Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

26 reviews

thesloreader's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

This book is a lot! I dont mind dark but even the guy that is dark in this is like this girl is next level!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, and Sexual content

READ THE TW

riella_reads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

 

I was unfortunately spoiled for the plot twist pretty on, so I think I would have enjoyed this a lot more if I didn't know the twist. However I still thought it was enjoyable and will be reading the next book!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Trafficking, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

a_libra_library's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Vomit, Violence, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

bmitch21's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I went into this blind, as someone told me to read this before reading Haunting Adeline. 

The spice level is off the charts and there is a TW at the beginning of the book. Picture this: House of 1000 Corpses meets Saw meets Porn and you have this book. I did find it interesting and found myself intrigued but it and wanting to know more of what happened. The ending was good and unexpected as well. If you can get past the TWs, then I recommend this one to you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

lolalastname's review

dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.5

In both Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline, Sibby’s presence in the narrative felt odd and out of place. Though I didn’t have high expectations going into Satan’s Affair, I had the tiniest sliver of hope that this novella would make sense of her character. Boy, was I wrong.

To put it plainly, I don’t know why this novella exists. Many fans of the series urge newcomers to read Satan’s Affair before reading Haunting Adeline “to avoid spoiling the twist.” I disagree. The novella was published between the release of books 1 and 2- long after Haunting’s social media virality. The “twist” isn’t a twist at all, simply Sibby’s most identifiable trait (and the punchline of every scene she’s in). The upcoming 2 novels starring Sibby as the lead render Satans Affair little more than a rushed exposition dump.

The most damning strike against Satan’s Affair is its own prose. While Sibby’s point of view is a nice break from Adeline and Zade’s grating internal monologue, it comes with its own problems. I tried and failed not to notice the writer behind the curtain, but the authors overwhelming presence in the narration completely broke my immersion in the story. I didn’t read Sibby’s thoughts and feelings- the writer told them to me, and explained exactly how to feel about them. The constant shift between first person present and past tense at random intervals was also extremely distracting.

Even though Satan’s Affair is  full to the brim with blood, guts, and gore , it lacks the tooth and grit needed to get me to buy what it’s selling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Police brutality, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Body horror, Death of parent, Ableism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Cursing, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest, Slavery, Infidelity, Infertility, Trafficking, and Miscarriage

sdaley08's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Car accident, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

apalershadeofwhite's review

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Car accident, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Slavery, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Eating disorder, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cannibalism, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

book_cryptid99's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, and Torture

zc2's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Very VERY spicy. I read the cat and mouse duet before this but I’m finally happy to see into Sibbys life and past. Cant wait to read what happens to her after the end of hunting Adeline

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Murder, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Body horror, Incest, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Confinement, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Stalking

auburn_phoenix_15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Bloody hell (literally)!!! That was very dark and tense. That plot twist at the end was unexpected, but the characters and the back story was troubling. However, I understood their situation due to their trauma.

Highly, recommend this to people with a strong stomach, tolerance for RH, strange kinks, and psychotic traumatic-riddled people. 

You have been warned!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Pedophilia

Minor: Car accident