Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

96 reviews

theutterotter's review against another edition

This book was vary too dark and gruesome for me. I got to the scene with the mace and had to call it there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Sexual assault, and Murder

Description of the mace scene:

She hunts down a man she believes to have raped his girlfriend (I believe he did though I didn't finish the book), then cuts off one of his arms and breaks all the fingers on the other hand, breaks his feet, and tells him to run. When she catches him, she rapes him with a mace, essentially disemboweling him through his anus, and it is very descriptive. She is also sexually aroused the entire time and spends a lot of time musing on the sex she's going to have directly after this.

greentofu5's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Murder, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide

sarahasperger's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Death, Rape, Blood, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Trafficking

howboutjane's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.5

“You’re not normal?”....
 “The interesting people never are.... "

This book was delightfully disturbing. Sibil gives Harley Quinn vibes but more unhinged. Quick read but such a wtf roller coaster. Chock full of triggers so proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, Cursing, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Excrement, Pedophilia, and Car accident

_sophs_book_nook_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I hadn't read anything about this book before reading but I had seen Haunting/Hunting Adeline everywhere.
The first chapter had my jaw on the floor .
The detail in this book is unmatched by anything I have ever read.
This is the first horror I have ever delved into and It was incredible, I didn't really know where the story was going to go and THE TWISTS!! 
Just brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Torture, Blood, Violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

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

aubreyxx's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Blood, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, and Gore

sarah_w33's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Honestly I read this book because I think I saw one review about it. This is not for the faint hearted let me tell you. If you hate gore in the slightest this isn’t for you. But when I tell you I shit my pants halfway through when none other than daddy Zade from haunting Adeline walked through the door. OML. It then all clicked that huh same author checks out oh heyyy this parts familiar and then it all fell into place. So yes if you can handle it I would definitely recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Gore, Death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Rape, Violence, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, and Kidnapping

rubisbooknook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I don’t think this book was badly written in any way, as a matter of fact it was the compelling writing style that kept me going and able to finish. I just had a very hard time with this one.
I knew going in, it was gonna be very dark and that there were lots of trigger warnings. And I can usually handle those kinds of things when they’re a means to a better end, but I was just so uncomfortable with some of the scenes in this book. One in particular almost made me DNF the book. I couldn’t though, because I had to know the final outcome and understand the connection to Haunting Adeline so I couldn’t help but push through. 
It wasn’t a pleasant reading experience, but I don’t think it’s ever meant to be. The whole story is told through Sibby’s point of view who has suffered so much trauma in her life that she’s clearly not mentally stable. I expected this to be a dark romance, since it’s the prequel to one, but it’s more of a character study mixed with a psychological horror/thriller. 
This book is helpful in better understanding Sibby’s character in Haunting Adeline, but it’s not a story I’d ever like to revisit again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Mental illness, Death of parent, Violence, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Physical abuse

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