Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

1227 reviews

victori_anne848's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? No

0.5

Romanticizes rape and harmful acts towards women, very distasteful and doesn't have a point

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

seraphiina's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

0.25

What in the Wattpad was this novel and how did this ever get published?
I have never seen a more poorly thought out novel in my entire life. I am sure most children could pull through with a story that is more logically and narratively coherent, that also wouldn't make me want to vomit after every page.
I wish it was just a matter of me finding the book vile that made me dislike it so much, but it's just.. so bad. I don't know how you managed to make a story about a woman solving her great-grandmother's murder, and a stalker/murderer/rapist working to stop human trafficking, boring, but it is apparently possible. I have no idea how I got through 583 pages of rape, stalking and downright cringy dialogue. I feel like I deserve a medal after pulling through this one, but honestly, I don't deserve it after considering the book in the first place.
Please, to all potential readers, I can only try to convey my message that you do not want to waste time on this one. Read literally anything else. I wish that device from Men in Black was real so I could delete this book from my memory, but alas..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder

rzimmer08's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

This book is great if you like a multi perspective book. This book is the definition of I know it’s wrong but it feels so right. I have my gripes with it but overall good read. Cliffhanger ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Terminal illness

eminaxbasic's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

marynograce827's review against another edition

Maybe just not for me, but in my opinion this was way beyond messed up and the male main interest's "punishment" is borderline, if not absolutely, SA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

jelly_fssh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Solid read, some parts were pulled together too easily or like something wasn’t explained, it didn’t take away from enjoying the book. It held my attention and I enjoyed reading, the cliffhanger ending definitely had me running to book two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

alidigiacomo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

crystaldimond_49's review against another edition

dark

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

pipercurrywilladsen's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail