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A review by ekmartin
Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The smut was good but it took so long to get there. Honestly shocked this was a slow burn. Also I definitely think the "Dark" romance aspect was way oversold. This isn't nearly as dark as all the booktok hype was letting on. I think maybe for those people this was their first dark romance - but I was expecting a lot more. The NC scenes were very much not NC as per the integral dialogue of the FMC, which just leaves us with stalking & murder. The end also drug on. Once I hit 80% I was wanting it to be over.
Graphic: Stalking, Body horror, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Trafficking
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Trafficking, Classism, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Sexual content, and Child abuse