Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

1040 reviews

yourlocalbookbug's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

This is my first dip into the dark romance world and I found myself falling for the mmc whilst he was being an asshole so maybe I need therapy ?

I did find that it was quite slow at the beginning however it did pick up and I was hooked by the end .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

rhaevn13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

leifyy's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

1.0

what the hell???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

4_kozer4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

0.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

jaimikins's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Moderate: Murder

offsetmindset's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

crazyhatocean's review against another edition

It was mostly cringey even for a dark fantasy. It feels like someone watched too much bad stalker porn and transcribed it into a novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

basicbsguide's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Well I was warned…this is dark.  Definitely not one I can ever recommend. I’m a bit scared to read the sequel.  I think I’m good here.  Pushes the boundaries and graphic in sexual nature.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

aobenstine's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

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

1.0

This book is horrible in all ways, don’t waste your time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

t_texas's review against another edition

WTF did I just try and read??? A stalker rapes a woman over and over … and I guess in the end she will like it? I’m not going to finish. I thought it would be a dark romance or twisted love plot. But it’s badly written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail