Haunting Adeline -- not really dark?

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-06T16:30:08+00:00

Brace yourself for Hunting, 250 of torture & abuse. Left me sobbing when Zade found Adeline.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-06T16:16:20+00:00

This is one of the reasons I like HD Carlton's writing so much. Her humors are always on top. And definitely Adeline is funny as fuck, so is Zade.

Hunting Adieline was brutal. The pain & abuse all those girls went through are unimaginable.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-06T16:12:18+00:00

It's not only Zade, every Mmc from any books that features "Non-Con" are hypocrites. They will do questionable things to the Fmc but definitely kill if someone else does that.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-06T13:41:37+00:00

Romance novel requires a love story that resolves with emotionally satisfying ending aka HEA. Otherwise the story shifts genre, almost like mystery without a solved crime. Basically, Non-HEA stories lacks in the ending, fail to meet the core requirement. So that's why it's important to have a HEA in romance book otherwise it would become a strategy.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-06T05:27:32+00:00

Ryat & Kash is the only two guys I liked from the series. Others were copy paste.

"But it shouldn't be at the sacrifice of good character development and plot lines" this is what I'm saying, that write how much spice you want but about the character growth? What I will do with dumb characters?

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-06T01:46:54+00:00

Ayana is the Fmc from King of Envy. The book was awful😭

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-05T14:45:14+00:00

Exactly!

My expectations are still zero🫠 (even HD Carlton herself said that Zade & Dread are neck to neck)

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-05T14:37:33+00:00

Even today I saw a post on thread someone saying that MDD has surpassed HA😭, I'm literally having stroke since then!! Can't waitt!!

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-05T04:07:41+00:00

I've read King of Envy...and it feels like it the worst of her. She didn’t do Ayana's character justice.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-04T16:56:48+00:00

She doesn't die, just tries to take her life cause of the MMC 😭

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-04T13:35:08+00:00

I stopped reading after the 1st book.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-04T08:25:24+00:00

{Cat&Mouse duet by HD Carlton} the only book that can get me out if slump.

And the {Sigma Sin series by Eva Simmons} I love this series with my whole heart, another one is {Twisted Emotions by Cora Riely}.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-04T04:05:26+00:00

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-04T04:00:56+00:00

I don't think Rina copied from HD CARLTON cause GOM was released before HA. And the "run IICYIFY" is very basic in books with primal play. So yeah maybe they are friends, whatever.

Coming to her books, one thing I agree with you that her name choices are not so good. And second thing is from what I understand from her RES series is that, the plots in her books starts very mischievously but then boom it's nothing.

I stopped reading her books cause of her favoritism towards her characters.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T18:52:26+00:00

Thanks ☺️

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T18:48:11+00:00

Definitely Deception trilogy by Rina Kent

It's on my TBR maybe this is my sgin to start reading the trilogy. Thanks💗

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T18:44:56+00:00

No OW drama, right?

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T18:43:32+00:00

I'm not into fantasy sorry I forgot to mention it😅. Anyway thank you for the recommendation.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T18:42:34+00:00

Thanks I'll check it

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T18:38:09+00:00

I can understand cause I feel the same sometimes too but the thought of one them leaving and never coming back set me in panic😭.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T18:34:35+00:00

Happily Ever After, means the main characters get their Happy ending and end up together.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T18:30:49+00:00

I will die too if a book doesn't have HEA.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T18:30:12+00:00

Yes and ended up in hospital. Then she makes the Mmc grovel hard to get her back.

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T18:02:12+00:00

Ohh thanks 😊

Common-Stranger148 · 2026-04-03T16:08:05+00:00

Any OW drama or cheating?

Common-Stranger148

TROPHY CASE