Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

80 reviews

crazybooklady89's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

3.75

I feel like Haunting/Hunting Adeline were better written than this spinoff. Maybe if I had read Satan’s Affair in between the two books I would feel differently, but then it would have given away much of Hunting Adeline. It was good, but just not as WOW as the other 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Incest, Murder, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Gore, Abandonment, Violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

tori_irl's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This gave me the Sibby I needed after the Cat & Mouse duet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Body horror, Blood, Death, Torture, Murder, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Incest, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Suicide

aubreyxx's review

dark tense fast-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Blood, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Gore

rubisbooknook's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I don’t think this book was badly written in any way, as a matter of fact it was the compelling writing style that kept me going and able to finish. I just had a very hard time with this one.
I knew going in, it was gonna be very dark and that there were lots of trigger warnings. And I can usually handle those kinds of things when they’re a means to a better end, but I was just so uncomfortable with some of the scenes in this book. One in particular almost made me DNF the book. I couldn’t though, because I had to know the final outcome and understand the connection to Haunting Adeline so I couldn’t help but push through. 
It wasn’t a pleasant reading experience, but I don’t think it’s ever meant to be. The whole story is told through Sibby’s point of view who has suffered so much trauma in her life that she’s clearly not mentally stable. I expected this to be a dark romance, since it’s the prequel to one, but it’s more of a character study mixed with a psychological horror/thriller. 
This book is helpful in better understanding Sibby’s character in Haunting Adeline, but it’s not a story I’d ever like to revisit again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Mental illness, Death of parent, Violence, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Physical abuse

mimo_'s review

dark

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

lmao what the fuck was that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Cursing, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

ba_gelz's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I wish this book went more into detail about HOW Sibby killed get father and escaped the cult, we never get a complete story about her past which frustrated me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Blood, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual content, and Stalking

scarlethgiselle's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gun violence, Confinement, Torture, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Gore, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Sexism

tayalbrecht's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Blood, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Murder, Trafficking, and Violence

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Trafficking

ctl2011's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit