Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

95 reviews

meggytheetherealgoddess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Drug abuse, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

whereisbear's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Rape, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Trafficking

reno_percival's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Deadnaming, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Body horror, Murder, Kidnapping, Confinement, Child abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Gun violence, Gore, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Child death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse

book_cryptid99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Alcohol, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Trafficking, Death, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

bookdragon52's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was amazing. With its length and somewhat slow burn there is lots of character development. I loved the question of possible supernatural forces at place. Z is truly the embodiment of a very morally grey character. The fact that the height of the action occurs in the last 20 pages and ends in a cliffhanger was very well done. I enjoy the push and pull between fluff moments and WTF moments. Can't wait to read book 2! This book is very dark so read the trigger warnings/content warnings page in the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual content

ebancroft's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I honestly didn’t think this book would live up to the hype of the first one, which I instantly fell in love with, and for the first maybe 1/3 of this book, I was fearing that it wouldn’t. 
But oh my god did it deliver. 

H D Carlton knows how to right a seriously addictive book. I devoured the first one, but this one I wanted to savour, because I knew that when I finished this book, I would reach the conclusion of Zade and Addie, and I had no idea where it was going to go. 

I don’t have many words for this book, everything I said about the characters, and the story telling, in my review of the first book ring true of this book as well. 

The end of this book made me cry which I definitely was not expecting, but I’m so happy with Z and Addies end, it was perfect.

The last thing I would say about this series, definitely DEFINITELY, take the warnings and content descriptions seriously. This book could be very triggering for some, more so than the first book, so really bear that in mind, but it is SO worth the read if you can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Self harm, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

lostinworlds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Infidelity, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Gore, Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

zozasbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Most of the bad reviews are from people who have clearly not read the trigger warnings and went on to finish reading the book, even after they discovered things that they didn't like or made them uncomfortable while reading. Choosing to read blindly is your own doing, not the books. Anyways I liked it but it made me question my sanity, and maybe made me a tad bit more delusional than I already am, but thats ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child death, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Torture, Gaslighting, Confinement, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Car accident

matthewslaura's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.75

What the actual fuck did I just read and WHY did I actually finish this book?! Maybe it’s just me but let’s not glorify r*** and stalking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

jen1804's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

EDIT 9 months post reading: Rating increased to 5 stars!!!

I have given this baby a 4.75⭐️. 
This book has an excellent dark plot, covering some very real issues and it’s triggering, and traumatising, and just a lot at times.
But this is honestly some of the most top tier smut I have ever read in my life. This book is hot af and has made me question myself, holy hell. Do I need to have my soul redeemed now? Am I a masochist? Where can I get my own deep-voiced, fit, scarred, dangerous, hooded, murderous, dubious-consent, obsessive, dominant but also vulnerable, stalker? please and thanks, hah!
The story ends on a dangerous cliffhanger, which I love. Can’t wait to read the second part of this duet and take on more ✨trauma✨.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Cursing, Pedophilia, Violence, Murder, Stalking, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Death, and Trafficking

Moderate: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Infidelity