Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

165 reviews

lex123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

4.5 rating out of 5.At first I didn’t love the couple, but as the story progressed. I started to love the characters and the love interest.chapter about the s*x ring were really hard to read, especially when you just read a CnC scene. I can’t wait to read the second book, but first I’m going to read satan’s affair.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Abandonment, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, and Toxic relationship

themadmadmadeline's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

Absolutely horrific read. After I got to the infamous “gun scene” (which takes over 200 pages to get to in an unhinged 600 page book which has no business existing), I was forced to speed read because it was quite actually the worst book I’ve ever read in my life. This book made me go through my pile of “to read” books I have in my room and get rid of the ones I have no interest in because life is too short. 

Books like this should not be published. Books like this are dangerous. Books like this set us back hundreds of years. Books like this support rape culture. 

If you do have certain kink around this, ok, but maybe keep it to yourself? It is irresponsible to have this text published for the public to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Death, Cannibalism, and Body shaming

This book should’t continue to be printed.

emrosesam's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Trafficking, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Car accident

rmshatek's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Trafficking, Sexual assault, Blood, Car accident, Torture, Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

thatgamertiffani's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Trafficking, Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Car accident, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Stalking, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Child death, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

kenomilligan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Blood, Gore, Excrement, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Car accident, Violence, Stalking, Trafficking, and Sexual content

corallydeer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

One of my new favorite books. The subject matter is definitely very dark and people should absolutely be aware of that before trying to read these books. At least for me, the subject matter wasn't enough to turn me off, and in reality, I truly loved both the story and the author's style overall. Carlton has a wonderful writing style that flows exceptionally well and still feels completely natural. I constantly found myself enthralled and reading for hours on end with ease. Addie, as a character, was a bit annoying at first but I got used to her personality over time and I loved Zade and Daya (Addie's best friend).

Very curious now to see how I'll handle the second book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Cursing, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Murder, Rape, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Confinement, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism

The amount of content warning tags makes it hard to explain them all, so for simplicity's sake

this is a dark, stalker romance with violent vigilantism around taking down child and adult human trafficking (for everything from sex trafficking, pedophile rings, organ trade, ritualistic sacrifice and cannibalism)

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kittykyra's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Child death

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

momof3wildlings's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Gore, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Stalking, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, and Pedophilia

sophiejatta's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

I think going into this I had pretty low expectations. I was honestly expecting a spicy book with not much else. I had seen all the hype and that's what got me sat down to read this book. Oh how I was wrong. I loved this book. Every second. Not just because it's incredibly spicy but also because I was legitimately hooked by the story and that was not what I was expecting. There is a murder mystery that runs through the book and also a hitman/vigilante story line alongside the main plot of the MMC stalking the FMC. And I was hooked. 
The only negative to the book was the ending was a little obvious only because there aren't a whole lot of characters in the book so by the end the "plot twist" isn't much of a twist because the options were limited in the first place. 
Overall this book surprised me. I know it gets a lot of negativity online because of some of the darker themes but my honest opinion is that if you come away from this book wishing you had a stalker in real life then these sorts of books aren't for you. But its no more heavy hitting than the Netflix show 'YOU' and so if you enjoyed that show you would likely enjoy this book.
⭐⭐⭐.5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Child death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Violence, Torture, Car accident, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Mental illness