Review by taybae77777 - Haunting Adeline

taybae77777 's review for:

Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

2.0

challenging dark tense fast-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

This book is not it, it ‘romanticizes’ stalking and assault and honestly just was gross. I think this book is best read going in as just plain horror and not dark romance. Like if you’re looking for a read that gives you the feeling of disgust, this may be for you. A lot of the spicy scenes were downright disturbing and not darkly romantic in any way. They were dark, but not romantic. There was also the question of “did the gun have a sight on it?” Cause if that’s the case then that lowkey makes me want to hurl in a ‘oh that seems painful’ type of way (A lot of sights for weapons are metal prongs that stick up at the end of a barrel). This book did succeed in making me cringe in various ways. Especially the overall weirdness of the mmc. I loved that he was a vigilante, but hated how he would treat Adeline. Especially when they were in the movie theater and they start doing the daddy stuff, like brother spends his entire life saving children but then plays into a daddy kink? How does that make any sense. That was just nasty. Overall, it is an entertaining read to say the least, but sometimes it wasn’t entertaining in a good way. It was nauseating.

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