Hunting Adeline: Book 2 of 2: Cat & Mouse Duet

By H.D. Carlton

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The conclusion to the Cat and Mouse Duet is here...

The Diamond

Death walks alongside me,
But the reaper is no match for me.
I'm trapped in a world full of monsters dressed as men, and those who aren't as they seem.
They won't keep me forever.
I no longer recognize the person I've become,
And I'm fighting to find my way back to the beast who hunts me in the night.
They call me a diamond,
But they've only created an angel of death.

The Hunter

I was born a predator,
With ruthlessness ingrained in my bones.
When what's mine is stolen from me in the night,
Like a diamond hidden within a fortress,
I find that I can no longer contain the beast.
Blood will paint the ground as I tear apart this world to find her.
And bring her back to where she belongs.
No one will escape my wrath,
Especially not those who have betrayed me.

Warning: This is the second and final installment to the Duet. You must read Haunting Adeline first.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1638932476
• ISBN13: 9781638932475
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Zando
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

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Review summary: Hunting Adeline is a better book than Haunting Adeline. It is beyond dark, and please check the content warnings if you are at all sensitive to some material, but it is a book that I'm glad to have read. I felt that, for the most part, everything was done as tastefully as possible with the subject matter, and it was a joy to see the author's love and improvement throughout. The plot was good; the spice was decent if you're into it; I would like to know more about the different characters in this world; and if you're wondering if the Cat & Mouse duology is worth your time, please know that it gets better here, in book two. Full review: This was intense in more ways than one. Nothing Addie went through in Hunting Adeline was right, by far. However, I felt like the author portrayed the situations as tastefully as possible and made it known without explicitly stating how messed up it all was, in what I believe was pretty realistic. Including how, when a person does not want something, their body may react against their mind because of physical stimulation. I can't explain more (without my review being taken down), but I hope readers get my drift. Because I liked how it was portrayed that Adeline did not want what happened to her, despite what her body did, because that was a natural reaction to the stimuli and in no way was it consent, and she knew that. She didn't like it, but she understood it and worked past it eventually. I also liked that Addie's sass didn't leave her even through the horrors she endured, and it made her sass feel more real instead of her just being childish. The fact that Zade backed off after he saved Addie and let her come to him in the time that she needed to be comfortable again was great. He did push at times, and while I don't know if that was good or bad, I think everyone sometimes needs a push out of their comfort zone, or else they're just going to stay stagnant in wherever they are or whatever they're going through, so I didn't see him hurting her in this way. Speaking of Zade, with all of the abuse Addie endured, his chapters were very welcome for a light dose of humor, and a still feverish, but less intense break from... yeah. Also, the twist of who the leader was of The Society, that awful trafficking ring, I did not expect, yet it also made perfect sense in a way. I'm not really sure how to describe it, because while I liked the twist, I felt like it was trying to be a little "Yay, girl power-y", but given what she was doing, that "girl power" would be more the message from her point of view. The prose in Hunting Adeline was of much better quality than Haunting Adeline in my opinion. It didn't feel as amateurish or like a poorly written fanfic. The emotions were on point, not jarring; the world-building was quite a bit better, and the pace was steady. The descriptions were also much better detailed, thankfully losing the oddly placed cartoon references, save for a couple at first. My major problem with the book comes at the end; I really want to know what happens to Sibby! I loved the novella, Satan's Affair, and I want to know more of the crazy broken doll girl who grew up in a cult. Please, I need to know how her story ends! Oh yes, the ending... Addie got her power back in her own time, in her own ways. That included her, uh, spice drive, let's say. It felt like a pretty natural progression for dealing with everything she went through mentally to get her groove back, but once it was, pretty much every time she and Zade were in the same scene, he made comments on how hot she was, how bad he wanted to "blank" her, etcetera. I felt like most of the spicy scenes between her and Zade, post-abduction, were well-timed and, in a way, with her healing in mind. Letting her get comfortable with herself, and him, again. But once she was comfortable with his every other thought of wanting to boink her, even during intense moments, I felt like it was just overkill. Non-spicy scenes fe

Intense read

Read the first and of course had to read this one as well.. it was a lot, not gonna lie, it was hard reading through at least the first half of the book but the rest was great! I did feel like the ending was a little rushed and thrown together after you go through such a long read through the first book then this one, but it was still worth it! Heads up, this one is darker than the first, literally stressed me out… but a good book and a must read if you read the first.

Dark, Creepy, Romance

A lot people may say a lot of things but this is an absolute must read. In my top 5 favorite books, for sure. Kept me turning the page, wanting more, and anticipating the next time her shadow came and her body's betrayal of his arrival. Goosebumps!

Such a great book

It was a thrill ride

Great book

This is definitely a bdsm power struggle love story 18+ I loved the book 1 and 2 but they are very good

Dark Romance

I loved the spice in this book. The cliff hanger at the end is great!