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I Was Born Ruined

C.M. Stunich

3.72 AVERAGE

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thescottishbookmum's review

4.0

Oh I loved this book!!

I really like Gidget and I feel so sorry for what she’s been through
Those 4 men absolutely need to work their asses off to get in her good graces and I can’t wait to see this happen.
So much respect for beast for sticking up for gidget and I really love crown and can’t wait to see more of him, Grainger is crazy and you can’t help but love and hate him at the same time, Sin I defo have a soft spot for this guy!

All in what a first book and I can’t wait to see what happens after that cliffhanger!

It was okay

It was a slow moving book which is not usually the case for her books. I liked the characters but want to know more.

This is.. something.. 30 year old dudes sexing up a 16 year old with obvi mental health issues? Killing of a pregnant woman? Animal abuse? Yikes. I’m hoping she comes back and takes the whole club down or something.. and all the similar wording made it hard to get lost in it because it was like I was reading HAVOC again.. “blood in, blood out” and “pre-ejac” (way to kill a mood) “spirited away” (yawn, find a new phrase).. will read the next book to see what happens but really kinda dreading it.. cursing my nosiness rn.. ☹️

5 stars

This book was really good, but super dark. Dark in the sense that there really isn’t any light at all (MAYBE Beast, but he still allowed a lot of stuff to happen). Left on a crazy cliff hanger, but I definitely can’t wait til the next one.

"I guess I'm just addicted to ruination…"
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Gidget is desperately trying to find a way out of her life before she becomes tied down the the MC club her father is the president of. Trying to move past the grief of losing her sisters, her parents have no idea of the past that she was with four of her father's (Cat) officers... While she's determined to leave, they're determined for her to stay and to protect her - under their prez's orders of course

OMG!

Aah! This book was so freaking awesome!!! Gidget is broken and dark but good. Stuck in the life she was born into & trying to survive it. The men...well they're dark, messed up and I don't know that any had a single redeeming quality. That said, just like Gidge, I want them all! This story was dark, seductive, and an emotional roller coaster. Basically everything I hoped for and so much more.

CM Stunich never fails me - all of her books are amazing and I always look forward to the next one she puts out. If you are a fan then don't hesitate to read this story. If you've never checked out her work but like dark, gritty & sexy then this book is for you!

First, let’s get this out of the way. There’s dark themes to this books which coincide with trigger warnings. Lots of emotional and mental triggers I be warned. Anyways, CM is honestly one of my top favorite authors. I love anything she writes because it’s so vastly different and interesting. I had a bunch with RH and MC it would be a wild ride (pun intended) and it was. Cm illustrated Gidgets life so well. That’s what I love about her writing. She really draws you in and you feel the dynamics of the book with the characters.

Gidget…poor sweet thing. She has had a tough beginning. Her sisters. Her tore apart family. Cat. But boy oh boy her harem. Yes please. Each man is perfect in his own way for her. The diverseness of her men softens how crappy her life was. The serious twists and turns that threw me for a loop. The darkness of this story made it all the better. The ending, well I’m just happy book two is right around the corner.

Dnf @ 42%
I honestly don't know how I even made this far... I mean,MC books are usually a little messed up but this one was MESSED UP AFFFF. The girl is friggin underage for fucks sake!!! She slept with 4 guys,the youngest of whom was 21 at the time, and the rest were in their thirties, when she herself was FIFTEEN!!!! This is sooo messed up... How is this glorified into a romance book? This should be firmly in abuse category...Not even gonna touch on all the other bullshit that goes on in the book. The only reason that I can think of as to how I made it this far is that the writing style was pretty good.

vikcs's review

1.5
dark fast-paced

That’s some f** up family

It’s really hard to find any relatable or likeable character in this book. I’m all for a little trauma and a dark background, it builds depth to a story and you empathise with those abused, used, discarded and hurt. But there is no light to balance the dark.