Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Ti ritroverò, Adeline by H.D. Carlton

257 reviews

kaetlingrigsby's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I really liked this series and books. The smut part of it is wild and definitely took me by surprise more than once. The sexual scenes are a little hard to follow sometimes and hard to visualize in your head what they’re even doing because it gets so complicated and confusing. I love the characters, the storyline in this book was intense and thrilling and I was dedicated to her getting saved and getting revenge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Body shaming, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Blood, Cursing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

lovebandit's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-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

3.5

I’m usually not a “second book” type of person, I usually lose interest half way through the second book so my review could be bias. Hunting Adeline was not as good as the first book, Haunting Adeline. Mid/half point mark of the book, to me, they could have had the resolution of the plot and ended it. The other half of the book was dragged, it definitely had more erotic scene but I was already over it that I just skipped like the last 5 chapters to read the end. Sibby, honestly saved the last half of the book. I love her, she’s funny & I wish we got like a resolution or something for her. And one of the kid that Zade has rescued in part 1 that asked him to be her dad, I wish we got more on that here. Like he adopts her, a marriage scene with adeline or like “5 years after” they got kids and they live happily ever type shit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Body horror, Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Stalking

danibatista's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, and Sexual assault

readyforit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

2⭐️4🌶️(different type of spice than book 1, not in a positive way)
I read an article a few years ago about the show the handmaid’s tale being torture porn. I felt similarly about this book, specifically part 1. I almost DNFed 20% in bc of this and I have never DNFed anything before. Honestly, I’m not sure even sure how these books got published, the torture part of the book is that graphic. I think it probably could’ve been on wattpad and I would’ve been less shocked reading it on there. If you’re looking for a romance, this is not the series for you. Almost every single spicy scene in book 2

uses blood/knife play, which was a little heavy for me. I was disappointed there was almost no sweet reunion between the main characters.

This book deals HEAVILY on the trauma Addie faces during and after

she has been abducted into a sex trafficking ring.

I liked zade’s character development in this book, and we see him as much more than a stalker who has no choice but to give into his darkest desires. Multiple times he says he’ll burn down the world if it means he can save Addie. I don’t like it’s just thrown out there how jay’s character is bi, I wish we could’ve seen him get together with Michael or something! I probably could’ve skipped the whole series, but definitely could’ve skipped this book and just have read the cliff notes or given them a HEA in my headcanon at the end of book 1. I won’t be rereading due to intense dark themes and graphic details. There’s dark romance, and then there’s this series. Please don’t let your teenagers read this🫶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Violence, Body horror, Death, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol and Vomit

graphic rape scenes in part 1, spicy scenes in part 2 mostly contain blood/knife play

tpaige94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Part one of this was an emotional roller coaster in the best way. It hurt my soul. Part two was okay, but I hated the dialogue during spicy scenes 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Cursing

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Alcohol

madheise's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

kaikai5's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

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

jaimegem's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

It took me a long time to get through this book and I nearly DNF'd about halfway but the last half absolutely made up for it and I'm glad I finished. It is dark dark and toxic and gut-retching and morally gray and I ended up enjoying it much more that the first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, Blood, Rape, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

mackann25's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Torture, Death, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Child abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

ndchamberlin's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

The first part of the book almost had me putting it down and never looking back. The pain and suffering of the main character was a lot to take in.  I never google how books turn out, but I had to know that there was a so called light at the end of the tunnel.  I'm glad I continued reading. 

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Content Warnings

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