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Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

811 reviews

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

challenging 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? N/A

5.0

‘Heaven isn’t a place you go to when you die, It’s inside the person that’s worth dying for’ - H D Carlton ♥️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars 

CHECK TWS: Extremely dark compared to book 1, heavy focus on trafficking, not for everyone.

I adore the cat & mouse duet. It scratches something in my brain. H D Carlton is a master of bringing darkness to life but simultaneously makes me feel like someone is holding my hand… 🐈‍⬛ 

I was super wary going into this since I’d heard it was completely different to book 1 & involved some of my own triggers.  But I found it weirdly healing? I like that she didn’t shy away from horrific themes, really testing how long one can remain hopeful. 🩸 

I wouldn’t necessarily class this book as a romance,  the focus on healing is FAR more prevalent. Highlighting how healing looks different on everyone but how important it is to share that pain was beautifully captured. 🥀

I’m not eloquent enough with words to explain why these books mean so much to me…sooooo
Run, little mouse 🐭 

#catandmouseduet #hauntingadeline #huntingadeline #darkromance #darkromancebooks #bookreview #bookstagram 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lreadss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

sparrowspirit's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

vass11's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

Just don’t - not worth it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Just don’t - not worth it

deannajamie37's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Once again, I wanted to have high hopes for Zade to get better and he didn’t. Yes, we learned more about him and he does have a sweet side, but the romance was still too aggressive for me for a man who is also supposed to be this vigilante hero. The thriller/suspense aspects of the book were a good read, but the relationship fell short for me because of the Zade contradiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Trafficking

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

thelayne's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

sirenaxox's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

I was not expecting the beginning of this to be SOOOOO heartwrenching and yet also dark. 100% please read the trigger warnijg, but my heart is sobbing. I am truly happy with the ending and cannot wait to see what happens in the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Death

jo_march_'s review against another edition

Let’s say Zade and Addie had their happy ever after and she was never kidnapped. 

This is all too distressing and the warning the reunion is not quick does not motivate me to try and make it through with A.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

luisalovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was the second dark romance book I have ever read (the first one being Haunting Adeline, the first part of this duology). 
With these books I learned to take trigger warnings very seriously. (I never had books with extensive trigger warnings so I kind of brushes them off) So, most of, if not everything, I was not the biggest fan of was mentioned in the trigger warnings.
Simply, I should have paid attention and I wouldn’t have had to read what I did not like.

I like that I learned more about myself and my boundaries with this book, even if it was not the point of it. 
I learned more about my taste in books and what to look out for to find books I truly like.


With all of this being said, I liked this book a lot. It was very graphic and hurt my virgin-to-dark-romance-bookish-soul a little but it was very well written. It was exciting and I could not put it down (explaining why I read it 9 days - to me that is fast).

I am glad I read it. And I will be reading more from H. D. Carlton. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

jholl99's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Stalking