Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

22 reviews

alexandria_02's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

0.25

Please read up on something called blood libel before reading this book. The book is antisemitic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, and Antisemitism

novanother's review against another edition

Let me summarize:

• Rapist rapes woman but portrays himself as a hero because he saves kids from being trafficked (and holds these same kids hostage to force her into submission)
• Q-Anon conspiracies and other antisemitic and racist themes
• Victim blaming narratives
• Overall horrid writing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Victim Blaming Narratives, Author tries her best to justify the rapist's actions

carleyaconrad's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

manymarvelousmoments's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Homophobia

wonderfulmax90's review against another edition

The WORST. Rapist refuses to acknowledge that he is one while taking down other rapists. Sexually assaults the FMC and thinks that will make her love him. The author says non/dub con but all of this is non-con. Even if the FMC thinks she wanted it because she came. The author also says none of this is based in QAnon but that’s just to cover her ass. The whole plot of the MMC is quite literally a QAnonists wet dream. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Trafficking, and Stalking

nholdenarendt's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

autumn's review against another edition

dark 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

0.25

I saw this book recommended on TikTok and FB groups for those of us who enjoy a bit (okay, actually, a lot) of spice in our reading, and after reading the synopsis, I initially decided it wasn’t for me. 

But, I’m trying to push myself out of my comfort zone with my reading this year, in case I might find that I enjoy something I never bothered to try. It worked with another title (following two serial killers’ romantic tryst), so why not this? 

Well. I’ll tell you why. 

The female main character is, of course, the most devastatingly-beautiful, well-traveled, successful, early-twenties writer, who inherits a spooky manor from her grandmother (travel in her early twenties and a homeowner in the PNW…in THIS economy?!) But, whatever. This is a trope in all the romance books. Successful, breathtakingly beautiful FMC. Fine. 

The male main character. Ugh. He’s a super-hacker who is also a super-spy and super-stealthy super-soldier who rescues “trafficking victims” by killing bad guys. He devotes his life to saving “girls and children” (as written in the book), but upon seeing a poster of the FMC outside a book shop decides he is going to stalk her and force her to love him. Huh??? Where’s that savior complex now, dude? 

Of course, the first trafficker we encounter is described as a “Mexican” man. The next predator we are introduced to is part of a group of politicians who participate in Satanic rituals of drinking kid’s blood, and - wouldn’t ya know it - he’s got a stereotypically Jewish last name! Bigoted stereotypes, ahoy! 

All the “trafficking victims” are portrayed as loved and cared for little English-speaking girls who were snatched up by evil immigrants and will be returned to loving families, furthering this ridiculous notion that these trafficking rings are snatching up middle-class white women and their tow-headed children Braydynn and Braxxlyeigh from the children’s section of Target, rather than portraying the reality that most trafficking victims are groomed by family or close friends, or are a part of marginalized communities that are easily exploited or taken advantage of. 

The “hero” MMC murders a man and leaves his hands on the FMC’s doorstep, sexually assaults her multiple times (once with a handgun), and then she falls in love with him because he bangs her so good. He’s a disgusting hypocrite, and she is a dimwit. 

We’ve also got a potential ghost (?), a drug dealing crime family, a 1940s mafia, a crazy “broken doll” who works in a haunted fair and murders people…the list goes on.
  
The FMC was maybe (?) haunted in this book, but the fact that people can find anything redeeming in either of the main characters of this book is what will haunt me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

melodyramirez's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cannibalism

spinebinding's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

A PWP read.  I did not come to this story for the plot but was hoping for more of a gothic romance that focused on the uncertainty if the stalker is a ghost or not, but it reads more like a mafia romance.  It's not the worse book I've ever read, but the story is very q-anon that threatens to exhibit antisemitic sentiments.  The author does acknowledge this in what is essentially an author's note in the beginning of the book but lacks the skill to make an actually nuanced story with problematic, morally gray characters.  Her writing feels like she is force feeding her audience, making the thoughts, feelings, and actions of her character explicit, no matter how obvious the implications should be.  Overall an awkward read that I stuck through for the same reason I watch a train wreck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Pedophilia

A major aspect of the book deals with a fantastical and highly fictional depiction of the human trafficking of women and children for the purpose of being sexually abused by people in political or financial power. While brief descriptions of violence is given, the sexual abuse of children is never depicted or described in detail. This is a dark romance novel, heavy on the dark, and the author gives trigger warnings in the beginning of the book. Take them seriously.

schenanigans's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

0.25

I knew this book had some bad rep. I obviously knew it was dark romance. My issue is the Q*non conspiracy issues this book is absolutely riddled with. 
And this is a re-released, edited version? Did they edit out blood libel? Why does a smut book even have this in it to begin with? 

I signed up for the dark romance, the stalker, the dub-con/r*pe, that’s all what I picked this book up for. And it did that well enough...

What in the hells is this plot? A super hot sexy hacker guy best in the world that saves women and children from tr*fficking but also…stalks/r*pes a woman and has a WEIRDLY PLACED DDLG fet!sh? 

Every single second of this book spent on this weird politicians and upper class are Devil worshiping p*dophiles conspiracy that tries to paint Zade in a good light…WHY

Firstly, I signed up to read a book about a creepy stalker, don’t endear me to him! I don’t want a little anti-hero boy with a heart of gold, I want a repulsive b*stard! 

Secondly, it isn’t even endearing. It’s…it’s f*ckin’ weird. Once the doll thing happened, I just started skipping entire pages that didn’t have smut because I was over it.
Why was the doll there. What did that serve. 

I hated 9/10 of this book. 
But I will be reading the next one, thank you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail