A review by missalliereads
Poisoned Pawns by Ashlynn

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

”It’s been three years since I've made my presence known. They thought I was dead, but they were wrong.”

⚠️ Before reading please read the trigger warnings.
      Please please read them because it gets dark and I had to step back and take a breather. ⚠️


Four friends, three drinks, two boys, and one m*rder.

When Ivy’s friend, Katie, is m*rdered after a party they must figure out the mystery surrounding her d*ath.


After Katie’s d*ath, the three friends, Ivy, Millie, and Emerly both get unknown messages from unknown stranger known as Checkmate. They must play the game or be the game!

They all have bl**d on their hands… Each one of them are hiding secrets but secrets can never be hidden for long..

”Checkmate is back b*tches, and I'm coming for all of you-one little chess piece in this game of survival at a time.
XOXO-Checkmate B*tches.”


Who’s this checkmate? What happens when there’s another m*rder known as the Game maker. This murder mystery will have you second guessing and take you on a wild ride of life and d*ath. Are you ready to play?

”Hurting others brings me joy. Watching them suffer makes my heart skip a beat, but ruining them gives me life in this dark world. All I want is her. She is my obsession.”

Poisoned Pawns is a dark m*rder mystery with Pretty Little Liars, meets Sorority, meets Saw!


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This was my first time reading a book from Ashlynn and it did not disappoint! My mind was blown right out of the water with this one! This was my first time really reading a very dark dark romance and there were times I needed to step back for a breather but the way she wrote it enticed me to keep reading!

I fell in love with all the characters mostly Ivy and had a soft spot for Silas. I’ve never been in his situation before but I felt for him and experience mental health.

The characters I didn’t like was Oliver he made my bl**d boil.. Let’s not forget checkmate who I disliked.

The gamemaker I think I know who he is but again I’m unsure but if I do, either way he interest me into finding out his identity. We will see in book 2 and I look forward to finding what happens that ending is k*lling!


Thank you to Ashlynn for the chance to read and review this e-arc in exchange for an honest review! All thoughts and opinions remain my own.

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