634 reviews for:

Isca

Jade West

3.75 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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DID NOT FINISH: 27%

Jesus. I could not deal with that amount of internal dialogue.
27% and they haven't met yet?? nah fucking crazy.
dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

KINKY. Run and chase/cat and mouse set up that I’ll most likely re-read. I wish I could forget this book just to experience the beginning for the first time again 🥵
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Wow, wow, wow! I am officially obsessed. I knew this book was going to be spicy and heavily focused on both primal and CNC. What I didn't expect was the emotions I would feel while reading this. I laughed, I cried, I had to put to book down to take a moment, and I still read this book in a day. If you are curious about darker romances and dipping your toes into CNC I feel like this is a great starting point.

3.5/5
it’s was a good story. the end was a plot twist

but i feel like everything was rushed at the end. like the build up was great and you see they’re relationship grow but the rest of the storyline is rushed at the end.

A slow start that turned into a gripping, filthy romp. Thoroughly enjoyed.
adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is probably my biggest surprise of 2022.

I thought I was getting a kinky, probably over the top and dark erotica romance. And what I found was a profound take on loss, grieve and love.

Don’t get me wrong. I also got a glorious amount of kinky, deliciously filthy smut lol But this story is a lot more than just that.

I loved Leo so much. And the fact that he’s a single dad to this cute little kid who’s going through a lot just made my heart melt. His storyline with his brother and sister added so much depth and emotion to the plot. The way he was described added to his appeal, ngl. But I thought he’d be another possessive alpha a-hole. And even though he could be rough and cruel with his words (by her request), he was also very attentive and protective of Abigail. I loved the combination of both.

And then Abigail with her tragic backstory and her sense of loneliness and loss. Fuck, my heart ached for her and what had happened to her. I loved how determined and brave she was. Her dark desires were crazy, but my god, was it hot

4.5/5⭐
To be honest I had no idea what I was getting myself into with this story. Like at all. I obviously expected spice and I knew Leo was pierced from some tiktoks I saw and the CNC aspect but that's it. So to say I was shocked at the depth of this story.. at the absolute heartbreak both these characters go through.. would be and understatement.
Abigail and Leo find each other at a time in their lives when they both think things can't possibly ever get better and by indulging in one another they are able to learn to heal and survive.
I love me some CNC and this story did a great job with that while still having an amazing plot.
This book is pretty heavy on some triggers so please read responsibly.