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A review by bookboyfriendandhusbandmake3
Even If It Hurts by Sam Mariano
5.0
Mariano excels at delivering dark romance in a way that only she can, and Even if it Hurts is all that and more.
Leave your morals in reality; there’s no place for them inside the Coastal Elite world.
The author’s note is there for a reason. Read it. If you are skeptical after reading it, stop there.
Don’t say you weren’t warned. This story isn’t an anti-hero or alpha-hole seeking redemption, Dare is a villain, and he has zero “fs” to give.
Don’t say you weren’t warned.
Gah. I don’t even know where to begin. Mariano kicked off this brand new Coastal Elite world with a morally bankrupt bang, and I am fucking here for it.
Aubrey is doing what she can to keep her head above water. She has a reality that isn’t like her peers. She’s dealing with more than her share of stress, and the way she handled it made me love her immediately. She had a perspective on things that showed a maturity well beyond her years. Not to say that some of that fell by the wayside when a traumatic event shined a spotlight on her. Dare has her in his crosshairs, and he gets what he wants.
Dare is a conniving, manipulative asshole. I LOVE him. When I’m immersed in a fictional world, I love it when an author is able to not only make it possible for me to escape reality, but become so immersed inside the world they created that everything about real life ceases to exist, and that goes for any and all real life expectations of love and relationships. My addiction to morally bankrupt, manipulative book boyfriends started with Mateo, and Dare definitely has an addictive darkness that is *almost* on par with Mateo.
The chemistry between Dare and Aubrey was fanatical. A hero swooped in and saved the damsel in distress one moment, and the villain abandoned all pretense of being a hero the next. Dare knew the moment he met Aubrey that nothing, not even her, could stop him from keeping her.
If you’re looking for a bad boy who crosses lines and then seeks atonement, this isn’t that. Not even a little. Not even at all. Dare lives in a world that’s pitch black. He has no patience for inconvenient things like morals or the law.
Even if it Hurts is an all-consuming blend of explosive chemistry, a sweetly naïve heroine, a manipulative villain, boundaries that are laughable, morals that are pitch black, and nth degree steam. I’m completely enamored, and I can't wait to spend more time immersed in the Coastal Elite world.
Unequivocally a top dark read of 2022.
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Leave your morals in reality; there’s no place for them inside the Coastal Elite world.
The author’s note is there for a reason. Read it. If you are skeptical after reading it, stop there.
Don’t say you weren’t warned. This story isn’t an anti-hero or alpha-hole seeking redemption, Dare is a villain, and he has zero “fs” to give.
Don’t say you weren’t warned.
Gah. I don’t even know where to begin. Mariano kicked off this brand new Coastal Elite world with a morally bankrupt bang, and I am fucking here for it.
Aubrey is doing what she can to keep her head above water. She has a reality that isn’t like her peers. She’s dealing with more than her share of stress, and the way she handled it made me love her immediately. She had a perspective on things that showed a maturity well beyond her years. Not to say that some of that fell by the wayside when a traumatic event shined a spotlight on her. Dare has her in his crosshairs, and he gets what he wants.
Dare is a conniving, manipulative asshole. I LOVE him. When I’m immersed in a fictional world, I love it when an author is able to not only make it possible for me to escape reality, but become so immersed inside the world they created that everything about real life ceases to exist, and that goes for any and all real life expectations of love and relationships. My addiction to morally bankrupt, manipulative book boyfriends started with Mateo, and Dare definitely has an addictive darkness that is *almost* on par with Mateo.
The chemistry between Dare and Aubrey was fanatical. A hero swooped in and saved the damsel in distress one moment, and the villain abandoned all pretense of being a hero the next. Dare knew the moment he met Aubrey that nothing, not even her, could stop him from keeping her.
If you’re looking for a bad boy who crosses lines and then seeks atonement, this isn’t that. Not even a little. Not even at all. Dare lives in a world that’s pitch black. He has no patience for inconvenient things like morals or the law.
Even if it Hurts is an all-consuming blend of explosive chemistry, a sweetly naïve heroine, a manipulative villain, boundaries that are laughable, morals that are pitch black, and nth degree steam. I’m completely enamored, and I can't wait to spend more time immersed in the Coastal Elite world.
Unequivocally a top dark read of 2022.
Website | Amazon | Facebook | Instagram