Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Adelines Jagd by H.D. Carlton

245 reviews

rakelhanna97's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Better than the first one but still, not my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Trafficking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse

jacki0486's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Death, Rape, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual content, Cursing, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence

sydneycrowley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death, and Drug use

sioxricky's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Violence, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Torture

potatereader's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Rape, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Cursing, and Pedophilia

annettegalbraith's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Rape, Murder, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Stalking

beckit's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-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

4.0

Not as good as the first one, mainly because the plot twists all happen at the start of the book, leftover from the cliffhanger at the end of Haunting Adeline.

It's still well written though and there are some interesting plots introducing Adeline into Zade's world more but because so much happens at the start, the end felt almost anticlimactic. 

I actually did get a little triggered by some of the content in this one because of my own PTSD but I did find the portrayal of it interesting in the book. I handle mine very differently to the main character so I can't be sure how accurately it portrays it, there were certainly familiar elements but a lot of differences.

It also introduced some additional stuff in the spicy scenes that I'm just not into. It doesn't phase me to read it and I certainly don't kink shame but it made those scenes less enjoyable for me personally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Rape

rebeccaxpaige's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual content, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Slavery, Addiction, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Stalking, Alcohol, Body horror, Drug abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Blood, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

misswirum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

If you have ANY triggers you need to read the TW, because I am BAFFLED reading some of the reviews of this book. Some don't understand that TW have to be read if you have any. This book was said to be DARK from the beginning, and somehow people don't get it and dnf and give a bad review. DON'T PICK UP A PITCH BLACK DARK ROMANCE WITH HEAVY TRIGGER WARNINGS IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE IT. It's okay to dnf a book. It's also okay to dnf a book and give it a bad review. But to give a bad review because it was "too dark" is wild. Just dnf and move on with your life.

And the kink shaming in many of the reviews is disgusting. People like different thing. There is nothing wrong about what Adeline liked.

Anyways.

If you're going to write about the Illuminati Lite you should probably team up with Dan Brown. This book was a liiiittle too far out there for me, and I'm not taking about the first part of the book. I am talking about "The Society". 
The Mindf*ck-series does revenge-scenes much better than Hunting Adeline, but it was still satisfying-ish. 

Is this a must read? No. I am glad I read them? Sure. But it's a book-series that is extremely over-hyped.

3,5/5⭐️
3/5📝
4/5🌶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Self harm, Trafficking, and Violence

iramos713's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Rape, and Physical abuse