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Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Excrement, Trafficking, Stalking
Reread: 12.2024
This is a "re-read" review.
So, I read Haunting Adeline two years ago (it was during Covid and before Booktok time). Maybe because I have specific experience reading dark romances, I was not so "blown away". It was an interesting read, but to be honest, I was just mildly amused (maybe cos I watched so much Dexter).
Basically, I read and forgot about it.
But then I got stuck on the Booktok, and, of course, I told myself to give it another chance, so I reread it (actually, I listened to the Audiobook, thinking maybe I would have a better experience). Yip, I think the Audiobook managed to introduce me to the main characters more appropriately, so I enjoyed the book more.
Haunting Adeline is a bit strong introduction into a dark romance subgenre, but if you are like me and you grew up loving the original Dexter, Hannibal, and Criminal Minds, you will find it interesting but not so dramatic. Nevertheless, if you are a newbie, thread carefully. Mind the trigger warnings.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Rape, Stalking
It’s extremely difficult for me to not feel serious irony with the MMC being all “white knight” to stop sex trafficking and protecting women, to being a sexual assaulter himself. Even if the FMC eventually consented to sex, she very much did not consent in their first few interactions, or for him to be all macho idiot man when it came to essentially mansplaining that one day she’ll beg for him and need him and all that bullshit. You need that enthusiastic “YES”. AHHHHHH
Throughout half the book all I was seeing was the Whoopi gif: “You in danger, girl”. Damn, Adeline really isn’t that smart, huh? (At least she does admit it herself at one point.) Dude, get out of the house.
And so many lines and situations in this book made me gag and make a combination of these faces: 😬😑☹️😞😔😟😕😫😖😣😩😤😠😳😱😧🥴🤢
Yes, I will read the sequel. I do not understand how this book has such a high rating.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
The consent is not just dubious, it's practically non existant
For someone who claims to hunt down rapists, Zade needs to find a mirror and take a long hard look into it. And Adeline, sweetheart, I'm glad you know what you like and sure, being chased is really hot, but looking attractive does not forgive r*pe. It doesn't matter if you wanted it, you were actively fighting it, you never had a conversation about it before hand with him, so no thank yew ✨️
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment