Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

180 reviews

taytay15's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

OMG where do I even begin! From the first chapter I was instantly drawn in to the mystery of this book. I don’t normally go for this type of novel but I’m so glad I decided to give it a try. Zade by far is the creepiest but sexiest character I have read that it was hard to not fall in love with him. This book does get very graphic so that warning in the very beginning is no joke. I don’t like cliff hangers normally but thank you Jesus that the second part is available. There were moments that made me say “WTF” multiple times and had to stop reading to give my mind a break but then there were other times that I just couldn’t stop. I highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Sexual content, Slavery, Gore, Kidnapping, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Child abuse

The author does give warning before starting the book. If you don’t read that but then find that the book is not what you want or like to read, you were warned ahead of time.

lex123's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

4.5 rating out of 5.At first I didn’t love the couple, but as the story progressed. I started to love the characters and the love interest.chapter about the s*x ring were really hard to read, especially when you just read a CnC scene. I can’t wait to read the second book, but first I’m going to read satan’s affair.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Abandonment, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, and Toxic relationship

kaspersbooks's review against another edition

For such mature contents the writing seems overly adolescence. The dialogue is cringy. The hypocrisy with the main guy (i didnt even get to know his real name) of being one who takes down abusers vigilantly style to just be one himself.  I somehow made it to about page 200 and couldnt take it anymore. I don’t read dark romances a lot but i have and have never dnfed before. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Body horror, Violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

faebookhoard's review against another edition

I failed to actually look up the trigger warnings before reading this book. Unfortunately due to the descriptions of eye related traumas I stopped reading. I loved the concept from the start but I just couldn't get past that part 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Stalking, and Body horror

rensmagiclibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

This book dives heavily into intense and dark themes, so please take extreme notice of the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book. However, if you're drawn to sinister storytelling, the dual perspectives of the Manipulator and the Shadow offer a gripping narrative. The ending left me eager to download Hunting Adeline. 

For fans of dark 'romance,' this is worth exploring. But, if you're sensitive to these themes or not a fan of dark romance, skipping it won't be a huge loss. Personally, while well-written, it wasn't a must-read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Slavery, Trafficking, Classism, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Torture, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

thatgamertiffani's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Trafficking, Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Car accident, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Stalking, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Child death, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

bre_reads13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, and Child death

Minor: Car accident

hannah5689's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Stalking, Child death, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

trashely's review against another edition

medium-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

Extremely poor writing that came across as Q-Anon's wet dream. Author had clearly never been to Seattle nor researched the region when describing the book's setting, extremely unrealistic portrayal of sex trafficking, and very poorly developed characters, not to mention the unredeemable rape scenes. I do not understand the hype and actively advise against reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Body horror, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Slavery, Trafficking, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

lyricweaver95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Cursing, Rape, Gore, Death, Car accident, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Blood, Murder, and Trafficking