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A review by stuck123
Welcome to the Dark Side by Giana Darling
5.0
I read this for the first time over a year ago but now that I am reading the entire series, I gave it a reread as chronologically they contain important details.
So we start the book out with LouLou being saved during a shooting by Zeus the Fallen MC president. He ends up going to prison for the shooting (LouLou is the mayor's daughter) and throughout his time there he exchanges letters penpal style with LouLou. She refers to him as her guardian monster. She forms a very strong bond with him over the years as she fights cancer, beats it, and then starts to grow up. Her parents are fairly absent and don't pay attention to her.
A decade after the shooting LouLou is 17 and starts to realize that her feelings for Zeus have turned romantic. He shuts her down immediately and tries to cut ties. Lou though finds out she has cancer again and wants to live life up in case she dies. So she starts partying a bunch with her semi-fake boyfriend and also gets a job at a strip club. One night Zeus happens upon the club and catches her and buys the club. They go back and forth and almost ignore each other for a while when Lou takes things into her hands and strips on stage for Zeus. He folds almost instantly and from there on she is his old lady.
Now the age gap in this one felt much ickier than Cress and King. Lou is 17 and Zeus is in his mid 30's, so yes very questionable. I remember the first time I read it that bothered me. We can talk age of consent all day long but if this will make you uncomfortable don't read it. I will say they had undeniable chemistry and she is the only one I could see with Zeus.
So we start the book out with LouLou being saved during a shooting by Zeus the Fallen MC president. He ends up going to prison for the shooting (LouLou is the mayor's daughter) and throughout his time there he exchanges letters penpal style with LouLou. She refers to him as her guardian monster. She forms a very strong bond with him over the years as she fights cancer, beats it, and then starts to grow up. Her parents are fairly absent and don't pay attention to her.
A decade after the shooting LouLou is 17 and starts to realize that her feelings for Zeus have turned romantic. He shuts her down immediately and tries to cut ties. Lou though finds out she has cancer again and wants to live life up in case she dies. So she starts partying a bunch with her semi-fake boyfriend and also gets a job at a strip club. One night Zeus happens upon the club and catches her and buys the club. They go back and forth and almost ignore each other for a while when Lou takes things into her hands and strips on stage for Zeus. He folds almost instantly and from there on she is his old lady.
Now the age gap in this one felt much ickier than Cress and King. Lou is 17 and Zeus is in his mid 30's, so yes very questionable. I remember the first time I read it that bothered me. We can talk age of consent all day long but if this will make you uncomfortable don't read it. I will say they had undeniable chemistry and she is the only one I could see with Zeus.