A review by caffeinated_book_reviews
Severed by Vengeance: A Dark Romance by Elle Maldonado

5.0

Y’all, I’ve gone down a dark romance rabbit hole and I’m here for it.

Evangelina is a badass cop that wants to see the good in people while Derek is a bad boy assassin with a troubled past. The only major downside to Eva is how she thought the red flags Derek was waving was a carnival…BUT it happens when you get caught up in the romance (so I’ve heard. Apparently you have to go out and talk to people to actually experience any romance so I read about it instead).

ANYWHO Elle, you did an amazing job with your debut novel and I’m so excited for the next book!! I love the reflections each character had, the character development, the relationships they had with each other that didn’t actually involve the two main characters. The storyline followed (although that lil drop about his past that they just don’t talk about, talk about secrets