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Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

56 reviews

a_libra_library's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Rape, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder

gabriellegraceg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

I think I enjoyed the sex scenes the most and Zade is really compelling as a sexy stalker but I wish Adeline's actions weren't so nonsensical sometimes, like she was always egging him on and then pretending like she was helpless it just didn't add up sometimes even though it moved the plot along it made her less realistic for me. It didn't nearly as gory as Satan's Affair but the romance made it more interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pedophilia

8739's review against another edition

funny slow-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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual content, Cursing, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Torture, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Death

vampylvrr'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Trafficking, Blood, Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

lolalastname's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.25

WRITING A FULL REVIEW LATER
To paraphrase Tyra Banks “It’s so bad I want to give you a zero. But that’s not possible, so I give you a 0.25.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Vomit

ynp16's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, and Vomit

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

dark tense 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? It's complicated

2.0

Rape isn't sexy. 

I've read a lot of dark books but this was just too misogynistic even for me. I'm not going to bother to read the sequel - it's fine with me if they're both dead. 

The secondary plot of her great-grandmother's murder was incredibly boring and a waste of time. I couldn't even begin to care about it. 

The bad grammar just added to my disgust with this book. I wouldn't recommend this to anybody. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Rape, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Physical abuse

minimikk4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Probably my all time favorite book. Sooooo worth the read!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Vomit, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Car accident, Classism, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction

averiemcdonald22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I loved this book, the character were amazing and I’m so excited to start Haunting Adeline to see what happens next. H.D. Carlton out her foot in this one, I’m hooked💗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Car accident, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

sunray_sunburn's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I am ASHAMED to have enjoyed this book as much as I did. I will have to answer for my sins later, but for now I will give you my review of this dark dark dark (did I mention this is very dark) book. 

I will not recommend this book openly to anyone. Please please please know what you are getting into. Read the trigger warnings and then read them again. I have not read anything so graphic in the gore and rape as is in this book. It was not the best writing in the world, but it did scratch an itch - that I am very ashamed to have - and I couldn't put it down (unless I couldn't stomach it anymore for the day). The last 10% is very triggering and you should be of sound mind to get through it. 

The romance/smut aspect of this book: the smut is very good (oh god I really am going to hell). My dear dear cousin summed it up beautifully, "if you have ever had a rape fantasy, then you will like this book." I feel like that is a great warning for the spice in this book. THE GUN SCENE!!! Don't read or listen to this in public because damn, I thought I had a good smut in public poker face but I was proved so wrong. 

Now I have to decide if I will read the next book, not because the story isn't compelling, but because I have to decide if I want to be the person I will be when I am done with it. 

Side note: I will not be discussing any of my feeling about this with anyone who has not read the book since they are my only safe space in this category lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Alcohol, Drug use, Abandonment, Infidelity, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcoholism, Body horror, Grief, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Slavery, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gore, Car accident, Child death, Classism, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Medical content