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bekahzabel's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Let me just start with a trigger warning: if you can’t go for NCN, dubious consent, or talk about child trafficking and terrible terrible situations involving children. Do NOT pick this one up. It’s deranged, it’s twisted, it’s pitch black, not morally grey.
With that being said, from start to finish this had me completely enraptured. Did I question my morals, kinks, and sanity? Absolutely. Do I want a boyfriend like Zade Meadows in real life? Hell no. But did I get a big thrill out of reading this roller coaster of a novel? YES. I’m absolutely going to continue. I loved the vigilante robin hood type role Zade plays. Adeline & Daya’s friendship was another highlight for me. That fun house of mirrors scene????? HOLY HANNAH MONTANA. For pure entertainment and vibes, this bad rider is getting 5 stars from me.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️//🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Body horror, Grief, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Child death, Gore, Bullying, Blood, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, and Stalking
shakurday's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Classism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Stalking, Self harm, Child abuse, Trafficking, Bullying, Gun violence, Mental illness, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Blood, and Gore
darcynewton's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
If you're reading this review i'm going to assume you have a basic understanding of the book because let's be honest here... what dark romance readers haven't heard of Haunting Adeline? Exactly
When I went into this book i'd tried not to research it on booktok as I wanted the book experience without a swayed opinion. This is something I highly recommend doing as it allowed me to enjoy the true content of the book without knowing any spoilers and I think it just made it that little bit better. Admittedly any spoilers put onto TikTok would probably be removed due to inappropriate content so there isn't really much you can research on this book, but anyway, don't.
Yes Zade may be a little effed up, however I still can't help falling in love with him... and I sort of wouldn't mind having my own sexy stalker to throw my life into the air... is that bad? Probably, but hey if you're reading this then you probably got something a little loose up there too so you can't really judge me.
The only true warning I can give is, even if you're into dark erotic scenes, some parts of this book do get deathly dark *literally*. Me and my sister very much read the same books however we have an ever so slightly different reaction to gruesome details and this is one I know she would not enjoy. So please understand the sheer depth of what you are about to read. It is graphic and it is very easy to visualise.
One piece of information I do need to give on Hunting Adeline is that it is substantially darker and sad reading the... situation?... thats going on. If you do plan on reading Hunting Adeline I strongly suggest you read the duet back to back with as little break in-between as possible, it makes the second book slightly less dark, not much, but slightly.
Overall this book was fabulous and I really did enjoy reading it, especially chapter 30 ;).
I've recommended it to numerous friends even though I think that's a slightly cruel thing to do but I really hope more people can love this book how I did.
If you've made it to the end of this review, do send me a friend request as I love connecting with people who are just as mentally messed as me.
Graphic: Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gore, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence
themadmadmadeline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Books like this should not be published. Books like this are dangerous. Books like this set us back hundreds of years. Books like this support rape culture.
If you do have certain kink around this, ok, but maybe keep it to yourself? It is irresponsible to have this text published for the public to read.
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Death, Cannibalism, and Body shaming
This book should’t continue to be printed.hannah5689's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Stalking, Child death, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
bialosqrska's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Minor: Trafficking, Vomit, Cursing, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Car accident, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, and Child abuse
sydneyglickman's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Child death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Infidelity, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
kellyro_reads's review against another edition
Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Bullying, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Trafficking, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Stalking
xxbooksescapexx's review
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Child abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Bullying, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug use