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aplace_inthesun 's review for:
Heartless Monster
by Rachel Leigh
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think I’m on a high school/college romance kick.
So Ruthless Monster is more of a bully romantic suspense. There are dark themes but I wouldn’t say it’s AS dark as I thought it might be, and its not as if there’s an undercurrent through the book - it’s more fleeting.
Rome can’t stand his new step-sister Elodie who is as sweet as all get-out. She inadvertently ‘ruins’ Rome’s life .. in as much as an 18yo thinks his life is ruined, so he sets about making her pay by basically being a Class A Dickhead. Add the fact that Elodie is new to town and still settling in, there’s alot of drama and angst in store as Rome takes back what he’s “owed”.
For mind this book tends towards more suspense than dark as there’s a mystery element underpinning the story. This and the romance element outweigh the dark elements IMO so it’s less edgy the more you read on.
There are trigger warnings at the outset and an event where an assault occurs on page early in the book that sets the scene for what unfolds, so if readers have sensitivity to storylines like that, exercise self care.
I could see heaps of potential for future books from this one.
So Ruthless Monster is more of a bully romantic suspense. There are dark themes but I wouldn’t say it’s AS dark as I thought it might be, and its not as if there’s an undercurrent through the book - it’s more fleeting.
Rome can’t stand his new step-sister Elodie who is as sweet as all get-out. She inadvertently ‘ruins’ Rome’s life .. in as much as an 18yo thinks his life is ruined, so he sets about making her pay by basically being a Class A Dickhead. Add the fact that Elodie is new to town and still settling in, there’s alot of drama and angst in store as Rome takes back what he’s “owed”.
For mind this book tends towards more suspense than dark as there’s a mystery element underpinning the story. This and the romance element outweigh the dark elements IMO so it’s less edgy the more you read on.
There are trigger warnings at the outset and an event where an assault occurs on page early in the book that sets the scene for what unfolds, so if readers have sensitivity to storylines like that, exercise self care.
I could see heaps of potential for future books from this one.