A review by railway1721
Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

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

2.5

I jumped into this book because it was and is all over social media as like a taboo/pillar of the dark romance community. And honestly, for me, so over hyped. I didn't have any issues with the subject mater and had a ton of issues with the characters. Addy was.. alright, she made dumb decisions but not the worst FMC. Z though. OMFG I could not STAND his fucking ego stroking. It felt like every other line in the book was how fucking great he was and how awesome of a dude he ways YET also how bad of a guy he was. Like what? He just came off as not this crazy same mastermind who was fighting a global traffic ring but as like a parody version of Draco fucking Malfoy (and I LIKE DRACO!)

In the end, I felt that it was written well, better than some other things I've read but I couldn't stand any of the characters by the end of the book.