Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

118 reviews

chelle22's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Excrement, Mental illness, Sexual content, Confinement, Self harm, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Car accident, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Drug use, Rape, Child abuse, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

wzr013's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Stalking, War, Car accident, Child death, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, Body shaming, Murder, Slavery, Blood, and Child abuse

booklov3r__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Child abuse, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Drug use, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual content, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Rape

sabrinadawn08's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Confinement, Torture, Kidnapping, Slavery, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Vomit, Body horror, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Gore, Blood, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

literaryoasis's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, Pedophilia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Violence, Body shaming, and Car accident

worm_talk_book_club's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Physical abuse, Rape, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Murder

hereiskyra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a re-read (first time listening to the audiobook) and not only did it hold up to last years rating of the digital book but the duet narration was fantastic and really enhanced the experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Drug abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Trafficking, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Gore, Self harm, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

darcynewtonn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

This book has whole heartedly changed me. 
I'm going to try write this review as in depth as I can without giving anything way, i'll get back to you when in done.
Spoilers?: yeah no you’re safe don’t worry. 

Off the back of Haunting Adeline obviously H.D Carlton left us with our butts on the edge of our seats, our jaws on the floor and our hearts in our mouth. 
Throughout haunting Adeline, I'm not sure about anyone else but I developed such an emotional connection to the characters Adeline and Zade, in the Hunting Adeline this connection and understanding is only deepened, thoroughly. 

Hunting Adeline gets very sad, traumatic, heartbreaking and all round just deep as f**k, very fast. 
Right from the first chapter seen from 'The Diamond' aka Adeline, we're thrown into the beginning of her soon to be raging PTSD. The events that Adeline both whiteness' and becomes a victim to truly pulls your heart out, H.D is very good at explaining these events and almost making you feel like you are truly experiencing it. 

I said this in my review for Haunting Adeline and i'll say it again... this book is not for the faint hearted! However now I truly mean it, again without giving too much away, If you or anyone your close with have had experiences with g,rape, as brilliant as this book was, please don't read it if you have even the slightest suspicion that it could effect you, chances are it will. 

The book does get more lighthearted (if thats even possible when speaking about H.D Carlton's work).

Pulling this to a close, while this book was still incredible, it did make me cry at times, it did make me feel physically unwell at times but it as also completely changed the way I view a lot of things. 
I'd say this book is a real eye opener to the real world and the sort of things that can happen or do happen without our acknowledgement. 

I loved this book so so so much and I hope other people also see it in the way I did. 

If you've made it to the end of this review, thank you, and do send me a friend request as I love connecting with people that share the same interests. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Rape, Drug use, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Self harm, Sexism, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

feralsarah's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Ugh. This book. I did not enjoy the first book so I didn't expect to enjoy this one either but holy shit did this one really double down on its terrible terribleness. My reasons why will be the content warnings, I just don't think these things need to be explicitly described to be impactful. I'm giving 2 stars instead of 0 because at least you do get to see the FMC heal from her trauma (sorta?) and get revenge. Predictable? Yes. Satisfying? Also yes. If you decide to read this duet do so knowing that it is dark dark dark and also dumb dumb dumb. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, Body shaming, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Rape, and Trafficking

Moderate: Grief, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Drug use, and Medical content

very_fem_cave_dweller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence