Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

981 reviews

genbell's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

norliuwu's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Gore, Rape, and Stalking

Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Child abuse

destinynichole11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Car accident, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Medical content, Body horror, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Mental illness, Rape, Trafficking, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gore, Murder, and Violence

morganjablonski_'s review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Murder, Child abuse, Slavery, Infidelity, Rape, and Pedophilia

shelleyl526's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Good overall storyline.  I do plan to read the concluding sequel because this ends on a cliffhanger and I need closure.  Settled on 3/5 stars though because consent is always mandatory, even in BDSM and Kink culture.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Murder, Sexual violence, and Violence

Read trigger warnings and proceed with caution.

kassidypf13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, and Stalking

dianavas500's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.25

The whole first half was hard to read, and I feel like this book was a lot of telling instead of showing. The way her recovering from the abuse was weird and off putting. I just didn't love the book and thought it could have been better written with more care put into such a sensitive subject like sex trafficking and PTSD. If you are going to read definitely look at the content warning before doing so, it is very graphic at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Trafficking, and Violence

j_raby's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a good book but the characters do not really develop. They’re pretty much the same through the entire book.   I don’t wanna give any spoilers so I will leave it at that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Stalking, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcohol and Mental illness

hannahchung's review against another edition

dark medium-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? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Trafficking

josiebunbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Child death, Cursing, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault