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Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

36 reviews

mteague524's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

pandaheads2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This was less of a dark romance and more of just a dark story with a romance in the background. I kept reading because although the abuse is graphic, I think the author did an excellent job of exploring trauma and how one reacts to it both during, and after. Trauma can certainly change a person but watching the fmc slowly come to terms with her experience and become stronger, while still having moments of weakness was refreshing. Far too often fmcs are written to instantly get over a trauma and move on as if nothing had ever happened. It was empowering to walk along with the fmc while she came to terms with her experiences and how she wanted to live moving forward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

caffeinatedplaty'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I initially started this book Dec of 2023 and had to put it down after getting 15% in. I was not ready to read that heavy of a plot line and moved on to other books. Flash forward to this year and I decide to pick it back up after a full year of reading very diverse books. 

As always H. D. Carlton’s writing is extremely enjoyable. The transformation that Adeline has in this book is heartbreaking and commendable for what she goes through. 

Being sold into sex trafficking, abused on all levels possible, and finally running for her life; this woman is so strong. She fights back to not only squash her demons, but come physically stronger in order to take down those that hurt her.

 

Zade as always is dark and cruel but shows you how much he loves Adeline in this book. 
Sibby was hilarious and was happy to see more of her this round. 

Eventually I will get around to reading the rest of the books that align with their story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

dmdebevoise's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Almost DNF into part 1. Part 2 was better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

serenaann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Sexism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

ravenescence's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, and Alcohol

lettuce_dance's review against another edition

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

alanabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

The overall plot of the story was pretty well thought out and written. I didn’t really love the ending as it seemed it was fresh rushed. I also didn’t understand why she (the author) has this conflicting view on Christianity. Maybe she is conflicted internally? Not sure. But would not recommend to anyone unless they are okay with a pretty dark romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

jess_h7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Omg I LOVED the book. It was dark and disturbing but YK what the world is dark and disturbing. I feel like this book is a reflection of this world. And I thank the author for being real 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

liaantje's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

Jesus, I need more than therapy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail