Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

1099 reviews

yennayappers's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

Wow… I mean. YIKES. Do not read if you are looking for a fun sequel to the first one. This was hard to read. There are so many trigger warnings I like don’t even know where to begin 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Pedophilia

mmx_sa21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

This book was hard to read. It was heartbreakingly beautiful. I’m definitely reading this series again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

mqueen3814's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

1.0

Bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

lazyreadergab's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Medical trauma

alinawsl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

dontbendmybooks's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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? Yes

4.5

Beginning felt fast paced, but last half fell into a slower pace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

anaiscomtois22's review against another edition

5.0

Wow a rollercoaster of emotions! This book was wayyy darker that the first one. The first half totally broke me but at the same time I wasn't able to put the book down. Truely a masterpiece!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jordiebetterridge'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Murder

mmstfuattdlagg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice/Steam: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Relationship: FM
Tropes/Triggers: CSA (off page), murder, torture, mutilation, dismemberment, non/dubcon, secret society, human trafficking, kidnapping, self harm, SA, rape, PTSD, knife play, blood play
Series: Hunting Adeline - Cat and Mouse Universe #3 (second book of the duet)

Synopsis
The trigger warnings are real, this is a much darker book than Haunting Adeline.

Picking up right after the first book, FMC Adeline/Addie Reilly has been abducted. Her captors work for a human trafficking ring and she is being forced to learn her place. She is regarded as a highly coveted possession but that doesn't save her from cruelty.

MMC Zade Meadows is desperately searching for his little mouse, Addie. He is razing the earth for her and leaving countless bodies behind, trying to save her.
How far will someone go to survive and how far will someone go to save their loved ones? The main characters aren't the only one pondering that.

Review
As previously mentioned, there is a lot of darkness and gruesome acts are described in detail. So this is not for the faint of heart. There is a lot of blood and blood play, consensual and non consensual.

Some parts were difficult to read, such as the tragic events and the resulting debilitating trauma. Our main characters absolutely go through it all...but lightness does peek through eventually. It wasn't always my cup of tea but the love story is still there, which will always draw me in. The pure love and devotion, unwavering and ever present.

A lot of loose ends are tied and while it doesn't end on a cliffhanger, per se, it leaves the universe open to so many possibilities. We see the return of Sibby, who is always a crazy delight, and the introduction of some other memorable characters that either have their own books or who will eventually be fleshed out into their own stories. As dark as this book was, I still need to read everything in its universe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

skyzein's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail