Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

5 reviews

darcynewton's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.75

While I'm still relatively new to reading dark romance or just reading in general, I can confidently say this is one of my favourite books and will remain a favourite. 

If you're reading this review i'm going to assume you have a basic understanding of the book because let's be honest here... what dark romance readers haven't heard of Haunting Adeline? Exactly 

When I went into this book i'd tried not to research it on booktok as I wanted the book experience without a swayed opinion. This is something I highly recommend doing as it allowed me to enjoy the true content of the book without knowing any spoilers and I think it just made it that little bit better. Admittedly any spoilers put onto TikTok would probably be removed due to inappropriate content so there isn't really much you can research on this book, but anyway, don't.  

Yes Zade may be a little effed up, however I still can't help falling in love with him... and I sort of wouldn't mind having my own sexy stalker to throw my life into the air... is that bad? Probably, but hey if you're reading this then you probably got something a little loose up there too so you can't really judge me.

The only true warning I can give is, even if you're into dark erotic scenes, some parts of this book do get deathly dark *literally*. Me and my sister very much read the same books however we have an ever so slightly different reaction to gruesome details and this is one I know she would not enjoy. So please understand the sheer depth of what you are about to read. It is graphic and it is very easy to visualise. 

One piece of information I do need to give on Hunting Adeline is that it is substantially darker and sad reading the... situation?... thats going on. If you do plan on reading Hunting Adeline I strongly suggest you read the duet back to back with as little break in-between as possible, it makes the second book slightly less dark, not much, but slightly. 

Overall this book was fabulous and I really did enjoy reading it, especially chapter 30 ;). 
I've recommended it to numerous friends even though I think that's a slightly cruel thing to do but I really hope more people can love this book how I did. 

If you've made it to the end of this review, do send me a friend request as I love connecting with people who are just as mentally messed as me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gore, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence

hannah5689'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Stalking, Child death, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

miss_sapphi's review against another edition

I can't tolerate sexual assault and forcefull sex in books. The event is too strong and usually left me uncomfortable and anxious, even when the FMC is baiting the guy to do it. It is described in detail and happens more than once. Check your trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Body horror, Murder, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

nicisfictionaddiction's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

nicolebanwarth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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: Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Body shaming, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking