A review by lady_h_reads
Shame On Me by Aurelia Knight, Stephanie Hurst

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“When I’m inside you, Ivy, I don’t feel like a pitiful goddamn loser who can’t keep anyone safe or happy. When I’m holding you down and making you come on my cock, I feel worthy of my name.”

 

Shame on Me was just as depraved and delicious as the first book in the duet - this time ending with a HEA. I loved it, devouring it in one sitting. It starts even darker than Fool Me Twice, a book that was already the blackest of black romances, as the true depths of the twins’ damaged psyches come to light.

 

The relationships are still toxic, with the boys’ obsession with Ivy leading to devious acts. Only, in time, they discover Ivy is just as obsessed with them. And that they have awoken a woman who responds beautifully to their darkest desires.

 

Shame on Me is fast burn with intense, explicit MF and MFM scenes. There are non-con, degrading, and violent acts. Plus a very hot double-dickage scene and breeding talk.

 

I highly recommend this duet. It is perfect for readers who love dark romance with toxic relationships that end up in a HEA.

 

Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance

Tropes/Features: Very dark elements (darker with more TWs than book one), enemies-to-lovers, college setting, bully, virgin FMC, twin MMCs, obsession, OTT J/P, touch her and die, stalking, non-con/coercion, kink awakening

Narrator: Multiple 1st Person POV

Relationship Type: Why choose MFM, fast burn, very spicy (kinks)

Book Type/Ending: Part Two of Dark Double Duet, HEA

TW/CW: Abbreviated list available in book; extensive list available at https://authorstephaniehurst.com/trigger-warnings