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Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

283 reviews

mailenlovesreading's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

I surprisingly enjoyed this book and I am not sorry about it. 

What was most ironic though was that Zade’s life purpose was to eradicate human trafficking and the skin trade and killing pedophiles yet he stalked and forced himself on a woman. Like?? 

The whole “saving the women and children” part honestly just felt like something to give Zade a redeeming quality while he did a lot of morally fucked up shit. However that dark aspect of the book did touch on important topics to do with corruption in power and the skin trade. Along with this, it was good to have multiple plot points at the same time that weren’t just their relationship such as Gigi’s diaries and the mystery of her death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Rape, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

kc_louisa's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I honestly loved this book and I'm picking up the next one right now 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Terminal illness

jelly_fssh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Solid read, some parts were pulled together too easily or like something wasn’t explained, it didn’t take away from enjoying the book. It held my attention and I enjoyed reading, the cliffhanger ending definitely had me running to book two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

alidigiacomo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

pipercurrywilladsen's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

esdiecinueve's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Slavery, Blood, and Trafficking

Minor: Child death

blissful_barker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The plot of this book is thorough, complex, and intriguing. There were several side plots that built on one another. The book is heavy and filled with traumatic topics so it's important to read the trigger warnings and take your time. If you do read this book, you're likely going to find yourself questioning your morals when it comes to how Zade and Addie's relationship starts and all of the torture and murder. I can confidently say I was surprised when I was okay with most of it all. I truly was rooting for Zade and Addie despite how fucked up it is. I'm excited and interested to read book two and see where the story lands and how I feel about it as a whole. This first book impressed me with how well H.D. Carlton had us falling for a morally black character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Car accident

thevioletone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

👀Tropes: Dark Romance (really dark) with stalking, sex with interesting objects, slow(ish) burn set in a dual POV

☠️CW: Just... Copy/Paste from author website - This book ends on a cliffhanger. It is a dark romance that contains graphic violence, dub/non con and stalking between main characters, explicit sexual situations, kinks such as degradation, gun play, and somnophilia, and deals with subject matters such as child trafficking, child deaths, and human sacrifice.

📚Read Method: Physical book, Kindle eBook, Audible

📕Review: Daily. I think about this series daily. First read March of 2023, I don't think there has been a day since that I haven't thought about Zade and Addie. My second read is of Michelle and Teddy reading it to me, and it's even better than I ever thought. The panty dropping spicy scenes has me observing every word, questioning my sanity through every sentence. Repeating over and over, 'Zade is fictional, Zade is fictional'. In real life? No I don't want a stalker that doesn't listen to my wishes of not being touched. In books? You can scare me with any weapon you want and my legs will weep for you. I have explored new things in my personal life because of Zade and Addie, and it opened up a new genre of books for me, which I have enjoyed more and more. 

Now, I love Haunting Adeline, but I think the real growth, the biggest emotions, and the highest high comes from the FUCKING CLIFFHANGER that leads into the second book [book:Hunting Adeline|59050133]. I will never ever forgive [author:H.D. Carlton|18239774] for this heartbreak turned pridefulness and delight at Zade and Addie's relationship and story. (Trying to stay spoiler free)

💖Quotes:
"I'm going to make her fall in love with every single fucked up part of me. I want this girl to see me at my most depraved. I want her to experience the true darkness residing in my soul. When you make someone fall in love with the darkest parts of you, there's nothing you can do that will scare them away. They will be yours forever because they already love all the fucked up bits and pieces of you."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

blueacorn1991'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

2.5

Someone sure wrote that and got it published.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting