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A review by eenaah
Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ππ π° ππππ
πππ ππ ππππ πππ πππππ ππ ππππ ππππ ππππ. πΊπ ππππ ππ, πππππ πππ
ππ, π
πππ ππ ππππ?β ππ
HD Carlton Never disappointsπ«°π»
I am just mad at myself for not reading it sooner. Everything was just so perfect, plot, romance, smut, characters, writing; perfect.
ππ£π―π€ πππ©ππ‘π π on my knees for himπ§π»ββοΈ
This is how you write dark romance MMC's- unhinged, hot as hell, kills for her, loves her like his life depends on it. Ready to worship her like this man was whipped, i mean he kissed her feet like wow!ππ
β₯ βπ°π ππππππππππ πππ ππ ππππ πππ πππ, π°βπ ππ πππππ ππ πππππ πππ ππππ ππ ππ ππππ ππ ππ πππππβ
β₯ βπΎππππ πππ ππππ ππ ππ πππππ ππ πππ, πππππ?β βπ©ππ ππ ππππ ππππ πππ ππππ π ππππ πππππππ πππ? πΆπ πππππ πππ ππππ ππ πππππ ππππ ππ ππππ, πππππ π° ππππ πππππ πππ πππ ππππ πππ ππ ππππππ ππππ π πππππ ππ ππππ ππππππ?β
β₯ βπ¨ππ π° ππππ πππ ππππ ππππ ππ ππππ ππππππ. π©ππππππ πππ ππππππ π° πππππ ππ πππ, πππ ππππ ππ ππ ππ ππ πππππππ πππππππ. π°πβπ ππππππππ ππππ πππ πππ ππππ πππππππ ππππ ππβππππ πππ ππππ π ππ ππππ πππππ, πππ πππ ππππ πππ ππππππ ππππ ππ πππ π ππππ ππβπ ππππ ππ πππππ .β
Where do i find a guy like ENZO! This is how he described her curls :
β₯ βπ―ππ πππππ π πππππ πππ ππππ ππππππ πππ ππππ, πππππππ ππππ πππ πππππππ πππππ. π°π ππππππ π ππ ππ ππππ π ππππ ππππππ πππ πππππ ππππ πππππππ ππππ ππππ πππππππ ππππππ πππ. π»ππππ πππ ππ ππππ ππ ππππ ππππππ πππ ππππππ π ππ πππ ππππ, πππ π° ππππ ππ π πππ πππππππ ππππ πππ. β
And Sawyer! She's such badass π I just want to hug her π«π
My fav scene tbh was where he confessed and kissed her and it was cute, got me giggling:
βI donβt hate you,β I say. Another kiss.
βAnd you deserve to have a life. A real one.β Kiss.
βCome back with me, bella.β Kiss. β‘
Smut was great, like on my knees greatπ§π»ββοΈ
β© βπ«πππ ππ ππππ πππππ, πππππ πππ ππ. π°βππ ππππ πππ ππππππππππ πππβππ ππππ πππππππ πππ.β
β© βππππ ππ ππππ ππππ ππππ, ππππ ππππ.β
β© βπ©ππππππ π° ππππ ππ ππ πππ ππππ πππππ ππππ πππππ πππ ππ ππ πππππ, πππππ πππ ππ,β ππ ππππππ. βπ¨ππ ππ ππππππ ππ πππππ ππ ππππ πππ, ππβπ πππππ ππ ππ ππ.β
β© βπ»π ππππππππ.β
βπΎπππ π πππ ππππ ππππ?β π° πππππππ.
βπ°π πππππ ππππ π° πππππ πππ πππ,β ππ πππππ.
I loved how they both fell in love and despite everything that happened, they choose each other π
β―βπΊπππ ππ, πππππ,β ππ πππππ. βπΊπππ ππ πππππ πππ ππππ ππ π° ππππ πππππ ππ ππππ πππ ππππ.β
β― βπ«ππ πβπ π° πππ πππ πππβπ πππ ππππ ππππ ππ? π»πππ πππππ ππ π ππππ, πππ, πππππ.β
β― βπ΅ππππ πππ ππ ππ. π°βππ π ππ ππππ ππππ ππππ π πππππππ ππππππ ππ ππππππ.β
β―βπππ ππππ ππ ππππ πππππ πππ π πππ ππππ ππππ ππππππ, πΊπππππ. π¨ππ ππ ππππ ππ ππ ππππ ππππ πππ πππ πππππππ πππ πππππππ, ππππππ πππππ πππ ππ π ππππ.β
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β―βπ»ππππβπ π πππππ ππ πππ πππππ, ππ π πππ, πππππ πππ π ππππππ πππππ ππ πππππ ππππππππππ πππππππ ππ. π¨ππ πππ ππ ππππ, π°βππ ππππ πππππππ πππππ, ππππππ ππ πππππππ. πΎπππ π° πππ πππ, πππ ππππππ ππ πππ ππ ππππ π πππππππ, πππ ππ πππ πππ πππππ ππππ π° ππππ ππ πππ πππ. πππβππ ππππππ ππ ππππππ, πππππ πππ ππ, πππ π° πππ ππ ππππππ πππππππ πππππππ πππ.β
β―βπ° πππππ πππ πππ πππ ππ ππππππ ππ π° πππππ ππππ πππ πππ. π°π πππ πππππππ πππ ππππ ππ ππ ππππππππ πππ πππππ πππππππ πππ πππππ ππ ππ, πππ ππππ ππππ πππ πππππππ ππ ππππ, πππππ πππ ππ.β
β―βπ»π πππ πππ- πππβππ ππππβ
β―βπ»π πππππ ππππ πππ, ππππ ππππππ, ππππ π ππππππ ππππππ π. π΅ππ ππ πππ ππππ- π° πππππ ππ πππ πππππ ππππ, πππππ ππππππ, πππππ πππ π πππ ππππππ . π° π ππβπ ππππ ππππ ππ π π ππππ ππππβ
I really liked the plot, it was different. And the writing didn't disappoint, HD Carlton writes beautifully π€π»
βΏβBut what is surviving without living, and what is death
without pain?β
βΏβThereβs an ocean of violence in my bonesβ
βΏβLove is funny that way. It persists even when youβve done
everything in your power to banish it. It demands its own
voice and refuses to be a slave to anyone but its own desires.
And despite the power of it, those selfish desires are what
make love so weak. Itβs accepting the apologies of a cheating lover.
Itβs returning to a raised hand, over and over, until that hand
becomes lethal, and home is in the afterlife.β
"Itβs clinging to a mother who never wanted you and hoping
she will one day show up on those church steps."
"Itβs grabbing ahold of a hand that belongs to both a father
and an abuser, wailing as they slowly slip away.
Itβs falling in love with a liar, a thief, and praying they
never hurt you again.β
β β‘β‘
HD Carlton Never disappointsπ«°π»
I am just mad at myself for not reading it sooner. Everything was just so perfect, plot, romance, smut, characters, writing; perfect.
ππ£π―π€ πππ©ππ‘π π on my knees for himπ§π»ββοΈ
This is how you write dark romance MMC's- unhinged, hot as hell, kills for her, loves her like his life depends on it. Ready to worship her like this man was whipped, i mean he kissed her feet like wow!ππ
β₯ βπ°π ππππππππππ πππ ππ ππππ πππ πππ, π°βπ ππ πππππ ππ πππππ πππ ππππ ππ ππ ππππ ππ ππ πππππβ
β₯ βπΎππππ πππ ππππ ππ ππ πππππ ππ πππ, πππππ?β βπ©ππ ππ ππππ ππππ πππ ππππ π ππππ πππππππ πππ? πΆπ πππππ πππ ππππ ππ πππππ ππππ ππ ππππ, πππππ π° ππππ πππππ πππ πππ ππππ πππ ππ ππππππ ππππ π πππππ ππ ππππ ππππππ?β
β₯ βπ¨ππ π° ππππ πππ ππππ ππππ ππ ππππ ππππππ. π©ππππππ πππ ππππππ π° πππππ ππ πππ, πππ ππππ ππ ππ ππ ππ πππππππ πππππππ. π°πβπ ππππππππ ππππ πππ πππ ππππ πππππππ ππππ ππβππππ πππ ππππ π ππ ππππ πππππ, πππ πππ ππππ πππ ππππππ ππππ ππ πππ π ππππ ππβπ ππππ ππ πππππ .β
Where do i find a guy like ENZO! This is how he described her curls :
β₯ βπ―ππ πππππ π πππππ πππ ππππ ππππππ πππ ππππ, πππππππ ππππ πππ πππππππ πππππ. π°π ππππππ π ππ ππ ππππ π ππππ ππππππ πππ πππππ ππππ πππππππ ππππ ππππ πππππππ ππππππ πππ. π»ππππ πππ ππ ππππ ππ ππππ ππππππ πππ ππππππ π ππ πππ ππππ, πππ π° ππππ ππ π πππ πππππππ ππππ πππ. β
And Sawyer! She's such badass π I just want to hug her π«π
My fav scene tbh was where he confessed and kissed her and it was cute, got me giggling:
βI donβt hate you,β I say. Another kiss.
βAnd you deserve to have a life. A real one.β Kiss.
βCome back with me, bella.β Kiss. β‘
Smut was great, like on my knees greatπ§π»ββοΈ
β© βπ«πππ ππ ππππ πππππ, πππππ πππ ππ. π°βππ ππππ πππ ππππππππππ πππβππ ππππ πππππππ πππ.β
β© βππππ ππ ππππ ππππ ππππ, ππππ ππππ.β
β© βπ©ππππππ π° ππππ ππ ππ πππ ππππ πππππ ππππ πππππ πππ ππ ππ πππππ, πππππ πππ ππ,β ππ ππππππ. βπ¨ππ ππ ππππππ ππ πππππ ππ ππππ πππ, ππβπ πππππ ππ ππ ππ.β
β© βπ»π ππππππππ.β
βπΎπππ π πππ ππππ ππππ?β π° πππππππ.
βπ°π πππππ ππππ π° πππππ πππ πππ,β ππ πππππ.
I loved how they both fell in love and despite everything that happened, they choose each other π
β―βπΊπππ ππ, πππππ,β ππ πππππ. βπΊπππ ππ πππππ πππ ππππ ππ π° ππππ πππππ ππ ππππ πππ ππππ.β
β― βπ«ππ πβπ π° πππ πππ πππβπ πππ ππππ ππππ ππ? π»πππ πππππ ππ π ππππ, πππ, πππππ.β
β― βπ΅ππππ πππ ππ ππ. π°βππ π ππ ππππ ππππ ππππ π πππππππ ππππππ ππ ππππππ.β
β―βπππ ππππ ππ ππππ πππππ πππ π πππ ππππ ππππ ππππππ, πΊπππππ. π¨ππ ππ ππππ ππ ππ ππππ ππππ πππ πππ πππππππ πππ πππππππ, ππππππ πππππ πππ ππ π ππππ.β
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β―βπ»ππππβπ π πππππ ππ πππ πππππ, ππ π πππ, πππππ πππ π ππππππ πππππ ππ πππππ ππππππππππ πππππππ ππ. π¨ππ πππ ππ ππππ, π°βππ ππππ πππππππ πππππ, ππππππ ππ πππππππ. πΎπππ π° πππ πππ, πππ ππππππ ππ πππ ππ ππππ π πππππππ, πππ ππ πππ πππ πππππ ππππ π° ππππ ππ πππ πππ. πππβππ ππππππ ππ ππππππ, πππππ πππ ππ, πππ π° πππ ππ ππππππ πππππππ πππππππ πππ.β
β―βπ° πππππ πππ πππ πππ ππ ππππππ ππ π° πππππ ππππ πππ πππ. π°π πππ πππππππ πππ ππππ ππ ππ ππππππππ πππ πππππ πππππππ πππ πππππ ππ ππ, πππ ππππ ππππ πππ πππππππ ππ ππππ, πππππ πππ ππ.β
β―βπ»π πππ πππ- πππβππ ππππβ
β―βπ»π πππππ ππππ πππ, ππππ ππππππ, ππππ π ππππππ ππππππ π. π΅ππ ππ πππ ππππ- π° πππππ ππ πππ πππππ ππππ, πππππ ππππππ, πππππ πππ π πππ ππππππ . π° π ππβπ ππππ ππππ ππ π π ππππ ππππβ
I really liked the plot, it was different. And the writing didn't disappoint, HD Carlton writes beautifully π€π»
βΏβBut what is surviving without living, and what is death
without pain?β
βΏβThereβs an ocean of violence in my bonesβ
βΏβLove is funny that way. It persists even when youβve done
everything in your power to banish it. It demands its own
voice and refuses to be a slave to anyone but its own desires.
And despite the power of it, those selfish desires are what
make love so weak. Itβs accepting the apologies of a cheating lover.
Itβs returning to a raised hand, over and over, until that hand
becomes lethal, and home is in the afterlife.β
"Itβs clinging to a mother who never wanted you and hoping
she will one day show up on those church steps."
"Itβs grabbing ahold of a hand that belongs to both a father
and an abuser, wailing as they slowly slip away.
Itβs falling in love with a liar, a thief, and praying they
never hurt you again.β
β β‘β‘
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Sexual assault