Reviews with content warning for Panic attacks/disorders - Ik zal je opnieuw vinden, Adeline

2⭐️4🌶️(different type of spice than book 1, not in a positive way)
I read an article a few years ago about the show the handmaid’s tale being torture porn. I felt similarly about this book, specifically part 1. I almost DNFed 20% in bc of this and I have never DNFed anything before. Honestly, I’m not sure even sure how these books got published, the torture part of the book is that graphic. I think it probably could’ve been on wattpad and I would’ve been less shocked reading it on there. If you’re looking for a romance, this is not the series for you. Almost every single spicy scene in book 2

uses blood/knife play, which was a little heavy for me. I was disappointed there was almost no sweet reunion between the main characters.

This book deals HEAVILY on the trauma Addie faces during and after

she has been abducted into a sex trafficking ring.

I liked zade’s character development in this book, and we see him as much more than a stalker who has no choice but to give into his darkest desires. Multiple times he says he’ll burn down the world if it means he can save Addie. I don’t like it’s just thrown out there how jay’s character is bi, I wish we could’ve seen him get together with Michael or something! I probably could’ve skipped the whole series, but definitely could’ve skipped this book and just have read the cliff notes or given them a HEA in my headcanon at the end of book 1. I won’t be rereading due to intense dark themes and graphic details. There’s dark romance, and then there’s this series. Please don’t let your teenagers read this🫶

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glasstrust's review against another edition

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challenging 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

4.75

Okay yeah. It’s a really fucking dark romance.

If you’ve had any experience with any of the trigger warnings I would be mindful when or if you choose to read it. The first half of the book if fucking brutal and it’s confronting to think. This friggin happens to people. All in all I still enjoyed it for the literary fiction it is.

And even if the recovery in part 2 is a bit more fast paced than reality would be. I really appreciate the writing of Zade during that period and his awareness of what he does. The second half is just amazingly written.

Even caused me to have a minor identity crisis. With a single quote.

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jaimegem's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-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

It took me a long time to get through this book and I nearly DNF'd about halfway but the last half absolutely made up for it and I'm glad I finished. It is dark dark and toxic and gut-retching and morally gray and I ended up enjoying it much more that the first.

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v3ra2_24's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

Much darker than Haunting Adeline. Not for the lighthearted.

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