Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

2018 reviews

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

i read this out of morbid curiosity and...i fear i somehow enjoyed this. 

**adult readers with a developed frontal lobe knows the difference between reality and fiction, and understands that none of this would be okay in the real world. before reading any dark romance, know & check content warnings. this has noncon and dubcon.**

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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: Complicated

It had potential, but was very disorganized with too many subplots that were never fully fleshed out

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

First and for most, READ ALL TRIGGER WARNINGS! Yes, all of them. Every last one. Protect your mental health. 

Second, through no fault of the author, but the AI voice Kobo has used for this audiobook was disgraceful. It also ended before the actual book did. Mid sentence. Perhaps I would have given another half staring I had a better experience. 

The Manipulator: I get calling Addie that because as an author, she can write words and spin tales. I see her more as socially awkward yet doesn’t like to be told what to do.  So sometimes playing a role could be looked at as manipulation.  Although, she gets manipulated and so much more. Not to mention living in her grandmother’s haunted mansion. 

Daya, her bestie, I absolutely adored her and want to hear more about her. She’s in an interesting position, and doesn’t know it yet. 

The Shadow: “Z” is both a hero and an absolute menace. It’s dark Romance for sure. He pushed my boundaries, and had to just keep reminding myself. It’s a dark romance, then keep going.  The dubcon/noncon had me pausing to breathe through some things before I could come back. I knew what I was getting into when I started reading. It didn’t mean some triggers didn’t kick up that were tough to keep reading/listening. It also doesn’t mean that I would not want to experience some of the absolute fireworks this man can cause.  

Again, this is dark romance. It is not for everyone. I’ll admit I’m a little nervous going into book 2. Here I go through!

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dark 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: Complicated

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

Definitely check the trigger warnings. 

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

Absolutely not. No no no no no

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

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

this would be a horror novel if zade was conventionally unattractive 

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

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