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She comes off like a teenage Wattpad author forcing banter and using extremely over exaggerated phrases to get points across. it's dumb shit like Remi always saying "my lordship" or Ava and her dumbass shirt slogans. It's using dumb descriptive phrases about glyndon's honey balayage and the unironic usage of the words "god" and "god like" to describe these twisted 19-year-old men. I don't know what she thought she was trying to do but it just came off forced and ridiculous. I will say that it was a little easier to listen to the audiobook version then it was for me to read.
I also clearly have an interest in dark romance but I really didn't like the portrayal of this relationship. For me a good dark romance needs to have a good balance between the two main characters and the dark themes that they're exploring together. Obviously there will be a power imbalance often but it should be shifting between the two of them. Killian was fine but Glyndon felt like a victim. and there's no romance in that for me. I understand battling with any sort of morals or beliefs when faced with a dark person in your life is one thing, but I don't think Rina did a good job selling the Glyndon was into this for 80% of the book. She came off as a victim and I never really saw that improve until the very end when the big twist was revealed (which I saw coming).
I am going to give the other books a chance because they're so highly rated and I'm hoping to just write this one off as a mistake on Rina Kent's part.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
This book glorifies rape and SA and should not even be considered a “dark romance” - there is nothing romantic about it.
Not only is the main plot line SA every other page, the story is awful, the writing is redundant, and the characters are annoying. Why a publisher thought it was a good idea to put this book out into the world (warning notice be damned) is emotionally abusive to all readers.
Rina, (and frankly, all the readers who gave a favorable review) are you ok??? Blink twice if you need help.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Killian is exactly the kind of morally gray, chaotic character I love to read about. He’s terrifying, magnetic, and entirely unpredictable. His backstory added some much-needed depth and gave a glimpse into the madness that drives him.
Glyndon herself is a bit of a mixed bag. She has an interesting emotional foundation—depression, insecurity, and an existential crisis—but those themes are barely scratched. It’s like all of that disappears once Killian enters the picture and gives her a reason to feel brave. I wish her development had gone a bit deeper.
There’s something deeply broken in both of them, and instead of fixing it, they just… fall in love. Somehow, it works.
The emotional tension was strong throughout, though the dramatic moments sometimes leaned into over-the-top territory. Personally, I prefer subtler, one-on-one scenes over full-blown emotional showdowns—but that’s just taste.
Despite a few overly dramatic moments, I flew through the story. It's dark, messy, and full of obsessive, morally questionable romance. And honestly? It delivers exactly what it promises.
Content warnings: Violence, dark themes, emotional and physical abuse, manipulation, and other mature content. Definitely 18+ and not for every reader.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Gaslighting
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol