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A review by sarah_ae13
Demons and Roses by Beka Westrup
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
My Rating: 4.75⭐️
Spice Details: Several Open Doors Scenes - Be sure to read the trigger warnings at the beginning (and check out The Spice List at the end after you finish if you need some extra spice in your day 😉)
Summary: Rose Burroughs always planned on marrying for money over love. Her husband needed a trophy wife. While it may not be happily ever after, Rose never planned on giving away her heart, so she's come to be comfortable with her farce of a marriage. A golf cart on a hill changes everything. Her prick of a husband is acting strange. With the oddest thing of all is that he seems to suddenly care about her. Did a near-death experience change her husband or has someone or more likely something taken his place?
My Thoughts: Whew... this book had so many layers. I could not put it down. It had such feminist vibes and the love between Rose and her friend Astra was a beautiful example of found family. Now, our heroine, Rose. I LOVED HER!! She knew what she wanted and did not apologize for it, and she had a heart of gold. Her compassion for others and her friends had me rooting for an HEA for her. And Levi... that man 😉 had me weak in the knees, needing to fan myself, and laughing out loud with tears in my eyes. I could not help but fall for him. Seeing the two work through their own trauma as they find who they are with each other had me incredibly invested in their relationship. This book also sparked two of my new favorite nicknames: little snake and menace. Absolutely loved when he used them.
A part that had me cackling 🤣
"I thought this would be more... terrifying."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, this looks like quite and elaborate torture room from the pictures on Google, does it not? The darkness and chemical soap and all of the wet whips."
Read if you love:
🖤 Dark Romance
❤️🩹Stories of Healing (grief, mental health, abuse)
❤️🔥Spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Spice!!
💞”It's always been you..."
Thank you to the author Beka Westrup for a copy of this ARC!
Spice Details: Several Open Doors Scenes - Be sure to read the trigger warnings at the beginning (and check out The Spice List at the end after you finish if you need some extra spice in your day 😉)
Summary: Rose Burroughs always planned on marrying for money over love. Her husband needed a trophy wife. While it may not be happily ever after, Rose never planned on giving away her heart, so she's come to be comfortable with her farce of a marriage. A golf cart on a hill changes everything. Her prick of a husband is acting strange. With the oddest thing of all is that he seems to suddenly care about her. Did a near-death experience change her husband or has someone or more likely something taken his place?
My Thoughts: Whew... this book had so many layers. I could not put it down. It had such feminist vibes and the love between Rose and her friend Astra was a beautiful example of found family. Now, our heroine, Rose. I LOVED HER!! She knew what she wanted and did not apologize for it, and she had a heart of gold. Her compassion for others and her friends had me rooting for an HEA for her. And Levi... that man 😉 had me weak in the knees, needing to fan myself, and laughing out loud with tears in my eyes. I could not help but fall for him. Seeing the two work through their own trauma as they find who they are with each other had me incredibly invested in their relationship. This book also sparked two of my new favorite nicknames: little snake and menace. Absolutely loved when he used them.
A part that had me cackling 🤣
"I thought this would be more... terrifying."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, this looks like quite and elaborate torture room from the pictures on Google, does it not? The darkness and chemical soap and all of the wet whips."
Read if you love:
🖤 Dark Romance
❤️🩹Stories of Healing (grief, mental health, abuse)
❤️🔥Spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Spice!!
💞”It's always been you..."
Thank you to the author Beka Westrup for a copy of this ARC!