A review by cemerson007
Severed by Vengeance by Elle Maldonado

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

5.0

⛓️Elle, miss ma’am, that was phenomenal. Give me a man who will burn the world down for his woman and I’m salivating. 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘬 𝘊𝘢𝘪𝘯 was no exception. 

"ℐ'𝓁𝓁 𝓉ℯ𝒶𝓇 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝒶𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉, 𝒶𝓃ℊℯ𝓁. 𝒫𝒾ℯ𝒸ℯ 𝒷𝓎 𝓅𝒾ℯ𝒸ℯ. ℐ𝓃𝒸𝒽 𝒷𝓎 𝒹ℯ𝓁𝒾𝒸𝒾ℴ𝓊𝓈 𝒾𝓃𝒸𝒽"

⛓️A detective & a hitman what an unlikely pair… BUT IT WORKS. Eva & Derek have these jolts of electricity when they are together and everything is easy, effortless. Their souls seem intertwined like that weee made to find one another. They are drawn to one another and inexplicably linked down to the molecular level. It’s chemistry, its lust, its longing, and love and it’s fucking beautiful. 

"𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝓌𝒽ℯ𝓃 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓉𝒾𝓂ℯ 𝒸ℴ𝓂ℯ𝓈, 𝓎ℴ𝓊'𝓁𝓁 𝒷ℯ ℴ𝓃 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓀𝓃ℯℯ𝓈, 𝓉𝒶𝓀𝒾𝓃ℊ 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒸ℴ𝒸𝓀 𝓁𝒾𝓀ℯ 𝒶 𝓰𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓰𝓲𝓻𝓵."

⛓️This book gave me 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝑾𝒊𝒄𝒌: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒍 vibes. A dark depraved man unshaken until the woman waltzes in and shakes everything up. So much so he will lay everything down for her. Nothing matters, no one else exists, only her.

“ℐ'𝒹 𝒷𝒶𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓌𝒽ℴ𝓁ℯ 𝓰𝓸𝓭𝓭𝓪𝓶𝓷 𝓌ℴ𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝒷𝓁ℴℴ𝒹 𝒻ℴ𝓇 𝓎ℴ𝓊.” 

‼️ This is book is absolutely worth a read. I binged it in one sitting because I wanted ignored all those flashing red flags Derek Caine gave us and like Eva figured that looks like a fun carnival ride. That being said it touches on dark themes, so if you are hoping for a fluffy bunny romance…. THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. However, if you have a dark and twisted soul that dances in the moonlight, I think this will be right up your alley you gorgeous depraved goddess. 

✨Tropes: organized crime  romance, opposites attract, touch her and ☠️ (literally), OTT Morally Black MMC, Obsessive/possessive, revenge plot, detective FMC, MINE!

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Slow burn: 🔥🔥🔥
Vibes: 😱😡🫢☺️😏🥵😈🥰😭🤯😍
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