Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

691 reviews

smut_sluut's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Stalking

ilikenaps's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

luichanco's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I finished this for a trivia night but I wish I hadn't. Really terrible writing, even some grammatical errors. Author needs a thesaurus. Blatantly spells out how you're supposed to feel as a reader, but I guess if you want a book where you can turn your brain off then this might be it. Just... so much cringe.

2 stars because I just need to know what happens next now. But I might just read a summary to save time...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Stalking

moxiereads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

l_fitz20's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

Heavily disliked this book. Glorified rape when the MMC is supposedly battling the entirety of the sex trafficking ring and saving/rehoming victims. insanity. regret not DNF-ing tbh. felt like it was trying to be too many things at once w/ the different “plots” going on all at once. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

libbijade13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

readerslump's review against another edition

This is most probably the worst book I have ever had the displeasure of reading. 
Zade whatever is a swine that deserves to die. He is by no means a hero. He saves women who get sexually assaulted and are sold for sex trafficking, yet at the same time he stalks a stupid woman and sexually assaults her. She verbally declared multiple times that she does not want him to touch her. They’re both a bunch of idiots. 
People categorizing this as “romance” is diabolical and insane. This is in no way shape or form a romance book. Dark? Absolutely. Romance? Hell fucking no. Fiction or not, people need to get their heads out of the gutter, not a single thing is romantic about this and anyone who thinks otherwise requires immediate therapy.
Burn in the deepest pits of hell zade.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

saffiyahk's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

frangallx's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Stalking

_roguereader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Just wow. Zaddy can give me roses any day that ends in “Y”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment