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abzauthor's review against another edition
- 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
I kinda skimmed the warning page and I was surprised and a little knocked back when the warned things happened first. Incredibly dark, not shying away from the ruthless details to make a realistic story. Addie's struggles were easily felt when I read it, I found myself truly capturing her emotions the whole way through. When she felt weak, or hopeless, I did. When she was strong I felt strong too. It was an emotional, brutal book but I'm so glad I read it, it was something that made me look up at the world I am in.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Torture
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Child death
The author doesn't shy away from the gory details, admirable but very triggering. Please read the warnings and don't partake if you're likely to be triggers. While the book is amazing, the story told is a terrible tragedy, detailed and explained.isabelleroyall's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Stalking, Trafficking, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Blood
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Cannibalism
Minor: Car accident and Cursing
naaytaashreads's review
- 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
“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.”
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