A review by talknerdybookblog
Shadowed Heart by Candace Wondrak

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

No strong representation of diverse characters or minority identities.

*Read the trigger warnings before reading!!!*

Safety Rating: Not Safe

• No cheating
– But, one of the Heroes (we get his POV) gets with an OW after sleeping with the Heroine. It includes a detailed BJ scene.
• No OW/OM drama
– Heroine knows the above but doesn't make a big deal about it because they're not exclusive (also, she has more important things to worry about).
• Does have the Heroes pushing the Heroine away
• No separation

Possible Triggers: YES

• Murder
– Heroine is a serial killer and doesn't really care if her victims are actually bad guys (she only kills men, though)
– All the men in this book kill people
• Gratuitous violence, including blood and gore
– Includes rough sex; there's also one scene with knife-play and two with strangling
• Suicidal ideation, including a suicide attempt
• R@pe, including incest
• Forced sterilization

Ending:

Kinda HFN: Heroine is still alive, she admits to the guys what happened in her past, the guys swear to kill her abuser, and the guys swear to make her 'one of them' while she's alive (they're still planning on killing her).