Review by bookishtropes - Hateful Games

bookishtropes 's review for:

Hateful Games by Simran

4.0

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Yes

I wasn't sure what to expect with this one but I ended up loving it! I was gasping in shock and squealing in delight multiple times throughout but I think it was the constant anticipation of the next chapter that marked ig a 4 star for me. And the spice scenes were absolutely chef's kiss for me. There were some kinks I'm not even interested in that made me wonder if I'd go feral for Nova doing them as well.

I read this one before Dash and Bianca's and while it didn't detract in any way, given some special appearances and scenes I feel like I would have enjoyed it so much more having read their story before. So now I'm going to go do that and come back to this one to enjoy those scenes with the new context.

I absolutely love Simran's writing style! It was my first read of theirs and I'm now a new fan. As a sidenote/suggestion to the author, I'm not sure if it was my copy but I'd suggest one more round of editing because there were enough random typos (for me) to draw attention... they didn't detract from the story, though! 100% recommend the book

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