Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

822 reviews

hopestar's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

rantsandreads's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Marginally better than Haunting Adeline but there's still a huge disconnect and a very confusing ethics system with the MMC. I like Addie; I’m glad she regains her power and I started to like the evolution of their love, but the writing is a miss for me. It often feels like it’s reaching for edginess without much success, and I mostly couldn’t  wait for the smexy scenes to be over because they always feel very inauthentic and almost boring. 

I’m interested in the Molly story and I feel like I may regret it, but I don’t think this author’s style is for me beyond that. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2.75 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol

dani7220's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

atcochra's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Kidnapping

littlered22's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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: Complicated

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Super super dark and fucked up. Wouldn't recommend for people with heavy SA trauma because some of the details are graphic and upsetting. 

Well written but definitely a harder book to read because of the content 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Trafficking, Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use

rakelhanna97's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Better than the first one but still, not my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

dmackreads's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional medium-paced

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This book is the epitome of an adrenaline rush if there ever was one. So sickening and chaotic and unbelievable. I honestly hate it but I couldn’t rate it too low because I was completely engulfed with interest and I couldn’t put it down. I speed read the last like 100 pages because all the craziness had tamed down and I was completely burnt out. Truthfully I’m just mind fucked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

taylorrandall's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad 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

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I love the banter in this book but sometimes zade pisses me off with his god complex. Also feel like it was rushed to finish in the end chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder

sydneycrowley's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment