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Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

113 reviews

kaetlingrigsby's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I really liked this series and books. The smut part of it is wild and definitely took me by surprise more than once. The sexual scenes are a little hard to follow sometimes and hard to visualize in your head what they’re even doing because it gets so complicated and confusing. I love the characters, the storyline in this book was intense and thrilling and I was dedicated to her getting saved and getting revenge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Body shaming, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Blood, Cursing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

kinzeekinz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Child death, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Slavery, Rape, Body horror, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

celush's review against another edition

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

jess_thefacts's review against another edition

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

momof3wildlings's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death, Gore, Cursing, Car accident, Self harm, and Gun violence

katierosecrane's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is so much darker than the first one. It made it hard to get through the first part of the book. I also think the book should have been shortened a little bit. The violence and dark subject matter turned me off a little. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Self harm, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Cursing, Sexual assault, Death, Mental illness, Addiction, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Trafficking

nineinchnails's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

i really wasn't sure how to rate this just because the content is so heavy - definitely check the triggers beforehand, and be very aware that all of the very graphic

sa/r4p3 isn't done by the mmc like in most dark romances

. i definitely consider this more of a thriller (a la gone girl) than a dark romance but i actually preferred this to the first book. 

it feels like there's much more depth to the characters now (plus i got to see more of sibby and i love unhinged women personally) than in it's predecessor and i might be imagining it but there seemed to be a jump in quality in general from haunting adeline. i can imagine a lot of readers would have wanted 

addie and zade to reunite much earlier than they did but i actually appreciated their time apart, and i think it gave a lot more depth to

addie. i think it was more "realistic" too, considering how 

gritty the first half is, and it would have felt really flippant for her to just be rescued straight away from the tone of

the first part of this book. she was learning

how to "survive" without zade coming in on his high horse every time someone even thought of hurting her, which i think was really important for her development and her confidence in her own strength. technically, yeah, he did rescue her after she escaped but the fact that she managed to escape that horrible place by herself (knowing what she was risking if she failed) is impressive of its own accord

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zade also showed a different side to himself in this book, which was unexpected. he'll always be an antihero but i don't think he's as irredeemable as he was in the previous book. more importantly TO ME 

addie got to have her revenge arc - again, a la gone girl (one of the best movies ever put on this earth). it might just be the books i come across but i find it rare for the fmc in a dark romance to actually get to carry out true revenge and i need more of it personally. while the book is very dark, it sets up for a very satisfying deliverance of karma and i wasn't disappointed. i did think it was odd that addie was umming and ahhing over whether to ask zade not to kill rio even though zade himself did worse to her but i'm just relieved he survived in the end he was my favourite new character

:p

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Murder, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Death, Trafficking, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical trauma, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Stalking, Self harm, and Body shaming

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, Vomit, Drug use, and Pregnancy

sbrooks7264's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Car accident, Gore, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Trafficking

kaiyoung_kop's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

Holy shit. This book is my Roman Empire. Part I was my favourite, even though most prefer part II

the culling! I loved that shit. Poor Phoebe. I felt that death

Sibby was iconic (as always)
Changed rating to five stars just because of how disturbing this was

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Cursing, Self harm, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Slavery, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Trafficking, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Confinement, Gore, Murder, and Kidnapping

direguard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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: Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Classism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Stalking, Death of parent, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts