A review by aphroditeschild
Cruel Black Hearts by Candace Wondrak

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

3.5

 When looking at the the plot of this book, you have to start out with an open mind. This book is the second book I have read in my reading obsession. It starts out with Stella, who works at a newspaper type company. She has an obsession with researching about what she calls, "her angel maker", a.k.a the town's serial killer. She then meets two men, first starting with a famous chef, Edward, and then meeting the town's police officer, Lincoln. They had met by Stella going to a bar with her coworkers, ending with her meeting Edward, who immediately she it off with. He ended up taking her to his house and while she was having intercourse with him, Lincoln comes in with another girl, doing things with her in the other room, later entering the room Stella and Edward were in. Lincoln was furious and was having a talk with Edward outside, so Stella left the bedroom and was astonished by the girl's dead body left in the room. She ends up developing a kink for that and the story goes on, leading to her finding out they are serial killers. They then on keep her close so she does not report them, but, they all end up following in love with each other. 

 Whole for my review, this book actually was quite the eye opener for me. I had never really read dark, dark romance and this was the first that opened my horizon to the dark romance genre. I originally had this book at four stars, but as I continued reading the series, I got quickly bored with the plot, leaving this book down to a three point five. I did enjoy the charecters and their development but it felt empty with Stella's charecters, she was definitely the basic y/n type girl which is a huge book turn-off for me. But I did enjoy the plot, again, it wasn't bad, I just didn't necessarily love it.
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