Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

8 reviews

navikris's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Drug use, Vomit, Torture, Trafficking, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Gun violence, Gore, Slavery, and Car accident

karlyjo's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

1.0

very conflicted with my rating for this book. did i stay up until 3am to finish it? yes. did the mystery element have me turning the pages like crazy? yes. for that reason it should be a 3-4star rating  BUT I cannot stand the countless times God was painted in a false light and Satan was glorified. Also Zade hates rapists and pedophiles but he rapes her but it’s okay because she ended up liking it? and he called her little girl while doing it? no. the spice was the majority of the book and had my jaw on the floor but despite me flying through this book i can’t rate it more than one star for those reasons. also the ending had my stomach twisting with the elevated form of child sacrifice and pedophilia and the dark part of the dark romance became a little too much for me. did i have a unique and fast reading experience? yes. could i ever in my right mind recommend this book to anyone? no. even though it was thrilling and the spice scenes were… on another level… at the end of the book i felt like i never should have picked it up in the first place. yet i’m curious to read the second but i don’t think i will anytime soon. or maybe ever. everyone in this book needs major therapy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, Body horror, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Trafficking, Child abuse, and Death

kaileyhanrath's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

Please read the content warnings before starting this book. “Dark” is an understatement. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Child death, and Trafficking

iamtherae's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Car accident, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Child death, Pedophilia, and Torture

scarfaceclaws's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Sexual content, Gore, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Death, Cursing, Stalking, Child abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Body horror

Minor: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Mass/school shootings, and Car accident

geenaa13's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Gore, Blood, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Stalking, and Torture

annasbuecherbeet's review against another edition

0/5 ⭐️
Sometimes I really wonder if some authors have ever met another human being.

First of all: a huge trigger warning for rape and sexual harassment (which is permanently excused), murder, torture, stalking, kidnapping, human trafficking and all that also related to children.


This was just the most nonsensical plot I have ever read. Feel like I stumbled into a Random Conspiracy theory group on Reddit. The sex scenes made me nauseous. "I am so full" 🤢🤮. Bruh how did a woman write that? Reads itself like it was written by a man who only watches porn.

Just don't read this garbage. Why did I read it? IDK but I will burn it at the next chance I get.

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Cursing

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