Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Where's Molly by H.D. Carlton

7 reviews

sierrabowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a great spin off to Haunting Adeline. I think if you liked the cat and mouse duo! It continues the story in a different way and gives you some closure to Mollys story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Cursing, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

belala's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Rape, Child death, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Drug use, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

bookishbyjennaavh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

2.25

 
Like a 2.05
I think I have realized that these type of dark romance MMCs are not for me.
I liked Molly more than I liked Adeline.
Molly had a lot of grit to her and really tried hard to put down boundaries (even tho some men said no)
Her story and character growth was nice though! I think that’s why I even gave it just over a 2.
I really resonated a lot with Molly and how she sees herself, as broken and damaged and not worth loving.

This book has so many trigger warnings it’s a long ass grocery list. I suggest preparing yourself cause it gets uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Death, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, and Toxic relationship

rchulin1's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book I just felt like it could have been longer and there could have been more romantic not smutty scenes with her and Cage I like the character well enough and the flashbacks were oh so interesting but it went from flashbacks to smut back to back to back to the end 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

darcynewton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Vomit, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abandonment, Grief, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Addiction, Alcohol, and Cursing

mellisatri's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Incest, Kidnapping, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Gore, Sexual assault, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Slavery

All the trigger warnings

karly_rose_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

Have you read the Cat & Mouse duet by H.D. Carlton? If not, I highly recommend reading it before this novella for the best reading experience. Already read it or don't want to? Well, let's get into my FEEELLINNNGSSSSS 🖤🖤🖤

But first, I'd like to set the stage of this chaotic review with a fav quote:

"She escaped me once, and I let her. I won't allow it a second time."

When I heard H.D. Carlton was releasing a spin-off novella to tell Molly's story, I could not contain my excitement. Her small but impactful "role" in the Cat & Mouse duet as the writer of the journal that practically saved Adeline left me wanting more. If you're expecting heavy overlap with the Cat & Mouse duet, please don't—there's little to none besides the extended epilogue. This novella is most similar to the vibe of Satan's Affair (Sibby's novella): a fast-paced, spicy, dark novella.

Given the shirtless male on the cover (HeLlO MMC) and style of teaser posts H.D. Carlton put out leading up to this release, I expected this novella to be relatively romance heavy but dark nonetheless (I was right 😌). I was very concerned this would have graphic SA scenes given Hunting Adeline, but, after reading the content warnings I was relieved to know that wasn't the case.

Where's Molly reveals missing details of Molly Devereaux from the Cat & Mouse duet—

• What led her to the same room as Adeline
• What kept her alive during her time there
• Where she is now
• But, more importantly, who she is now

It is told in 1st person, dual POV and contains a past and present timeline. Molly was dealt a sh*t hand in life, to be frank, but has a fire to her that has helped her to survive monstrous hardships. She is trying to live a quiet off-grid life...but someone from her past has other plans.

The MMC in this novella is, in short, yummy: protective, possessive, and obsessive. If you're not into that, you may want to skip out on this novella. However, you may fall in love with his mom (so you may want to stick around). I will admit, I couldn't give this a true 5/5 because of some of the spice scenes that felt consensually grey (similar to the Cat & Mouse duet). I know it will make other readers uncomfortable.

For a novella, this was a great story with a satisfying ending. As always, please read content warnings before going into a dark romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Incest, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Child death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Drug use