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skyhigh_99's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Blood, Gore, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pedophilia
x_erin_jenna_x's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Death, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail
anyakdh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking
jules44's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Confinement
Moderate: Cursing, Stalking, Sexism, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
cdubbs's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Trafficking, Torture, Rape, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Abandonment, Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Infidelity, Car accident, Confinement, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Mental illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma
This book has explicit detailed descriptions of sex/human trafficking and rape. EXPLICIT. And frequent. It is very difficult to get through. The second half of the book makes up for it but please proceed carefully.naaytaashreads's review against another edition
- 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
“You tell me, little mouse. When I make you cry out for God, does that count as praying?”
The sequel blows my mind.
How was this so FUCKING good.
I thought the first one gave me so much adrenaline, but this one gave me an explosion.
I speed-read this in two days; that's how invested I was in wanting to know what's next, what's happening and how it will end.
Trigger warning, if you read the first book, you know how dark this book can get.
However, in this one, the first half of the book centres around sexual assault, abuse, rape, violence, injury, blood, death, killing and more.
While the second half deals with PTSD, trauma, disease, more violence and sex content of the course.
So, be warned.
While the first half of the book was heartbreaking to read.
It was important for Adeline's character growth and discovery in the second half.
She is by herself getting kidnapped, trapped in the house with these men and being done so much disgusting shit to her; she herself is in survival mode and how it keeps her sane and changes her later on.
Hence, why the first half was kind of a slow burn, as I feel like it was built up to the second half.
I love the different and new personality we get in understanding Zade.
How his mind works, we see his emotions more and understand how he loves Adeline in his dark ways. It was also a character growth for him.
In the second half, we learn and see the changes in Adeline, how her trauma has changed her and how in her way, she is healing together with the people around her, especially her relationship with Zade. It was raw, honest, and dark but such an important topic to talk about, and I feel like H.D Carlton did a good job writing it while intertwining it with the dark plotline, making it naturally addictive.
I love that while in such dark times, we still get the cat and mouse plotline concept.
It brings me such adrenaline, and the newer grown version of the character gave me a new outlook on their relationship and how they have to relearn to love the new version of themselves with each other.
By the end of it, I JUST NEED MORE.
There were so many romance quotes by both of them I DIED.
“Zade may be Hades, but the dark God has never been known to bow for anyone but his woman.”
Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Vomit, Cursing, Grief, Self harm, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
acajames's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
bryelle's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Torture, Stalking, Mental illness, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Gun violence, Child abuse, Slavery, Medical trauma, Murder, Kidnapping, and Gore
Minor: Pregnancy
bekand1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Stalking