Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

202 reviews

tiredtristan's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

1.5

1.5✨
I can’t believe I just read ~500 pages of the most hypocritical narcissistic male gaslighting, SAing, threatening, and stalking one of the most annoyingly ignorant female characters. 
The only reason this has a 2.5 instead of a 1 was because I actually enjoyed the murder mystery story that unfolded throughout. (It’s the only reason I pushed through after the gun scene iykyk)There’s a handful of good quotes but 97% of this book is poorly written with the same phrases used repeatedly throughout the book. While the book ends on a cliffhanger, I honestly couldn’t care less what happens in book 2 with Zade or Addie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, and Stalking

Moderate: Body horror and Murder

Minor: Gore, Trafficking, and Gaslighting

reading__redhead's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It’s a lot to process 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Death of parent

zdelira's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

This book was hot, but of course how can you not love a man that takes down pedophiles? That’s the only way to make a stalker likable lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

kealeighsbooknook's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

I loved this book it was my second dark romance and I think I have fell in love the the genre so dark but thrilling and the spice is 5* the detail and the hunger from the characters I love the plot and how I can become to like the characters you really shouldn’t. I can’t believe I enjoyed it I wasn’t sure at the start but I was addicted and couldn’t put it down. Zade is my book boyfriend. And I just loved Adeline and how it links with satans affair 5 star read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

skidderxx's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

1.0

simply, this book is not good. it is gross, and should not be romanticized. there is a murder mystery, enemies to lovers, and so much more that it all kind of spirals together. but i’d be lying if i said i wasn’t intrigued enough to read the second one. mostly for my powerpoint. and it gets more than 0 stars bc there were 2 quotes i liked and the age different between the characters was normal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Car accident

Minor: Mental illness

do not read if you are sensitive to anything above. especially SA or rape.

gwennyk's review against another edition

Disturbingly graphic just to be provocative. I'm all for pushing boundaries but it was like reading Texas Chainsaw Massacre, gore for gores sake. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

c_e_w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

ahappyhallowqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

binneybooks's review against another edition

dark

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

saramykayla's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail