Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

1051 reviews

mjksn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Gun violence

novellearts's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

2.0

This just didn’t really do anything for me. I think the MC was too submissive for my personal preference and the whole book was so unrealistic. I found myself constantly wanting Adeline to fight back more and put Zade in his place but didn’t really get that from this book. I guess I’m tired of the man being in charge and wanted to see the roles reversed more.

I also found the gun scene incredibly cringey / unrealistic because how could that even feel good? And so many of Zade’s lines made me roll my eyes. 

The talk of him being “too big to fit” almost made me roll my eyes out of my head..

The other thing that put me over the edge were the constant talks of “you’re going to have my babies” nonsense. *Gag.* Really not my thing, at all.

I won’t mention the rape, stalking, and refusal to accept “no” as an answer since it’s all listed in the trigger warnings, but it just wasn’t for me. I didn’t find it attractive and I certainly didn’t find Zade attractive. I definitely wouldn’t have been playing along with his nonsense and I refuse to believe that anything he was doing could’ve been *that* satisfying to achieve the response from Adeline that he did. 

I’m also confused how he could be so big of a contradiction. He fights to save women and girls from men doing horrible things to them, but yet he stalks and rapes a woman he “loves?” 

I don’t mind the dark romance, but I don’t think I care for the woman being so submissive and I honestly didn’t like any of the characters except maybe Daya? Cringey and unrealistic. I enjoyed Satan’s Affair much more than this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Gun violence, Sexual content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Stalking, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

lil_goblin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Sexual content

msmagoo502's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

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

2.5

Problematic requires a large suspension of belief and morality just nope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Torture, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

e11iphant's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, Cursing, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Vomit, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

child and women human trafficking and sex rings. stalker and rape on adults and children.

zazzle_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Violence, and Sexual content

ari_bryce's review against another edition

The fact that the male MC built a whole company to rid the world of pedophiles and human traffickers and then goes on to rape Adeline twice in the 40% that I read. And he knows he didn't have her consent, the chapter after the second race starts with him thinking that exact thought...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Rape

lc9939's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Gun violence, Stalking, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Child death, Death, and Car accident

hw233's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Trafficking, Child abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

tiffcutshall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

Wow! So starting this book I was made aware of many things and that it wasn’t for the feint of heart. I was still shocked and in a very good way! I loved the interactions between Addie and Zade, as well as Addie and Daya.

The story while dark and twisted is a love story and I can’t wait to see the conclusion. Many questions asked, some answered yet even more questions popped up. This book is a roller coaster of emotions and will absolutely have you questioning your morals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Stalking, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Gun violence, and Cursing