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Hunting Adeline: DARK ROMANCE | Der TikTok-Erfolg auf Deutsch! Mit limitiertem Farbschnitt! by H.D. Carlton

19 reviews

vreyna20_2004's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Haunting Adeline (in my opinion) felt bland it was the same as Satan’s Affair (in my opinion) as it focused on the sex more than the connection between Zade wanting Adeline to cal in love with him and don’t get me started on Gigi’s murder which was shocking when it turns out that Nana and Serena (Adeline’s mother) knew who did it. But in Haunting it felt lacking. Plot wise. I would’ve enjoyed it if the author focused on the plot more than getting her characters to be in the same room together and potentially fuck.

HOWEVER—

Hunting Adeline was a MAJOR improvement in that. Now that Adeline wasn’t near Zade it focused on her story trying to escape and survive throughout her kidnapping, the Culling, the rapes, and even the murders she had to do during her captivity. And Zade (still being obsessed with Adeline) had a new side to him that made me have a soft spot for him. The once #Zadehater had now turned to a lover for him seeing how hurt he was to have failed to protect Adeline. There were some cringey moments like when he carried a whole hospital mattress on his back or him saying stuff like “I’m the darkness” but I’ll forgive him for that. I loved seeing Adeline grow a back bone and not like in Haunting where she did things without thinking I mean the Adeline Reilly who killed Sydney just so she had the chance to escape. The Adeline Reilly who killed her mother and father’s captors. The Adeline Reilly who killed her own captors and recreating the Culling to scare shit out of them. And Zade throwing Caroline into the fire. BEAUTIFUL. That’s the Adeline I like not the “I’ll do it despite me knowing it’s a bad idea” I was cheering and screaming for Adeline which I never thought I would do. I loved this book and now I love the series. I especially loved seeing Zade proposing to Addie with no diamonds it was sweet.

The spice was different. I didn’t expect to get embarrassed at the idea of blood play. Usually when you hear that you think “Who would like that? That’s so weird.” That’s until you read it and see how Zade uses the blood to comfort Addie after Xavier cut her up while he raped her. So it was shocking (not in a bad way). Also the scene where Zade pleases Adeline in front of Xavier during the Culling making Xavier all mad because Adeline never moaned his name was PHENOMENAL. I didn’t like when Zade said he took Adeline’s IUD only for him to her that he never did it just ruined the whole scene for me. The Epilogue chapter however tops everything for me especially after Zade proposes to Addie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Stalking

sorrymyscheduleisbooked's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Torture, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body horror, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Alcohol, Vomit, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Cursing, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Murder

hayleyallard_13's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Self harm, War, Body horror, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Suicide, Cannibalism, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Murder, Torture, Slavery, and Violence

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

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

This book is frustrating because it's entertaining... But also really screwed up. Like... Really screwed up. I don't recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Ableism, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical content, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Cannibalism, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcoholism

lavandulavera's review against another edition

this is literally just a triggering compilation of trauma and even those without a history of sexual abuse will find this beyond disturbing and a far stretch of what a dark romance is

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Blood, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, Violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

beth_waller97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

Had me in the first half ngl

After the 60% mark it just gets unhinged, story stops existing and it’s just pure sex - which is fine, but bro I was enjoying the story so much 

Spice is spicier than a ghost chilli, story was great until it wasn’t, pretty decent easy to binge book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Bullying, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Sexual violence, Drug use, and Drug abuse

naaytaashreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

“Our mouths are touching the same spot,” she says shakily. “Does that count as kissing?”

“You tell me, little mouse. When I make you cry out for God, does that count as praying?”

The sequel blows my mind.
How was this so FUCKING good.
I thought the first one gave me so much adrenaline, but this one gave me an explosion.
I speed-read this in two days; that's how invested I was in wanting to know what's next, what's happening and how it will end.

Trigger warning, if you read the first book, you know how dark this book can get.
However, in this one, the first half of the book centres around sexual assault, abuse, rape, violence, injury, blood, death, killing and more.
While the second half deals with PTSD, trauma, disease, more violence and sex content of the course.
So, be warned.

While the first half of the book was heartbreaking to read.
It was important for Adeline's character growth and discovery in the second half.
She is by herself getting kidnapped, trapped in the house with these men and being done so much disgusting shit to her; she herself is in survival mode and how it keeps her sane and changes her later on.
Hence, why the first half was kind of a slow burn, as I feel like it was built up to the second half.

I love the different and new personality we get in understanding Zade.
How his mind works, we see his emotions more and understand how he loves Adeline in his dark ways. It was also a character growth for him.

In the second half, we learn and see the changes in Adeline, how her trauma has changed her and how in her way, she is healing together with the people around her, especially her relationship with Zade. It was raw, honest, and dark but such an important topic to talk about, and I feel like H.D Carlton did a good job writing it while intertwining it with the dark plotline, making it naturally addictive.

I love that while in such dark times, we still get the cat and mouse plotline concept.
It brings me such adrenaline, and the newer grown version of the character gave me a new outlook on their relationship and how they have to relearn to love the new version of themselves with each other.

By the end of it, I JUST NEED MORE.
There were so many romance quotes by both of them I DIED.


“Zade may be Hades, but the dark God has never been known to bow for anyone but his woman.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Vomit, Cursing, Grief, Self harm, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Trafficking, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

psyched_np's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

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