Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Foiled Plan by Veronica Lancet

3 reviews

khaleesimod93's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

This book is messed up. I've read some dark books, but none like this. The main bad guy makes his "pet" eat her aborted baby. Like, come on. That's too far. I will put up with a lot of dark shit, but that's a huge nope. I already knew the guy was 50 shades of pyscho. Didn't need that added visual. Skip this book on that alone. 

If that's not enough, I have a hell of a lot more. First off, the absolute 180 that Raf did is unacceptable. He finally learns the truth of what Noelle endures, and now he loves and cherishes her. No, fuck you dude! She tried on multiple occasions to tell you the truth, and you just continued to ignore her and make her life a bigger hell than she was already living. You don't get to come and be all lovey dovey without any groveling. 

If that's not gross enough, Noelle instantly trusted him and accepted him because he was being nice to her. Without any evidence that he had actually made changes or actual apologies, she just was like he's great and awesome and hot. I forgive and trust this man. Not just no, that's a hell no. Girl, do better. I love my FMC to be strong and take no crap. Not doormats who accept anything. Her trauma was awful, and she was strong enough to survive it, yet couldn't make a man actually work for your forgiveness. That just shows me that she's weak willed and not someone I'm willing to read about anymore. 

Her family sucks too. I can get over bad characters and some of the messed up shit if the writing was decent. It wasn't. It was a lot of flowery repetitive writing for no reason. This book could have easily been 300 pages like the first book. The added POV from Michele was unnecessary. Yes, his pov added some context to what was going on, but he had way too many compared to the FMC and MMC. He ended up having more of a voice than Noelle or Raf.

As much as I wanted to like the book based on some aspects from book 1, I just couldn't get over the negatives in this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Cannibalism, and Abortion

abcdefgerda's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I know I read the TW but holy moly did this get darker than I ever thought. I'm sobbing and crying but damn, my tearfilled eyes will not rest tonight, I need book 3 and I need it now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

niamh__reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Definitely not for the faint of heart is all I have to say. There were very horrible and disgusting scene where I just had to put my kindle down for a second and gather myself. But I have to say again there are content and trigger warnings at the beginning of the book. Read at your own risk ;). I did not enjoy it as much as the first one but I’m looking forward to the third to see how it continues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Careful this is the scene that had me rethink it all.

Zia, Michele’s “lover” gets pregnant but he forced her to get an abortion and after when they’re back at his place they get trash to eat and he serves her the aborted baby as soup. She detect a half developed leg in the bowl.