A review by kayetaz
Auctioned by Cara Dee

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

5 ⭐️

Spice: 🌶️.5/5

Format: audiobook

Narration: 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤/5

I’ve put off writing this review because I didn’t have the words when I finished, but I still don’t have words now.

Firstly, Cara. Dee. Never. Fucking. Misses.

It doesn’t matter what she writes, I always fall in love. The story structure, characterization, plot line, research, etc. is always so well done.

I really wasn’t sure what a dark romance would look like from her, but I wasn’t prepared.

I don’t have triggers, but this was hard to read. So many moments where things were so hopeless that I felt physically ill. I felt every loss so deeply. This was heartbreaking and raw and painful, but also super honest. It’s a topic that’s hard to hear about, but also important to know about.

Anyways, I love Gray and Darius. Both of them are complicated, multi-dimensional characters that I continue to root for. The romance aspects take a backseat to the overall story, but what we do get keeps me hooked.

This ends with a semi-HFN, but if you’re someone who doesn’t like cliffhangers, like me, you’ll want to move onto the next book immediately because there isn’t a lot of resolution in this book at all.

As I write this, I’m like halfway through book 2. This series will utterly destroy me and I’m here for it.