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Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

71 reviews

hambre_zombie08's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gun violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, and Rape

luca_max's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Gore, Violence, Pedophilia, Torture, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gun violence, Trafficking, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

rensmagiclibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

This book dives heavily into intense and dark themes, so please take extreme notice of the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book. However, if you're drawn to sinister storytelling, the dual perspectives of the Manipulator and the Shadow offer a gripping narrative. The ending left me eager to download Hunting Adeline. 

For fans of dark 'romance,' this is worth exploring. But, if you're sensitive to these themes or not a fan of dark romance, skipping it won't be a huge loss. Personally, while well-written, it wasn't a must-read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Slavery, Trafficking, Classism, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Torture, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

corallydeer's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

One of my new favorite books. The subject matter is definitely very dark and people should absolutely be aware of that before trying to read these books. At least for me, the subject matter wasn't enough to turn me off, and in reality, I truly loved both the story and the author's style overall. Carlton has a wonderful writing style that flows exceptionally well and still feels completely natural. I constantly found myself enthralled and reading for hours on end with ease. Addie, as a character, was a bit annoying at first but I got used to her personality over time and I loved Zade and Daya (Addie's best friend).

Very curious now to see how I'll handle the second book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Cursing, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Murder, Rape, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Confinement, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism

The amount of content warning tags makes it hard to explain them all, so for simplicity's sake

this is a dark, stalker romance with violent vigilantism around taking down child and adult human trafficking (for everything from sex trafficking, pedophile rings, organ trade, ritualistic sacrifice and cannibalism)

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l_piller's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death, Murder, Rape, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Child death, and Violence

henriettaenam's review against another edition

🚮🚮

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Stalking

blububbs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Murder, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Genocide, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Death of parent, Misogyny, Rape, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident

iseefirede's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Definitely more focused on the "erotica" than a story. So don't pick it up expecting a good story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Gore, Rape, Cursing, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual content, Trafficking, Pedophilia, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, and Infidelity

jodi_xo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.75

This is a really good book, although not for everyone as mayn’t aspects of this book are intense. It covers a lot of dark topics. Many trigger and content warnings attached to this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Slavery, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Child death, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Alcoholism, Stalking, Gun violence, Death of parent, Confinement, Child abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Pedophilia, and Death

starlireads's review against another edition

Even though this book has triggering subject matter, I might have been able to finish it if the writing has been decent. The main character was written in a way that makes her totally unlikable, and the metaphors in this book are too many and so bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Gore, Alcoholism, Trafficking, Rape, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Sexual assault