A review by katesmithreads
Toxic by Nicole Blanchard

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

𝕳𝖊'𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖑 𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖊, 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖓𝖆𝖐𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖙𝖊𝖒𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝕰𝖛𝖊. 
𝕳𝖊 𝖎𝖘 𝖒𝖞 𝖗𝖚𝖎𝖓.

Wow. I've been told to read this book forever and finally found a few hours to kill. Well, my night just flew by because I couldn't stop reading this bad boy. 

Gracin Kingsley is a God among men. He's filthy, bad, and just a little bit sweet. But in that sweetness is a complete ruin for Tessa. 

𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏. 𝑰 𝒅𝒐 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆.” 𝑯𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒎𝒔 𝒖𝒑 𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒕. “𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖.” 

A naughty indulgence for a woman trying to escape an abusive marriage and a man trying to get out of a tricky situation. The chemistry is absolutely bonkers and the yearning is felt with every scene. 

𝑯𝒆'𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒆. 𝑨 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒎𝒆. 𝑴𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.

A little warning, this does have heavy CW's that should be considered before diving in. For those who seek a "menu", this one is for you. 

The dynamic between these two is explosive, and I absolutely devoured it. 

Rating: 5 ⭐
Spice: 4 🌶️