Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

188 reviews

saramacna's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

1.0

The first book was fun. This book felt rushed and the author really needed to do some basic research into recovery from sexual violence and PTSD. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, Violence, Drug abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Alcohol, Child abuse, Gun violence, Child death, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Self harm, and Adult/minor relationship

niki258devil_angel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I absolutely loved this book. It made me laugh, cry, hate and love. The second one is definitely way more darker then the first one which makes it more realistic. Nothing is just black or white, there's a variety of grey resembled in MMC, Zade, and other characters. 
I'm really grateful to the author for writing about this themes, even though it is hard to read sometimes. We all know that is a lot of bad things happening in the world, yet we pretend that it's not there to be able to sleep in peace and without fear. H.D. Carlton did a great work at combining unpleasant experiences and situations with psychologically messed up relationship. She got me as obsessed with the plot and the characters as Zade is obsessed with Addie...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Addiction, Body shaming, Sexual content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Sexual harassment, Torture, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

patiencedarf's review against another edition

I didn't think i would ever DNF a book but this is my exception. i read books to have fun and become lost in the words. this just made me feel horrible. i read a brief summary of the book but it doesn't compare to reading it for yourself. i do not recommend and after reading some especially harrowing scenes i needed to cry and hug my boyfriend. as someone who gets extremely invested into series and attaches themselves to the characters' world, i found myself in a dark place where i mistakenly thought i would find an enjoyable book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

klg122's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Sexual content, Torture, Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Violence

abbey_xxxo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I am not one to get triggered easily but I did have to skip some of pages in part 1 of this book. It is very descriptive so do read the trigger warnings. Overall I thought the book was brilliant one of my favorite series. The romance between Zade and Adeline is to die for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual content, Car accident, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Body shaming, Grief, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexism, Death, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Bullying, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, and Gore

Check the trigger warning

sammy_reader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Slavery, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Gore, Sexual violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

solaris_wintergale's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Rape, Confinement, and Trafficking

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Death, Gore, and Sexual content

elisem04's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Confinement, Sexual violence, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Pregnancy

the_romance_bookie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Slavery, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Blood, Trafficking, and Self harm

There is some serious Knife play, which I think definitely needs a warning.

ajanel98'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

4.0

It took me a while to get through just because of life but once I picked the book up again, I didn’t want to stop. Very dark, sexy, morally confusing a bit. Great book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma

Minor: Car accident