3.75 AVERAGE

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honeynoat's review

4.0

4.25 ⭐️

“You better hope God is on your side.” I lean in, making sure he can see just how fucking dark I’ll go. “Because the Devil’s on mine.”

Let me start with PLEASE check the triggers before reading this book.

Now that I've said that - I inhaled this book. Yes, some parts literally made my skin crawl (the locker room scene and I am not a fan of knife play), but the rest of this book? I loved it. The growth and development of Grey and Vi was beautiful, how they wanted to ruin each others lives slowly became that they can't live without being in each others lives.

I appreciate that S. Massery wrote the characters morally grey, how they both had their flaws, but that we got a look into why they were like that and that they loved each other black hearts and all.

Also, I think I jumped into the deep end with dark romance. My first two DR books were Rina Kent and now this one. Do I regret these decisions? Not in the slightest.
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meredithabramczyk's review

DID NOT FINISH: 13%

the main male character was actually awful and then he raped her so thats a no from me 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional tense medium-paced

It was one of those books I couldn’t put down but honestly? I don’t think hockey or college dark romance is for me, so that could be my problem.
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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: No

Greyson is morally gray and possibly soulless black. He’s the reason she had to give up dancing but he’s holding a grudge against her for it and is determined to break her even farther. But he’s also attracted to her and that’s not in his plan. But she has a stalker and he doesn’t want anyone else playing with what’s his. So many red flags and I was here for it.

87/100
dark

This is a true bully romance so if that’s something that triggers you, don’t read!

Overall, this was well written and had a really good plot. Some incidents were a little forced and it could have been a little shorter. But ultimately, I liked Greyson as a character and his pursuit of Violet translated well. I enjoyed the writing style really look forward to reading the next book in the series.

Lots of good spice!