Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

745 reviews

lbenina's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

It’s a very very very dark book. I skipped many of the chapters/paragraphs that had dark themes descriptions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

brittmorgan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Read this book because a friend and tik tok. Had a hard time wanting to even pick up the book after starting it. Only stayed to find who killed grandma (Gigi). Also, really didn’t like the main characters but loved most of the side characters like Daya, Sibby, and Jay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Good luck

sammers9774's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

smyser627's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Love, love, love. Everyone tells me it's traumatizing, and it's not amazing but it's not even horrible! Although it is pretty dark so the trigger warnings would be good to read... I honestly love Zade and his dedication. Could he have approached the situation differently? Yes. But he did it so she wouldn't be petrified of him when she found out who he really was... it's cute I guess. He's cute. Too cute.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Trafficking, Gore, and Kidnapping

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Violence, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Car accident, Trafficking, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Sexism, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Gore

loreluvss's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Stalking, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Death

Not for the light hearted.

ktmags's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Okay so this book scared the shit out of me and i can't get past the disgusting sex scenes and the idea of Zade being so sick in the head HOWEVER the other storyline surrounding Zade's career and everything he does was actually so good and it's probably the reason i'm gonna read the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Cursing, Stalking, and Child death

deeloro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

This (second) time around I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook and hearing some of the changes that differ from the e-book, the physical copy and the audiobook. Very Interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship

If you have any triggers what-so-ever, you should check them before you read this book.

gemgem44's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Rape, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Violence

wingleader_11's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

I am concerned...about myself really. There is so much so wrong with this book. I am horrified by a lot of it. And yet......I found a lot of it really dang hot. I want to throw up saying this. Why am I like this? Who hurt me? I don't have any answers. Zade is the biggest hypocrite to ever hypocrite. I could have been fully on board with him if there was even a shred of consent for the first 75% of the book. But alas, he is a giant walking red flag and I must sit in my shame and wonder what happened to me that I could not DNF this book because he had me in a chokehold. I might deserve to be committed because against my better judgement I will read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, and Child death