Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

882 reviews

rzimmer08's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is great if you like a multi perspective book. This book is the definition of I know it’s wrong but it feels so right. I have my gripes with it but overall good read. Cliffhanger ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder

xdesdesx's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Terminal illness

eminaxbasic's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

marynograce827's review against another edition

Maybe just not for me, but in my opinion this was way beyond messed up and the male main interest's "punishment" is borderline, if not absolutely, SA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

misscaitie's review against another edition

dark 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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

crystaldimond_49's review against another edition

dark

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

pipercurrywilladsen's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lyn_'s review against another edition

While I really enjoyed Carlton’s writing in a technical sense—she had a well developed and intriguing plot and side-plot to keep readers interested, something refreshing among other books in the genre—I couldn’t ignore the blatant portrayal of sexual assault as something excusable.

Zade, the main love interest who has a hatred for sex trafficking, completely contradicts his own character and justifies his own sexual violence toward Adeline, the female lead. He does this by claiming that her body wanted it and was physically reacting to him. I was waiting for (at the very least) a real moment of apology and forgiveness between the characters for what Zade did to Adeline on several occasions. However, this never occurs, and instead, readers get the author casually using a common myth in rape culture to justify Zade’s actions (that physical arousal means someone actually wants sex). Despite this, Adeline seems to forgive him without question.

While some readers may enjoy this book, I myself cannot enjoy nor support a book that tries to portray a relationship like this as anything close to “romance.” This isn’t dark romance; it’s abuse, and it’s better suited for a reader looking to study the dynamics of a very unhealthy relationship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

ladykristyofwigtownshire's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment