A review by df_reads
Haunted Love by Sheridan Anne

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


My 📕 review 👇
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

This forbidden fruit is one you can’t help but absolutely devour! 

The tension is thick. The banter is quick. The humour is dark. The spice is hot. Overall, it’s a good time🤌

The alternative lifestyle elements crucial to the plot, character development & dynamics were well depicted IMO. 

The dark room scenes were hot AF, but that dining table scene was absolutely EPIC! I still haven’t picked my jaw up off the floor. THAT was so wrong in all the right ways 😈

The relatability of this ‘unwavering crush’ on her big brother’s best friend really hits different compared to other forbidden/age gap romances. Any girl with a big brother will understand why. IYKYK. 🫵
 
The brother-sister dynamic in this I found a bit harder to believe than I expected. There was just something missing for me between Austin and Aspen. It made it difficult to understand Austin’s intensity at times. His irrationality was infuriating, but definitely gave ‘big brother’ energy more than his displays of ‘protectiveness’ did for me. 

Pretty sure I’ve rocked a pair of Aspens rose-colored glasses a time or two myself…. Her thoughts, feelings, fears, fantasies, naivety… it’s all so palpable. 

I loved that this was a HEA, with a believable ending. Though personally, I found the backstory of Izaac’s clubs names less believable - it felt like a cheesy stretch to play at Izaac always having felt the same about Aspen, but there wasn’t enough backstory with Izaac’s POV to help us understand how long his affections been growing for Aspen, especially since there is an abundance of continual rejection on his end that was painfully believable, every time. 

With that said, this book should be in your TBR, next read list. I loved it and would highly recommend it if you love #forbiddenromance #agegapromance #alternativelifestyles #newadultromance #darkromance 

You’re doing to devour this😏🤌