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Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

100 reviews

car_car22's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

I was not super impressed by this book. I felt that most of this story was in the Cat and Mouse Duet besides the backstory about how Sibby grew up. It depicted a lot of murder and se* which was fun to read about but there was nothing to really pull me in besides the heart wrenching story of her upbringing which occurred throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Murder

annikenr's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

marisasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

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

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Trafficking

dakotab219's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

Before I start this review, please check trigger warnings and please note that I don’t condone the actions during this storyline, but I was absolutely hooked on this book and I love Sibby. I felt guilty for enjoying this book as much as I did.  

This book is based on Sibby, who we met in the Cat and Mouse duet. This is her story. Every Halloween, Satan’s Affair will come to you. They travel the country, offering the best haunted houses, thrilling rides and the tastiest food and with every passing town, Sibby cleanse this world, one execution at a time. She hides within the walls, casting her judgement for those that reek of evil, singing lullabies to their rotting souls. Once you’ve been chosen, there’s no escaping her henchmen – they cater to her every desire. You can run and hide, but it only excites Sibby even more. Take a walk through her dollhouse, where your screams will blend and the cute little pleas will go unanswered. Sibby can’t promise it will be over quickly.  

I went into this book knowing that Sibby’s henchmen weren’t real and that I shouldn’t get attached to them or to Sibby, but I couldn’t help it. Sibby’s henchmen being hot, erotic and overprotective. Sibby being in the absolute bad ass she is. I really liked that H.D. Carlton gave Sibby a personality and a backstory (even if the backstory broke my freaking heart). I loved seeing Zade again and how Sibby and him met.  

This novella was brutal and I wanted to give Sibby a hug the whole time. H.D. Carlton could write her shopping list and I would still read it.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia

__romancereader__'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

That ending was wild I can’t believe that that was an amazing twist that i did not see coming at all i loved meeting Zade before reading haunting/hunting adeline i am glad i read this one before i read haunting/hunting i had a friend tell me to read Satan’s affair first because it had a twist at the ending that if you read haunting/hunting adeline first it would've spoiled it for you so I'm glad i read Satan’s affair first that ending i am still in denial with though thats crazy i can’t wait to read the rest of the cat and mouse duet and i rated this book five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ so damn good😁🥰🥰🙃🙃😁😁

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

madiswright's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, and Sexual violence

book_cryptid99's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail