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rays_reads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
3.75
Listen I won't speak on the romance of this book as it's pretty obvious that it's fucked up but I've read books that were worse than this and I'm only going to base my review on a few things.
My enjoyment: I got through this book pretty quickly. The mystery behind the grandmas death, the thrilling elements of Addy being targeted for human trafficking and stalked, Zade going into the monsters den while being a creep himself. I won't lie, I was entertained.
The spice: ngl the spice in this one was subpar... like, the dude had a big weiner, and that's it... idk what the spice was in this, but... I've read better 😀 I've certainly read worse, and it was good... but I've read better.
The characters: Zade and Addy are uh.... something for sure. Addy was kinda trying to be a girlboss but sometimes her attitude gave "toddler tantrum." However I do like how loyal she is towards the people she loved and despite having mommy issues I really felt for her when she was describing her relationship with her grandma. As for Zade... that bitch needs therapy because the God Complex is strong in this one... he's not even that cool... like who's gonna break it to him? I've never cared for a man's arrogance and even when written by women... its still 🤮🤮 garbage. But I like how self aware he is in being a creep and having uh... staking tendencies but I wonder if he's a Psycho or sociopath because nobody just randomly infiltrates and kills pedos or human traffickers for shits and giggles... like bsffr.
Anyways... I do like it enough to continue, but uh... it was mid 😀
Overall rating: 3.75
My enjoyment: I got through this book pretty quickly. The mystery behind the grandmas death, the thrilling elements of Addy being targeted for human trafficking and stalked, Zade going into the monsters den while being a creep himself. I won't lie, I was entertained.
The spice: ngl the spice in this one was subpar... like, the dude had a big weiner, and that's it... idk what the spice was in this, but... I've read better 😀 I've certainly read worse, and it was good... but I've read better.
The characters: Zade and Addy are uh.... something for sure. Addy was kinda trying to be a girlboss but sometimes her attitude gave "toddler tantrum." However I do like how loyal she is towards the people she loved and despite having mommy issues I really felt for her when she was describing her relationship with her grandma. As for Zade... that bitch needs therapy because the God Complex is strong in this one... he's not even that cool... like who's gonna break it to him? I've never cared for a man's arrogance and even when written by women... its still 🤮🤮 garbage. But I like how self aware he is in being a creep and having uh... staking tendencies but I wonder if he's a Psycho or sociopath because nobody just randomly infiltrates and kills pedos or human traffickers for shits and giggles... like bsffr.
Anyways... I do like it enough to continue, but uh... it was mid 😀
Overall rating: 3.75
styxis's review against another edition
4.0
“When you make someone fall in love with the darkest parts of you, there's nothing you can do that will scare them away.”
(It was hard to choose a quote that would NOT expose me to my friends and show them what the hell I was reading here.)
I hate to say it. But I had so much fun reading Haunting Adeline that I couldn't take my eyes off the pages in anticipation of what would happen next EVEN THOUGH many things said and done were hella questionable :,)
I was sooo close to giving this 5 stars....so close....but sadly, it was lacking a bit towards the end. The last few chapters had a different vibe than the rest of the book that held my whole being captured, and the ending was at one point already very predictable and at the back of my mind the whole time while I was reading the last 150 pages.
Started strong and ended a bit on the weaker side, but I'll still buy the next book in this series and am excited for Zade and Adeline to return again <3
(It was hard to choose a quote that would NOT expose me to my friends and show them what the hell I was reading here.)
I hate to say it. But I had so much fun reading Haunting Adeline that I couldn't take my eyes off the pages in anticipation of what would happen next EVEN THOUGH many things said and done were hella questionable :,)
I was sooo close to giving this 5 stars....so close....but sadly, it was lacking a bit towards the end. The last few chapters had a different vibe than the rest of the book that held my whole being captured, and the ending was at one point already very predictable and at the back of my mind the whole time while I was reading the last 150 pages.
Started strong and ended a bit on the weaker side, but I'll still buy the next book in this series and am excited for Zade and Adeline to return again <3
caleyr94's review against another edition
3.0
I don’t know how to feel about this book. I knew it would be a dark romance and I read the trigger warnings but it was different than I expected.
Definitely morally grey, vigilante vibes for the MMC, and Adeline’s kink of being scared as an aphrodisiac did not do it for me.
I didn’t hate it by the end but I’m not sure I’ll read the second book in the dualogy.
Don’t read this unless you like really unhinged dark romance.
Definitely morally grey, vigilante vibes for the MMC, and Adeline’s kink of being scared as an aphrodisiac did not do it for me.
I didn’t hate it by the end but I’m not sure I’ll read the second book in the dualogy.
Don’t read this unless you like really unhinged dark romance.
glowgaby's review against another edition
5.0
this book is NOOOOTTTTT for the faint of heart, it is VERY graphic and reading the TW beforehand is important. that being said, i loved this. the different sub-plots have you on the edge of your seat, and that cliffhanger at the end?! crazy. loved it. 5/5 ⭐️ and 5/5
abbienicoleb's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
xxitsemxx's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
5.0
shelleysbookshelf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Not for the faint hearted, check your trigger warnings :)