Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Ti ritroverò, Adeline by H.D. Carlton

39 reviews

skyhigh_99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

For starters, the first part of this book is so hard to read. I even started to dread reading it because of how graphic some of the SA scenes are in this book. Also the author said that this wasn’t going to have a fast reunion and in my head that meant Addie being kidnapped for like 70% of the book. Thank god that wasn’t the case (after 50% the book takes a turn). Despite how sad this book is, I have never felt so many different emotions while reading one book. Conflicted about Addies and Zades relationship of course, but seeing how Addie grows into a stronger person and helps Z take down The Society, while also admitting to herself that she enjoys the darker side that Z brings out in her. The revenge in this book also was a giant reason why I liked it so much. Every Trafficker deserves what was coming to them. Honestly this is a very good (although very heavy) book and I’m actually sad that I’ve finished reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Blood, Gore, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia

x_erin_jenna_x's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Death, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

anyakdh's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

I liked the first book better tbh it’s just a conclusion to her feelings ab being sex trafficked if I’m being honest I don’t like them together but I do like the pre version of them together which is why the first book was very good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

jules44's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.25

This is absolutely not for everyone but if you’re into taboo, dark romance, and murder kinks, this will satisfy an itch you didn’t know need scratching. The writing was elevated compared to the first book, but still fan fiction-esque giving ao3 roots vibes. This story is wild from beginning to end and the characters, though horrible disgusting human beings, really pull at your heart strings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Confinement

Moderate: Cursing, Stalking, Sexism, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

cdubbs's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Trafficking, Torture, Rape, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Abandonment, Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Infidelity, Car accident, Confinement, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Mental illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

This book has explicit detailed descriptions of sex/human trafficking and rape. EXPLICIT. And frequent. It is very difficult to get through. The second half of the book makes up for it but please proceed carefully.

naaytaashreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

“Our mouths are touching the same spot,” she says shakily. “Does that count as kissing?”

“You tell me, little mouse. When I make you cry out for God, does that count as praying?”

The sequel blows my mind.
How was this so FUCKING good.
I thought the first one gave me so much adrenaline, but this one gave me an explosion.
I speed-read this in two days; that's how invested I was in wanting to know what's next, what's happening and how it will end.

Trigger warning, if you read the first book, you know how dark this book can get.
However, in this one, the first half of the book centres around sexual assault, abuse, rape, violence, injury, blood, death, killing and more.
While the second half deals with PTSD, trauma, disease, more violence and sex content of the course.
So, be warned.

While the first half of the book was heartbreaking to read.
It was important for Adeline's character growth and discovery in the second half.
She is by herself getting kidnapped, trapped in the house with these men and being done so much disgusting shit to her; she herself is in survival mode and how it keeps her sane and changes her later on.
Hence, why the first half was kind of a slow burn, as I feel like it was built up to the second half.

I love the different and new personality we get in understanding Zade.
How his mind works, we see his emotions more and understand how he loves Adeline in his dark ways. It was also a character growth for him.

In the second half, we learn and see the changes in Adeline, how her trauma has changed her and how in her way, she is healing together with the people around her, especially her relationship with Zade. It was raw, honest, and dark but such an important topic to talk about, and I feel like H.D Carlton did a good job writing it while intertwining it with the dark plotline, making it naturally addictive.

I love that while in such dark times, we still get the cat and mouse plotline concept.
It brings me such adrenaline, and the newer grown version of the character gave me a new outlook on their relationship and how they have to relearn to love the new version of themselves with each other.

By the end of it, I JUST NEED MORE.
There were so many romance quotes by both of them I DIED.


“Zade may be Hades, but the dark God has never been known to bow for anyone but his woman.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Vomit, Cursing, Grief, Self harm, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

acajames's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

bryelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

Picking up where the first book left off. This book has a lot more trauma in it. Going into the human trafficking and has some really hard to read scenes. The smut is good and makes you just fall more in love with this couple. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Torture, Stalking, Mental illness, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Gun violence, Child abuse, Slavery, Medical trauma, Murder, Kidnapping, and Gore

Minor: Pregnancy

bekand1'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Stalking