A review by spicyviolets
Black Rose by Karina Halle

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was a bit of a let down. I thought book one was alright and was excited to see how this panned out, but I was pretty disappointed in the plot overall. 
Hated the memory stuff. It was just obnoxious. I needed this man to do some serious groveling, but instead he had a book-long pity party and acted like a dick for the majority of it.
Hated the demon baby scene. What are we doing? I know this is dark romance (and I like dark romance) but that whole scene felt like it was just there for graphic shock value. Our FMC got over it way too quickly, and it never being addressed again was weird too. Like… it didn’t leave an impact?
Also didn’t love that epilogue. Why is he downstairs smoking cigars and drinking while she’s upstairs
giving birth
? This book is set in modern day. smh
Lots of loose ends for other characters, but I have no real interest in coming back to this world or the characters. 
I think Halle’s writing style may just not be for me. Lots of spice, but the plot and character relationships suffer for it.
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