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Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

232 reviews

mishareilly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

You think the first book is good, just wait until you read this one. This story is SOOOOO much more than just spice. The spice from the first book is what gets you attached to the characters so your heart can be ripped out in the second one. The way I stayed up reading this book until 2 in the morning isn't something I've done in ages. It has me absolutely hooked and I couldn't put it down.

When Zade finds Addie in that train car... I literally started SOBBING from the build up and release of emotions this whole book up until then caused.

Human trafficking is such a hard topic to cover and it think HD did a fantastic job. I wish I had a million more books with Zade and Addie. So sad there won't be more to read with them, but I have the rest of HDs books to sink my teeth into and I can't wait.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Kidnapping, Self harm, Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Sexual violence, Stalking, Blood, Murder, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

luca_max's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Slavery, Blood, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Medical content, Vomit, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Child death, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

waywarddaughter91's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Torture, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence

momof3wildlings's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death, Gore, Cursing, Car accident, Self harm, and Gun violence

ambrosiablue's review against another edition

Got an early start on my 2024 New Year's Resolution to stop reading books I'm not enjoying. I read the first, bought the second because fuck cliffhangers, and now that

she's been saved by Zade and is getting ready to kick her traffickers' asses

I don't really need to know the end

I'm sure the bad guys all die horrible deaths and she gets her sex drive back.

I like smut as much as the next girl, but I feel slightly dirty for reading what's basically Q Anon fanfiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Murder, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Car accident, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

bialosqrska's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Trafficking, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Cursing, Body shaming, Drug use, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Blood, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Physical abuse, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia

courtneyvbooks's review

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Car accident

katierosecrane's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is so much darker than the first one. It made it hard to get through the first part of the book. I also think the book should have been shortened a little bit. The violence and dark subject matter turned me off a little. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Self harm, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Cursing, Sexual assault, Death, Mental illness, Addiction, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Trafficking

iseefirede's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Body horror, Cursing, Car accident, Drug use, Torture, Gun violence, Confinement, Medical trauma, Violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Rape, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, and Child abuse

nineinchnails's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

i really wasn't sure how to rate this just because the content is so heavy - definitely check the triggers beforehand, and be very aware that all of the very graphic

sa/r4p3 isn't done by the mmc like in most dark romances

. i definitely consider this more of a thriller (a la gone girl) than a dark romance but i actually preferred this to the first book. 

it feels like there's much more depth to the characters now (plus i got to see more of sibby and i love unhinged women personally) than in it's predecessor and i might be imagining it but there seemed to be a jump in quality in general from haunting adeline. i can imagine a lot of readers would have wanted 

addie and zade to reunite much earlier than they did but i actually appreciated their time apart, and i think it gave a lot more depth to

addie. i think it was more "realistic" too, considering how 

gritty the first half is, and it would have felt really flippant for her to just be rescued straight away from the tone of

the first part of this book. she was learning

how to "survive" without zade coming in on his high horse every time someone even thought of hurting her, which i think was really important for her development and her confidence in her own strength. technically, yeah, he did rescue her after she escaped but the fact that she managed to escape that horrible place by herself (knowing what she was risking if she failed) is impressive of its own accord

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zade also showed a different side to himself in this book, which was unexpected. he'll always be an antihero but i don't think he's as irredeemable as he was in the previous book. more importantly TO ME 

addie got to have her revenge arc - again, a la gone girl (one of the best movies ever put on this earth). it might just be the books i come across but i find it rare for the fmc in a dark romance to actually get to carry out true revenge and i need more of it personally. while the book is very dark, it sets up for a very satisfying deliverance of karma and i wasn't disappointed. i did think it was odd that addie was umming and ahhing over whether to ask zade not to kill rio even though zade himself did worse to her but i'm just relieved he survived in the end he was my favourite new character

:p

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Murder, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Death, Trafficking, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical trauma, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Stalking, Self harm, and Body shaming

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, Vomit, Drug use, and Pregnancy