Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

808 reviews

bmw2024's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

ceh391's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book! One of my top favorites! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

tilz20's review against another edition

dark medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

nelly1507's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, and Stalking

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Mental illness

sarawichterich's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

i still don’t understand why someone who has worked his whole life to catch r**ists and pdf files likes… r**ing his love interest???????

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

this book is quite literally known for it’s trigger warnings so there’s no way for you to NOT know what you’re getting into when you crack this one open… definitely precede with caution.

elbene0409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Stalking

victori_anne848's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

0.5

Romanticizes rape and harmful acts towards women, very distasteful and doesn't have a point

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Terminal illness

eminaxbasic's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

marynograce827's review against another edition

Maybe just not for me, but in my opinion this was way beyond messed up and the male main interest's "punishment" is borderline, if not absolutely, SA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment