Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What Hunts Inside the Shadows by Harper L. Woods

13 reviews

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Self harm, Classism, Death of parent, Torture, War, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Rape, Violence, and Blood

honyombooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I had a bit of a hard time getting through this book and ended up reading a bunch of other books in between. But I think the second half made it go from a 3 star book to a 4 star! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

leila_reads_too_much's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Blood, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

virgoabb's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Sexual assault

mmagaro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I continue to love this series through the second book! I've successfully fallen in love with the characters, felt pain for their past, and hope for their future. 

Tropes

• Enemies to lovers
• Forced proximity
• One horse

TWs & content warnings:

• Mentions of physical abuse (not by main characters)
• Mentions of sexual abuse and grooming (not by main characters)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

There is almost entirely no plot. 90% of this book is smut. We finally start getting somewhere in the end chapters and then it ENDS?! I thought this was a duology (I’m dumb) and now I have to read two more books, neither of which are even published yet. What the hell. Guaranteed this and the next two books could be combined into 1 book if you eliminated 30 out of 35 sex scenes (approximately). I’m all for the spice but give me the story too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Grief, Cursing, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, and Torture

pages_by_the_water's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Xenophobia, Violence, and Sexual assault

tguccione's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

chaotic_hyperactive's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Torture, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Blood, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Rape

lilithreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Blood, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, War, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent