Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

30 reviews

minimikk4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Probably my all time favorite book. Sooooo worth the read!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Vomit, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Car accident, Classism, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction

sbri009's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Blood, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Sexual content

ariel_marie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Alcohol, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident

literaryash's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Torture, Classism, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent

sunray_sunburn'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I am ASHAMED to have enjoyed this book as much as I did. I will have to answer for my sins later, but for now I will give you my review of this dark dark dark (did I mention this is very dark) book. 

I will not recommend this book openly to anyone. Please please please know what you are getting into. Read the trigger warnings and then read them again. I have not read anything so graphic in the gore and rape as is in this book. It was not the best writing in the world, but it did scratch an itch - that I am very ashamed to have - and I couldn't put it down (unless I couldn't stomach it anymore for the day). The last 10% is very triggering and you should be of sound mind to get through it. 

The romance/smut aspect of this book: the smut is very good (oh god I really am going to hell). My dear dear cousin summed it up beautifully, "if you have ever had a rape fantasy, then you will like this book." I feel like that is a great warning for the spice in this book. THE GUN SCENE!!! Don't read or listen to this in public because damn, I thought I had a good smut in public poker face but I was proved so wrong. 

Now I have to decide if I will read the next book, not because the story isn't compelling, but because I have to decide if I want to be the person I will be when I am done with it. 

Side note: I will not be discussing any of my feeling about this with anyone who has not read the book since they are my only safe space in this category lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Alcohol, Drug use, Abandonment, Infidelity, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcoholism, Body horror, Grief, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Slavery, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gore, Car accident, Child death, Classism, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Medical content

kat1105's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, Addiction, Trafficking, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

lostinworlds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Infidelity, Murder, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Gore, Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

eleek0609's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Vomit, Classism, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Child abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Car accident, and Death

tiff_bb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Torture, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Classism, 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