on the one that haunted her Nightmares! Love the ending and that they all 4 are together and giving Dahlia her freedom. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Child abuse

teaandcrochet27's review

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Child abuse, Incest, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

thefantasybookaddict's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

maddamekat's review

emotional 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

3.75

I'd wished the book was a bit longer.

2 issues stopped it being a 4* read.

The tea making was one of them. Don't @ me I'm British and you put the teabag in the tea pot you do not put it in the mug and then pour hot water from the tea pot. It made me unusually mad.

Spoiler

**Potential spoilers....



The 2nd issue was her panicking about her hymen and the depiction of her having sex for the first time being physically noticeable to her partner because she was a virgin... except said partners had not 3 mins prior been using her like a glove puppet???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Vomit

livvyreads's review

dark mysterious 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

4.0

Spoiler

Warning there is dark topics in this book. Check trigger warnings!! 

This book is really good. It's my favorite out of the first 3. I feel that the build up was really good and that it took a lot of work to guess who was betraying them. I liked that it wasn't very rushed and that Dahlia didn't just instantly fall in love with the men. I liked that you saw all sides of the 3 men and that each of them had flaws and she found a way to still love them. 
 Overall this book was well written. 
 Spice 3/5
 Overall  4/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

psyched_np's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence