This was the strangest book I’ve ever read, and I feel weird saying I loved it, but I did. It kept me captivated and shook the entire time. I’ve never read a 500+ page book so quickly. Can’t wait to read the second book.

,,All I want to do is break her. Shatter her into pieces. And then arrange those pieces to fit against my own. I don’t care if they don’t fit—I’ll fucking make them."

,,When you make someone fall in love with the darkest parts of you, there’s nothing you can do that will scare them away."

“Run,” he growls. "If I catch you, I fuck you.”

“Let me know which stars you prefer. The ones above you, or the ones I make you see.”

ALL ABOUT TOUGH LOVE (but not entirely in a good sense)

Jei matėt/skaitėt ,,You", tai jau žinot kas toks yra Joe. Tai šitos knygoj Zade yra Joe ant steroidų. Joe problemos bent jau paaiškinamos įvairiom traumom, o Zade tiesiog gal susitrenkęs galvą yra. Šiaip nuo pradžių viskas lygtais nekaltai prasideda, bet paskui shit goes down really quick.

Turbūt nesu skaičiusi jokios kitos knygos, kur būtų toks conflicting herojus (ar antiherojus). Zade elgiasi grubiai su Adeline (išprievartauja ją, pvz), bet laisvu laiku nuo persekiojimo gaudo vaikų prievartautojus ir juos žudo. Atseit bando pasaulį išvalyt nuo blogio. Iš vienos pusės ,,wtf dude", iš kitos - ,,nu kokią gerą misiją daro". Įdomi buvo ta linija, kur Zade gaudė tuos blogiukus. O šiaip tai jaučiuosi labai keistai, nežinau, ar mėgti jį ar ne. Love-hate, maybe?

Kitas aspektas: persekiojimas virstantis į laukinį seksą, atjungiančius orgazmus ir neregėtą malonumą. Bent jau taip Adeline jaučiasi. Nuo baimės iki meilės vienas žingsnis, ne? Man tai čia Stokholmo sindromu kvepia. Be kita ko, Adeline mėgsta siaubo filmus, ir visi creepy dalykai ją literally užveda, tame tarpe ir Zade persekiojimas, grasinimai, sado-mazo stuff.

Negaliu pasakyti, kad kai kurie spicy intarpai nepatiko. Tikrai ne visur buvo malonu, ir tikrai cringe ir creepy, bet vis tiek skaičiau užgniaužus kvapą ir max rijau el.knygos puslapius. Ar aš turiu problemų su morale? O gal tai rodo mano norą į kažkokius fetišus? Retoriniai.

Oof. Overall I liked the book. It left me wanting to read more. Did I feel like Zane was hypocritical, for sure but it was definitely a page turner. I wanted a more complete ending, definitely makes me want to read the next book though just to see how it ends.
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sensitive topics but OH MY this book is INCREDIBLE.

- Ok, it’s not as bad as everyone is saying. Weird, little unhinged at parts but mostly boring. When it was time though, the smut.. was smuttin’! & H.D. was not lying CLIFF HANGER & now I need to read book 2.
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DID NOT FINISH

Literally couldn't get myself to finish this slop, went in thinking it would be a sexy enemies to lovers chase me through the woods kind of book about a stalker to being thrown into a rape fantasy (not CNC RAPE) of someone who genuinely needs to get a therapist. 

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Love morally grey men. Still, sometimes I felt like Adeline was about to become another victim of “final girl theory”. Definitely good she learned self defense but girl has to work on self preservation skills.