A review by kfriend
Dirty Crazy Bad: Book One by Siobhan Davis

5.0

Tumultuous, gritty, and ultra sexy, Dirty Crazy Bad is yet another wickedly addictive masterpiece from the deliciously brilliant and twisted mind of Siobhan Davis. I AM RAVENOUS FOR THIS STORY! Siobhan seamlessly intermingles emotional complexity and delightful depravity into a heady and mesmerizing concoction. I was deliriously consumed from the start to finish, obsessed in every way with these complicated characters and their twisted world- the angst, the steam, all the twists, and all that yummy drama! It's dirty, it's crazy, and its the best kind of bad. Dirty Crazy Bad is pure FIRE, and I'm thirsty for more!

This book is literally just SO juicy. And i won’t reveal a word about the plot but it is shocking moment after shocking moment, twist after twist, devious and dark situations over and over. This might in fact be Siobhan’s darkest storyline to date- it’s like Rydeville meets Sainthood but on CRACK. Dark, delicious, insane crack. And the characters are so flawed, so twisted. They are equal parts endearing and deplorable, captivating and confusing. Honestly, most of them gave me so much whiplash that I’d go from hating them in one minute to loving them the next to hating them later. Needless to say, there’s LOADS of drama, intrigue,

Our heroine Ashley is one of my favorite Siobhan heroine’s to date. She’s crappy, resilient, sassy and tough- but also she has a strong vulnerability streak that makes her relatable. She loves hard, she hates harder, and she’s put through the literal reinger in this story. Siobhan does NOT hold back in the insanity this poor girl endures- the heartbreak first and foremost. Rooting for and relating to her is pretty much the only thing you can rely on in this story, because all our heroes swing the pendulum from being atrocious villains to dreamboats. Fortunately, Ashley is pretty fierce and seems to not only handle these three guys but also the insanity happening around her. It’s bonkers yall- totally bonkers. But I just LOVED how much she owns who she is.

In terms of romance, ah, I'm so all over the place. Siobhan dives straight in and things are always changing. At the beginning I loathed one guy and loved another, it was something else altogether in the end. It’s a harem unlike any I’ve ready, but everyone has so many secrets and at times are all working against one another- so this is not going to be an easy path forward. Truly I’m not sure any of these characters can be trusted, but each of the guys is compelling in their own way. Siobhan has a way of making each of them charismatic yet deplorable. And holy moly do these characters keep me on my toes- secret agendas, deceit, depravity. I felt like my brain was going to explode, my jaw would permanently be on the floor with my stomach. But I loved every minute of this wild ride.

Please heed the trigger warnings carefully- we’ve got an elite society that literally give zero F’s about what they do to keep their tight control, we’ve got lots of taboo and twisted situations, and we have some pretty traumatic ones too. We’ve got so much danger, lies, suspense, and flat out evil in this story. Even the twists have twists- that’s how naughty and devious Siobhan is in this epic duet.

Needless to say, expect a rough and wild cliffhanger - I DESPERATELY need more! The darkest, most entertaining fare from Siobhan to date, and I am here for it!