A review by crystalreadstoomuch
Hold Me by Dima Zales, Anna Zaires

1.0

I’m actually angry I even bothered finishing this series. I love a dark romance but this took it to another level and was unabashedly a story about abuse towards a young woman. If you can’t hang with rape, grooming, or abuse when it’s non consensual, stay far away from this. This had Jeffrey Epstein vibes. The main H’s initials are even JE (Julian Esguerra). He rapes her during book 3 and only somewhat feels remorse after? (I think while she is pregnant or shortly after a miscarriage?) I can’t remember but it was sickening to read. Then they don’t even really address it. I’m all for the dark, brooding, possessive, alphahole but this was just too much actual abuse.

I wish triggers would have been more apparent before I started it.

The main H was completely unredeemable, it ends with him finally admitting he loves her after 3 books? Then it ends? Like that was supposed to be an HEA? What a joke. This book was toxic as hell and made me angry that my OCD forces me to finish series cause I wanted to DNF 30% through book 1

I’m super disappointed in how many good reviews this book has.