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Hmmm, maybe you are right person to ask this question?I'm very often tempted to read books like that, something dark and violent, about problematic, toxic, abusive relationships. But in the same time I hate smut.
I have nothing against sex scenes in books (sometimes I even like them, when written by Martin or Glukhovsky). But I want them not to be written to turn reader on., to excite him.
Rape or dub-con scenes should be scaring, triggering, difficult to read or disgusting; not exciting or arousing.
You know "50 shades of Gray" are about toxic and abusive relationship, but in my opinion it's just like pornography movie.
OK, I've written quite a lot, sorry for that :D
To the point - I wonder whether I would like "Haunting Adeline" and I would like to ask:
How much smut there's in it?
And most importantly, are sex scenes there more like those from Game of Thrones or 50shades?
Ummm I would say if you don’t like smut don’t even go there, this one contains… graphic scenes, to put it lightly
Yes I agree, Haunting Adeline would not be your thing. Your mental health matters, I had to take step back while reading the books because of that. The reason why I wrote this is because I think the book brings awareness of actual things that happen to people that most choose to pretend don’t actually happen.
OK, thank you for your answers, now I know it's better not to start that book (that's what I suspected, but your, @Kaylee (hope you are OK with shorter form of username ;) post made me think it sound interesting and I may try)Maybe you can recommend me something similar -- in terms of dark, twisty, abusive relationship; but without dominating in plot sex scenes?
@Stormraised, personally I cannot. I’m new to the whole dark romance trope, and this duet was the first one I read since it was all over booktok.
Reading this book brought me into a very dark place, I will admit that yes. It’s like a stab in the heart, normally I can rule these books as fiction but this book is straight new flash of realty.
She (Adeline) is brought into the line of trafficking. A trade that, including child trafficking, is bigger than ever. Bigger than the drug trade. And that’s why I continued to read this book. I read her story, though is fiction I believe can be one that people may read and may even recover with. Bond with. Seeing that they are not alone.
People like them, the survivors are what fuel me in life. It’s why I study it and take Psych courses. It’s why I volunteer and help where I can.
I want people to read this book, not just because of the well written smutty story but because of the growth and all the facts of reality that will wake you up—at your own discretion of course.