Hunting Adeline

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes descriptions of sexual violence and/or harassment, rape, mental illness, child abuse, suicidal ideation and/or self-harm, graphic violence, sexual content, death, physical abuse, and emotional abuse.

Adeline Reilly, or “Addie,” is the protagonist of Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline. She is a young author who lives in her deceased grandmother’s house, Parsons Manor. In the first novel, Adeline investigates the ghosts of Parsons Manor, solving the murder of her great-grandmother, Gigi, all while being stalked by Zade Meadows (and eventually falling in love with him). In the first novel, Adeline is defined by her wit, which is often expressed as sassy comments to friends and family. However, Hunting Adeline poses new challenges and complications for Adeline as she is forced into the violent world of human trafficking. As a captive, Adeline gradually learns to suppress her wit for her own protection, though she still speaks out of turn on occasion and receives violent punishment for her disobedience. Even after Zade rescues Adeline, it takes time for her to return to the behavior that she displays in the first novel. In particular, the recovery of Adeline’s sexuality takes on a more dominant