Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

97 reviews

maryp20's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

I really enjoyed beginning to learn about Sibby’s past and how she came to be this character. I did wish that this was longer and had more details but overall loved the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, Death, Torture, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Trafficking, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Pedophilia

necahual's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

theredheadbookaddict's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

I'm not a huge Halloween or scary movie/book individual but that being said I'm partial to a dark romance when the mood calls. I absolutely loved Haunting & Hunting Adeline so I knew I had to give this one a go so I could learn more about Sibby. 

Boy oh boy was I not left wanting. This book is beyond messed up. There are so many things wrong with it. That being said .. I enjoyed every single thing about it. 

I started off thinking about how unhinged Sibby was. She done so much to shock me. But when you find out about her upbringing and being in a cult - everything kind of clicks into place. Sibby believes there are Demons in the world and its her job to rid the Earth of them. 

I also loved that we got a glimpse of Daddy Zade in this one. There is nothing that man can do that I won't love. 

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 
 • physco vibes
 • haunted fun fair
 • halloween
 • reverse harem 
 • demon slayer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Murder, Mental illness, and Child abuse

meechercreature's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

The gore was a bit much for me but I knew that going in. It was a fast read and overall a compelling end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Child abuse, Violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

kittykatruin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide, and Stalking

a_libra_library's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Vomit, Violence, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

alexsandraburns's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.25

This book was incredibly graphic. I can read stories with both gore and  explicit sex, however, combining the two together in what can only be described as a murder kink was quite disturbing. The trigger warning at the end of the blurb isn’t for nothing - too bad I didn’t scroll down to see that before reading it. The protagonist of this story is clearly very disturbed, so just be aware of that. I also found the writing and dialogue to sound quite juvenile, but I get the feeling that that was to reflect the characters mental state and capacity. 
Persevered with the book as it was suggested to read this before reading “Haunting Adeline” which I had seen recommended a few times. 
Not a book I would personally recommend, but the great thing is we all have our own tastes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Pedophilia, Murder, and Domestic abuse

jada38375's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

bmitch21's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I went into this blind, as someone told me to read this before reading Haunting Adeline. 

The spice level is off the charts and there is a TW at the beginning of the book. Picture this: House of 1000 Corpses meets Saw meets Porn and you have this book. I did find it interesting and found myself intrigued but it and wanting to know more of what happened. The ending was good and unexpected as well. If you can get past the TWs, then I recommend this one to you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit