Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Paid in Full by Skyler Snow, Brea Alepoú

7 reviews

nyx_999's review

challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.0

. . .I really don't know what to think about what I just read. . .

For starters I liked the first I liked the first book way more I actually gave it 5 stars if I remember correctly. This book barely gets 4 in my opinion.

I love crazy mcs but Gin craziness got nerfed the more he liked Ash. Which is a pity.

Gin is an asshole to Ash 80% of the book and not the kind that makes readers blush. E.g. calling Ash kid. Calling Ash a dog and making him wag his "tail"....

"I love you."
"So what?"
Excuse moi????

Throwing money at Ash, telling him to leave the house. Someone who has nowhere to go to.

Down playing Ash's trauma and threatening him with it.

And let's not forget the Stockholm syndrome trope

Their dynamic took some getting used to i didn't like it or dislike it.

Aside from that there are also the other 20% which I liked

Ash rolled his eyes. He lifted his hand and flipped me off as he took a big ass swig from his cup. I chuckled, but I kept my eyes trained on him. Something was changing in me, but I couldn’t place a finger on it. I wanted to pull Ash into my lap, wrap him in my arms, and keep him safe from the outside world.
I wanted to protect what was mine.


If Ash left me, I would drag him back, kicking and screaming. My puppy was way too entertaining to ever let him go.


Overall for I don't think it was worth the time. This book didn't make me blush or giggle and I didn't feel immersed in the book while reading. It felt like something was missing. 
But I guess there was some important stuff for the Overall series so it's worth a read for those who plan on reading the whole series. 

I really hope Benitos book is better. 

Have fun🔨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Death of parent

adambwriter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

brandyb50's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

ebabs48's review

I really loved book 1 (Enzo/Tex) and 3 (Bennito/Harlow) and honestly just read those two and skip this one 100%! The plots arent really connected and you wont be lost or nothing. I actually read book 3 first and then 1. I just.... there's so much wrong with this.

why tf is Gin calling Ash a dog and treating him like a pet after Ash has clearly gone thro a shit ton of abuse? And why manipulate Ash with a sexual agreement to earn freedom Gin could have just given him? Gin's treatment of Ash was basically how anyone else who bought him could have treated him. And then Gin's non stop constant adjustments to their sexual agreement that poor Ash takes sp seriously -- because HIS FUCKING FREEDOM/ LIFE is on the line - is just so fucking cringe to read through and makes me really dislike Gin when i didnt initally want to - he seemed like an ok, caring guy that was just a bit unhinged (in a good way, befitting his mafia character) in the other two books and attentive  when his brothers needed him! I thought he'd be a big softy under all that trauma but nope he's the biggest asshole out of all of them!

    
I cant see how Gin and Ash's "feelings" for each other could ever grow to be genuine when their beginning is THIS BAD... and I've  read a lot of "bad" relationship beginnings! But this? To paraphase David from Schitts Creek, i have never seen a male lead (Gin) do and say so many wrong things one after the other ..consecutively.. in a row. Like why any of it?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

leakoop's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

aelin_morgenstern's review against another edition

dark emotional

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

jessie_h's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization