Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

3 reviews

alyciajstewart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.75

The first 45% of this book is not a dark romance, it's just dark. Addie finds herself in an absolutely terrifying situation that is very hard to read about. The only reason I was able to keep pushing through was because I knew eventually the author was going to get her and Zaid back together. The second half of the book brings back the spice that I came to expect after reading the first book. However, the depiction of the Romance takes an especially dark turn in this novel. Obviously, Addy and Zaid have never had a normal relationship, but the depictions of violence against each other in this book were perhaps a bit too dramatic. I am not a fan of reading about knife play, so most of the spicy scenes were not for me. Overall, I really enjoyed the ending and I'm glad that Addie and Zaid got there "happily" ever after.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Trafficking, Violence, Sexual assault, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Child death, Hate crime, Slavery, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Rape, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexism, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

sbordo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Cursing, Self harm, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Incest, Medical trauma, and Murder

isabelleroyall's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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