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A review by ireadinbed
Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Dramatic, easy to turn the pages, and exactly what I needed when I picked it up. It works really well as a kind of bridge out of a romance rut I was in where everything felt too same-y.
The mfc is fairly unique to my experience and despite some quantity of decent smut it reads more as a mystery/thriller.
Honestly I would have given this book a 4 except I really felt the mmc was underdeveloped and I thought him being Italian and constantly peppering in his language was unnecessary and read too much like mafia Romance I wanted to move away from.
A quite horrifying element to the big twist!
The mfc is fairly unique to my experience and despite some quantity of decent smut it reads more as a mystery/thriller.
Honestly I would have given this book a 4 except I really felt the mmc was underdeveloped and I thought him being Italian and constantly peppering in his language was unnecessary and read too much like mafia Romance I wanted to move away from.
A quite horrifying element to the big twist!
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Kidnapping