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Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

390 reviews

grace_crank's review

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

elysia_16's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

kolakubez07's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

Book 2 of the Cat and Mouse Duet.. again please check the trigger warnings before opening this book.

Being honest I didn’t find the second book as gripping as the first… the story to start with seemed to drag on and occasionally ew characters were introduced and I had to go back a page or two to figure out what was going on. 

The story between Zade and Addie still had me hooked and how their relationship evolves and grows but the rest I was just a bit meh! about.

I know there’s 2 other books that link to this duet but I’m not 100% sure I’ll be in a hurry to read them! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sshpurple1's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Slavery, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

thebookaddict's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

Allereerst dit boek is niet voor iedereen geschikt, kijk zeker even de triggerwarnings en als er iets tussen staat waar jij niet tegen kan sla dit boek dan lekker over! Genoeg boeken om van te genieten. 

Voor mij was dit boek echt een topper. Dit is duistere dark romance en ik heb hiervan genoten (in hoeverre je hier natuurlijk echt van genieten kan spreken). Het boek behandeld heftige dingen die ook tot in de detail worden uitgelegd. Dit vond ik sterk aan het boek. De romance hier was sterk aanwezig en in het begin miste in de connectie tussen Zade en Adeline. Het was natuurlijk wel logisch dat deze op een andere manier plaatsvinden dan in deel 1 als je kijkt naar de omstandigheden. Ik vond Zade weer heerlijk duister, maar toch ook romantisch. Dit boek is echt het perfect voorbeeld van een touch her and you die trope (wel een extreem voorbeeld). De schrijfstijl was erg prettig en ik vloog echt door het boek heen, ondanks de grote hoeveelheid pagina's. De spice was weer lekker veel aanwezig alleen kwam dit vrij laat in het boek. Dit vond ik erg goed als je kijkt naar de omstandigheden. Het was gek geweest als dat gelijk gebeurt was

als ze terugkwam uit dat huis. Ook vond ik het heel sterk dat Claire niet meteen te vinden was. Zo bleef de spanning erin.

Het kleine briefje op het einde van het boek van één van de personages vond ik erg aandoenlijk en precies goed om het verhaal af te ronden. Ik denk dat het anders voor mij niet af had gevoeld. Al met al heb ik enorm "genoten" van dit boek, maar ik zal hem zeker niet aan iedereen aanraden.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

superr_ninja16's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.0

PSA: Your mental health matters. If this book is not for you, please PLEASE, stop reading the book as it's not for the faint of heart. I will be rating the spice as well, BUT it is only regarding towards the "dubious consent"

Spice 🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁/5

The grime and dark picked up pretty quickly right off the bat. I was warned multiple times about this. I thank my friends who have read it for warning me, and have read the trigger warnings. The story was pretty good, did I hoped for more....dark and twisted shit? Honestly, yes a little bit actually. I felt the plot was pretty straight to the point, though the dialogue/writing is still off to me.  The over use of "yin/yang eyes" was too much though I get it since Zade has heterochromia eyes.

I also felt the climax g was a bit cringe at the end, a bit too much "like the movies" as Addie calls it. And the ending was pretty nice and left a bit of a cliffhanger for a character that I hope we get a book on.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

amateur_bookworm's review

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.25

Hunting Adeline is the second book of H.D. Carlton’s Cat and Mouse Duet. Both books are a mix of dark romance and suspense that delves heavily into human trafficking. This second book of the duet is much darker than the first. 

To say that my feelings about these books are complicated is the understatement of the year. What a journey I feel like I’ve been on throughout this duet. I don’t even feel like the same person I was when I started it. This is without a doubt one of the darkest books that I’ve ever read. I found it to be well written and compelling while simultaneously terrible and distressing. 

This is the first time the trigger warnings at the beginning of a book have ever given me real pause. When I saw the warning that it is not a quick reunion, I hesitated to turn the page but continued on with trepidation. The trauma and brutalization is tough to read. It helps that I read the worst of it while at my kid’s tournament because I couldn’t really immerse myself in the story, which is the only I have of how I made it through it. 

The dichotomies of Zade’s character are tough to reconcile. But, somehow Zade’s “burn the world” vibes are kind of … hot? And I appreciate Addie’s redemption arc, but, wow, is it tough it is to get there. Part of me definitely hopes that there are real-life Zades out there in the world effectively combatting evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lettuce_dance's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

Personally I loved it, l just got back into reading and I have been looking for a similar book/series since. Have finished the series and unsure if I’ll find another book that grasped my attention as much as this did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mailenlovesreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was interesting before

Addie was saved

but things after that resulted in me losing interest and increased my dislike for Zade.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Slavery, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Car accident

alidigiacomo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

This and Hainting Adeline are my two new favorite books!!!