Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

98 reviews

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

theutterotter's review against another edition

This book was vary too dark and gruesome for me. I got to the scene with the mace and had to call it there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Description of the mace scene:

She hunts down a man she believes to have raped his girlfriend (I believe he did though I didn't finish the book), then cuts off one of his arms and breaks all the fingers on the other hand, breaks his feet, and tells him to run. When she catches him, she rapes him with a mace, essentially disemboweling him through his anus, and it is very descriptive. She is also sexually aroused the entire time and spends a lot of time musing on the sex she's going to have directly after this.

greentofu5's review against another edition

challenging 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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

sarahasperger's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Trafficking

tori_irl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

This gave me the Sibby I needed after the Cat & Mouse duet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

charlotteee6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

would love to give this book more but i found it a little too dark for me. i did however, read it all in one sitting and love it the whole way. until the near end. when my jaw freaking dropped. and even then i still loved it. although i have a question for anyone who has read this book and, even though i’m 99% sure u can’t message on here, i want you to think about this and see if you can come up with a possible explanation:

SPOILER ALERT (kinda):

if they weren’t real (trying to not spoil it so i won’t say who exactly), then how did they stop the people from escaping. like when she was in the walls and they stopped the man from getting out. how if they weren’t real!?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, and Murder