Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

148 reviews

mailenlovesreading's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

4.25

I surprisingly enjoyed this book and I am not sorry about it. 

What was most ironic though was that Zade’s life purpose was to eradicate human trafficking and the skin trade and killing pedophiles yet he stalked and forced himself on a woman. Like?? 

The whole “saving the women and children” part honestly just felt like something to give Zade a redeeming quality while he did a lot of morally fucked up shit. However that dark aspect of the book did touch on important topics to do with corruption in power and the skin trade. Along with this, it was good to have multiple plot points at the same time that weren’t just their relationship such as Gigi’s diaries and the mystery of her death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Rape, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

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

jelly_fssh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Solid read, some parts were pulled together too easily or like something wasn’t explained, it didn’t take away from enjoying the book. It held my attention and I enjoyed reading, the cliffhanger ending definitely had me running to book two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

ladykristyofwigtownshire's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

kd666's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent

twistykris's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

hannaween's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Writing was very poor and cringey

lokeylez's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

it’s really well written but also traumatized me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

bethanyjgilmore's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment