Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

370 reviews

laurakahler's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

 “Mom come get me I’m scared” 

This book is an abomination, the first half was just barely tolerable. The second half was the worst thing I have ever laid my eyes upon. The .5 is for the very very few likable characters that didn’t get nearly enough time. I could literally talk about everything wrong with not only book two of this duet but book one as well for hours cuz wtf…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Body horror, Drug use, and Alcohol

There are too many to count tbh

dmdebevoise's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Almost DNF into part 1. Part 2 was better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

trashcan_420's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

livi_nguyen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

I read this and Haunting Adeline because i kept hearing how good it was. I was warned this book was DARK especially in the beginning. I read anyway, and now I'm wondering how messed up I am because I wasn't nearly as traumatized as I expected to be 😬 don't get me wrong, it's indeed very dark. I think I need a shrink tho 🙃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

rebeccas44's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-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

4.5

Not for the faint hearted - the book deals with some very serious topics than can be quite uncomfortable to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

jaimsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lilyderivera96's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

megsbeauty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

OKAY!
So, my review of the 1st book of this duology was all about how that part was not "a true" dark in terms of what my experiences with dark reads were.
Well, this book was truly truly dark. At least 1st half.
Hear me out: I truly believe most of the readers will find the 1st half extremely disturbing, and so did I! If you are into horrors, thrillers, mind-fracking, soul-breaking, and mentally crushing books, this was it. The last time I felt like this was when I read The Dark Duet by C.J. Roberts and that was more than 10 years ago. So, thread carefully! This is NOT the book for daisies (no shame to daisies).
Also, be aware that this book goes deep into the specifics of human trafficking. It's terrifying. 
All characters are extremely flawed. The main ones are carrying a bunch of personality diagnoses - from sadism to masochism, a mix of sociopathy and psychopathy, and maybe even autism. I have a feeling like the author said: let's make them crazy as crazy they can be. 

And this is a truly one-sick-read. It's not for the weak-minded. Please do not read it if you are not in the good head space. Do not read it if you have ANY triggers. Literally, don't read the book if you can't handle blood.

Unfortunately, 2nd part of the book went a bit down the hill, so it messed up with my overall experience, ergo me giving 4 stars. Mostly because I feel that the character development was not on point (Adelines mostly, Zade continuously played the sick f*ck he is).

You need to figure out your morals, and what you're okay living with. Not what you've been taught, but what you feel in your gut. 
Heaven isn't a place you go to when you die, it's inside the person that's worth dying for. 

READ ALL TRIGGER WARNINGS!!! 

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Content Warnings

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

djadeusa'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

zinfandel's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

I loved the series, but the end was a little unrealistic for me, particularly

how she and Zade managed her trauma

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Kidnapping