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Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

35 reviews

thebookish_adventures's review against another edition

Loved the idea behind the story, young girl travelling with a horror carnival so she can rid the world of evil 1 'demon' at a time in her little doll house of horrors... however, i didn't like the sexual gore, sex near mutilated bodies or sexual arousal while mutilating bodies.

I might come back and try to read it again... but for now I DNF.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

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

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

zoeeatsbooks'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

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

crazybooklady89's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

3.75

I feel like Haunting/Hunting Adeline were better written than this spinoff. Maybe if I had read Satan’s Affair in between the two books I would feel differently, but then it would have given away much of Hunting Adeline. It was good, but just not as WOW as the other 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

cheeserue'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sibby is my spiritual guide. I love everything about this girl. she overcame such a terrible upbringing, and (even though she might not always make the best decisions) she used her pain (and crazy) for what I personally consider a good cause. I was laughing anytime she had her henchmen doing things for her,

knowing that they don't actually exist.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

sarah_w33's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Honestly I read this book because I think I saw one review about it. This is not for the faint hearted let me tell you. If you hate gore in the slightest this isn’t for you. But when I tell you I shit my pants halfway through when none other than daddy Zade from haunting Adeline walked through the door. OML. It then all clicked that huh same author checks out oh heyyy this parts familiar and then it all fell into place. So yes if you can handle it I would definitely recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

thepeculiarlibrary's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

i love sibby. and it was satisfying to finally know how she met her henchmen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis