Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

22 reviews

audreytwo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

I loved this book so much. Truly did make me question if I should be institutionalized though. Fair warning, it's messed up. Not for the faint of heart. A genuine dark romance. This book has me in a chokehole and I can't escape. For me, the worst warning is that you HAVE to buy both books, the cliffhanger at the end has me pacing back and forth until the bookshop opens and I can get my hands on the second book. I can't wait to reread it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Trafficking, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, Alcohol, and Car accident

lycheehoneydew's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Trafficking, Alcohol, Gun violence, Blood, Stalking, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

Minor: Child death, Self harm, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Child abuse

samigilbert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

Dear lord. That’s all I can say. All sorts of messed up yet so addicting to read????

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Content Warnings

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

lolalastname's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.25

WRITING A FULL REVIEW LATER
To paraphrase Tyra Banks “It’s so bad I want to give you a zero. But that’s not possible, so I give you a 0.25.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Vomit

spunkyfunky's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

ebancroft's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.0

I honestly didn’t think this book would live up to the hype of the first one, which I instantly fell in love with, and for the first maybe 1/3 of this book, I was fearing that it wouldn’t. 
But oh my god did it deliver. 

H D Carlton knows how to right a seriously addictive book. I devoured the first one, but this one I wanted to savour, because I knew that when I finished this book, I would reach the conclusion of Zade and Addie, and I had no idea where it was going to go. 

I don’t have many words for this book, everything I said about the characters, and the story telling, in my review of the first book ring true of this book as well. 

The end of this book made me cry which I definitely was not expecting, but I’m so happy with Z and Addies end, it was perfect.

The last thing I would say about this series, definitely DEFINITELY, take the warnings and content descriptions seriously. This book could be very triggering for some, more so than the first book, so really bear that in mind, but it is SO worth the read if you can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

walpurgasknights's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Torture, Mental illness, Rape, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Murder, and Kidnapping

maskihaan's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

Very intense read but Adeline’s character really pulled me in. I love how sassy and brave she is. Zade grows on you. Probably the best morally grey men I’ve read so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Death, Violence, and Trafficking

glutenfreemaggie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Bro is a walking contradiction. I had so many problems with this book but I can’t decide if they’re justified considering I read the TWs at the beginning and chose to continue on anyways. I honestly don’t even know why I finished this book because at times I was so triggered that I had an anxiety attack. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Torture, Murder, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Stalking, and Violence

If you’ve ever been SA-ed (like me) don’t be stupid (like me) and read this book.

_kaatiereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, Blood, and Self harm