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A review by maraseyers
Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton
1.0
I have a lot of thoughts about what I read and a lot of mixed feelings.
The writing, while brutally explicit at parts, somehow managed to come off childish at the same time. I felt like I was reading a story off of Wattpad that an angst filled middle schooler wrote.
I thought the premise held potential. The setting was something I was really interested in, but the overall tone had me rolling my eyes. I can handle horror novels, dark romances, etc., but this was something else entirely.
*The rest of the review contains spoilers*
The one thing I really liked about the story was Silby’s backstory. The whole cult, abusive father storyline was interesting and helped me better understand Silby and her motivations. I wish there was more of that.
I think I could wrap my head around the whole plot, the entire story we read, being a delusion. However, the mental health representation made me feel so icky. I know people aren’t reading this story for proper mental health representation, but I think negative portrayal of mental illnesses only perpetuates stigmas surrounding mental illnesses.
I read this book before going into Haunting Adeline since it was recommended to me. I can handle dark themes and horror, but it’s annoying when those themes aren’t brought into the story in an interesting way.
The writing, while brutally explicit at parts, somehow managed to come off childish at the same time. I felt like I was reading a story off of Wattpad that an angst filled middle schooler wrote.
I thought the premise held potential. The setting was something I was really interested in, but the overall tone had me rolling my eyes. I can handle horror novels, dark romances, etc., but this was something else entirely.
*The rest of the review contains spoilers*
The one thing I really liked about the story was Silby’s backstory. The whole cult, abusive father storyline was interesting and helped me better understand Silby and her motivations. I wish there was more of that.
I think I could wrap my head around the whole plot, the entire story we read, being a delusion. However, the mental health representation made me feel so icky. I know people aren’t reading this story for proper mental health representation, but I think negative portrayal of mental illnesses only perpetuates stigmas surrounding mental illnesses.
I read this book before going into Haunting Adeline since it was recommended to me. I can handle dark themes and horror, but it’s annoying when those themes aren’t brought into the story in an interesting way.