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dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
“Nothing and no one else matters to me. I'd bathe the whole goddamn world in blood for you.”
This follows Derek and Eva. Eva believes she knows everything that goes on around her. She is a fiery detective chasing a flakey lead she feels responsible for but starts to unravel the secrets and lies of those who are close to her.
I discovered this was Elle’s debut novel and I enjoyed it. The audiobook narration for this book is great as well being dual narration. I love Janine's work and discovering Bryant he was the perfect Derek.
These two characters collided and I loved their tension between one another. The spicy scenes were perfection and had me weak. It's giving Instalove which I'm not a huge fan of but didn't mind in this. The FMC Eva deals with a medical condition, was feisty, and strong but also had a vulnerable side and would get emotional as well. The MMC Derek is a serial unaliver and part of the criminal underworld and has a mouth on him. I will say for a debut novel I'm impressed and do want to mention a couple of things I wish were expanded on. First off Eva is a detective. I felt it was being mentioned but it didn't feel it was explored enough. The plot overall I could picture what was going on but with the amount of characters bought in I had to keep reminding myself who they were and what side they were on. I felt at times I would lose where we were going with the plot like a disconnect. Just felt it was a little loose. Overall for a debut novel, I'm happy and enjoyed the audiobook and read along on my Kindle.
If you love:
🔹Dark Romance
🔹Insta Love
🔹MMC Serial Unaliver
🔹Stalker Vibes
🔹FMC Detective
🔹Delicious Spice
Genre/Type: Dark Romance 18+
APK: Kindle / Audiobook
Pages: 472
Audiobook Length: 11hrs 9mins
Narrators: Janine Granda and Bryant Walker - Dual
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Series or Stand Alone: Book One In The Severed Signet
Tropes or Themes: Mafia, Insta Love, Detective, Family Drama, Diabetes Rep, Protective MMC, Morally Grey Men, Stalking, Touch Her And Die, Mine, My Wife, Grovelling, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Murder, Torture, Gore, PTSD, Guns, Medical Content, Cursing, Sexual Content, Shower Scene, Praise, Breath Play, Little Degradation and Attempted R.
Mentions: SA, Nightmares, CA
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This follows Derek and Eva. Eva believes she knows everything that goes on around her. She is a fiery detective chasing a flakey lead she feels responsible for but starts to unravel the secrets and lies of those who are close to her.
I discovered this was Elle’s debut novel and I enjoyed it. The audiobook narration for this book is great as well being dual narration. I love Janine's work and discovering Bryant he was the perfect Derek.
These two characters collided and I loved their tension between one another. The spicy scenes were perfection and had me weak. It's giving Instalove which I'm not a huge fan of but didn't mind in this. The FMC Eva deals with a medical condition, was feisty, and strong but also had a vulnerable side and would get emotional as well. The MMC Derek is a serial unaliver and part of the criminal underworld and has a mouth on him. I will say for a debut novel I'm impressed and do want to mention a couple of things I wish were expanded on. First off Eva is a detective. I felt it was being mentioned but it didn't feel it was explored enough. The plot overall I could picture what was going on but with the amount of characters bought in I had to keep reminding myself who they were and what side they were on. I felt at times I would lose where we were going with the plot like a disconnect. Just felt it was a little loose. Overall for a debut novel, I'm happy and enjoyed the audiobook and read along on my Kindle.
If you love:
🔹Dark Romance
🔹Insta Love
🔹MMC Serial Unaliver
🔹Stalker Vibes
🔹FMC Detective
🔹Delicious Spice
Genre/Type: Dark Romance 18+
APK: Kindle / Audiobook
Pages: 472
Audiobook Length: 11hrs 9mins
Narrators: Janine Granda and Bryant Walker - Dual
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Series or Stand Alone: Book One In The Severed Signet
Tropes or Themes: Mafia, Insta Love, Detective, Family Drama, Diabetes Rep, Protective MMC, Morally Grey Men, Stalking, Touch Her And Die, Mine, My Wife, Grovelling, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Murder, Torture, Gore, PTSD, Guns, Medical Content, Cursing, Sexual Content, Shower Scene, Praise, Breath Play, Little Degradation and Attempted R.
Mentions: SA, Nightmares, CA
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy
rachelglazer's review
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The conflict is pretty flat. Spice level was high, but not enough to make up for the lack of compelling character growth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol
The main character is a cop. She also has type 1 diabetes and gets into some precarious situations in which she does not have access to her medical devices and medicine.