Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Brutal Intentions by Lilith Vincent

4 reviews

lydialou419's review

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

3.5

This book is exactly what you wanted to read when you picked it up. It’s not well written but it’s fun. 

So this author promised Dub-con straight up so I guess I got what I asked for! lol. This is definitely a spicy step-father romance with mafia seasoning. I will say that I don’t think I liked the dub-con in this novel as much as I did with The Ritual. Reasoning is a slight spoiler:

I think a big factor in this is that the fmc never really ever consented to the dub-con. I felt like the fmc in the ritual consented early on to the dub-con because she realizes that’s something she’s into . In this, he just apologizes over and over and love bombs her into forgiving him but dub-con isn’t a something the couple enjoys later on.

Overall opinion: you get what you came for. 

Happy Reading 📚😮‍💨🍃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Infertility

whitneychild10's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.5

This book was a rollercoaster of emotions and I’m not entirely sure how to feel about the main lead’s relationship bc of the age difference and how it started but I’m glad they had a happy ending. Even though I’m indifferent to the book, it is one that I would recommend to people who are into taboo/forbidden themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Cursing, Pregnancy, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Medical content

Minor: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Vomit, Abortion, and Death of parent

emilycruz1016's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture