Haunting Adeline Book by H. D. Carlton Book 1

 Review

The writing in this book is beautiful and so good. H.D. Carlton is talented and it shows in this book. I enjoyed the different storylines taking place and how they all connected to one another. I thought it was interesting to see Adeline live a similar life to her great grandmother. I think getting to read her great grandmother's thoughts on her own personal stalked helped Adeline in her own way. This book is just so so so good! I cannot recommend it enough. I do STRONGLY encourage everyone consider the triggers before reading.

Hunting Adeline is the second part of the duet. This one is more extreme, darker, and triggering/traumatic. Unfortunately in the world, sex trafficking does actually happen and it’s very disturbing of what goes on when someone is in that situation. I found this to be an interesting read, but in a good way. What, like most about this book, was the sub stories within the main story. I like how this was more than just a book about a stalker and his muse. The main story with Addie and Zade, then Addie, trying to solve the cold case about her great- grandmother, with the assistance of her best friend Daya, and of course Zade and his organization fighting human trafficking.  For more details Zade is a leader of a vigilante group that's only mission is to bring down trafficking rings and the horrible people that run them. And not just any type of trafficking rings. Rings that are linked to very powerful people in the country and the world. 

Zade is determined to get as many women and children to safety as he can. He puts himself in the line of fire to save the lives of the innocent people taken by these rings. He sounds like an ideal guy rightI cannot explain how much I love Zade. I know, I know, he's a stalker. Here's the thing: I just don't care. He really had me contemplating if getting stalked is that bad (it is, but let's ignore that). I loved how he was written to be so multilayered. H.D. Carlton knew what she was doing when she wrote him this way. He's meant to challenge everything you know and make you wonder if he's really all that bad. His qualities are so opposite of each other that he left me spinning so much throughout this book. I would take pauses while reading and say out loud, "Am I actually into this man?" or "I'm in love with this unhinged man. Am I good?" I laughed way too many times when doing this because I just know how people would react in my life if I told them how much I love Zade. The mouth on Zade is UNMATCHED. God, that man says the wildest stuff, but it's so unbelievably hot. And the things he does with his hands to Adeline? Where do I sign up??? I love his love for Adeline and I personally loved Adeline and thought she was a dynamic heroine. 

She was sassy, fun, and radiated fierceness. She does stand up for herself throughout the book, even to Zade, although standing up to him doesn't do much. I liked that we get her inner thoughts on Zade as their relationship plays out. I like watching her slowly open up to him and trust that he'll protect her, which seems like the opposite thing a stalker would do. One of my favorite things was when Adeline told her friend about one of her spicy encounters with Zade and that he "took her soul". I couldn't be more jealous of her, trust me. I think you know where I’m going with this…. Adeline sadly gets into this situation due to series of events that transpired from the first part and it continues of the torture she’ll endure. Based on the cliffhanger, book two isn't going to be an easy ride for Adeline, but I know she's going to be okay. Someone as fierce as her work her way through any situation, even if it takes some time. I can't wait to see what he does in book two knowing how this book ended. Overall, I think the plot connected and my emotions went wild. It felt like I was on a rollercoaster with my emotions with this book.