Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

185 reviews

misswirum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

If you have ANY triggers you need to read the TW, because I am BAFFLED reading some of the reviews of this book. Some don't understand that TW have to be read if you have any. This book was said to be DARK from the beginning, and somehow people don't get it and dnf and give a bad review. DON'T PICK UP A PITCH BLACK DARK ROMANCE WITH HEAVY TRIGGER WARNINGS IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE IT. It's okay to dnf a book. It's also okay to dnf a book and give it a bad review. But to give a bad review because it was "too dark" is wild. Just dnf and move on with your life.

And the kink shaming in many of the reviews is disgusting. People like different thing. There is nothing wrong about what Adeline liked.

Anyways.

If you're going to write about the Illuminati Lite you should probably team up with Dan Brown. This book was a liiiittle too far out there for me, and I'm not taking about the first part of the book. I am talking about "The Society". 
The Mindf*ck-series does revenge-scenes much better than Hunting Adeline, but it was still satisfying-ish. 

Is this a must read? No. I am glad I read them? Sure. But it's a book-series that is extremely over-hyped.

3,5/5⭐️
3/5📝
4/5🌶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Self harm, Trafficking, and Violence

max_lovesreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, Trafficking, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

kadbee's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Trafficking, Violence, Stalking, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Torture, Death, Self harm, Kidnapping, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident

lehuarivera's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Stalking, Death, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Gore, Murder, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

meganlaza's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug use, Classism, Mental illness, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Fatphobia, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Confinement, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Slavery, and Stalking

gabrielleandcompany's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

Don’t read this book if you think it’s just like Haunting Adeline. Part I was so sad and terrible for certain characters and really invoked a lot of thought about how awful people can be. The sad part is that what this character went through is actually reality for so many people. I read through because I wanted to see this character make it through this trauma. There were also a lot of… uh “romantic” choices that I definitely would not try for myself, but I just reminded myself that this is a fictional book and I can enjoy reading it even if I don’t agree with the choices that are made. But this book was highly addicting! DEFINITELY read through all of the content/trigger warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Grief, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy

destinynichole11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Trafficking, Cursing, Death, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Self harm, Stalking, Body shaming, Vomit, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Rape

sadiej13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child death, Gore, Addiction, Sexual violence, Cursing, Blood, Car accident, Body horror, Bullying, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Trafficking, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Violence, Stalking, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

feeow's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, Blood, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Death, Self harm, Stalking, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Alcohol, Body shaming, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

alyciajstewart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The first 45% of this book is not a dark romance, it's just dark. Addie finds herself in an absolutely terrifying situation that is very hard to read about. The only reason I was able to keep pushing through was because I knew eventually the author was going to get her and Zaid back together. The second half of the book brings back the spice that I came to expect after reading the first book. However, the depiction of the Romance takes an especially dark turn in this novel. Obviously, Addy and Zaid have never had a normal relationship, but the depictions of violence against each other in this book were perhaps a bit too dramatic. I am not a fan of reading about knife play, so most of the spicy scenes were not for me. Overall, I really enjoyed the ending and I'm glad that Addie and Zaid got there "happily" ever after.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Trafficking, Violence, Sexual assault, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Child death, Hate crime, Slavery, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Rape, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexism, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, and Forced institutionalization