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Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

232 reviews

readyforit's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

2⭐️4🌶️(different type of spice than book 1, not in a positive way)
I read an article a few years ago about the show the handmaid’s tale being torture porn. I felt similarly about this book, specifically part 1. I almost DNFed 20% in bc of this and I have never DNFed anything before. Honestly, I’m not sure even sure how these books got published, the torture part of the book is that graphic. I think it probably could’ve been on wattpad and I would’ve been less shocked reading it on there. If you’re looking for a romance, this is not the series for you. Almost every single spicy scene in book 2

uses blood/knife play, which was a little heavy for me. I was disappointed there was almost no sweet reunion between the main characters.

This book deals HEAVILY on the trauma Addie faces during and after

she has been abducted into a sex trafficking ring.

I liked zade’s character development in this book, and we see him as much more than a stalker who has no choice but to give into his darkest desires. Multiple times he says he’ll burn down the world if it means he can save Addie. I don’t like it’s just thrown out there how jay’s character is bi, I wish we could’ve seen him get together with Michael or something! I probably could’ve skipped the whole series, but definitely could’ve skipped this book and just have read the cliff notes or given them a HEA in my headcanon at the end of book 1. I won’t be rereading due to intense dark themes and graphic details. There’s dark romance, and then there’s this series. Please don’t let your teenagers read this🫶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Violence, Body horror, Death, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol and Vomit

graphic rape scenes in part 1, spicy scenes in part 2 mostly contain blood/knife play

tpaige94's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Part one of this was an emotional roller coaster in the best way. It hurt my soul. Part two was okay, but I hated the dialogue during spicy scenes 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Cursing

Moderate: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Alcohol

devilchild4833's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• 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: Confinement, Body horror, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Blood, Body shaming, Gore, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

jahnyl's review

10/10 hard pass. This was excruciatingly painful to continue. I wasn’t super impressed by the first, however, gave this a shot in hopes some kind of character development would occur. Nope, just some more noncon, lots of (TW) torture, graphic violence. . . And somehow I like the main characters even less this go around? This isn’t to undermine what Addie went through, because that was traumatic af, but it wasn’t even the dark stuff that made this unreadable. The writing style isn’t my thing. . . To each their own, for me, not the vibe 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Murder, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Gore, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Blood

celush's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

It's darker than the first one

but at least it's not the LI thats raping the MC

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Death, Torture, Cursing, Physical abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence

taylorjade's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Trafficking

legalhutch's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Gore, Death, Cursing, Child death, Car accident, and Addiction

jess_thefacts's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

Carlton's evocative writing style and adept storytelling make "Hunting Adeline" a gripping and engaging novel, leaving readers eagerly anticipating the next turn of events. Overall, it's a haunting tale that lingers in the mind, showcasing the author's talent for crafting a captivating blend of mystery and romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Stalking, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

annec0617's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

This book kept me on the edge of my chair the entire time. It was dark and twisted. I don’t think I took a single breath until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Cursing, and Physical abuse

luca_max's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Slavery, Blood, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Medical content, Vomit, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Child death, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts