Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

92 reviews

bookrach's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

This series will stay with me and haunt my dreams and nightmares until i finish the entirety of H.D.Carltons wicked collections.
Her writing is sublime. Her brain is dark, but god, these books are incredible. 
This absolutely is a love story, despite what she says.
Reading the triggers prior is a must.

The books were previously banned due to the triggers - but the scenes detailed (in depth) will be happening somewhere, to someone in our world. We deserve to be uncomfortable and shocked. I am so thankful i have never been exposed to a world this dark, but i am well aware this could be someones' past, present, or future.

I hope to god there is a Zane out there fighting for them.

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faerybookish's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious 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

2.0


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aubrieanne's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0


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deathbytbrpod's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I think these books test your limits on what your personal lines are that you would not cross in the real world and I love that they make you think deeply about that.  The writing and storytelling flow well and is a medium/fast read.  

Yes, I get it is dark and contains some CNC, BDSM, and erotic type scenes but there is a plot behind it that makes sense and I feel a lot of erotic books lack that meat of having an actual storyline where you care about the characters and the outcome.  

This book is also a great conversation starter about CNC. My only hang-up about that topic is this story doesn't include the first (and most important) aspect, the first "C" in CNC: Consent.  I wish the story would've ended that maybe the two characters previously agreed and gave consent for these non-consensual interactions because otherwise it's just plain r*pe....and that irks me.  I'm all for a good Dom/ Sub interaction, but real-world BDSM, D/S, etc is all about rules.  

Anyway, I loved this book and have Hunting Adeline here to start reading.  This will not be a 5-star read for me, and I want to give it 3 stars but I don't think it's fair to take a star away simply because a situation isn't "for me." So 4 stars is where this lands on my reading shelf.

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brieanad's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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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a_libra_library's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

2.0


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chelle22's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense

3.0


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lex_r's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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cait's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0


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booknerdhp's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

I very much enjoyed it

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