kricketland 's review for:

Heartless Monster by Rachel Leigh

4.5

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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TITLE: Heartless Monster
GENRE: Dark Romance
AUTHOR: Rachel Leigh
TROPE: Enemies-to-Lovers, Sports Romance
TYPE: Standalone
POV: Dual POV
MY RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 / 5

⚠️ Check trigger warnings; this dark content is for +18 readers

📕 WHAT TO EXPECT:
🤭 Step-Sibling
👀 Enemies to lovers
🔥 Bully
😏 Forced proximity
🌷V!rgin heroine
🏈 Sports Romance/Football

Oh, how I loved the angst in Rome & Elodie's story! Rachel, once again, you did not leave me disappointed with the bully/enemies-to-lovers trope. I gobbled Heartless Monster up like popcorn and could not put it down! I found both Rome & Elodie likeable characters, and Rome was not so crazy that I could still find him redeemable at the end.

If you are a fan of the step-sibling trope with some sports romance flavour, I highly recommend Heartless Monster—a spicy, quick and enjoyable read for dark romance fans. I am giving a rating of 4.5 / 5 Stars.