Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

38 reviews

selahr21's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative 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? No

4.5

This is the second book to the cat and ouse duet and it leaves off with Addie being sex trafficed and Zade is using his resources to hunt down and kill whoever was involved. Throughout the story it tells Addie’s POV while being in the whorehouse before she auctioned off to her buyer. The book is a lot more detailed and vivid on what she goes through and very heartbreaking. I love Zade’s character because he’s determined to do whatever it takes to protect Addie and get her back. He’s willing to burn down the world for her and he’ll do just that to find her…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Rape, Trafficking, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, and Violence

****SPOILER**** My favorite part of the book is when Zade finds Addie in the train after she starts to murder people and Enzo helps her escape. Also when Zade finds Sibby and brings her into the mix.

readyforit's review against another edition

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

iamtherae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Drug use, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Child death, Child abuse, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

bookish_limits's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Body horror, Rape, Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

samigilbert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

the first half of this book is extremely intense and TRIGGERING in so many ways, but holy cow is this a rollercoaster. i want to reread this duet again. the writing was *chefs kiss* and i was HOOKED the whole time. i am so emo

please please please familiarize yourself with the TW list and remember that your mental health matters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Violence, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Torture

princessm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Pedophilia, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, and Gun violence

liograce's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Vomit

sleepyochre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Bullying, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Fatphobia, Self harm, Trafficking, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Torture, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexual harassment

amberlinanderson's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

5.0

This one took me a few hours before I could decide what I wanted to rate it. I’m all fucked up 🫠 Silly Ambers review after the first book: “this isn’t even dark.” Nothing can prepare you for book 2. I understood and enjoyed Zade and Addies relationship in the first book. The first half of the second book is awful (not the writing - the on page fuckery,) but I could see the story for what it was. The third quarter is what makes me debate this rating. My PTSD couldn’t enjoy the smut until the last quarter. The third quarter was more triggering than the first half, in my opinion. I flinched more than she did at Zades words. Again, I understood the dynamic in book 1, but you can’t just dive back into it after all of that! All in all, the book made me feel, and chapter 37 bumped this up to a 5 star for me 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Torture, Child death, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

This book can be very triggering. Take the content warnings seriously.

lolalastname's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

0.25

SOMEHOW WORSE THAN THE FIRST ONE
Full review later

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Child abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Death, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Genocide, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Deportation, and Child death

Almost every sexual scene contains choking/strangulation