Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

202 reviews

galaxiesofbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i enjoyed this book much more than “satan’s affair” and it was crazy to see how at one point the stories intertwined with each other. honestly i’m so glad i ended up enjoying this book because i saw a lot of people either loving this or hating on it lol.

the characters were really fleshed out, especially Daya, Adeline and Zade. the bad guys… not so much, they all sounded the same to me tbh.

i loooved the relationship between Daya and Adeline, honestly best friend goals.

when it came to Adeline, for the most part she was great, but sometimes she did come across a bit annoying with her stubbornness and naivety.

and well, of course, Zade was daddy lol. i wouldn’t enjoy the idea of myself being stalked but if it was Zade, i think i’d just run and purposefully collapse only for him to catch me lol. there was just something about him, man. the possessiveness i think.

anyway, moving on, the writing style was great, but at times it did feel a bit repetitive. more specifically Zade’s thoughts to himself. he just kept thinking the same thing over and over throughout the book and i wanted to scream at him I GET IT, the situation is horrendous but come on, just finish them lol.

i also don’t normally like a man’s pov in dark romance books but Zade really made it work for me. 🫠

now, about the plot, i didn’t really care for Gigi’s mystery, but i did thoroughly enjoy Zade’s work (idk if it’s a spoiler so i won’t say what it is). it was really interesting seeing that particular side of him.

and the spice itself was spicyingggg lmaoo, i fanned myself quite often whilst reading this! i’ve come to realise that possessive/stalker men in dark romance books are my thing for sure. can’t wait to hop on to the 2nd book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Blood, Gaslighting, Rape, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

Minor: Car accident

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, and Stalking

Moderate: Torture, Child death, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Car accident, Alcoholism, Death, and Kidnapping

cxsmiccxtie's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Addiction, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Confinement, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship

alex_bousquet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I hate read this book! I wish I dnfed it so bad. Zade wants to rid the world of sexual predators and human traffickers, yet he stalks and sexually assaults Adeline and thinks it's fine if he does it because he is only chasing one person and not trying to sell/buy her. He is a predator himself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Child death, Cursing, Stalking, Trafficking, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, and Pedophilia

franny49's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Murder, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, Child abuse, Sexual content, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Rape

arocklikesubstance's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Body horror, Stalking, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Murder

jayajuly98's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gore, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body horror, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Stalking, Cursing, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Torture, and Trafficking

tatertot2005's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, Addiction, Death, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Gore

sierrabowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I loved this book. The only reason I didn’t give it a 5 star rating is because of some of the random things put in that didn’t make sense or they were cringe. But otherwise, great plot and a great morally grey main character !! I liked the dual plot with the great grandmother’s murder and the infiltration of a trafficking ring. An amazing independent author! Support independent authors!!!!!
PSA PLEASE check triggers before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Car accident, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Torture, Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Rape, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Trafficking

mimo_'s review against another edition

dark tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

ok so like what the fuck is this (again)
i dont care about either one of them and the "cliffhanger" at the end means nothing to me 
i read this purely for science to see what the booktok girlies see in him and quite frankly i dont see much please seek help if this is ur man
despite all of the questionable things in this entire book its somehow not the worst thing ive read (iykyk) but it still. wasnt very good. 

there is so much non-con in here like zade get it together this man has so many kinks that are doing a bit too much. after all this forcing himself on adeline because physically she wants it but mentally shes like get the fuck away from me hes somehow supposed to be redeemed bc hes a vigilante killing human traffickers

also why was there a random murder mystery in here it wasnt even that thrilling like she did the same thing jfkdndnksv adeline is stupid

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Blood, Child death, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Cursing, Hate crime, Alcohol, Body horror, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Rape