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Speak

Ruby M. Darling

4.25 AVERAGE


This was great. I couldn’t understand why the teacher was an ass the whole time. I love raven and Jonas. Damion is insane
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ahun92's review

5.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense
dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really can't anymore I'm 90% in and I give up!
There is SO. MUCH. SMUT. Dear gods...
This book is like 95% smut and 5% plot. I don't know how to feel..

Wow, wow, wow! This book is so much more than a university romance! The plot of this book is absolutely amazing, characters are perfect and the passion is infectious!! 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4.75⭐️ • 4.50🩷 • 4.75👥 • 4.50💥 • 4.75🌶️

I was going to wait and finish some other books I was in the middle of before starting this one but it consumed my brain from the second I first listened to the sample and promptly bought the audio. I absolutely devoured this book in just a day and now I need the next one yesterday. 

Firstly, the audio is done sooo well. Joe Arden especially did an amazing job with distinct voices for each of the guys. I love duet narrations and this one is superb. 

The story is quite dark and of course check the TW/CW. For those that like to read the warnings list as a menu this would the sampler with a taste of just about everything. Also, it’s best to assume everyone in this book is extremely morally gray. I don’t read nearly enough morally gray FMCs so Raven was quite the pleasant surprise for me. After surviving the most traumatizing experience of her life, she returns to the college, hunting down those responsible which leads her to a secret society of the elite including her own family. Omg the suspense!! It got me so good. 

Besides digging for answers, Raven also discovers the all consuming connections of 3 equally  obsessive men in her new life at school: her classmate, her professor, and her doctor who followed her as the new school councilor. They’re a balance of sweet, possessive, indulgent, controlling, depraved, protective, and infatuated with her. Not to mention that smut!! Despite all the blazing red flags, you really can’t help but love them by the end because every dark and twisted action is motivated by their inescapable addiction to her. Honestly, I have no other defense for them and I don’t even care. This is the type of dark romance I am always looking for. Gimme MORE.