Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

223 reviews

tpaige94's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Part one of this was an emotional roller coaster in the best way. It hurt my soul. Part two was okay, but I hated the dialogue during spicy scenes 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

madheise's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

kaikai5's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

v3ra2_24's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Much darker than Haunting Adeline. Not for the lighthearted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

devilchild4833's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kittykyra's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

luca_max's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

emiliath's review against another edition

dark slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

Let me start off by saying that this book is extremely dark and you should take the trigger warning list seriously. If you don't want to read fucked up shit, this book is not for you.

That said, the first part of the book was good. It was well written and grusome and overall interesting to read (only because it's fiction).

But the second half?
Not so much.

Don't get me wrong, there were good arcs there too. I loved the Bonny and Clide vibes. The portraying of PTSD was well written (at least, I thought so) and the Culling 2.0 was poetic (and gruesome).

But the rest? No thank you.
Somehow, Zade's god complex became the main storyline. It was too repetitive.

The way they handle Adelines PTSD? Not healthy. At all. But maybe that was the point. Idk.

One last thing: I have no idea how they manage to have poetic inner monologues and speak complete sentences during their apparently mindblowing sex? Couldn't be me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

sammyssullivan18's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

taylamagica's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Terrible lol

Don’t even have the strength to write a real review, it doesn’t deserve it.

Wait you know what…SPOILERS AHEAD

1. What the fuck. How the hell this book start with sex trafficking and end with fucking anal.

2. The first half of the book was concerning and tense, not like super good or well-written of anything, but it was fine.

3. I hate all the plot holes of how Zade has access to everything. Like homeboy even hacked into national tv  -__- lol why 

4. Maybe I’m just not into blood play, but all that shit was pretty lame.

5. I felt like at first they portrayed her trauma really well and then the way Zade helps her through violent sex would not even be effective in real life. I know she’s all into danger, but I feel like it would be triggering af. Idk that’s just me though.

6. Anyways the book was awful and I REALLY had to work to get through it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Kidnapping