A review by itslorei
Whispers of Deception: Marriage of Convenience Dark Romance by K.T. Maddan

3.0

“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.”


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The start of this dark romance is pretty good. It was quite strong and left me a good impression. I was really looking forward to it.

I think the first 50% was engaging and interesting for me, but after that, I felt like the consistency and the writing went a little bit flat for my liking. 

I was really looking forward to Ethan and Lila's romance, but it did kind of feel a little bit anticlimactic for their developments. I would love for it to have that tension and pinning going it, but there was none, so that left me dissatisfied.

I'm actually quite more interested in Aria and Matt. I'll definitely check if they already have a story or have an upcoming solely for theirs.

Anyway, the revenge thing was a little bit anticlimactic for me as well. There's also quite not that strong factor of dark romance elements that has been done in a way I liked. It felt quite light for me after the 50%.

Overall, the idea and concept were there. I wasn't just that satisfied with how it's executed. 50% was quite good. The last 50%— I think it could have been better. 

Thank you, author, for the e-arc opportunity 🫶

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Date Released: September 17, 2024
Date Read: September 12- September 17, 2024
Ratings: 3⭐️