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Haunting Adeline
The Manipulator
I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.
I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh.
But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave.
He's always there, watching and waiting.
And I can never look away.
Not when I want him to come closer.
The Shadow
I didn't mean to fall in love.
But now that I have, I can't stay away.
I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves.
The way she undresses...
I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine.
And once she is, I'll never let her go.
Not even when she begs me to.
I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.
I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh.
But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave.
He's always there, watching and waiting.
And I can never look away.
Not when I want him to come closer.
The Shadow
I didn't mean to fall in love.
But now that I have, I can't stay away.
I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves.
The way she undresses...
I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine.
And once she is, I'll never let her go.
Not even when she begs me to.
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First published August 12, 2021
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October 2, 2022
➥ 1 Star *:･ﾟ✧ dnf at 50%
Well, that was absolutely terrible :) This book was on my radar because many of my goodreads friends (<33) who had read Her Soul to Take and Her Soul for Revenge seemed to love this one too. They were both dark stalker(ish) romances with kinky smut. This book is shit though, sorry.
I'm going to start out with this because I feel like otherwise it'll get lost in the end of my review and no one will care but can we please stop making sapphic relationships a joke?
This is the fmc talking about her relationship with her best friend. Um, can we not? 😭 It's so easy to just not write shit like this, invalidating sapphic relationships. I don't careee if it's just a joke or whatever, pick something else to joke about or find another way to show your appreciation for your friend, but stop treating sapphic relationships like jokes.
I've always defended writing in the contemporary romance genre because it doesn't need to be flowery and classy, in fact, it's annoying when it is. But I've probably never read a book with worse writing than this. Look at this bitch's inner monologue.
Really?? A wizard of oz reference?? What even is this, it doesn't take a genius to understand that writing like this is not adequate for a book that is meant to have a dark tone to it. It ruins the atmosphere and necessary formality that is vital to the reader taking this book seriously.
Girl, it is a flower. I'm sick, sick of these shitty metaphors. Not everyone is cut out to be a writer - but especially not an author who writes like this.
Her self-awareness doesn't make me like her more. Why is it necessary to have a clueless, idiot as the fmc, eugh.
This is a published book. Have we not evolved past this type of colloquial writing? It's just awful and genuinely takes away from the atmosphere the author should be trying to create in these types of books.
To top it off we get modern references too. I don't like when authors insert modern world references into their writing. No one wants to read about Cheerios when they're reading a dark smutty romance.
Omg, she's not like other girls!!! And to think that I thought I couldn't possibly hate this fmc more and she pulls the 'i'm not like other girls' line.
This is from the male perspective. Other than the fact that this whole sentence was unnecessary, if concrete flew into your eyes, you know damn well you'd fall to the ground like a bug. These details are not only inaccurate but also beyond unnecessary. Even fantasy authors do research so they know how long it takes to die out from blood loss but you aren't even aware that CHUNKS OF CONCRETE can't fly into your eyes without you becoming immobilized from pain? Have you never had anything get stuck in your eye? Jesus.
Point and laugh, everyone. If you think this is top-tier dirty talk...oml. Moreover, this is while he is forcing himself onto her and she is turned on and he basically takes that as an invitation to do whatever the fuck he wants. I'm not someone who's picky with consent in books, I'm cool with a dub-con situation, but the logic in this book is just not logicing. Many sexual assault survivors deal with guilt about their assault because they were turned on during the process. Arousal is not an okay, many people get aroused when their body hears etc. anything inherently sexual. The fmc's inner monologue also didn't help because she never said that she wanted it but that she wouldn't admit it and blah blah. She begged him to stop, talked about how it hurt, and he left her crying in a ball after he fucked her.
Maybe this is just me, but I like fictional men because they treat their girls right. Leon is a great example of "I hate everyone but you", but this dude is just hating her and treating her like absolute garbage. Me personally, I don't find that so cute. Maybe it's just me though, idk...
So, this guy basically rapes her a shit ton of times, which is ironic bc this guy is always swimming in his saviour complex. He supposedly rescues women and children from sex trafficking rings. Which like...nice ig? I just feel like that was just a plot device for him to be likeable. Because he shows no kindness, no tenderness and no charmingness, in any way shape or form, I suppose the reader has to rely on a fact that establishes his supposed morality to find him the least bit likable.
This is also used as an excuse to write more and more internal monologue about how he can't imagineeee what it's like to go through whatever blah blah and he's always trying to be cool and slick while confronting the sex traffickers as if this is just some adrenaline rush to him.
He's just so hypocritical talking about how any guy that forces himself onto women/children deserves to go to hell and be tortured (Which is his hobby. He like...likes to torture people...idk that's lame to me. It's like when guys flex about punching shit when they're mad). Meanwhile, here he is, going into this girl's house, forcing himself onto her, justifying it because of the girl being turned on, and then leaving her there lying on the floor curled into herself and crying. Feeling violated.
He even says I'm going to make her fall in love with every single fucked up part of me.
And...I think what I find so unappealing about this male character is that you don't see him trying to win over the fmc. He just has an ego where he decides she will do what he wants because he's powerful enough to get it and so it shall be. And that's...boring to me. Again, I'm no wimp when it comes to dark romance, but this is just so boring. Not only is this book horribly, unnecessarily long, but it's also boring because, who wants to watch a man rape a woman in her house 3 different ways for 800 pages straight? I mean, personally, not me.
Anyway, let's talk about how bad the smut was because I think that's what made it the saddest for me lmao. So let's refresh, the writing was bad, the characters were bad, the plot was bad...but there was still potential in the sex section. Yet, I was disappointed once again. I've already established that it was rapey (it's in the TWs but it doesn't really make it any better imo). Not so cute. But even the ideas themselves were lame. The first time Zane fucks Adeline, it's with a gun. Now, this is meant to be all quirky and kinky but it was written terribly imo. The dirty talk revolving the idea wasn't good and the actual description ignited nothing within me.
If you do want to read a good gun sex scene, you should look into Her Soul for Revenge. Not only is it incredibly hot, well drawn out, with great dialogue and variety, but it also has a fantastic character dynamic. The fmc in that book is so much more badass, so the playing field is even and so much more fun. Both characters take part in the teasing and dirty talk and ugh, let me tell you, it was years better than the sex scene in this one.
There was another sex scene that involved Zane "catching" or "chasing" Adeline, which seemed fun, I was totally down. But again, imo it was badly executed and was much better done by Harley Laroux's soul series. Unfortunately, I don't quite remember which book, I think (think) it was Her Soul for Revenge if I'm not mistaken. They also had a sort of 'i catch and chase you and fuck you' scene but it was outside in the woods, much longer and much hotter. Another aspect that I think made it better in Harley Laroux's was that there was explicit consent given beforehand, and a safe-word if necessary. So, it was more playful and fun and even more personal, which made the chemistry much more believable. The aftercare was also beautifully, tenderly done, which is what we want!! The men taking care of and admiring their women, while also feeding into his and her fantasies :)
So, on top of complaining about the quality of the smut, I'm also here to complain about the quantity . So again, this book has no romantic aspect, thin plot and bad characters, so people read it for the smut. Yet, I had to wait until around 40% to read the first sex scene!!! BOOOOOO 🍅🍅🍅. And when we finally get to the smut, this is what we get:
Is this supposed to have me screamin and creamin or? Anyway...
The mystery aspect was so fucking dull. I do not understand how people cared about the little diary entries and her dead grandma at all. I read spoiler reviews of who the killer was and I'm really not that surprised but I also just did not care.
Lastly, I did dnf this book, and I guess it is possible for it to get better (i think i heard the second book is better) but I'm really not interested in giving this book another chance. And that's ignoring the fact that this book is so unnecessarily long.
Once again, no one does it like Harley Laroux. I can't wait for her to release the third book of the trilogy aaa!!
"You're so fucking creamy," he rasps. (what? 😍)
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Well, that was absolutely terrible :) This book was on my radar because many of my goodreads friends (<33) who had read Her Soul to Take and Her Soul for Revenge seemed to love this one too. They were both dark stalker(ish) romances with kinky smut. This book is shit though, sorry.
➥ Adeline (h) was so beyond annoying. She's so fucking dumb, I'm so tired of women being written like this. Like I'm genuinely personally offended that I have to associate with her because never do I meet women who are like this in real life. And by that I mean, these women that act like children, that don't have a single logical, mature cell in their body. It's insulting and we need to start writing female main characters with some respect. This girl was clueless, pathetic and honestly, just overall shallow. I have a similar opinion about Rae, the fmc in Her Soul to Take, but imo, Adeline was even worse.
➥ Zane (H)...ew *pukes*. I feel like I'm missing out on some big prank, people like this guy? He's so pathetic, god. This fucker thinks he's so tough (he literally like...says self-affirmations about himself in his inner monologue), he strokes his ego by killing sex traffickers and makes that his hobby, his little quirk. He goes on and on about how those men should burn in hell for what they've done yet here he is casually and remorselessly stalking and raping a girl in his free time. Even if we put that aside, and just focus on shit like his dirty talk or dick skills (he has none), he's gross and incompetent. As shown by the featured quote above, this is what we are dealing with. Nothing that came out of his mouth was swoony, hot or sexy to me.
I'm going to start out with this because I feel like otherwise it'll get lost in the end of my review and no one will care but can we please stop making sapphic relationships a joke?
"It seems every day, my appreciation for Daya grows. She gave me a sense of safety I didn’t realize I was missing. I’m going to have to propose to her soon or something."
This is the fmc talking about her relationship with her best friend. Um, can we not? 😭 It's so easy to just not write shit like this, invalidating sapphic relationships. I don't careee if it's just a joke or whatever, pick something else to joke about or find another way to show your appreciation for your friend, but stop treating sapphic relationships like jokes.
I've always defended writing in the contemporary romance genre because it doesn't need to be flowery and classy, in fact, it's annoying when it is. But I've probably never read a book with worse writing than this. Look at this bitch's inner monologue.
I need the Tin Man to oil the hinges on my door just as much as I need the Lion's bravery. I'm shaking like a leaf.
Really?? A wizard of oz reference?? What even is this, it doesn't take a genius to understand that writing like this is not adequate for a book that is meant to have a dark tone to it. It ruins the atmosphere and necessary formality that is vital to the reader taking this book seriously.
I stare at the flower like it's a live tarantula, staring straight back at me and daring me to come closer. If I do, it'll surely eat me alive."
Girl, it is a flower. I'm sick, sick of these shitty metaphors. Not everyone is cut out to be a writer - but especially not an author who writes like this.
I'm scared, but I'm also stupid. So, I'm not leaving.
Her self-awareness doesn't make me like her more. Why is it necessary to have a clueless, idiot as the fmc, eugh.
Gives me the heebie jeebies.
This is a published book. Have we not evolved past this type of colloquial writing? It's just awful and genuinely takes away from the atmosphere the author should be trying to create in these types of books.
Maybe I'll eat some Cheerios. They say those are good for the heart right?
To top it off we get modern references too. I don't like when authors insert modern world references into their writing. No one wants to read about Cheerios when they're reading a dark smutty romance.
She's so prim and proper, and I'm so...not. Where she holds herself with regality and grace, I have a terrible habit of slumping and sitting with my legs open.
Omg, she's not like other girls!!! And to think that I thought I couldn't possibly hate this fmc more and she pulls the 'i'm not like other girls' line.
Chunks of concrete fly into my eyes as more bullets ping around me. I grunt, rubbing at my lids to clear my vision
This is from the male perspective. Other than the fact that this whole sentence was unnecessary, if concrete flew into your eyes, you know damn well you'd fall to the ground like a bug. These details are not only inaccurate but also beyond unnecessary. Even fantasy authors do research so they know how long it takes to die out from blood loss but you aren't even aware that CHUNKS OF CONCRETE can't fly into your eyes without you becoming immobilized from pain? Have you never had anything get stuck in your eye? Jesus.
"As much as I hate to say this to you, I am no stranger to a woman's pussy and what it feels like when it weeps for me."
Point and laugh, everyone. If you think this is top-tier dirty talk...oml. Moreover, this is while he is forcing himself onto her and she is turned on and he basically takes that as an invitation to do whatever the fuck he wants. I'm not someone who's picky with consent in books, I'm cool with a dub-con situation, but the logic in this book is just not logicing. Many sexual assault survivors deal with guilt about their assault because they were turned on during the process. Arousal is not an okay, many people get aroused when their body hears etc. anything inherently sexual. The fmc's inner monologue also didn't help because she never said that she wanted it but that she wouldn't admit it and blah blah. She begged him to stop, talked about how it hurt, and he left her crying in a ball after he fucked her.
Maybe this is just me, but I like fictional men because they treat their girls right. Leon is a great example of "I hate everyone but you", but this dude is just hating her and treating her like absolute garbage. Me personally, I don't find that so cute. Maybe it's just me though, idk...
So, this guy basically rapes her a shit ton of times, which is ironic bc this guy is always swimming in his saviour complex. He supposedly rescues women and children from sex trafficking rings. Which like...nice ig? I just feel like that was just a plot device for him to be likeable. Because he shows no kindness, no tenderness and no charmingness, in any way shape or form, I suppose the reader has to rely on a fact that establishes his supposed morality to find him the least bit likable.
This is also used as an excuse to write more and more internal monologue about how he can't imagineeee what it's like to go through whatever blah blah and he's always trying to be cool and slick while confronting the sex traffickers as if this is just some adrenaline rush to him.
He's just so hypocritical talking about how any guy that forces himself onto women/children deserves to go to hell and be tortured (Which is his hobby. He like...likes to torture people...idk that's lame to me. It's like when guys flex about punching shit when they're mad). Meanwhile, here he is, going into this girl's house, forcing himself onto her, justifying it because of the girl being turned on, and then leaving her there lying on the floor curled into herself and crying. Feeling violated.
He even says I'm going to make her fall in love with every single fucked up part of me.
And...I think what I find so unappealing about this male character is that you don't see him trying to win over the fmc. He just has an ego where he decides she will do what he wants because he's powerful enough to get it and so it shall be. And that's...boring to me. Again, I'm no wimp when it comes to dark romance, but this is just so boring. Not only is this book horribly, unnecessarily long, but it's also boring because, who wants to watch a man rape a woman in her house 3 different ways for 800 pages straight? I mean, personally, not me.
Anyway, let's talk about how bad the smut was because I think that's what made it the saddest for me lmao. So let's refresh, the writing was bad, the characters were bad, the plot was bad...but there was still potential in the sex section. Yet, I was disappointed once again. I've already established that it was rapey (it's in the TWs but it doesn't really make it any better imo). Not so cute. But even the ideas themselves were lame. The first time Zane fucks Adeline, it's with a gun. Now, this is meant to be all quirky and kinky but it was written terribly imo. The dirty talk revolving the idea wasn't good and the actual description ignited nothing within me.
If you do want to read a good gun sex scene, you should look into Her Soul for Revenge. Not only is it incredibly hot, well drawn out, with great dialogue and variety, but it also has a fantastic character dynamic. The fmc in that book is so much more badass, so the playing field is even and so much more fun. Both characters take part in the teasing and dirty talk and ugh, let me tell you, it was years better than the sex scene in this one.
There was another sex scene that involved Zane "catching" or "chasing" Adeline, which seemed fun, I was totally down. But again, imo it was badly executed and was much better done by Harley Laroux's soul series. Unfortunately, I don't quite remember which book, I think (think) it was Her Soul for Revenge if I'm not mistaken. They also had a sort of 'i catch and chase you and fuck you' scene but it was outside in the woods, much longer and much hotter. Another aspect that I think made it better in Harley Laroux's was that there was explicit consent given beforehand, and a safe-word if necessary. So, it was more playful and fun and even more personal, which made the chemistry much more believable. The aftercare was also beautifully, tenderly done, which is what we want!! The men taking care of and admiring their women, while also feeding into his and her fantasies :)
So, on top of complaining about the quality of the smut, I'm also here to complain about the quantity . So again, this book has no romantic aspect, thin plot and bad characters, so people read it for the smut. Yet, I had to wait until around 40% to read the first sex scene!!! BOOOOOO 🍅🍅🍅. And when we finally get to the smut, this is what we get:
"You're so fucking creamy," he rasps.
Is this supposed to have me screamin and creamin or? Anyway...
The mystery aspect was so fucking dull. I do not understand how people cared about the little diary entries and her dead grandma at all. I read spoiler reviews of who the killer was and I'm really not that surprised but I also just did not care.
Lastly, I did dnf this book, and I guess it is possible for it to get better (i think i heard the second book is better) but I'm really not interested in giving this book another chance. And that's ignoring the fact that this book is so unnecessarily long.
Once again, no one does it like Harley Laroux. I can't wait for her to release the third book of the trilogy aaa!!
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October 21, 2021
This book was fucking corny. It was awful, but also a fucking cornfest. When reading a “dark” romance, you expect a little more depth and triggering themes to accompany the story. Maybe a little drugs, death, etc. This book combines a goofy ass hacker vigilante stalker, and an insufferable heroine, and claims itself to be a dark romance. It’s a joke. The main character Adeline is supposedly the “manipulator” and Z or the stalker is the “shadow?” I don’t rlly fucking remember the names because it was so stupid and unnecessary. Anyways, the story proceeds with Addie staying at this creepy fucking house for no fucking reason where countless people have died, introduces a whole ass fuckinf ghost, and then promptly forgets that part of the plot. Like okay cool beans ig. Then Z sees her jn some book signing and stalks her like insanely. Okay Z is the corniest mf I’ve ever read in my life. He’s this dub-con, psycho (he literally sends her a pair of cut off hands when she lets some creep finger bang her) stalker who is actually a self taught mastermind hacker who saves kids and women from sex trafficking. Yep. I’m serious. It’s an absolute cringe fest. Her bff is also a “vigilante.” The word choice the author uses is so juvenile it made me scream. I mean do we live in a Neil Breene movie? The “darkness” this book promises is completely gone at this point. The funniest and most ironic part however, is that Mr. Savior, aka mr. I-cant-bear-to-see-innocent-kids-raped-at-the-hands-of-powerful-men-and-I-have-to-save-them-with-my-chiseled-jaw-and-ugly-scar, RAPES THE MAIN CHARACTER WITH A GUN. I mean are you kidding me? I don’t mind dub con, but Atleast take a look at the damn plot author. YOU CANT HAVE HIM SAVE RAPE SURVIVORS AND THEN RAPE TNE MAIN CHARACTER?! The later sex scenes are a little better because she’s more “attracted” to him and apparently gets off on the fear like okay whatever woman. He even tells her to get off his dick and start running because she loves the chase. Like she’s on his dick and then gets off its so fucking funny like a damn Jack in the box. Anyways, back to the child trafficking sacrifices drinking blood scenes. These scenes are so corny, I mean there’s these senators who are doing it and Z and his group are trying to hack into their society which hey? Wanna know the name of theyre creepy dangerous group? THE SOCIETY?! Like hello?! Is this wattpad novel? It’s so funny. Anyways these scenes were the only thing keeping me reading this book. One reason was because it was so corny it was funny, and the other was because it was actually interesting seeing how fuckimg lame someone can make sex trafficking. I mean come on. Also apparently Addies great grandma also had a stalker and was supposedly killed by her husband? And Addie was targeted by the society to be sold because she’s pretty? It’s all so much and so poorly executed.
Okay this book has several major flaws. But the biggest one is trying to have too many storylines at once. You have the romance and sex, the stalker and fear, the sex trafficking, and the grandmas murder. It’s wayyy to much. Pair that with a drawn out plot, juvenile writing, corny ass scenes, and insufferable characters. That my friend, creates a bad book. To be fair, at some parts it was so bad it was good so it proves to be a really good comedy if you’re interested!
Okay this book has several major flaws. But the biggest one is trying to have too many storylines at once. You have the romance and sex, the stalker and fear, the sex trafficking, and the grandmas murder. It’s wayyy to much. Pair that with a drawn out plot, juvenile writing, corny ass scenes, and insufferable characters. That my friend, creates a bad book. To be fair, at some parts it was so bad it was good so it proves to be a really good comedy if you’re interested!
July 6, 2022
DNF al 35%
no se porque les gusta leer violaciones y romantizarlas, les aconsejo que vayan a terapia, "pero es ficción" me chupa un huevo y la mitad del otro, esta "ficcion" ejemplifica perfectamente las creencias/pensamientos de la autora... osea que es una MIERDA, "pero es un kink!!" si tu kink es violacion te quiero presa hija de puta, "pero es romance oscuro" pero chupame bien la poronga desde cuando el romance oscuro tiene que ser solo sobre abusos y violaciones??? estoy harta que romanticen todas estas mierdas, porque yo AMO el romance oscuro, pero libros de mierda como estos cagan todo el genero
tuve que sentarme y leer DOS veces (hasta donde lei yo, estoy segura de que hay dos o tres mas) como el protagonista violaba a la protagonista mientras ella estaba tan cagada de miedo hasta el punto de hacerse pis encima, sin hablar que la mina es la protagonista principal mas ESTUPIDA que lei en m vida, y eso que he leído libros con minas pelotudas... pero esta... se lleva el premio a la mas idiota de todas
odio como la autora quiso hacer ver al protagonista masculino como si fuera una re buena persona, porque salva niños y "ayuda a la comunidad", el chabon después de violarla incluso ADMITE que lo que hizo esa mal pero esta en plan "pero bueno, era lo yo que quería, era imposible no hacerlo" TE QUIERO PRESO HIJO DE PUTA. PRESO.
antes que me hinchen las pelotas con el "es non-con" bla bla bla, MIREN si en el libro ANTES de tener relaciones sexuales hablan y especifican que en ese momento quieren que no haya consentimiento??? TODO BIEN, PROSIGAN MUCHACHOS!!!! pero en todo lo que leí en ningún momento esta esa charla, el chabon agarra y la VIOLA, porque eso es lo que hace y ustedes están tipo "bueno pero ella en realidad lo quería"... saben como suenan no??? APARTE NON-CON LITERALMENTE SIGNFICA VIOLACION, GOOGLEENLO PEDAZOS DE IMBECILES SIN NEURONAS
Y yo no soy una persona que se triggea mucho con los tópicos en los libros, las tw no me interesan, puedo leer todo, pero saben que no puedo leer? cuando romantizan una violacion/abuso/SA, que haya una violacion en el libro no es un factor que me afecte a la hora de leerlo, que haya una violacion HECHA por el protagonista hacia la protagonista y que lo pasen como "hot"???? tu libro es una puta mierda
En fin: cualquier persona que le dio mas de 1 estrella a este libro esta en mi lista negra. Fucking disgusting.
no se porque les gusta leer violaciones y romantizarlas, les aconsejo que vayan a terapia, "pero es ficción" me chupa un huevo y la mitad del otro, esta "ficcion" ejemplifica perfectamente las creencias/pensamientos de la autora... osea que es una MIERDA, "pero es un kink!!" si tu kink es violacion te quiero presa hija de puta, "pero es romance oscuro" pero chupame bien la poronga desde cuando el romance oscuro tiene que ser solo sobre abusos y violaciones??? estoy harta que romanticen todas estas mierdas, porque yo AMO el romance oscuro, pero libros de mierda como estos cagan todo el genero
tuve que sentarme y leer DOS veces (hasta donde lei yo, estoy segura de que hay dos o tres mas) como el protagonista violaba a la protagonista mientras ella estaba tan cagada de miedo hasta el punto de hacerse pis encima, sin hablar que la mina es la protagonista principal mas ESTUPIDA que lei en m vida, y eso que he leído libros con minas pelotudas... pero esta... se lleva el premio a la mas idiota de todas
odio como la autora quiso hacer ver al protagonista masculino como si fuera una re buena persona, porque salva niños y "ayuda a la comunidad", el chabon después de violarla incluso ADMITE que lo que hizo esa mal pero esta en plan "pero bueno, era lo yo que quería, era imposible no hacerlo" TE QUIERO PRESO HIJO DE PUTA. PRESO.
antes que me hinchen las pelotas con el "es non-con" bla bla bla, MIREN si en el libro ANTES de tener relaciones sexuales hablan y especifican que en ese momento quieren que no haya consentimiento??? TODO BIEN, PROSIGAN MUCHACHOS!!!! pero en todo lo que leí en ningún momento esta esa charla, el chabon agarra y la VIOLA, porque eso es lo que hace y ustedes están tipo "bueno pero ella en realidad lo quería"... saben como suenan no??? APARTE NON-CON LITERALMENTE SIGNFICA VIOLACION, GOOGLEENLO PEDAZOS DE IMBECILES SIN NEURONAS
Y yo no soy una persona que se triggea mucho con los tópicos en los libros, las tw no me interesan, puedo leer todo, pero saben que no puedo leer? cuando romantizan una violacion/abuso/SA, que haya una violacion en el libro no es un factor que me afecte a la hora de leerlo, que haya una violacion HECHA por el protagonista hacia la protagonista y que lo pasen como "hot"???? tu libro es una puta mierda
En fin: cualquier persona que le dio mas de 1 estrella a este libro esta en mi lista negra. Fucking disgusting.
August 28, 2023
When he rapes her multiple times but it’s ‘justified’ because he kills pedophiles and sex traffickers for a living???
IDK why I read this when I know I don’t like dark romance, so this is entirely on me. This is romanticised abuse. Nothing about this relationship was romantic in the slightest. This is literally a prime example of Stockholm syndrome. I AM SO SCARED OF MEN, IT ISN'T EVEN FUNNY ANYMORE.
I don't like to publicly write mean reviews about books I don't like, but this one deserves it. This book is just so incredibly harmful and perpetuates dangerous ideas. I truly cannot fathom how someone can genuinely enjoy this book and then recommend it on TikTok where so many of its users are underage. Like, my 14-year-old sister's friend got ahold of this book and read it??? That's not okay. This book literally perpetuates the idea that abuse and rape is normal and that a guy can love and care for you even if he does those horrible things to you. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? That is SO harmful and is a recipe for disaster. Don't even get me started on the themes of consensual-non-consensual sex in this book. If it was truly that, it would be discussed prior to the actual act of sex, rather than him saying stupid shit like "I'm only doing this because I know you want it" after she REPEATEDLY told him no. This is so fucking harmful to rape victims and belittles what they went through as it implies that if you even felt a little bit of pleasure whilst being raped that it wasn't actually rape. I GENUINELY WANT TO GET VIOLENT RN. I know this is fiction, but (1) stuff like this happens in real life, and (2) it is so harmful and has the ability to shape people's ways of thinking.
I, wholeheartedly, do not understand how anybody can find this book romantic. The fact that I've seen people on TikTok say that Zade is their top book BF genuinely concerns me and isn't something I want to think too much about 😭. I was also attacked on TikTok for saying Zade's behaviour was scary, specifically the moment where she says she has an IUD and he says he didn't notice because she sleeps so heavily. Someone said he was just joking??? Nothing about violating someone in their sleep is funny to me TBH. I would be petrified if someone said that to me.
IDK why I read this when I know I don’t like dark romance, so this is entirely on me. This is romanticised abuse. Nothing about this relationship was romantic in the slightest. This is literally a prime example of Stockholm syndrome. I AM SO SCARED OF MEN, IT ISN'T EVEN FUNNY ANYMORE.
I don't like to publicly write mean reviews about books I don't like, but this one deserves it. This book is just so incredibly harmful and perpetuates dangerous ideas. I truly cannot fathom how someone can genuinely enjoy this book and then recommend it on TikTok where so many of its users are underage. Like, my 14-year-old sister's friend got ahold of this book and read it??? That's not okay. This book literally perpetuates the idea that abuse and rape is normal and that a guy can love and care for you even if he does those horrible things to you. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? That is SO harmful and is a recipe for disaster. Don't even get me started on the themes of consensual-non-consensual sex in this book. If it was truly that, it would be discussed prior to the actual act of sex, rather than him saying stupid shit like "I'm only doing this because I know you want it" after she REPEATEDLY told him no. This is so fucking harmful to rape victims and belittles what they went through as it implies that if you even felt a little bit of pleasure whilst being raped that it wasn't actually rape. I GENUINELY WANT TO GET VIOLENT RN. I know this is fiction, but (1) stuff like this happens in real life, and (2) it is so harmful and has the ability to shape people's ways of thinking.
I, wholeheartedly, do not understand how anybody can find this book romantic. The fact that I've seen people on TikTok say that Zade is their top book BF genuinely concerns me and isn't something I want to think too much about 😭. I was also attacked on TikTok for saying Zade's behaviour was scary, specifically the moment where she says she has an IUD and he says he didn't notice because she sleeps so heavily. Someone said he was just joking??? Nothing about violating someone in their sleep is funny to me TBH. I would be petrified if someone said that to me.
August 12, 2021
Regardless of the raving reviews this book has I couldn't finish it. I'm really not into the whole forced strait up sexual assault trope and was not expecting it.. Basically this guy is a stalker and he's obsessed with this girl. He breaks into her house a bunch and sacres her//leaves her creepy gifts, then he forces her to have sex with him more than once... Like she's legitimately begging him not to touch her and is crying... but at the same time he's a good guy that saves girls from sex trafficking (am I supposed to care???), and also he's hot and she starts finding him kinda desirable on the part where I left off, but I'm going to stop you right there... nothing will make me like this dude. He is a rapist. There's no gray area there. I don't care if she eventually starts to like him. I don't care that he does nice things occasionally. I can't look past the rapist thing. If you don't like stories about this sort of thing either, I would not reccomend this book to you. It probably gets good at some point.. I mean it has great reviews. Like maybe he becomes really great and they have a "sweet" connection at some point, but I don't care. The only way this story would have gotten better for me is if he dies miserably. I'm really not trying to like this dude and justify his gross behavior for the sake of smut. Thank you, but no thank you. 🤚
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December 8, 2021Can you believe that I almost didn't write this book? Zade and Addie haunted me for over 2 years before I finally found the courage to write it. For the first couple years, I hadn't even considered it. And then when I did, I immediately wrote it off, convinced no one would possibly want to read about a woman falling in love with her stalker. I thought, people would hate that! It took one friend encouraging me, and I took the plunge. Who knew I'd end up creating a character that has absolutely rocked worlds, especially my own...
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December 6, 2024
now before i get into it i gotta say that even though this book is marketed at 18+, i personally consider it 21+ it can be very triggering for some so tread lightly. if you wanna get into dark romance, don’t let this book be your gateway into the genre. it’s very graphic and i absolutely do not condone any of the actions set in this book.
anywayyys, I literally smacked my forehead and dragged my hand down my face so many times while reading this book. every minute i was reading about Zade and Adeline doing exactly what they did in this book, i felt like i passed away. like i’m so dead serious right now when i say there’s something about them that scratches an itch in the deep crevices of my brain.
now into the actual context and structure of this whole book. it needs a lot of work/editing. the writing was atrocious and kinda cringe.and the whole murder mystery wasn’t interesting in the slightest. i’m no literary analyst but as a reader i can say at least the vibes were there.
anywayyys, I literally smacked my forehead and dragged my hand down my face so many times while reading this book. every minute i was reading about Zade and Adeline doing exactly what they did in this book, i felt like i passed away. like i’m so dead serious right now when i say there’s something about them that scratches an itch in the deep crevices of my brain.
now into the actual context and structure of this whole book. it needs a lot of work/editing. the writing was atrocious and kinda cringe.and the whole murder mystery wasn’t interesting in the slightest. i’m no literary analyst but as a reader i can say at least the vibes were there.
July 5, 2023
This was all hype, no substance.
And to think I enjoyed a portion of it. 😪 I thought it had potential. I thought the story was going somewhere.
I was falling for a stalker. 😭
But everything about this was mediocre, subpar and juvenile. It got worse as I continued to read.
This ain’t a dark romance. It just has dark elements in it. It was surface level and hardly anything was explored.
Let me correct myself: nothing was explored.
All action, no development. The characters had no backstory. Which was my main issue. I despise it when authors leave out something so vital. The writing conveyed nothing.
And do not even get me started on the ‘romance.’ 🙄
This was child’s play at best.
I want to rip this book a new one. But I’m gonna behave and do the ‘mature’ thing and move on. This was not for me. At all.
And to think I enjoyed a portion of it. 😪 I thought it had potential. I thought the story was going somewhere.
I was falling for a stalker. 😭
But everything about this was mediocre, subpar and juvenile. It got worse as I continued to read.
This ain’t a dark romance. It just has dark elements in it. It was surface level and hardly anything was explored.
Let me correct myself: nothing was explored.
All action, no development. The characters had no backstory. Which was my main issue. I despise it when authors leave out something so vital. The writing conveyed nothing.
And do not even get me started on the ‘romance.’ 🙄
This was child’s play at best.
I want to rip this book a new one. But I’m gonna behave and do the ‘mature’ thing and move on. This was not for me. At all.
July 8, 2023
"consensual non-consent" my ass, when a person verbally says no, you better back the fuck up before you get smacked the fuck up.
February 27, 2023
I don't know if I should be more concerned about the fact that this book has a rating above 4.0 stars or the fact that it romanticizes the justification of sexual assault and stalking with "oh but I'm a good guy because I save women and children"
April 8, 2023
So you’re telling me he is trying to fight against trafficking and wants to save victims but at the same time he abuses her AND CALLS HER LITTLE GIRL JUST LIKE HE CALLS MULTIPLE VICTIMS OF THIS BOOK?????
July 27, 2021
sometimes we all make bad decisions
like the decision to read this book 🥳
like the decision to read this book 🥳
January 2, 2023
reading this book is not enough. i need to fuck zade
October 28, 2023
1/5
If this man was ugly and 5 feet tall, I'm pretty sure everyone would hate him and his actions. Pretty privilege is real.
If this man was ugly and 5 feet tall, I'm pretty sure everyone would hate him and his actions. Pretty privilege is real.
October 12, 2022
Forget Adeline this book will haunt me
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October 23, 2022i fear i may be a little bit too vanilla for this book
December 19, 2022
once again: you booktok people make me want to die
April 6, 2023
I'm just gonna pretend like I never read it, please play along.
March 28, 2024
y’all need therapy
June 9, 2023
I’m traumatized 😶
November 8, 2024
I read this book out of curiosity now I wish I just stayed curious.
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December 22, 2024two perverts play kinky hide-and-seek while not understanding how trafficking works
May 26, 2024
1. rapist
2. hypocrite
3. corny
4. not funny
5. god complex bigger than his dick
2. hypocrite
3. corny
4. not funny
5. god complex bigger than his dick
February 13, 2024
“Let me know which stars you prefer. The ones above you, or the ones I make you see.”
Well, Zade can have all the stars he wants. ✨
oh and i choose the latter please! thanks.
I definitely feel like I'm not supposed to love it THIS much, but I do! 🖤
And what the hell was that ending??
Before you read this book, please read the trigger warnings!
There are quite a few of them, and they are definitely necessary.
My god, I devoured this book.
From the beginning this book is filled with torture, murder and sex and it doesn’t really stop.
It’s a pretty lengthy book for a dark romance in my opinion, but it doesn’t get boring at all.
The angst is top tier.
I actually like the plot of this! I don’t want to talk to much about it, because I’m incapable of telling stories without spoiling things, but I can tell you it was interesting and I was invested! And let’s face it, we don’t necessarily always pick up dark romance books because of the great storylines, so I think that’s an achievement!🤍
But on to the point we all really want to know, let’s talk smut.
There’s a lot of it! And it definitely hot af.🔥 The things that come out of Zade’s mouth.
I mean- it would bring a lot of people to their knees 👀
“You have a lot of faith in your abilities,” I croak.
He chuckles, as deep and dark as the ocean. “You need faith to be a believer.” He cups me between my legs. “And this pussy deserves to be worshipped.”
Although him just standing out your window staring at you would also do the trick.
This book reallyyy makes me question my values.
Also Adeline having the level of confidence I'm striving for 😩:
“I haven’t sent a nude since I was twenty. I take nudes because I like my body and want to stare at it all day.”
Okay well I’m off!
Im gonna stare out my window, hoping someone stares back!👋🏼
Well, Zade can have all the stars he wants. ✨
oh and i choose the latter please! thanks.
I definitely feel like I'm not supposed to love it THIS much, but I do! 🖤
And what the hell was that ending??
Before you read this book, please read the trigger warnings!
There are quite a few of them, and they are definitely necessary.
My god, I devoured this book.
From the beginning this book is filled with torture, murder and sex and it doesn’t really stop.
It’s a pretty lengthy book for a dark romance in my opinion, but it doesn’t get boring at all.
The angst is top tier.
I actually like the plot of this! I don’t want to talk to much about it, because I’m incapable of telling stories without spoiling things, but I can tell you it was interesting and I was invested! And let’s face it, we don’t necessarily always pick up dark romance books because of the great storylines, so I think that’s an achievement!🤍
But on to the point we all really want to know, let’s talk smut.
There’s a lot of it! And it definitely hot af.🔥 The things that come out of Zade’s mouth.
I mean- it would bring a lot of people to their knees 👀
“You have a lot of faith in your abilities,” I croak.
He chuckles, as deep and dark as the ocean. “You need faith to be a believer.” He cups me between my legs. “And this pussy deserves to be worshipped.”
Although him just standing out your window staring at you would also do the trick.
This book reallyyy makes me question my values.
Also Adeline having the level of confidence I'm striving for 😩:
“I haven’t sent a nude since I was twenty. I take nudes because I like my body and want to stare at it all day.”
Okay well I’m off!
Im gonna stare out my window, hoping someone stares back!👋🏼
June 12, 2023
gotta go to bleach my mind, body and soul now
July 31, 2022
I never learn
June 1, 2022
this book genuinely had me scared to sleep at night because the stalker elements of it were so creepy and yet this is a ROMANCE? with actual RAPE SCENES? goodnight
August 30, 2021
1.5
Way too long and drawn out, yet with a f*ing cliffhanger and dont get me started on the irony of working towards rescuing abused women and children but still abuse the person you want to be with. That is not a sexy thing!
Way too long and drawn out, yet with a f*ing cliffhanger and dont get me started on the irony of working towards rescuing abused women and children but still abuse the person you want to be with. That is not a sexy thing!
October 26, 2024
Curiosity did in fact kill the cat
August 30, 2024
if zade meadows has a thousand haters, i'm one of them.
if zade meadows has a hundred haters, i'm one of them.
if zade meadows has fifty haters, i'm one of them.
if zade meadows has one hater, rest assured, that hater is me.
if zade meadows has no haters, i'll set myself on fire.
if zade meadows has a hundred haters, i'm one of them.
if zade meadows has fifty haters, i'm one of them.
if zade meadows has one hater, rest assured, that hater is me.
if zade meadows has no haters, i'll set myself on fire.
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