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Welcome to the Dark Side by Giana Darling

7 reviews

readbyjaimes's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I don't know if biker romances are for me lol


I read Serpentine Valentine by the same author so I figured I would try her other books and I just don't think MC romances are for me. I also found some parts were not well written and it wasn't my favourite. This book was soooo different from SV, which I expected but also wasn't fully prepared for the 180-degree flip in vibes and style. 

As a side note, there were also a few scenes where in my head went "Oh my god that's so white trash." So do with that what you will.  

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isajidy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5


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bookishbabbles's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I can’t believe I actually finished this book! This book was so hard to finish because of it’s dark themes. First, this book features Pedophilia!  This book is about grooming and child molestors. I went into it thinking that it would be a traditional age gap but it is not. The characters first meet when the girl was 7!!!! I like dark books but this is just way too much. The male character gets off on the fact that the girl is an underage child. She does all the little girl things such as “sucking on a Lollipop” which is constantly brought up. During sex, the male character calls her “little girl” and that I could not stomach. He is very clear that he’s “loved her since they met” when she was 7! Mind you, when they finally get together the girl is still 17. I don’t shame anyone but I cannot stomach this kind of thing. I couldn’t  think of these scenes as “sexy” they just made my stomach turn. Would not recommend unless you are truly into “Dark and Twisted” romance, not just getting into it. 

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nicolewhopickedthisbook's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Okay, typically I don’t mind age gap romances, but the protagonist needs to be at least 18 years old. I don’t care that the age of consent is 17 where the book takes place. They gotta be at least 18, okay? Okay. That and the fact that just when I thought this book was gonna end, there was still hours left based on my kindle reading speed. This book was sooooooo drawn out. Those two things were really the only things that irked me. Other than that, I loved our main characters and the found family aspect of the MC and how the club members just accepted and cared for Lou. I am interested in reading the other books of the series.

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5.0


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zabeishumanish's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I had to skip most of the sex scenes. I love a good forbidden romance, but this was too much, like terrifyingly too much.

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mrx99's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I started the first book of the series but couldn’t bring myself to read more than the first two chapters. But everyone kept raging about this book so I read it and I was not disappointed. This book was so good. Liked the storyline liked the characters. 
Zeus and lous relationship was cute and hot and just everything. The age gap sometimes made me a little uncomfortable because he said that he knew she was hers since she was seven so I thought oookay but it’s a book it’s fiction so yeah.
But I was not ready for the fucking heartbreak. Since the first Moment Mute was my absolute favourite and I was so excited for his book and then he fucking died.. what the fuck ? Not okay. Literally threw my book across the room.

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