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A review by birbpal
Where Violets Bloom by Daisy Jane
3.75
⭐️⭐️⭐️ .75 Stars
I want to preface this review by saying I am not a typical lover of dark romance. When I do dabble in the genre, I prefer more "dark-ish" romance rather than actual dark. This book really is the definition of dark-ish.
MMC Van is a simple guy. Beyond being a cop and his darker tendencies of scaring the crap out of people by questionable means, Van is a devoted friend and a passionate guy. This all translates to his stalking of FMC Violet. That poor girl needed an out, and Van snatching her one day was that out.
This book had slightly dark themes but was also oddly funny. Van and his friends were all gym-bros. They made stupid jokes and teased each other. It was really cute tbh. And even though Van was a dominating kind of guy, he really did worship the ground Violet walked on. Her happiness, safety, and pleasure were the most important things to MMC. So yeah, not your typical dark read! 🤷♀️
Spice was plentiful and hot. The crude talk in the book reminded me of Jessa Kane books lol.
I feel like my only complaint is a big one, which resulted in how I rated this book. As I said, Van is a cop. My views on cops in real life are personal, but when reading books about them, I set those views aside since I'm just reading fiction. However, this book brought up actual issues I have with policing in America. Van used his authority numerous times in questionable ways. It made me feel icky, hitting too close to home.💀
I could have done without all that abuse of power, but otherwise, I enjoyed the book. It was not life-altering by any means, but I laughed a lot and swooned as well! I'll definitely be checking out the rest of the books in the series. 💕
I want to preface this review by saying I am not a typical lover of dark romance. When I do dabble in the genre, I prefer more "dark-ish" romance rather than actual dark. This book really is the definition of dark-ish.
MMC Van is a simple guy. Beyond being a cop and his darker tendencies of scaring the crap out of people by questionable means, Van is a devoted friend and a passionate guy. This all translates to his stalking of FMC Violet. That poor girl needed an out, and Van snatching her one day was that out.
This book had slightly dark themes but was also oddly funny. Van and his friends were all gym-bros. They made stupid jokes and teased each other. It was really cute tbh. And even though Van was a dominating kind of guy, he really did worship the ground Violet walked on. Her happiness, safety, and pleasure were the most important things to MMC. So yeah, not your typical dark read! 🤷♀️
Spice was plentiful and hot. The crude talk in the book reminded me of Jessa Kane books lol.
I feel like my only complaint is a big one, which resulted in how I rated this book. As I said, Van is a cop. My views on cops in real life are personal, but when reading books about them, I set those views aside since I'm just reading fiction. However, this book brought up actual issues I have with policing in America. Van used his authority numerous times in questionable ways. It made me feel icky, hitting too close to home.💀
I could have done without all that abuse of power, but otherwise, I enjoyed the book. It was not life-altering by any means, but I laughed a lot and swooned as well! I'll definitely be checking out the rest of the books in the series. 💕