While I do like dark romance, this was too dark. Normally I don't mind dark romance being too dark, but here, there wasn't enough romance to balance it out. The way Glyndon fell in love with Killian felt very out of place. In most dark romances, there's usually a carrot-and-stick  approach in the formation of the relationship so that it doesn't feel "out of nowhere" that the characters fell in love but in this book, both Glyndon and Killian had absolutely nothing in common and they didn't share ANY chemistry. 

The "he fell first" trope also fell flat because it wasn't explained HOW Killian fell for her. It was just "ok I saw her, Imma fuck her" then BAM she ain't gonna leave me. Glyndon was also constantly teetering between terrified, defiant and horny rather than romantic attraction. 

Personally, I felt they didn't have any chemistry and the romantic relationship felt very forced by the author like she was forcing two mismatched puzzle pieces to fit. If she had spent more time fleshing out the romance aspect to balance out the dark, it would have made more sense and the story would have been more harmonious. This was my first book from Rina Kent and after it was so hyped, I feel really let down. I won't completely write her off, I'll try other books from her, maybe another one from this series or the Royal Elite series. Hope the next book I pick up from her will be better