Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

14 reviews

bigbookslay's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

love my girl sibby sm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bbygirl21's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Sibby and get henchmen were amazing. The twist at the end was just awesome. I had already known somewhat what it was even before reading the book, but I was still shocked reading about it and kind of disappointed because with how hot the scenes were between Sibel and her men I really didn't want the twist to be real.

I also loved the meeting between Zade and Sibby. I can't wait to start the connecting duet to this book and read more about Zade and to see more of Sibby even just for a little bit. Reading this book only makes me more excited to read haunting and hunting Adeline than I already was.

I honestly wasn't sure if I'd like this book or not but it was absolutely amazing. Yeah it was quite graphic and can be very difficult to read some parts of it but I absolutely loved it.

Definitely a 5 star read for sure and I'd highly recommend it to those who are able to stomach and withstand the graphic content. Definitely recommend checking the trigger/content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Cult

siggs__'s review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.0

****TW****

I strongly debated adding a review of this book at first, it just seemed like a super gory, plotless, confusing mess. HOWEVER, that ending... mostly the epilogue itself is just, idk. I read this book because I wanted to read Haunting Adeline and was recommended to read this novella first (I'm assuming because we're introduced to Zade here). I won't lie, from page one, the trigger warnings fly in. I felt anxious, confused, and mildly nauseous at points, but finding out what you do in the epilogue... I just am in awe atp. The representation of surviving abuse, experiencing psychological duress, and a journey of potential healing, I've never seen something written so well. Please, if you choose to read, do your research, check the trigger warnings FIRST, then go in with an open mind and search out the underpinnings of what the plot is trying to portray. Yes, there's smut, and I mean A LOT of it (that's the part that made me a little nauseous because of its context), so if that's your thing, it's definitely here, but tread carefully and enjoy :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

mellikesbooks's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

there's no amount of therapy that can pay for the emotional damage this book did to me

i took almost a month to read this book but god knows this has to be the greatest books i've ever read this year

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Trafficking