Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

75 reviews

puffins57's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was really something else. When I first started reading and our characters (mainly Zade) we’re still entirely shrouded in mystery, I honestly couldn’t read very much at a time. Sure, it probably didn’t help that I continuously tried reading this book sitting alone at night in a dimly lit room but it was still quite scary for a while. This did also happen to help make this a phenomenal read for spooky season and I plan to continue on with the next book. I really enjoyed how there was more than one plot line of mystery with everything with Zade and everything with Gigi’s murder and then the ending on a cliffhanger. Overall I really enjoyed this book.

This book is also ridiculously hot (but please please PLEASE check TWs before you even start the book- it’s quite intense). I love the altering how rough yet also how gentle their intimacy and sex was, although some scenes were plain rape and did get a little hairy to read. The mirror maze scene and the initial sunroom scenes though had to be my favorites they were just ahhhhh,
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Torture, Car accident, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

geagleson9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Child abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Trafficking, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Violence, Gore, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexual violence

cait's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Child death, Trafficking, Death, Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

chxosy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

scarfaceclaws's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Sexual content, Gore, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Death, Cursing, Stalking, Child abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Body horror

Minor: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Mass/school shootings, and Car accident

ashlynregan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Do not read this book. If you like this book you need therapy I am so serious. I am scared for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexism, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, and Torture

geenaa13's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Gore, Blood, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Stalking, and Torture

lollyac01's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Gun violence, Trafficking, Misogyny, Rape, Gore, Stalking, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

hayleyallard_13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Murder, Rape, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

lolalastname's review against another edition

dark 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

0.25

WRITING A FULL REVIEW LATER
To paraphrase Tyra Banks “It’s so bad I want to give you a zero. But that’s not possible, so I give you a 0.25.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Vomit