Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

320 reviews

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

its_nikita's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Gun violence, Blood, Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Torture, Gore, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, and Body horror

deeloro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

This (second) time around I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook and hearing some of the changes that differ from the e-book, the physical copy and the audiobook. Very Interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship

If you have any triggers what-so-ever, you should check them before you read this book.

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

pmtthemonkey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Masterpiece. I fell in love with this series instantly after reading satans affair and I can now say I’m obsessed after reading Haunting. The characters are perfect, the story is so good and twisted and it’s super spicy! I immediately started hunting! I need more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Stalking

rebeccaxpaige's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, and Sexual harassment

olivia_k_wood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Stalking, Torture, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Blood

novellearts's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

This just didn’t really do anything for me. I think the MC was too submissive for my personal preference and the whole book was so unrealistic. I found myself constantly wanting Adeline to fight back more and put Zade in his place but didn’t really get that from this book. I guess I’m tired of the man being in charge and wanted to see the roles reversed more.

I also found the gun scene incredibly cringey / unrealistic because how could that even feel good? And so many of Zade’s lines made me roll my eyes. 

The talk of him being “too big to fit” almost made me roll my eyes out of my head..

The other thing that put me over the edge were the constant talks of “you’re going to have my babies” nonsense. *Gag.* Really not my thing, at all.

I won’t mention the rape, stalking, and refusal to accept “no” as an answer since it’s all listed in the trigger warnings, but it just wasn’t for me. I didn’t find it attractive and I certainly didn’t find Zade attractive. I definitely wouldn’t have been playing along with his nonsense and I refuse to believe that anything he was doing could’ve been *that* satisfying to achieve the response from Adeline that he did. 

I’m also confused how he could be so big of a contradiction. He fights to save women and girls from men doing horrible things to them, but yet he stalks and rapes a woman he “loves?” 

I don’t mind the dark romance, but I don’t think I care for the woman being so submissive and I honestly didn’t like any of the characters except maybe Daya? Cringey and unrealistic. I enjoyed Satan’s Affair much more than this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Gun violence, Sexual content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Stalking, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

misswirum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

This is a book that's extreme hyped on social media, and I guess I expect more? It was kinda slow, but also kinda relaxing? 
I liked the c-plot the most. I was deeply invested in knowing who killed Adeline's great-grandmother. The ghost-vibes was a nice touch.

I also liked Parson Manor. It was described perfectly! 
I think Adeline was an okay FMC. I really don't see the hate for her. Zade was also okay, although unhinged lol.

Will be diving right into Hunting Adeline🫣

3,75/5⭐️
4/5📝
3,5/5🌶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child death, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Slavery, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Sexism