Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

95 reviews

denisedoesdiction's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

okay but I actually liked this. Am I... Crazy? *manic cackle* I think I just prefer darker reads lol. I fear this has kick started "summer-ween" for me. I mean who wouldnt want halloween all year round? I live for the dark gothic and questionable vibes. I loved this story and the concept and the fall carnival ambiance. it was just such a smooth and fast read. gory and filthy and adrenaline inducing goodness. Honestly I have to commend H.D. Carlton bc her writing is captivating and it hits. I could perfectly envision all this craziness and it was smashing dahling. Also wow, the introduction to ZADEEEEE, im already obsessed. The writing was just too good, like damn give this authors editors a raise. its currently past midnight and im going to bed with a smile on my face. Also the fact that Zade didnt treat Sibby as an outsider really spoke to his character and his understanding of the various forms of darkness that plague this world and you know a book series is going to be good when it mentions you know what bc that seems to be the theme for all my favorite books. we lust a man on a mission. soooo im hooked babes. lets start this cat and mouse journey shall we. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Death of parent

ari_bryce's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

I DNFd Haunting Adeline but decided to give this author another chance. While this one still has its issues I was actually able to stomach this one without wanting to throw my Kindle across the room. Carlton does lean into the stigma of hallucinatory disorders being "the voices are telling me to kill you" and not entirely touching on less stereotypical cases of these disorders. But this was still a major step up morally than Haunting Adeline so it's in the middle for me on rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

spatterson7's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment

destinynichole11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

nailahm's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Mental illness

taylorrandall's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

That last chapter ruined it for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail