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Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

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bmitch21's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I went into this blind, as someone told me to read this before reading Haunting Adeline. 

The spice level is off the charts and there is a TW at the beginning of the book. Picture this: House of 1000 Corpses meets Saw meets Porn and you have this book. I did find it interesting and found myself intrigued but it and wanting to know more of what happened. The ending was good and unexpected as well. If you can get past the TWs, then I recommend this one to you. 

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bergha1998's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad 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

3.25

Absolutely crazy town from start to finish. I mostly read it because I was craving some Why Choose? action. The spice scenes were great, but a bit too far in between. Also, personally the gore was a bit too much for me, thus I rated it a bit lower. 

Why Choose, Gore, 4 🔥

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lolalastname's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

0.5

In both Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline, Sibby’s presence in the narrative felt odd and out of place. Though I didn’t have high expectations going into Satan’s Affair, I had the tiniest sliver of hope that this novella would make sense of her character. Boy, was I wrong.

To put it plainly, I don’t know why this novella exists. Many fans of the series urge newcomers to read Satan’s Affair before reading Haunting Adeline “to avoid spoiling the twist.” I disagree. The novella was published between the release of books 1 and 2- long after Haunting’s social media virality. The “twist” isn’t a twist at all, simply Sibby’s most identifiable trait (and the punchline of every scene she’s in). The upcoming 2 novels starring Sibby as the lead render Satans Affair little more than a rushed exposition dump.

The most damning strike against Satan’s Affair is its own prose. While Sibby’s point of view is a nice break from Adeline and Zade’s grating internal monologue, it comes with its own problems. I tried and failed not to notice the writer behind the curtain, but the authors overwhelming presence in the narration completely broke my immersion in the story. I didn’t read Sibby’s thoughts and feelings- the writer told them to me, and explained exactly how to feel about them. The constant shift between first person present and past tense at random intervals was also extremely distracting.

Even though Satan’s Affair is  full to the brim with blood, guts, and gore , it lacks the tooth and grit needed to get me to buy what it’s selling.




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sdaley08's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-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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sjbookslut's review against another edition

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dark 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

2.5


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marisasbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.0


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theartistreader's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

TROPES: Seri@l k!ller, travelling haunted house, unhinged and psychopathic heroine.

👏🏻We love us a good unhinged heroine with psychopathic tendancies.👏🏻

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apalershadeofwhite's review against another edition

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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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spudliloquy's review against another edition

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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

3.75


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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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challenging dark fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Before I start this review, please check trigger warnings and please note that I don’t condone the actions during this storyline, but I was absolutely hooked on this book and I love Sibby. I felt guilty for enjoying this book as much as I did.  

This book is based on Sibby, who we met in the Cat and Mouse duet. This is her story. Every Halloween, Satan’s Affair will come to you. They travel the country, offering the best haunted houses, thrilling rides and the tastiest food and with every passing town, Sibby cleanse this world, one execution at a time. She hides within the walls, casting her judgement for those that reek of evil, singing lullabies to their rotting souls. Once you’ve been chosen, there’s no escaping her henchmen – they cater to her every desire. You can run and hide, but it only excites Sibby even more. Take a walk through her dollhouse, where your screams will blend and the cute little pleas will go unanswered. Sibby can’t promise it will be over quickly.  

I went into this book knowing that Sibby’s henchmen weren’t real and that I shouldn’t get attached to them or to Sibby, but I couldn’t help it. Sibby’s henchmen being hot, erotic and overprotective. Sibby being in the absolute bad ass she is. I really liked that H.D. Carlton gave Sibby a personality and a backstory (even if the backstory broke my freaking heart). I loved seeing Zade again and how Sibby and him met.  

This novella was brutal and I wanted to give Sibby a hug the whole time. H.D. Carlton could write her shopping list and I would still read it.  

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