Haunting Adeline

DNF. I couldn't finish this garbage. I liked the premise of this book but as soon as Zane raped Addie with his gun, I was pretty much done with the book. I held on until chapter 26, when I realized that it wasn't going to get any better. A woman falls in love with her rapist? Come on! And Addie makes women look bad, she really is a mouse; Weak, childish. Dumb.

I was expecting some BDSM or something dark, but none of this is consensual. I am disgusted, not just for the plot, but also because this got so many rave reviews on TikTok. Did we read the same book?? Women are swooning over Zane! I read/ tried to read this book because it got such amazing reviews. Zane is a misogynist manipulator who pretends like he has morals. Is this what “dark romance” is? Hard pass. I've read other dark romances and had no problems with dark themes and domineering men, but this “romance” is ridiculous. If Addie didn't just roll over and do everything he says or if she defended herself in some way, maybe the story would be more believable.