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Hunting Adeline website exclusive edition by H.D. Carlton

121 reviews

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: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

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: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

audreytwo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book, whew. Before you read anything, even the first page, CHECK THE WARNINGS, there are very graphic depictions of rape and assault in this book, among various other warnings. This book is dark, far darker than the first. The first half is more into the horror category with how graphic, traumatizing, and gruesome it is. Turning from this, the second half the book focuses more on healing from trauma and has (in my experience) a fairly good depiction of what that can be like for some. 

I devoured this book, darkness and all. 

When it came to the plot, there were some characters I was far more invested in (story wise) than others. And as with all books, there were moments I didn't care for. All in all I thoroughly enjoyed reading it through to the end. 

I honestly felt like Francesca's story was far better than Claire's. I didn't have any real drive at the end to see Claire die. I get it, she's supposed to be some big mastermind, but it just fell flat because while she might have been the one pulling strings, she didn't really physically harm Addie. She just kind of randomly showed up periodically and then vanished again so while I reveled in reading about the revenge against Fran, I just kind of went "cool, she's dead now" when Claire died. Also, I really loved Rio's note at the end, it just felt like a super cute touch and gave us some closure on if he realized what Addie had done for him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis