Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

216 reviews

hayley2u's review

dark emotional 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

1.0

Ummm that was a tough read. There are some mental images I will never forget no matter how hard I try. No one deserves what happened to Gary/ Jerry, I don't remember his name and I'm not going back to look.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

ookyleoo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

libbijade13's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kc_louisa's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Typically I'm a fantasy girlie but this book really shocked me on how good it was, it may be short but it packs a good punch

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Infertility, Pedophilia, Medical content, Trafficking, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Very dark

elkfr's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

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

kimberlywyatt5's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Just wow. This book is nuts and I’m here for every bit of it. I have read Haunting Adeline already and I have partially read Hunting Adeline and so I was familiar with this character. However, to know all of her backstory really brings her into perspective as a whole. The ending is absolutely genius. I love how this author writes the book and the progression of events. This book does have very dark elements, so it’s not a good feeling book. If you have issues with content warnings, I’d not pick up this short read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Suicide, Torture, and Murder

inaneram's review

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

It wasn't a smooth reading experience. While it was disturbing, it felt predictable and played on making the characters nonsensical instead of actually creating an understanding of the character. There were some references to past trauma but it didn't sell the whole bit. I felt like it was more focused on having s** scenes than creating a story or a universe. It's recommended to read this before Cat and Mouse duology but I don't see why as the world-creating was kept to a minimum. I haven't read the duology yet so tbc if the characters are important in this prequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder

eclipse_the_bookworm's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

g_runswithwolves's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis