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 Content Warnings: sexual content, violence, gun violence, blood, gore, torture, kidnapping, and murder.
Mention of: sexual assault, rape, child abuse, loss of body autonomy

Meh...I saw the "twist" coming miles away...might take a break before reading the other 2 books. 

 Content Warnings: sexual content, violence, blood, gun violence, gore, murder, kidnapping, and grief.
Mention of: child abuse, sexual assault, and rape

Total honesty...the first few chapters had me thinking about dnf'ing...but I decided to push through a bit more and started to get a little more invested in Dess and the story.

A lot of mystery surrounds Dess and her upbringing but its giving Dark Angel vibes...trained from a young age to be the perfect assassin...

Still not fully invested but I am intrigued so I plan to start book 2 soon. 

 Content Warnings: sexual content, blood, violence, murder, and sexual assault.

This book had so much potential...the first few chapters had me so invested and then all of a sudden it was like the book was on superspeed.

I really wish, instead of a short novella, this book had been given more time and made a full length novel.

Like I said, the first few chapters were awesome, I was invested in the story and loving the leading lady...then pretty much as soon as the spice happened...all of a sudden it was like the author was in a hurry to finish the story...and elements that should have been stretched out were hitting at hyper speed. 

 Content Warnings: sexual content, blood play, violence, gun violence, blood, torture, kidnapping, stalking, murder, mutilation, sexism, classism, toxic relationships, PTSD, and grief.
Mention of: sexual assault, rape, and child abuse.

Ngl the summary pulled me in but as I was reading the summary didn't seem to fit until later in the book. In the beginning she has no idea who the Ripper is, and though she does have some anger towards Jaxon it's for a completely different reason. Might sound weird...but I think I would have enjoyed the book more had the summary been a bit more accurate and didn't spoil a big part of the book 🤷🏽‍♀️

Individually I enjoyed getting to know the characters but...I feel like I needed more to show why their love/obsession with each other made sense...especially from Jaxon's POV. Also, when exactly did the Ripper decide he no longer wanted to murder Laine? It seems like he went from wanting to mutilate her to BAM wanting to destroy anyone that touched her...

I still plan to read more from this author and hope to connect better with the characters they write. 

 Content Warnings: sexual content, violence, gun violence, kidnapping, torture, murder, and toxic relationships.
Mention of: child abuse, domestic abuse, and sexism.

This is the first time I ever wanted the Jafar like character to get Jasmine 🤣 and thought the Aladdin character was a lil bitch from the start...🤣 

 Content Warnings: sexual content, violence, blood, murder, mutilation, torture, death of parent, and grief.

Saw a few ...interesting tweets about this book and decided to dive in...and LOVED IT!

Love the world created and am so excited its a series so I can get more glimpses into these kingdoms and their magic. 

Content Warnings: violence, blood, and death.
Mention of: murder, death of loved one[s], pregnancy, classism, sexism, grief

OMG this duology was so good! I will definitely be rereading this story and imagining the lives the characters lead after the story ends 🥰

 Content Warnings: violence, blood, animal death, and sexual harassment.
Mention of: suicide, murder, death of loved one[s], pregnancy, classism, sexism, grief, and miscarriage.

This gorgeous book has been sitting on my shelf for a while now and I decided it was finally time to dive in...and it did not disappoint.

We get a story with love, mystery, intrigue, and a little magic...we also get a story where stories are told to us by some of the characters and I LOVE that. Idk why but there's just something about a character telling us a story/myth/lore from their world that just helps me settle in even more. ^^

The end of this book had me glad I already have The Rose and the Dagger sitting on my shelf...so I can immediately dive into the other half of this tale. 

 Content Warnings: blood, violence, gun violence, murder, and mention of parental neglect.

Ahh this was such a fun read! We get spooky fall vibes, set at an old camp ground, and so much mystery!

This is the perfect read for anyone who likes horror movies that are more suspense and mystery than blood and gore 😉 

 Content Warnings: sexual content, degradation, breathe play, violence, blood, murder,
Mention of: death of a loved one[s]

Total honesty...I never got that "aha" moment where I could look past all Kiyoshi's bad deeds and forgive/forget...I could see how his history made him the man he is today but I never got to the point where I could excuse/forgive all of his bad...which is weird for me 😅

I feel like no matter how dark the deeds...there usually comes a points, in all dark romances, where I forgive/understand their misdoings and cheer for them to get their HEA...but not so much with Kiyoshi. Perhaps it was just because Kiyoshi was so emotionally closed off, though he showed his care in action and deed...I needed more inner monologue that showed a slightly softer side. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Krie was easy to understand, relate to, and love. Though I really didn't understand how much of Kiyoshi's shitty treatment she looked past.

There were quite a few errors in the book which my brain just corrected and I moved past...but hopefully at some point the authors able to go through and correct those.

I know eventually we'll get Hishashi's book...and I'm hoping it shows exactly why his emotions seemed so inconstant through this book. He went from constantly reminding Kiyoshi that women destroy and should only be toys...just really cold towards women like they should only be around when you need a release...to being almost the opposite and clearly yearning for his love...

Anyways, overall it wasn't a bad book...it just didn't hit quite like I was expecting it to...