Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

186 reviews

denisedoesdiction's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

okay but I actually liked this. Am I... Crazy? *manic cackle* I think I just prefer darker reads lol. I fear this has kick started "summer-ween" for me. I mean who wouldnt want halloween all year round? I live for the dark gothic and questionable vibes. I loved this story and the concept and the fall carnival ambiance. it was just such a smooth and fast read. gory and filthy and adrenaline inducing goodness. Honestly I have to commend H.D. Carlton bc her writing is captivating and it hits. I could perfectly envision all this craziness and it was smashing dahling. Also wow, the introduction to ZADEEEEE, im already obsessed. The writing was just too good, like damn give this authors editors a raise. its currently past midnight and im going to bed with a smile on my face. Also the fact that Zade didnt treat Sibby as an outsider really spoke to his character and his understanding of the various forms of darkness that plague this world and you know a book series is going to be good when it mentions you know what bc that seems to be the theme for all my favorite books. we lust a man on a mission. soooo im hooked babes. lets start this cat and mouse journey shall we. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Trafficking, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Body horror, and Death

ari_bryce'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I DNFd Haunting Adeline but decided to give this author another chance. While this one still has its issues I was actually able to stomach this one without wanting to throw my Kindle across the room. Carlton does lean into the stigma of hallucinatory disorders being "the voices are telling me to kill you" and not entirely touching on less stereotypical cases of these disorders. But this was still a major step up morally than Haunting Adeline so it's in the middle for me on rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

anja_2309's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

It was really interesting to find out sibbys story, if you wonder no it’s not necessary to read this book before haunting Adeline because it’s doesn’t really give you that much information that you don’t already get in the Duett 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Cursing, and Child abuse

hanschub's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Sexual content, Car accident, Blood, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Cursing

Moderate: Physical abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Eating disorder, and Trafficking

spatterson7's review against another edition

dark tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Vomit, Rape, Child death, Sexual violence, Car accident, Eating disorder, Trafficking, Incest, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

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

autumnwitch14's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Abandonment, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, and Infidelity

tiffcutshall's review against another edition

dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

Wow! Just…yeah wow!

Okay this story was brought to my attention when I posted in a reading group I had started Haunting Adeline and I immediately ran to find this. 

At first I was unsure of the connection between this and Cat and Mouse duet till Satan’s Affair arrived in Seattle. This book while very dark and definitely the head trip at the end was amazing! I felt for Sibby and loved how morally grey she is. The short interaction with Zade was perfect. 

Highly recommend this if you’re reading or have read Haunting Adeline!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Blood, Sexual content, Gore, Murder, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Child abuse and Addiction

ltisdale21's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

asier_ayduhn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis