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A review by chrysfey
Carnival Monster by Selena Winters
dark
tense
fast-paced
3.0
***Containers Spoilers***
***Content Warning***
The g/n scene had me going all “Girl, what the hell” to the FMC, but I chose this book as my first read of this series because the MMC is not the only one who is dark. She is, too, and I wanted to read that dynamic versus the psych0 dude and innocent girl pairing. In this one, she’s drawn to dark things and has traumas from her past that influence her and attract her to this guy. But the dude *is* a killer. Not even in the past tense. He kills a homeless, drunk man near the beginning of the story. I couldn’t get past how he wants to kill like everyone, even her in the beginning, but he was an interesting character.
The story could’ve been longer to show how they change and change each other and fall in love, though. That felt far too rushed.
I’m not sure how I’d really rate this, so I’m going with 3 stars.
I was prepared for some of it because I’d read snippets on IG (that’s how I discovered this book/series), so I wasn’t shocked. The writing was good, aside from the author repeating things a lot.
So, all in all…an interesting and entertaining read. I can’t say I liked it, but I didn’t hate. I’m not sure I’d recommend it, because of the whole fact that he’s a killer, but…idk. For my first dark romance, I just don’t have a scale to work off of. I’ve ordered two more from this series, Carnival Stalker and Carnival Master.
***Content Warning***
The g/n scene had me going all “Girl, what the hell” to the FMC, but I chose this book as my first read of this series because the MMC is not the only one who is dark. She is, too, and I wanted to read that dynamic versus the psych0 dude and innocent girl pairing. In this one, she’s drawn to dark things and has traumas from her past that influence her and attract her to this guy. But the dude *is* a killer. Not even in the past tense. He kills a homeless, drunk man near the beginning of the story. I couldn’t get past how he wants to kill like everyone, even her in the beginning, but he was an interesting character.
The story could’ve been longer to show how they change and change each other and fall in love, though. That felt far too rushed.
I’m not sure how I’d really rate this, so I’m going with 3 stars.
I was prepared for some of it because I’d read snippets on IG (that’s how I discovered this book/series), so I wasn’t shocked. The writing was good, aside from the author repeating things a lot.
So, all in all…an interesting and entertaining read. I can’t say I liked it, but I didn’t hate. I’m not sure I’d recommend it, because of the whole fact that he’s a killer, but…idk. For my first dark romance, I just don’t have a scale to work off of. I’ve ordered two more from this series, Carnival Stalker and Carnival Master.