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Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

7 reviews

destinynichole11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Violence, Self harm, Torture, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Cursing, Death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

crazybooklady89's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I feel like Haunting/Hunting Adeline were better written than this spinoff. Maybe if I had read Satan’s Affair in between the two books I would feel differently, but then it would have given away much of Hunting Adeline. It was good, but just not as WOW as the other 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Confinement, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Incest, Murder, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Gore, Abandonment, Violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

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

lex123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

This was very much action pack. I love sibby, and her henchmen. I would love to see more about sibby. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Incest, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, and Self harm

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

theartistreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

TROPES: Seri@l k!ller, travelling haunted house, unhinged and psychopathic heroine.

👏🏻We love us a good unhinged heroine with psychopathic tendancies.👏🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry

katrinaarnika's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Child abuse, Blood, Murder, Vomit, Incest, Gore, and Death