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Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

14 reviews

kealeighsbooknook's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

4.75

I started this book because wanted to read the cat and mouse duet however This book had me hooked and gripped from the page I wasn’t sure at first I thought it would be too gory for me but I loved it but it isn’t for the faint hearted. The smut is up there with the best smut I have read a 5 star read from me. 
Can’t wait to read the next books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cultural appropriation, Death, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Violence, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Rape

autumnwitch14's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Abandonment, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, and Infidelity

alis143's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Death of parent

mimo_'s review against another edition

dark

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

lmao what the fuck was that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Cursing, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

scarlethgiselle's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gun violence, Confinement, Torture, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Gore, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Sexism

killerkatastrophe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Confinement

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Car accident, Sexual assault, Vomit, Sexual violence, Grief, Incest, Excrement, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Trafficking

xana42's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexism, Trafficking, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, and Torture

thesloreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

This book is a lot! I dont mind dark but even the guy that is dark in this is like this girl is next level!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, and Sexual content

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angeliquescollection's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Wow. I’m literally in awe. This book was CRAZY to say the least. The ending… omg. What an amazing ending. 

I’m so excited to start Haunting Adeline. Zade was such a “fun” character to read. I’m so glad I started with this book. 

This is definitely the darkest book I’ve read so far and honestly at first I thought to myself “maybe I do have some triggers.” But I think this book lowkey shines a light of some terrible things that go on literally everyday. Very realistic in a way. 

I loved the “magical” aspect to this. Not in sense of light fairytale or fantasy. More so like haunting and horror like. It felt whimsical in a way. 

I actually loved it. I love the ending, and I’ll definitely be reading more about Sibby. She’s so intriguing.

 4.0 rating right now only because I wasn’t prepared for how dark it was. I’ve read dark romance before but NOTHING quite like this. But I’m not even mad about it because EVERYONE talks about how dark H.D’s books are. I already knew lol. 

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, and Infidelity

lolalastname's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.5

In both Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline, Sibby’s presence in the narrative felt odd and out of place. Though I didn’t have high expectations going into Satan’s Affair, I had the tiniest sliver of hope that this novella would make sense of her character. Boy, was I wrong.

To put it plainly, I don’t know why this novella exists. Many fans of the series urge newcomers to read Satan’s Affair before reading Haunting Adeline “to avoid spoiling the twist.” I disagree. The novella was published between the release of books 1 and 2- long after Haunting’s social media virality. The “twist” isn’t a twist at all, simply Sibby’s most identifiable trait (and the punchline of every scene she’s in). The upcoming 2 novels starring Sibby as the lead render Satans Affair little more than a rushed exposition dump.

The most damning strike against Satan’s Affair is its own prose. While Sibby’s point of view is a nice break from Adeline and Zade’s grating internal monologue, it comes with its own problems. I tried and failed not to notice the writer behind the curtain, but the authors overwhelming presence in the narration completely broke my immersion in the story. I didn’t read Sibby’s thoughts and feelings- the writer told them to me, and explained exactly how to feel about them. The constant shift between first person present and past tense at random intervals was also extremely distracting.

Even though Satan’s Affair is  full to the brim with blood, guts, and gore , it lacks the tooth and grit needed to get me to buy what it’s selling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Police brutality, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Body horror, Death of parent, Ableism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Cursing, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest, Slavery, Infidelity, Infertility, Trafficking, and Miscarriage