Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

124 reviews

hannahp95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

peyton5907's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense 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

3.5

BOOK REVIEW : I am so heartbroken over how this book turned out. The first book of this series was a dark romance. This book, the second, was just dark. Listen, I understand that women being sexually assaulted in books can be necessary for story lines, but this book did none of that. There are VERY descriptive rape scenes from the main character, and they just seemed so unnecessary. The first book was all about this girl falling in love with her stalker who works to takedown sex trafficking, while trying to solve her great grandmother’s murder. Totally amazing story with great spice and an even better plot. The second book lacked a lot of this and if I were to ever reread, I would skip part 1 entirely and begin where Zade reunited with Addie. 

“She holds on to me like she’s falling, but I have no interest in catching her. I will always fall with her, chasing after her even in death.”

Overall, I think the author is very talented; she's a great writer and I truly adored the first book, but this one just wasn’t it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

ubookworm28's review against another edition

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

3.5

Even more trigger warnings in this one, please be careful. Very explicit and even I struggled to get through some scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

adelesbooks's review against another edition

challenging 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
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

mariareviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

i can’t even believe that this is between my 5 stars reviews when i gave the first book 2 stars and vowed that i wouldn’t like the second one no matter how good it was. istg i can’t even understand how i managed to read this whole thing in a little over 5 hours… im so disappointed.

that aside.
this books
this
fucking
book

omg
the characters, the story progression, everything.
loved it
-chef kisses-

i can’t believe i just wrote that

well
it’s 3am and i’m convinced this is a fever dream.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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.

carall18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

H. D. Carlton has done it again. This book had me in such a choke hold and I just could not put it down. This is hands down the darkest, yet spiciest book I have ever read, emphasis on dark. I highly recommend reading reviews and really taking into consideration the warnings the author provide for this book because it is VERY dark and covers extremely sensitive topics. Don’t just read this book because you saw it on TicTok, it is not for everyone and that’s okay. <Spoilers Ahead>Read this book because you love the cat and mouse and how Addies love grows for Z, yet Z’s unrelenting, obsessed love has been there from the very beginning. Read this book because you have an open mind and are okay reading hard things that make you reflect on this dark world. Read this book because it will make you feel things you haven’t felt in a long time. Weakness, hopefulness, pride, anguish, heart break, lust, love, excitement, toe curling joy, anger, resentment. Read this book for a happy ending that you never thought possible when you first started reading this series. And please read Satan’s Affair! I read it before the reading the first book but to be honest you can read it before the second book as well. I love Sibby and Satan’s Affair offers a deeper look into her life which was interesting to say the least! Overall amazing writing and such a captivating story! There were some parts I wish were different (such as the ending of Claire, Rocco, Xavier, and Francesca, I thought their deaths would be more drawn out and filled with torture) but I love that this book kept you on your toes, fills the story line with an amazing plot, gives you characters you form a trauma bond with, and includes so, so much spice. 🌶️🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Trafficking

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

claraortega's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

4.5

Warning to fellow readers: this shit here? DARK. Darker than the first book in this duo. This honestly made it harder to get through, but once you get to roughly 40% it starts getting easier. Loved ZADE and ADDIE! *chefs kiss*. Such a good read, but definitely can be pretty triggering, so take breaks if you need to!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Sexual harassment

kaitlynn_l2's review against another edition

It was simply not gripping me anymore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

katharinajoha's review against another edition

4.75

i don’t even know what to say… this was dark, twisted and incredibly kinky. zade and addie's whole journey was just something so harrowing and yet so beautiful to watch

“You and I will never end, little mouse. Even when we’re six feet under, and our bones are dust, I will haunt your soul until it aches to be free of me. And then, I will hold you tighter.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing and Car accident