Reviews with content warning for Misogyny - Hunting Adeline

I have never read a book I disliked more. Would have put it down after chapter 1 if some friends weren't reading it but even pushing myself to read it I had to put it down after the first rape (I'm sure more were to follow). The writing is terrible. The characters are terrible. And for the love of god- NO NO NO- let's never ever write the narrative that women want to be stalked and raped.

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livwalmo's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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nemodeus's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

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

0.25

I read this book as a challenge and to find out why 14 year old girls want to buy it in the book store I work at.
Safe to say, I am disgusted by this book.
Romantizing stalking and grape to this level should in no way be the plot of the whole book.
The female protagonist traits are: t1ts, @ss and a tight p*ss*.
The male protagonist traits don't go far beyond for his god complex, mommy iussuses and his "big d***" .
The author read consent and threw that word out the window, a red flag? If the whole book is a red flag characters like these seem morally gray dont they?
No, if she says no and he still forces himself onto her it is simply grape.
So stalking quickly devolpt into a stockholm Syndrome...typical...
"But Zade [what a frat boy name] isn't that bad, he offs the bad people."
Honey that doesn't make the grape better....or doesn't excuse any of his Action.

But if we don't look at the p0rn without plot plot, we can take a look at the writing style. Maybe its witty and clever and— don't get your hopes up....the style is...lacking style at all. It might be easy to read but it seems...simply written and the words choosen do not seem very clever...

So in conclusion:
Not something a minor should read and only read if you have a strong stomache...

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axartist's review against another edition

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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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I had to ignore some blaring issues in the book for the sake of pushing through. I hated that the romance starts after the male lead sexually assaulted the female lead. If you choose to look past this and read the rest of the book, and you’re into dark romance, I can see why someone would enjoy it.

The book itself isn’t bad. Well written even. I found myself captivated by the actual story and character development, but the problematic theme of assault was really making me want to put the book down.

Overall, real the content warning before picking it up. I’m giving 4/5 for the story, though if I was rating based on my preference alone it would be a 2/5 at best.

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