Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

30 reviews

apalershadeofwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Slavery, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism

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

zc2's review against another edition

dark sad 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

Very VERY spicy. I read the cat and mouse duet before this but I’m finally happy to see into Sibbys life and past. Cant wait to read what happens to her after the end of hunting Adeline

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

auburn_phoenix_15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Bloody hell (literally)!!! That was very dark and tense. That plot twist at the end was unexpected, but the characters and the back story was troubling. However, I understood their situation due to their trauma.

Highly, recommend this to people with a strong stomach, tolerance for RH, strange kinks, and psychotic traumatic-riddled people. 

You have been warned!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Car accident

carina207's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

anshika06's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

siggs__'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

****TW****

I strongly debated adding a review of this book at first, it just seemed like a super gory, plotless, confusing mess. HOWEVER, that ending... mostly the epilogue itself is just, idk. I read this book because I wanted to read Haunting Adeline and was recommended to read this novella first (I'm assuming because we're introduced to Zade here). I won't lie, from page one, the trigger warnings fly in. I felt anxious, confused, and mildly nauseous at points, but finding out what you do in the epilogue... I just am in awe atp. The representation of surviving abuse, experiencing psychological duress, and a journey of potential healing, I've never seen something written so well. Please, if you choose to read, do your research, check the trigger warnings FIRST, then go in with an open mind and search out the underpinnings of what the plot is trying to portray. Yes, there's smut, and I mean A LOT of it (that's the part that made me a little nauseous because of its context), so if that's your thing, it's definitely here, but tread carefully and enjoy :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bekand1's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kirkland433's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.25

Woah. I can't even talk about this book without spoilers but damn did Carlton surprise me. Haunted houses terrify me in general, but I was completely enthralled by Sibel and her murdering "demons" in her haunted house. I absolutely loved it.

Sibel, this poor girl has had a very rough life up until this point. Her 5 henchmen are there to support her and I love them. Let me tell you the devastation I felt for her when she finds out they aren't real. Her brain made them up as a coping mechanism. I literally didn't see that twist coming, and now I'm like what other hints were there that Sibel was the only one who could see them?? 

I also want to know Zade's story. What you up to bro?

The ending was perfection. I can't wait to try more of Carlton's writing.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

Minor: Car accident