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Scream For Us by Molly Doyle

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

4 ⭐️

Genre: Adult romance
Age group : 18+
Characters: 4.5/5 ⭐️
Plot: 3/5 ⭐️
Setting/Themes: 2/5 ⭐️
Writing: 4/5 ⭐️

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• mature language, graphic sexual scenes, murder, violence, sexual assault, mentions of rape, self harm, suicide, bullying 
• HEA novella 
• Reverse harem

”Now I know how Elena Gilbert felt, torn between 2 men.”

This was the novella to a full blown book which I aM super super excited for btw. I really liked this, A LOT. There’s just something beautiful about having not just 1, but 3 different protectors who’d do anything for you. Also, they’re insanely gorgeous? Stuff of dreams I tell you.

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Conclave by Penelope Douglas

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

3.5 ⭐️ 


Genre: Dark Romance 
Age group : Adult 
POV : First person / multiple POV
Characters: 4/5 ⭐️ 
Plot: 3.5/5 ⭐️ 
Setting/Themes: 4/5 ⭐️ 
Writing: 2/5 ⭐️
Spice : 4.5 ⭐️ 

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• mature language, sexual scenes, mentions of attempted murder 
• Dark romance 
• Tropes : Miscommunication
• HEA

I loved this novella man. Finally, one without misogyny and fetishism, so yes. Loved this. 


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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

3 ⭐️


Genre: Dark Romance
Age group : Adult
POV : First person / dual POV
Characters: 3.5/5 ⭐️
Plot: 3.5/5 ⭐️
Setting/Themes: 3/5 ⭐️
Writing: 2/5 ⭐️
Spice : 4 ⭐️

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• mature language, sexual scenes, violence, mentions of kidnapping, vandalism, sexual assault, mentions of statutory rape, child abuse, pedophilia, sexual violence murder, attempted murder, guns, substance abuse, mentions of mental illness, slut shaming & more.
• Dark romance (heavy triggers)
• Tropes :Miscommunication, Childhood lovers (but make it dark & gritty)
• HEA

“Nothing was a lie.”

Surprisingly, once I came to terms with the term “dark romance” and got past all the horrible and questionable behaviours, this wasn’t bad. I did quite like the flow of the story, of course it was extremely problematic in a sense. It was Beth toxic too obviously, but I ate After up like nobody’s business so I’m not one to complain.

Winter. I liked winter. A lot. She’s proof that strength and capability is truly in the will of a person. I loved her passion for dance and I truly loved The way she perceived things. 

Damon. I hated him in the first 2, now I can’t help but love him. I am an advocate for healing past trauma and not using trauma as an excuse to be a douche but Damon. I can’t even begin. Please be warned that Kill Switch delves into the darker and very detailed parts of Damon’s abuse as a child. 

My issues: 

- the Misogynist tendencies obviously 
- slutshaming
- glorification of trauma (in a sense)

Did I love it? Maybe not, but I did like it. 

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Hideaway by Penelope Douglas

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

2.5 ⭐️


Genre: Dark Romance
Age group : Adult
POV : First person / multiple POV
Characters: 3/5 ⭐️
Plot: 3.5/5 ⭐️
Setting/Themes: 3/5 ⭐️
Writing: 2/5 ⭐️
Spice : 4 ⭐️

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• mature language, sexual scenes, violence, arson, mentions of kidnapping, vandalism, sexual assault, mentions of statutory rape, child abuse, implied blasphemy, murder, attempted murder, guns, substance abuse, mentions of mental illness, loss of a loved one, slut shaming & more.
• Dark romance
• Tropes : Brother’s best friend (but make it dark & gritty)
• HEA

“Run. Because I turn into a very different person when no one’s looking”

Okay so, did I like this better than corrupt? Yes. Was it a lot more problematic, too? Of course. But I saw a tweet today speaking of how we’re not allowed to berate dark romances for it’s problematic aspects as that’s the entire point of the genre. And that if we intend to, we might as well not read it. While I do particularly disagree, I’m not going to complain about it, I will highlight a few though. Overall, the plot intrigued me. I liked the suspenseful, horror esque elements in the book, I really did. 

Nikova Banks. Okay, for the most part, her judgement and her jaded view of love for her brother and how she thought he was right all along pissed me off, but it did make me understand how victims of abuse felt. It’s heartbreaking, truly. I liked her strength and grit, though. I liked how she had the ability to think, and I do think she’s particularly intelligent. On top of it all, I liked the way she functioned. She’s a badass. 

Kai Mori. Dare I say I liked Kai? I did not like Michael but I did love Kai. Sucker for strategic, intelligent and calculating men (people in general) also a sucker for simps, that mess up and grovel after. 

My issues: 

- the misogynist tendencies of all the men in the book (toy or tool, iyk, yk)
- the fetishism of WLW for the sake of the men’s satisfaction 
- the shaming of escorts/sex workers 
- slut shaming 
- usage of berating names (not in a kinky way, but a really mean way) 
- the sexual interaction between an 18 & 17 year old ?!
- the way women were berated 
- a brother talking horribly about his sister 
- the Japanese rep?¿ she could’ve done it better, truthfully

Welp, there’s so much more. But as I said, no complaints, yes? Will I continue on with the rest of the books in the series? Yes, since I impulsively bought them all.  

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Snow White and Her Huntress by Emma Dean

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

4 ⭐️

Genre: Romance/Fantasy
Age group : New Adult
POV : Third person / multiple POV
Characters: 4.5/5 ⭐️
Plot: 4/5 ⭐️
Setting/Themes: 4/5 ⭐️
Writing: 4/5 ⭐️
Spice : 3.5 ⭐️

• Please check TWs & CWs
• sexual scenes, violence, murder, attempted murder, loss of a loved one.
• Retelling
• Cliffhanger

“My heart will always be yours.”

Sapphic retellings? My ultimate love. I love. Women in love = perfection. 

Snow. Beautiful, Intelligent, compassionate & brave. Snow White in this book is a far cry from Disney’s Snow White. Snow is a not just kind and beautiful, she’s brave and she’s bold. She fought for her people and she saved her lover. I loved Snow’s character <3 

Devana. Beautiful, intelligent & strong. Devana was your typical silent and deadly huntress. With a soft and sweet heart inside. Bound by a blood oath to the queen, Devana is in charge of protecting Snow but little did she know she would fall so hard in love for the gentle and sweet princess. Eventually, she fought Snow’s battles alongside snow. 

In a refreshing tone, the queen is surprisingly not evil. She’s just a woman wronged by men who believes that she has to do the most extreme to get her way through life. She truly did love Snow. 

The only issue I had: 
- the lack of racial diversity 

I loved the relationship between Snow & Devana. It truly warmed my heart. The spice was amazing  too ;) I’m so excited for the next book. 
King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

3.75 ⭐️

Genre: Fantasy/Romance
Age group : Adult
POV : First person / single POV
Characters: 4.5/5 ⭐️
Plot: 4.5/5 ⭐️
Setting/Themes: 4.5/5 ⭐️
Writing: 4/5 ⭐️
Spice : 3.5 ⭐️

• Please check TWs & CWs
• mature language, sexual scenes, violence, murder, sacrificial fires, bloodletting, death, gore, slaughter, war, fire injury, genocide 
• tropes: forced marriage, rebirth & more

“I do not pray,” he said. “But I begged for you.”

PHEWWWWWW. man did I love this. I really didn’t expect much, I wasn’t looking forward to loving it, but I did. The plot and theme of the story is so interesting, this book ended on a thrilling cliffhanger and I’m so excited for the next. The spice was good <3 The writing was good, it did though, make me laugh at some parts. Why? I’d assume that a book full of royals with formal language and poshness would evade from the usage of the word “fuck” but I was wrong, I guess. 🤭

Isolde. Ooh la la. This woman. I loved her, through and through. She a badass, with wit and an intelligent mind. I’ve always loved independent and strong women and that was exactly what Isolde was. 

Adrian. Adrian is a HUUGE SIMP and I am living for it. You know the Kind of kings that are feared by the world but would bow to their queen? Yes , that’s who Adrian is. I love Adrian, I do. 

However, I did have a bunch of issues as well (hence the hesitance to give this 4 - 5 ⭐️) 

- From what I understand, Isolde is a black woman. Referring to her as an Islander and not clearly stating that she is a woman of the BIPOC community bothered me, it really did. Please feel free to correct me if I’ve got this mistaken. 
- I loved the MLM & WLW relationships amongst the supporting characters, but I truly would love to hear more about these characters’ stories as well. I’m assuming that we’ll hear more in the next book (so not really an issue) 
- spoiler:  I am furious about Isla’s death. Furious, upset, heartbroken. 

Overall, it was a good read and I enjoyed it more than I expected to. Stoked for the next book ! 

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Corrupt by Penelope Douglas

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

2 ⭐️

Genre: Romance
Age group : Adult
POV : First person / multiple POV
Characters: 2.5/5 ⭐️
Plot: 3.5/5 ⭐️
Setting/Themes: 3/5 ⭐️
Writing: 2/5 ⭐️
Spice : 4 ⭐️

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• mature language, sexual scenes, violence, arson, kidnapping, vandalism, sexual assault, mentions of statutory rape, murder, attempted murder, guns, substance abuse, mentions of addiction & rehab, mentions of mental illness, loss of a loved one, slut shaming & more.
• Bully romance
• HEA

“She corrupted me”

Alright so, I didn’t particularly love this nor did I hate it. But if asked based off of a scale from like to dislike, definitely leaning more towards the dislike end of the scale. The entire story felt very 2015 Wattpad bully romance-ish. So nostalgia kicked in, I guess? The writing was ok, the plot was intriguing but quite predictable. 

Rika. Most times Rika definitely came off as the rich girl who’s quirky and wanting to be different. She’s “not like other girls”. But as the story progressed, we understand that she’s a lot more stronger, much of a badass and quite intelligent. I loved Rika’s character. It seemed like she did a bunch of stupid stuff sometimes but I really did like her. 

Michael. Oh wow the way I hate this asshole. nope, I did not fall for him, at all. I have nothing nice to say except that he’s head over heels for Rika and I love a good simp. 

I had quite a number of issues with the book. 

- the misogynist tendencies of all the men in the book
- the fetishism of WLW for the sake of the men’s satisfaction 
- the shaming of escorts/sex workers 
- slut shaming 
- the sexualisation of minors 
- the idea of “waiting till she’s legal” 

Yes all these things (+ a few more) really irked and bothered me. The bully parts of the book didn’t bother me (dark romance after all) I really wasn’t feeling this book a lot. But maybe that’s just me, I didn’t love it as much as everyone seemed to. The epilogue was quite symbolic though, that I loved.
Skin of the Night (The Night, #1) by Claire D. Bennett

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challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 ⭐️

Genre: Romance
Age group : New Adult
POV : Third person
Characters: 5/5 ⭐️
Plot: 3/5 ⭐️
Setting/Themes: 3.5/5 ⭐️
Writing: 4/5 ⭐️
Spice : 3.5 ⭐️

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• mature language, sexual scenes

 “I noted to myself that I disliked his habit of always letting me have the last word. For some reason, it made me feel inferior”

Ooh lala did I love this? Yes I did. Do be aware that this is very much of a character driven story so there isn’t much of a heavy plot to it. Also because it’s the first book in a series, I’m quite sure it’s a lot more of an introduction as the story progresses along the series. Nevertheless, it was a good book. 

Cara. I LOVE CARA. I saw so much of myself in her to the point that when I’m reading about it from an outsider’s perspective, Cara seems quite like a headstrong and pessimistic woman. She is humorous, character driven, intelligent and truthfully, quite wonderful. The way she thought was intriguing, the way she dealt with things , a lot more intriguing, and I love the way she brought up her issues with William. 

William. Man, I kind of despised this man. I love a intelligent, strategical, calculative & persuasive man BUT THIS MAN WAS CRAZY. Look at times, I thought he was annoying and persuasive and he quite literally just did not respect Cara’s wishes (type A alpha, really). Overall though, William is quite interesting, but damn he’s obsessive. Although, he does admit his mistakes when pointed out, he apologises. Bonus points for u Will. 

Good read.
Girls Weekend by C.M. Nascosta

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challenging funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

3.5 ⭐️ 

Genre: Romance 
Age group : Adult 
POV : Third person 
Characters: 4/5 ⭐️ 
Plot: 3/5 ⭐️ 
Setting/Themes: 4/5 ⭐️ 
Writing: 4/5 ⭐️
Spice : 3.5/5 🥵 

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• mature language, sexual scenes, exophilia 

Loved this. Super looking forward to the next book <3