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Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

805 reviews

lili_victoire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I don’t usually post spoilers in my reviews but I feel I need to in order to comment on this book, so here we are! *Spoiler warning for the below*

I struggled to rate this one because I only liked half of it. To start, I can’t stand separation plots, like to the point that I don’t even want to read the book when that’s a factor, but everyone kept saying this one was amazing, so I read it. I also don't like when the romance plot gets pushed aside for a different main plot to take focus (Addie's survival in this case).  I just prefer the romance to always be the main plot driver and focus and other events to occur around that- I wasn't really interested in reading Taken, the novel.  With those 2 things said- this book wasn't really set up as an ideal read for me lol so this definitely affected my opinion but I'm aware of that!

The first half made me super frustrated because I couldn’t relate to Addie’s behavior in captivity at all. I would have acted how she does in Part 2 just at the mere threat of kidnapping me, you wouldn’t even have had to come near me for me to snap like that and be ruthless, that’s self defense.  Maybe my personality is a little closer to Zade 😬 lol.  I think she had a lot more opportunities to escape before anything crazy happened if she just blacked out and went for it like she finally did in the end. She could have done that at any time, there was no reason in the plot to wait, the timing was totally random in terms of circumstance. The scene with her hunting down Francesca, Rocco and Xavier, girl you had a crossbow dropped by a hunter at your disposal during the Culling, you could’ve picked it up then and done all that too (and used an arrow to cut your tracker out)…just my opinion.  I felt Part 1 really dragged on too long, I wished more of the book was like Part 2.

With all that said, I enjoyed the second half of the book and wanted more of that.  I like the dynamic between Addie and Zade (and love Zade as a character!) overall and liked seeing their connection deepen in Part 2 and seeing them become true partners rather than just lovers.  I wanted more of them as a duo taking down rings, I personally think that would have been a better storyline than wasting so much time on Adeline being taken, but again, just my opinion.  I also get that the way it's written, Addie wouldn't have had the ability to seek revenge that way had she not been kidnapped and abused and antagonized but I guess for me it was just a bit too much of her suffering when that time could have been spent on her and Zade together...again, I hate separation plots! lol 

I'd give this one 3.75, the pros are Addie and Zade together and part 2 which I really enjoyed, but Part 1 just pulls this down too much for me to give it a higher rating.  I preferred Book 1!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

brittelyza's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

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hannahthebookdragon's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

aimeerose13's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Self harm

bookswithbeea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

macy_h'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jilreads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

This is a seriously f*ed up book. But I totally enjoyed reading it. Mainly because it is so so well written 💋

The dark parts are so so dark and even hopeless. Or maybe not quite. How can anyone be hopeless when you know Z is out there to protect 🌹

I’m thankful for H.D. Carlton to not shy away from the ugly truths out there. This book is one rough therapy session. But only for people whose world is more that black and white. This books is for all the shades of grey.

I now understand the obsession people have with Zade 💋 and I’ve joined the club 🌹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

forbala's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

I really loved the first book and was excited to read the sequel, but this was rather a let-down. Pros: I enjoyed seeing the deeper look into the sex trafficking and Addie being victimized. I think this was all well done, as was her rescue and recovery. Cons: the purple prose was purpling. There was no end to the terrible metaphors, the attempts to be deep that actually just undermined the author's point every time. It got to the point that I could barely read it. I'd be in a reading groove and then get hit with another terrible attempt to be deep that killed it. If an editor went through and culled about 75% of the crappy metaphors, this book would actually be really good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

mubu29's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

emanni's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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