Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

278 reviews

messy130's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

Okay, i gave in to booktok cause i was curious and everyone was hyping it up… My brother in christ, i did not think it would be this bad. I haven’t finished it completely and i don’t think i ever will. To put this into perspective it’s worse than any colleen hoover book like way way way worse.

Other than the literal rape that goes on all throughout the book the character story is so bad. It dosent make sense! why would zade vow to protect women but rapes one? like hello?! The language used to describe is so boring and the events aren’t entertaining. The rape scenes, literally could have been good if it was approached in the proper way with the proper care and aftercare with consent. The main character developed mixed feelings because she liked it since it felt good (as sex does)that what happened was alright. Which is so wrong! I’ve also heard people defending this book saying “that’s kink shaming” CNC is a kink which stands for consensual non-consent, which requires consent hence the name. In my opinion, there is no justifying it and this is not dark romance. It’s just full of rape. 

People may read and think this kind of stuff is “hot” and acceptable which is really dangerous. I’ve heard so many underage readers reading this book because it is “spicy” and because of the hype on social media. 

I literally cannot explain with words how bad this book is. Please save your money!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Stalking, Death, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, Murder, Gun violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Grief, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Death, Rape, Violence, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

r_hall210's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Child death, Death, Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Stalking, Murder, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

saramykayla's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Trafficking, Violence, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Car accident, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Child death, Confinement, Stalking, Cannibalism, Cursing, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, and Torture

youayuna's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Car accident, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Gore, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Murder, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Cursing, and Blood

_adelete_'s review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

0.25

It's awful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Torture

megreads12's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Torture, Murder, Infidelity, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Trafficking, Stalking, Child death, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Car accident

dmackreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

I’m not really sure what I expected out of this book but I definitely expected it to be more wrapped around the main characters and their “relationship” and I expected it to evolve more at some point. I had a hard time with the blatant non consent between the two also and many times I caught myself thinking the characters were just idiotic. There was way too much r@pe, assault, child sacrifice involved. I get that it’s the plot around which one of the main characters “works” but this book was just crazy. It did keep me intrigued and wanting to know what happens next. That’s about all it has going for it for me. I already have book 2 and still want to know what happens next so I plan to read it but I’m very conflicted on this rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident and Drug use

sammers9774's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

sydneycrowley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Torture, Car accident, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

littlered22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

Dark as in there is triggering themes and scenes in regards to human trafficking and stalking. But overall a great book. Well written and I couldn't get enough of it even when it had me going wtf 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Stalking, and Trafficking

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Car accident