Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

206 reviews

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

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

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

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

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Addiction and Child abuse

ninajt's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I liked it. It was intense and kept me wondering what was going to happen. And the ending!!! Did not see that coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Trafficking

cybercrow12'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood

whatzoreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

A baptism of spicy booktok fire 🔥 🌶️  no spoilers but there is a strong possibility of losing one’s stomach contents whilst reading this. Never sure ‘til you explore but safe to say gratuitous violence is not my spicy thang… and I still don’t like clowns 🤡 Maybe it’s just me getting old but I remember when demon hunting was Buffy and the Scooby Gang with geriatric Giles enjoying nice cup of tea and the occasional whiff of a shag. This is definitely not that 😂 In saying all of this, I did develop a character crush on Sibby. Forget lads on tour in the dolls house it’s 100% girls run the world 🌍 and that is what elevated this to a solid 3 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

cwbillings'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

2.0

There’s a good plot buried DEEP underneath the unnecessary gore and shock value of this novella. The main character is twisted with an interesting backstory but she’s written poorly along with the rest. I know trigger warnings are presented by the author but I was not prepared for just how nonchalantly dark themes would be presented here. And the author makes gross generalizations about various addictions and mental illnesses. I will read the following book in the series as it is my understanding that it has little to do with this one. However, I am not expecting much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

abbybailey'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It was recommended that I read this before Haunting Adeline. I’m a little shocked. Not my normal cup of tea, but that seems to be the trend with the last two books I’ve read now. I would say a solid 3/5 for the twist at the end. The rest of it I felt like I was reading just to get through it so I can read the next book. Not trying to yuck someone else’s yum, but not quite for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Blood

yeesh97'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bekahzabel's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

She’s a 10, but she gang b*ngs 5 imaginary men after murdering evil souls. 

Wow, whoopsie. Guess I fell down the rabbit hole. And I liked it. I usually say no pleasures are guilty in my world, but I may have to repent after these 180 pages. 

Sibby, my little delulu psycho, I love you so. She’s an icon, a legend, beauty, grace, and Ms. United States. I ate it up. Those group scenes were complete sin and filth. I got what I was looking for and THEN SOME. 

4.25⭐️ // 4.5🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lehuarivera's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis