Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

73 reviews

chaosbringer566's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Physical abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Child death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Infidelity, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

thebookaddict's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? N/A

4.5

Jeetje wat een boek. Ten eerste als je hieraan wilt beginnen zou ik de trigger warnings lezen! Ik vond zelf dat het wel mee viel met hoe erg het beschreven was (wel is het onderwerp natuurlijk heel erg intens). Het boek heeft een donker thema en er is veel seks zonder wederzijdse toestemming. Dit kan als schokkend ervaren worden. Voor de rest vond ik het een top boek. Het houdt de spanning erin en er is genoeg spice. Wel vond ik hem erg lang duren, het had korter gekund en gemogen. Het einde was ook echt een hele erge cliffhanger. Ik ga zoiezo deel twee lezen, want ik kan deze dark romance wel waarderen. (Uitgebreidere recensie vind je op mijn instagram @thebook.addictx)

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Grief, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Hate crime, Medical content, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug use

gravelhayley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

0.25

READ THE TRIGGER WARNINGS AND REVIEWS.  If you don’t want to feel disgusted reading this book, skip it entirely or at least until a little over half the book. The plot (minus the stalking, and everything attached to it) would’ve made an interesting read, but I just cant get past the beginning. I had to skip many pages reading this. The ending of the book was good and I probably will read the second book but definitely am glad I did not purchase this book with my own money. Only read if you are willing to audibly say “what the actual f**k is going on, this is disgusting”

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Stalking, and Trafficking

angeliquescollection's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

Fuck. Man idk. That ending is wild. I love these 2. I love this book. My first 5 star. 

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol and Misogyny

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

bookrach's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

5.0

This series will stay with me and haunt my dreams and nightmares until i finish the entirety of H.D.Carltons wicked collections.
Her writing is sublime. Her brain is dark, but god, these books are incredible. 
This absolutely is a love story, despite what she says.
Reading the triggers prior is a must.

The books were previously banned due to the triggers - but the scenes detailed (in depth) will be happening somewhere, to someone in our world. We deserve to be uncomfortable and shocked. I am so thankful i have never been exposed to a world this dark, but i am well aware this could be someones' past, present, or future.

I hope to god there is a Zane out there fighting for them.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

audreytwo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

I loved this book so much. Truly did make me question if I should be institutionalized though. Fair warning, it's messed up. Not for the faint of heart. A genuine dark romance. This book has me in a chokehole and I can't escape. For me, the worst warning is that you HAVE to buy both books, the cliffhanger at the end has me pacing back and forth until the bookshop opens and I can get my hands on the second book. I can't wait to reread it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Trafficking, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, Alcohol, and Car accident

faerybookish's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Gun violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Death, Murder, Torture, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Confinement

puffins57's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was really something else. When I first started reading and our characters (mainly Zade) we’re still entirely shrouded in mystery, I honestly couldn’t read very much at a time. Sure, it probably didn’t help that I continuously tried reading this book sitting alone at night in a dimly lit room but it was still quite scary for a while. This did also happen to help make this a phenomenal read for spooky season and I plan to continue on with the next book. I really enjoyed how there was more than one plot line of mystery with everything with Zade and everything with Gigi’s murder and then the ending on a cliffhanger. Overall I really enjoyed this book.

This book is also ridiculously hot (but please please PLEASE check TWs before you even start the book- it’s quite intense). I love the altering how rough yet also how gentle their intimacy and sex was, although some scenes were plain rape and did get a little hairy to read. The mirror maze scene and the initial sunroom scenes though had to be my favorites they were just ahhhhh,
 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Torture, Car accident, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

geagleson9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Child abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Trafficking, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Violence, Gore, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual violence