Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

30 reviews

eriinmaureenn's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

3.25 (gave an extra .25 bc of the smut). This book is <b>definitely</b> not for everyone. If you're going to read it, check the triggers (and I don't just mean the trigger warning at the beginning of the book. I mean REALLY check the triggers). Zaddy Zade (I will never say that again) is a literal psychopath and is <i>almost</i> the very thing he sets out to destroy.

He may not be a pedophile or sex trafficker but he is a stalker and a rapist.

 

Addie is really annoying honestly. Every page talks about her hating her stalker and then on every other page, she talks about how creaaaaamy (her words, not mine) he makes her. 

Also, a ghost in the house? What kind of book is this? It feels like H.D. Carlton wanted to jam-pack as many dark tropes as possible into this book.

It was way too long and there is a cliffhanger and a second book... and of course, I'm gonna read the book because I want to know what happens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Mental illness, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

shinyfox's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Dubcon, predator/prey dynamics, using gun for sexual penetration

emmacartlidge's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Pedophilia, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Rape, Gun violence, Child abuse, Gore, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Body horror, and Cannibalism

ssakara's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, and Adult/minor relationship

lauritbh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Trafficking, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Torture, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sam019's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

Really good book but so dark! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, and Toxic relationship

bbygirl21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Wow this was such an amazing book. It had my emotions all over the place. Constantly back and forth and up and down. I almost never wanted to put it down needing to know what happens next. 

I absolutely love Zade and Adeline. They are phenomenal together. I love the little cat and mouse game they play together. And I love how Adeline loves being scared and how Zade plays into that fear.

Now don't get me wrong there's some absolutely disgusting things in this book that made me absolutely angry. And it's very graphic about it too. But it makes me love Zade more because he's out there fighting against the bad guys doing these absolutely horrid things to women and children. And he's not doing it to avenge a horrible past or anything as he's always had a good childhood and parents, he's doing it out of the goodness of his heart even if many would find his tactics and methods wrong. His way actually gets things done.

And the side story with the mystery of Adeline's great grandmothers(Genevieve/Gigi) murder. Absolutely phenomenal as well. I guessed the killer pretty early on even though it's not in your face out there. The guy just gave me bad vibes from the moment he was introduced even though he's only seen in diary entries. Although the reasons behind him killing Gigi was what shocked me. I never guessed the motive behind the murder so I still found some surprise in the reveal of the murderer and who helped cover up the murder shocked me as well.

It's safe to say this was definitely a very hot and often scary read. And I loved seeing the meeting of Sibel (Sibby) and Zade from Zade's pov this time as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Stalking, Trafficking, Torture, Violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Mental illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

ecravens's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Murder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Rape, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Physical abuse

psyched_np's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Trafficking and Violence

laura_rheads_too_much's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcoholism, Murder, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Torture, and Stalking

Moderate: Car accident, Misogyny, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis