Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

112 reviews

riella_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• 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? Yes

3.0

 

Really liked this at first but it got so boring towards the end.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Car accident, Classism, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

iamtherae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Car accident, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Religious bigotry, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Child death, Pedophilia, and Torture

dani_darko's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Stalking, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gun violence, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexism, Trafficking, Blood, and Cannibalism

evaxo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

I didnt like it. There wasn't much romance, just plenty of rape, torture, murder, talk of sacrificing and killing children and a mystery side-plot. The FMC couldn't decide if she likes sex with her stalker or not, they start building a relationship away from the stalking, she fancies him, then decides she doesn't but clearly only so the author could write in more rape scenes, as 80% in MMC rapes the FMC yet the chapter after, she's in love with him. There was no falling, no romance, just rape. Some dub-con, no cnc. 

MMC saves women and children from human trafficking, and has a big dick. FMC loves that about him. He does not respect her as a human being, abuses and controls her, we see nothing to indicitae them falling in love, yet we are told to believe this is so. And on top of all these issues, it was so long and often boring. The descriptive scenes of torture and murder were not necessary, the whole thing with MMCs 'job' was drawn out and unnecessary and initially I didn't care for the greatgrandmother mystery yet it ended up being the best part of the book. 

It felt like 3 seperate book ideas smushed into one, not very well. If this was just Zades story with his job and stalking Adeline, it could work. If it was just the mystery and Adeline being stalked, that could work. If it was just a pure romance with smut, but actually having them interact in non rape scenes throughout the story, that would work. But as a combination, I didnt care for any of it. I kept hoping it'd get better but by 75% I wanted to DNF. However after spending 15hrs listening to this I felt the need to get the satisfaction of adding it to my 'read' list. I will not be reading the next one, it will be darker, with a bigger focus on rape, which is not my cup of tea. 

*I would not recommend this book personally, however that is not to say others won't like it. If you like it really dark, really descriptive, with multiple side plots and no mushy, cringy, cute romance, and have no triggers, this may be perfect for you.*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Trafficking, Blood, and Child death

Minor: Infidelity

ricekrispiekarter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

0.75

This book is one of the worst I have ever read. It was like being beat over the head with a manuscript. It also is just really weird. The characters are like white bread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Murder, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Death, and Trafficking

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

lynini's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

it felt kinda like a fanfic but it definitely unlocked things i didn’t know about myself. it ends on a cliffhanger but i don’t feel a huge need to read the next book, i might get to it eventually but as of now i don’t feel particularly like i have to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual content, Trafficking, Cursing, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, and Child death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

it’s fuckin crazy dude

wildflower_magic's review against another edition

I didn't like the writing style. I felt like there were many contraditions within the characters that felt super unrealistic. They had no character- no consistency as a person. I also felt like the writing pulled me away from the story in many areas. The amount of times the main character admitted she was making stupid choices and said something alone the lines of "I briefly wonder what the horror movie they'll make about this will be named" or "i wonder what they'll say in the true crime documentary they'll make about my death" but then kept doing the thing anyway was way too high in the first 30%. Overall I know a lot of people love this book but it wasn't for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Cursing, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

direguard's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Cannibalism, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, and Car accident

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

killerkatastrophe's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Child death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, and Trafficking

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent