Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

742 reviews

sioxricky's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Violence, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Torture

madelynbea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

People may call me crazy for saying that I liked this book, but genuinely I did. Though the book is  traumatic and had EXTREMELY triggering events I couldn’t put it down. Some of the parts were really hard to read but I needed to find out if Addie was okay and if Zade would find her. I think that what makes this book so good is the constant tension of “what is going to happen next.” Constantly wondering what will happen. You grow very closely to Addie in the beginning of the book and really see her growth. She becomes a survivor. She is a survivor. She’s constantly fighting. And you want to fight for her too. Though the traumatic events she endures have negatively changed her life she learns how to push through life because she is a fighter. Also you get to see the a side of her develop that is very similar to Zade, as well as watch their relationship grow too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

pmtthemonkey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My favorite book!!! The only thing that could possibly make this better is if there was a bit more on Zade and Adeline after everything. I need more!!! I really hope we see more of them in Sibbys books or maybe get another book!! New favorite author and new favorite book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, and Rape

annettegalbraith's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Rape, Murder, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Stalking

ysacstl's review against another edition

Some things are better left unwritten. This book is one of those things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Cursing, Violence, Car accident, Sexual content, Torture, Trafficking, Body horror, Death, Bullying, Confinement, and Sexual violence

beckit's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Not as good as the first one, mainly because the plot twists all happen at the start of the book, leftover from the cliffhanger at the end of Haunting Adeline.

It's still well written though and there are some interesting plots introducing Adeline into Zade's world more but because so much happens at the start, the end felt almost anticlimactic. 

I actually did get a little triggered by some of the content in this one because of my own PTSD but I did find the portrayal of it interesting in the book. I handle mine very differently to the main character so I can't be sure how accurately it portrays it, there were certainly familiar elements but a lot of differences.

It also introduced some additional stuff in the spicy scenes that I'm just not into. It doesn't phase me to read it and I certainly don't kink shame but it made those scenes less enjoyable for me personally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Rape

maggie_oconnell's review against another edition

0.25

What the actual f*ck I hated this so much 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Pedophilia, Violence, Stalking, Blood, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body horror, Gun violence, Car accident, Sexual content, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Kidnapping

Just don't read

rebeccaxpaige's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual content, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Slavery, Addiction, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Stalking, Alcohol, Body horror, Drug abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Blood, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

tiffcutshall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wow. Yep just wow. While this book is much darker, there is beauty to it. The horrors that Addy endured, the pain Zade goes through. All the darkness they both deal with as they are reunited.

I loved how Addy not just survives her personal hell, but with the help of Zade and Sibby, becomes even stronger. How she and Zade becomes flip side of the same twisted coin. Yin & Yang. The dark God and his dark Queen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Blood, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Panic attacks/disorders

hannahchung's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Torture, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence