Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

56 reviews

gellysam's review against another edition

dark tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual content, Death, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Violence

taylorrandall's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

That last chapter ruined it for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Child abuse, Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicide, Gore, Cursing, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Sexual violence

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

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

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

tori_irl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This gave me the Sibby I needed after the Cat & Mouse duet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Body horror, Blood, Death, Torture, Murder, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Incest, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, 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

adelagx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Eating disorder, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Trafficking, Murder, Eating disorder, and Pedophilia

katherinet's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Trafficking

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