Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

135 reviews

lochnessvhs's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Torture, Sexual content, Stalking, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Classism

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

After all the hype, I finally sat down and read this book. I really liked how Gigi's

mysterious murder developed, but it was no surprise who the killer was in the end. It was a bit obvious who it was as the story progressed but I'll admit I was quite satisfied when my suspicions were confirmed.

Some scenes were insufferable, but at the same time I had a hard time putting the book down. I wanted to know what happened next and know more about the main characters. The ending definitely has me thinking what happens next and how is Zade going to get out of this mess now? 

This book has me thinking that I've been missing out on horror books, didn't realize how thrilling they could be!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Death, and Murder

lex123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

4.5 rating out of 5.At first I didn’t love the couple, but as the story progressed. I started to love the characters and the love interest.chapter about the s*x ring were really hard to read, especially when you just read a CnC scene. I can’t wait to read the second book, but first I’m going to read satan’s affair.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Abandonment, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, and Toxic relationship

katiefronk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Death of parent, Cursing, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident

taylormaepearson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Cursing, Gun violence, Death of parent, Child death, Stalking, Child abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Torture, Kidnapping, and Adult/minor relationship

clare072's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Murder, Death, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Car accident, Alcohol, and Blood

corallydeer's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

One of my new favorite books. The subject matter is definitely very dark and people should absolutely be aware of that before trying to read these books. At least for me, the subject matter wasn't enough to turn me off, and in reality, I truly loved both the story and the author's style overall. Carlton has a wonderful writing style that flows exceptionally well and still feels completely natural. I constantly found myself enthralled and reading for hours on end with ease. Addie, as a character, was a bit annoying at first but I got used to her personality over time and I loved Zade and Daya (Addie's best friend).

Very curious now to see how I'll handle the second book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Cursing, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Murder, Rape, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Confinement, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism

The amount of content warning tags makes it hard to explain them all, so for simplicity's sake

this is a dark, stalker romance with violent vigilantism around taking down child and adult human trafficking (for everything from sex trafficking, pedophile rings, organ trade, ritualistic sacrifice and cannibalism)

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kindaouttaluck777's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

It was an unusual book for me to read and i’m not quite sure if dark romance is going to be a genre i’ll be reading anytime soon again (except for the following part of this book) but i enjoyed reading it. The plot and the characters (adeline not so much) were interesting to read and it did not get boring. I liked not only having the stalling as the plot, but also a murder mystery, even though i did not find the latter very thrilling. The TW should be taken very serious though, that is also one of the reasons i might not love this book as much as other readers did. I don’t love the lack of consens in (sexual) acts, nor do i enjoy reading sexual scenes over and over again, what i found somewhat exhausting to read. I also dislike constant swearing in books. Nontheless, i am excited for the second part!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Torture, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Rape, Stalking, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Trafficking

l_piller's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death, Murder, Rape, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Child death, and Violence

sophiejatta's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

I think going into this I had pretty low expectations. I was honestly expecting a spicy book with not much else. I had seen all the hype and that's what got me sat down to read this book. Oh how I was wrong. I loved this book. Every second. Not just because it's incredibly spicy but also because I was legitimately hooked by the story and that was not what I was expecting. There is a murder mystery that runs through the book and also a hitman/vigilante story line alongside the main plot of the MMC stalking the FMC. And I was hooked. 
The only negative to the book was the ending was a little obvious only because there aren't a whole lot of characters in the book so by the end the "plot twist" isn't much of a twist because the options were limited in the first place. 
Overall this book surprised me. I know it gets a lot of negativity online because of some of the darker themes but my honest opinion is that if you come away from this book wishing you had a stalker in real life then these sorts of books aren't for you. But its no more heavy hitting than the Netflix show 'YOU' and so if you enjoyed that show you would likely enjoy this book.
⭐⭐⭐.5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Child death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Violence, Torture, Car accident, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Mental illness