A review by zalegreyson
Deadly Illusion by Kathy Lockheart

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

It’s a good book for those looking for a cute little stalker-mystery/“knight-in-shining-armour” romance. There’s a HEA. It touches on mental health slightly and the smut isn’t detailed. It is NOT a full fledged dark romance.

the second love interest is more misunderstood than morally grey. It only touches on the MMA world than being included in it. R.I.P. Justin. I normally read really dark romances to give you perspective on where my review is coming from. But this is a soft romance palette cleanser for in between my dark romance series’s that I read. I enjoyed it for those purposes but I am unlikely to come back to the author for a dark romance.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma

Minor: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Suicide threat, attempted murder x2, childhood trauma, hostage situation, hospitalizations x3. More things I probably forgot to mention