Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Knotted by Pam Godwin

33 reviews

findmebetweenthecovers's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

If you don’t want to read graphic on-page SA/gRape, you can skip ch2 and it won’t mess up the story.

sterreks's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

this was not fun
i know it wasnt meant to be
i should've looked up the summary after my kindle gave me none

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Mental illness, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Murder

readwithdrb's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

First of all, please check trigger warnings because this one starts out INTENSE! Overall, I enjoyed aspects of this book but, ultimately, wished that some areas had been fleshed out a bit more. There were also some elements that seemed unrealistic or needed better explanation (e.g., apparently Jake is a therapist now and knows how to help people with PTSD...no). As a psychologist, when doing exposure therapy, or even when doing trauma-informed therapy, you don't just throw someone back into their trauma and "hold their hand." You need to teach them the therapeutic skills first, assess subjective units of distress (SUDs), and  reduce the anxiety...this needs to be done with a PROFESSIONAL, not your boyfriend that you kind of don't trust because he lied to you for several years to "protect" you. Also, why do male characters feel the need to leave the female character in the dark? Don't get me wrong - I will still be continuing on with the series and do think Pam Godwin's writing is good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism

ellewongreads's review

challenging dark emotional tense

3.5

I mostly liked this book, my low rating is just because I’m appalled that there was no trigger warnings at the beginning… I’m fine with a dark romance and I don’t personally have many triggers but I was triggered that I didn’t get a warning of what I was going into. Very descriptive sexual assault throughout this book, take caution before reading!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

ronnieex's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Rape, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Torture, and Death

elislittlelibrary's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

I think this was the most disgusting book I've ever read. Yes, this may be "dark romance", but that does not make the things that happen okay. The relationship is very, very toxic and the "therapy" he puts her through is outright appalling. The biggest issue I have - his behavior is not at all addressed and the

book ends with them being a happy couple (and them being portrayed as a healthy couple. Nothing was healthy about that).

Not no mention most of the plot is entirely unrealistic, but that's the smallest issue. 
I'd suggest you don't read this book, but if you want to, please, please look at the trigger warnings closely and know that what happens is probably worse than what the warnings suggest, this is intense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

aislinsian's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

there is no content warning for the assault that comes in the first few pages, it’s pretty heavy stuff too. so here’s you’re warning

wordswithjenn's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Rape, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Panic attacks/disorders

katharinajoha's review

3.0

this was intense! if you want something angsty with a lot of wild turns, this book is a solid read

why not more stars? it's all jake's fault. he made some really questionable and unhinged choices that didn't sit right with me, especially when it came to his handling of conor's ptsd. 3 stars purely bc it was written well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism

jneeni's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Child abuse and Toxic relationship