Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

199 reviews

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

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

serenaann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Sexism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

celestialchants's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

quietcalamity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was much darker than the first book, which the author warns you about. It was very difficult to read for the first half. The second have felt unnecessary and honestly was a let down after the tempo of the first half. I finished it to get closure for the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

bimsa's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

3.75

Wow. I had to take a a few months off after getting through Part One of the book which felt really sad, dark and hopeless. Picked it up again as I wanted Addie to get through it and finish the book. Glad I did as I remembered how much I enjoy the writing style and characters! Despite having darker themes there were still moments I laughed out loud along with the characters. The world building and character development was great for a book that’s got full chapters of only smut.

Wouldn’t recommend to everybody. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Classism

adialove's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

If you thought the first book was a lot, it’s nothing compared to this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

elysia_16's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

sshpurple1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Slavery, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol