Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

417 reviews

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

soooo dark but sooo good 5/5 ⭐️

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dark funny tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was my first dark romance book, and it was a WILD ride…
I loved the beginning, the first 100 pages really gripped my intrigue and I loved the main character and her sarcasm.
The trigger warnings weren’t a big deal for me, the CNC and gun play was new but I didn’t mind… although I didn’t know how to feel when reading about her tears whilst it all happened😂
It was a bit slow in the middle and the “big” cliffhanger at the end wasn’t as shocking as I was hoping for, but it ended interestingly.

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challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I had someone suggest Haunting Adeline to me and I went into the book knowing nothing other than it was supposed to be a steamy romance/erotica. I honestly don't know why I kept reading this book. It it was like a train wreck, i wanted to DNF it, but couldnt. There are so many things that aren't okay in this book. For starters, it is entirely too long, had a few plots happening simultaneously, and the sex (but really let's call it what it is, rape) was just horrible.
gun penetration, spitting in sexual partners mouth/swallowing someone else's saliva mixed with cum

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Addie is being stalked but she learns a lot about him, herself, and the murder of her great grandma. 

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book had me hooked. 
 
There is straight up sexual assault between the main characters that was uncomfortable. Zade’s whole purpose is to bring down rapists, peadophiles and human traffickers and yet he claims to “love” addie and yet sexually assults her multiple times without any remorse which i feel does  not fit with the main focus of his character. 

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dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a wild read for sure. 
The stalker, murder mystery, and crime investigation/vigilante storyline was kind of chaotic but somehow it worked. 
There were some aspects to this dark romance that almost had me dnf-ing. 

The story progresses in a way that made me interested in the characters and I really HAD to know what was going to happen in the end. And now I’m ready to read the sequel!

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