Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

429 reviews

_adelete_'s review against another edition

dark tense 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

0.25

It's awful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Torture

sydneycrowley's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Torture, Car accident, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

smilingsammie'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Violence, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Car accident, Trafficking, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Sexism, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Gore

emmaeinfachmagisch's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Emotional abuse

wingleader_11's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

I am concerned...about myself really. There is so much so wrong with this book. I am horrified by a lot of it. And yet......I found a lot of it really dang hot. I want to throw up saying this. Why am I like this? Who hurt me? I don't have any answers. Zade is the biggest hypocrite to ever hypocrite. I could have been fully on board with him if there was even a shred of consent for the first 75% of the book. But alas, he is a giant walking red flag and I must sit in my shame and wonder what happened to me that I could not DNF this book because he had me in a chokehold. I might deserve to be committed because against my better judgement I will read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Child death

asyakilic23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Blood, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Sexism, Child death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Body horror, Drug use, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Slavery, Deadnaming, Stalking, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

alesiam's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The plot is so ridiculous and  unbelievable. A stalker that’s also a hacker and an untouchable maniacal assassin?! And the girl he stalks can’t help but fall in love with him?! Yet I found myself laughing out loud and blushing often, making sure to check my surroundings while I read it. This book gives just enough to keep you hooked and explores some dark fantasies behind a backdrop of sinisterly evil things… PLUS a murder mystery? Too many content warnings to count. Yep, I’ll be reading the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual content, Rape, Child abuse, Murder, and Emotional abuse

unordinary_writer98's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

This is a very dark book. I wouldn’t read unless you’re in a good headspace. It’s also very spicy so be prepared for a mix of that throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, Addiction, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Death, Gore, and Bullying

catherine_aster's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child death, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Hate crime, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

erudler's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Honestly loved the grandma story line, didn’t love the smut tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Sexual violence