Three vengeful spirits. One broken woman. One night.Harlow can’t live with herself after the traumatic events of a fateful Halloween night two years ago. Half-broken then, she’s shattered now. The only way forward is to go back to the abandoned house where it all happened and pay the ultimate price for her sins. But the house isn’t empty. Three vengeful spirits lie in wait, vowing to destroy the woman who sent them to hell. Given just one night of freedom, they will bleed every second dry, taking all their rage, suffering, and hatred out on her. The three inflict agony twisted with pleasure until all secrets spill out of their coffins in the hallowed hours of the darkest night. Blood splatters the walls of the haunted house until cries of depraved pleasure wipe away sins and horrors past. But what will happen when dawn rises, locking the gates of hell once and for all? The rules are clear. Pain for pain. Blood for blood. Death for death.
This book was previously published as The Ghosts of Halloween trilogy including the three following Jacked, Carved, and Gutted. This new edition includes original art and bonus content. This book is a dark, spicy Why Choose romance with sword crossing. It’s meant for adult readers only. For dark content warnings, refer to the author’s website. Stay safe.
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Jack, Caden, and Silas, they started off with vengeance in their heart planning and Blaming Harlow for two long years for Their situation…….
Now that they have her in their grasp. And seen how truly strong Harlow is ……. Wil they still want to Inflict their vengeance on her.
Once Harlow realizes that only death can free the three men from their ghostly existence….. She is willing to Sacrifice herself for them.
To say that Jack, Caden, and Silas are driven by their Desire and by the need to experience corporeal pleasures before they move on… Is putting it mildly. Harlow want’s this night to be branded across her soul. After so many years of not getting the right touch from all the many men she has had her, somehow even though Jack, Caden, and Silas have been hard on her this night they still have coveted and desired her …. And are three feral, vengeful men who conquered death for her… So, in Harlow’s minds eye what more does she need or want
If you enjoy ultra-hot and steamy MMFM, with extremely dark and pure smut book you are in the right place
This was a very disappointing read. There were so many glimmers of an excellent story, but it just got bogged down with the smut. Do not get me wrong, I am all for spice. Why choose is probably my favorite sub genre in dark romance. Add in ghosts and this book should have been a perfect read for me but I could not connect with it.
I think my main issue is that there seemed to be two distinct couples, Harlow and Jack/ Silas and Caden. Each couple had chemistry with their original chosen partner but not with the others. It felt very forced to make all four end up together. The dynamics just didn't work for me and honestly felt awkward. Silas and Caden didn't add much to the story in general. I loved Harlow and Jack together and if the story would have just been about them, this probably would have been a much higher rating.
Back to the smut, it was constant. I was begging for just a crumb more of plot but instead, I'd get an awkward, forced group sex scene.
Though I rated this book two stars, I don't think that will be the case for everyone. Some people will love it but for me personally, there are why choose romances out there with excellent plot and character pairings that don't feel forced.
If you don’t want to pay the price, don’t do the crime. The 3 MMC’s get killed become ghosts and blame the FMC for their death. But hold on, they robbed the Russian and not her fault no one told her that her brother brought her prosthetic arm from money they stole. All she did was tell someone how great her brother was for buying it. She wasn’t to know that person would tell the Russian and he would put it together that the MMC’s and her brother stole his money and have them killed.
Typical narcissistic males don’t see anything they did wrong so for two years they wait to get their revenge and so begins pages of not smut but abuse, rape, degradation , verbal and emotional abuse and physical abuse by the 3MMC’s towards the FMC. Demeaning and disparaging page after page.
FMC portrayed as so desperate due to her past that being treated like just holes to be filled is what she deserves.
The so called story is lost in all the excessive abuse. It’s not smut, it’s just abusive low rate porn on a page.
The more degrading, the more abusive, the more pain inflicting , the more triggers are added supposedly makes a good book these days. I like a smutty book but I like to read a book that has a story line instead of 90% over the top sex and abuse and nothing else.
Just my opinion so please no judgement 😃
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Jacked: Prequel
Jacked Note: Some of my goodreads shelves can be spoilers
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Readability: 📖📖📖📖 Feels: 🦋🦋🦋🦋 Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔 (It still leaves a lot of mystery) Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡⚡ Romance: 💞💞💞💞 (I love obsessive and revenge driven heroes though, so might not feel as romantic to you) Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋 Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑 Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥 Humor: not much Perspective: first person from the heroes (Jack, Caden, and Silas) and the heroine Harlow More character focused or plot focused? character? Sex? How did the speed of the story feel? medium When mains are first on page together: It takes a little bit (chapter 3 of 17) Cliffhanger: Yes. You will need to read all the Ghosts of Halloween to get a happily ever after Epilogue: No Format: bought the combined series titled Ghosts of Halloween Why I chose this book: Because the lovely @imromanticallyinvolved sent it to me on instagram! Mains this features a few relationship dynamics between 3 cis-gendered men and our cis-gendered heroine. Caden is bisexual, Silas is gay, and Jack is straight, but all explore their sexuality throughout the course of the series and embrace new parts of themselves.
Should I read in order? Yes, this series is best in order, so start either here or with the prequel novella.
Basic plot: Jack, Caden and Silas can finally get their revenge on Harlow on Halloween night
Give this a try if you want: - contemporary – this is book 1 of the series and ends on a cliffhanger with no HEA/HFN - brother’s best friend - disability rep – heroine has a prosthetic arm - strong unrequited longing from one of the heroes, Jack - pierced heroes - masked heroes - M/M and M/F scenes - kinks include bondage, blindfolding, rough sex, - higher steam – 3 full scenes but they are lengthy and developed and take up most of the story
Ages: - Harlow is about 22, Jack is 28, Caden is 41, didn't catch Silas
First line: I fake moan, bouncing on Ryan’s dick in the back of his car.
My thoughts: I was a bit conflicted about this one but just because I was so confused haha! It’s definitely mysterious and it’s not fully explored until the end of the series. But I adored most of this book – the sexual tension was fantastic and I loved getting POVs from all 4 main characters.
This one left me super curious about what has going to happen and has happened in the past. I loved the developed scenes and am a fool for revenge type plotlines so this fit that perfectly.
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes, safe sex aspects, consent, pregnancy/child in the story: Safe sex: No…? There’s kind of a twist to it Hows the consent? Definitely dubious and non-consensual sex acts Pregnancy/children in story? (Please note this is the best to my memory/note taking. If you see something I missed please feel free to message!) No children in the story but the heroine is very adamant about using birth control to not have kids Chapter 8 – 🔥 Caden gives Silas a bj Chapter 9 – 🔥 blindfolded fingering/oral for Harlow Chapter 14 – 🔥 missionary with Jack and Harlow, while Silas fucks Caden
Carved
Overall: 3.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Readability: 📖📖📖📖 Feels: 🦋🦋🦋 Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔 (You get a bit more background in this one) Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡ Romance: 💞💞💞 Sensuality: 💋💋💋 Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑 Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥+ Humor: Not much Perspective: first person from the heroes (Jack, Caden, and Silas) and the heroine More character focused or plot focused? How did the speed of the story feel? When mains are first on page together: Cliffhanger: Yes. You will need to read books 1-3 to get to a HFN Epilogue: No Format: bought the combined series titled Ghosts of Halloween Why I chose this book: @imromanticallyinvolved sent it to me on instagram! (Descriptions found at end of my review)
”I’ll tell you what. If you get caught, you’ll be fucked. Don’t want that? Don’t run.”
Should I read in order? Yes, this series should be read in order – start with Jacked: The Prequel, or get the Ghosts of Halloween which is all the books together.
Basic plot: Jack, Caden, and Silas exact their punishment on Harlow.
Give this a try if you want: - contemporary with paranormal elements – note that this is book 2 of the series and ends on a cliffhanger with no HEA/HFN - brother’s best friend - disability rep – heroine has a prosthetic arm - unrequited love from one of the heroes - pierced heroes - Halloween - kink includes rough sex, degradation, praise, spanking, knife play - higher steam – 5-6ish full scenes – most of the novel is sex - M/F and M/F/M scenes
Ages: - Harlow is about 22, Jack is 28, Caden is 41 and didn’t catch Silas
First line: He moves closer, gliding through the air like he weighs nothing, and I let out a terrified squeak.
My thoughts: “You’re not supposed to make me feel better.” “That’s not for you to decide, little brat. Now behave, or I’ll make you come.”
Well I liked parts of this one because we find out more about their background and what exactly is happening here...but I was left a bit frustrated because I thought their reasoning on their hatred for Harlow was a bit weak. The fact that they were punishing her was definitely a reach after finding out what she did to deserve it.
I liked some aspects of this book quite a bit, but I also think it just went a bit far for me. It’s a little too dark I guess? Maybe a bit too much pain and punishment for me to really love it. But that’s just me being a baby haha.
Gutted
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Readability: 📖📖📖📖 Feels: 🦋🦋🦋 Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔 (We do get a bit more background about them and their history in this novel) Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡ (There’s a lot of fucking and there has been a lot of fucking in this series, so not as much tension, but there was still some for me in regards to the emerging relationships between all the characters) Romance: 💞💞💞 Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋 (I like the way her scenes are written – I feel like it’s a good mix of explicitness and emotional pull for me) Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑 Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Humor: not much Perspective: first person from the heroes (Jack, Caden, and Silas) and the heroine Harlow More character focused or plot focused? it’s kind of hard to say...character?? How did the speed of the story feel? meidum When mains are first on page together: Pretty much immediately (this is a continuation of book 2, where they are together in a scene) Cliffhanger: This ends with a happy for now for all characters (there is an epilogue that makes it feel more complete) Epilogue: Yes, 2 years later Format: I read the combined Ghosts of Halloween book on Kindle Unlimited Why I chose this book: Because the lovely @imromanticallyinvolved sent it to me on instagram! (Descriptions found at end of my review)
Should I read in order? Yes, this story picks up immediately after book 2 ends, so definitely read in order.
Basic plot: Caden, Silas, Jack and Harlow’s last night together comes to a close
Give this a try if you want: - contemporary romance – this is the culmination of the series and ends with a happy for now for everyone (there is also an extended Christmas epilogue) - brother’s best friend - disability rep (heroine has a prosthetic arm - pierced heroes - M/M, M/F, and MMMF scenes - praise - higher steam – 6ish full scenes
Ages: - Harlow is about 22, Jack is 28, Caden is 41 and I didn’t catch Silas
First line: I struggled against Silas, grunting from effort, but he lies on top of me, pinning me to the ground with his full body weight.
My thoughts: Overall I liked this one – I liked getting to know a bit more about the characters background and the history of what drove all these actions.
The sex was a bit hotter to me because they were all opening up to each other (heh heh) and it just felt more emotional to me. But it also got pretty dark towards the end, and I’m never really that eager to read graphic murder scenes.
The whole ending was a bit weird to me! I’m not sure how I feel about it….but overall I still liked the ending result of this story.
Few random reading stats for this author # of books read: 4 Average rating: 4.5 stars Favorite book: Jacked
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some. - panic attacks on page - remembered rape - murder on page
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes, safe sex aspects, consent, pregnancy/child in the story: Safe sex: Yes??? Hows the consent? This whole series is noncon/dubcon with revenge plotline so if you need consent in your books I would maybe bypass this one – it’s darker. But at this point (book 3 in the series) it’s consensual between them) Pregnancy/children in story? (Please note this is the best to my memory/note taking. If you see something I missed please feel free to message!) No children or pregnancy. They use protection when needed (the heroine doesn’t want unprotected sex) Chapter 40 (this is in the box set) – 🔥 Silas fucks Caden Chapter 42 – scene with Jack and Harlow (memory) Chapter 43 – 🔥 wall sex between Jack and Harlow Chapter 45 - 🔥 Harlow gives Caden a BJ while Silas fucks Caden and Jack fucks Harlow Chapter 50 - 🔥 Jack goes down on Harlow in front of their victims Chapter 55 – 🔥 Jack fucks Harlow while she’s sleeping and Silas praises him Chapter 56 – 🔥 foursome sex
Few random reading stats for this author # of books read: 5 (all within this series) Average rating: 4.4 stars Favorite book: probably book 1, Jacked
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some. Lots of content warnings for this series, including dubious and non-consensual acts, violence, death, murder suicide, remembrance of rape... Author content warnings? These will be for the whole series, not just found in this one story – death, murder, violence, suicide attempt, suicidal ideation, dub-con, SA trauma, SA attempt on page, grooming.
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Full break down on what my ratings above mean here: Overall: How I felt about it everything considered! Readability: How ‘readable’ was the book? Did I fly through it? Did I have to tell myself to pick it back up repeatedly? Were any passages confusing? (I will probably score like (1) is literally unreadable due to formatting/typing errors, etc (2) There were lots of errors that made it difficult to read OR It was extremely confusing and I had to reread passages to make sense of it OR I disliked it so much I had to bribe myself to keep reading (3) I didn’t really want to keep reading and would have preferred to abandon the read and start something else OR some minor continuity issues/confusion (4) I liked it fine, maybe a minor error or 2. I was happy to pick it up when I had time. (5) I never wanted to put this down. I thought about it when I wasn’t reading it. I hid in the bathroom from my kids to read. I threw inappropriate food at my children for dinner so I could read instead.) Feels: Totally subjective to each person but did the book give me any tingles? Any butterflies? Did it rip my heart out (in a good way?) Emotional depth: How well do I feel I know the characters at the end? How much did I feel their emotions throughout the story? Sexual tension: Again, subjective, but how strong was the wanting and longing to me between the characters? A book might have strong sexual tension without a single touch. Romance: Was there romance? Did romantic things happen? This can be actions/words/thoughts of the characters and again is subjective. Sensuality: This is how the intimate scenes are written. Kisses and sexual scenes – how sensual were they? Were they on the mechanical side? Was there emotional pull tied in? Were the details explicit or flowery? These are subjective but generally (1) too short to get a good judgement (2) not all what I'm looking for - very vague or flowery prose (3) either not explicit enough or not enough emotional pull (too mechanical/physically descriptive without the emotions) (4) what I love in a scene (5) absolute perfection - perfect balance of emotional longing and explicit descriptions Sex Scene Length: How long the bedroom scenes are (generally (1) is 1-3 sentences (2) is a few paragraphs to a page-ish (3) is about average, a few pages (4) more well developed scenes, quite a few pages with descriptions (4) the majority of the book takes place in the bedroom. This is always hard to tell for me on audio! Steam Scale: Generally, each flame is a scene. If scenes are super close together I sometimes combine them. If a scene is super short or so vague I don’t know what’s happening, I don’t count it. There’s some levels of grey but generally the number of flames is how many sex scenes there are (I max out at 5 so I’ll put a + after if there’s more than that)
Probably the darkest and kinkiest book I've read in a long time. Has every trigger you can think of. I'm questioning my moral compass right now but I enjoyed the ride.
Absolutely loved this series! It had my heart racing throughout it and my goodness the spice! Harlow, Silas, Jack , and Caden will forever be one of my favorite Why choose couples!!!!
DNF at 20%… If you want nothing but a literal porn fest go ahead but there is zero plot and the characters have no substance. I like books with plot so maybe it’s just me but this was a no.
I had to DNF. I have never been so utterly confused by a fic and I've read a few.
The FMC has a brother who is killed and it alludes to the fact that the guy who was crushing on her was involved. She's also known as the town slut. She's going to the house where her brother died so she can commit suicide and there are 3 male "ghosts"? Two of the ghosts start sucking D's immediately - but then it talks about all these things that have apparently happened like we're supposed to know about them and I was like what? Did I miss an entire book somewhere??? Some times it seems like she's talked/interacted with the ghosts before, then again she's say something about being scared and not knowing what's happening or who is there.
He listens to me. I tell him things I never dared to say to anyone, and he listens. Really??? When did you talk to him?? How did you know there's a "him" and he's a ghost?
I shiver, though. It’s not the first time he’s said something comforting or pleasant and followed it up with a menacing twist. These ghosts apparently talk and she can see/feel them. How are they ghosts again? That's right - we don't know.
“Tell me, my sweet little angel. Who raped you?” How the fuck did we get here??? Talk about a fic veering left!!!!
Anyway - the FMC has a prosthetic arm which I thought was interesting.
I kind of want to go back and try again, but my brain hurt from trying to figure out WTF was going on.
I DNFd tf out of this… after trying for 10+ days, trying to skim…. I just couldn’t anymore. 40% in and found no plot, story seriously lacking. All smutt. Can’t even put it on a spice scale cause it didn’t make me feel anything but cringe and not because it’s dark or the descriptions… like the more triggers the better. But this just felt so underwhelming, flat, lacking depth.. rly no feeling.. didn’t connect with any of the characters.. rushed… idk I had to let it go.
So much pain, lust, raw emotions, morally grey masked men and so much spice, what more could a dark romance reader ask for! Her words were incredibly written that you feel every single emotion! Every single page had me in utter shock, I knew the tropes and it was recommended to me for a Halloween read, still all caught me by surprise. I love the omnibus cover and art work, it really brought the story and characters to life. I could envision the characters a lot better and see how Layla wanted them to be portrayed. I did not read the trigger warnings so also played a part in my crying and connecting with the characters next level due to experiences I’ve endured. I still read every page and I’m so obsessed with this book, it hit the Halloween vibe spot on. Chapter fifty-two, ugh cue the sobbing you think Silas is so cruel, but deep down he really did have a soul. Beyond thankful that this was recommended to me! If you love really dark paranormal romance then this book is for you!
Part 1 Took a while to really comprehend the backstory and it doesn't make the FMC very likeable. Ending of Part 1 was a twist I should have expected, but didn't.
Part 2 First half was really good. Super spicy. Second half is where it all started going down hill.
Part 3 I can't believe there's a Part 3. And I can't believe that I'm only halfway through this book.
Ghosts of Halloween lures you in with the 'masked lover' trope of 2023. The first 37% of the book is not that bad. I dnf'd because the story was DRAGGING and I was sitting at 50%. I think the book could have ended nicely around this point and tied up with a little bow. I just didn't care about the characters or the story enough to suffer through another 200 pages.
This book was not good. We had some plot scattered in, but it was a bucket load of smut. The plot didn't make sense half the time, and it was laughable.
It's one of those books that I just had to read to see what the hype was.
The writing wasn't great, and the character development wasn't quite there. Harlow, the FMC, had some back story, but the MMC's didn't.
In a way, I'm glad I read it, I can now stop wondering about this book 😂
Harlow goes to the house her brother and friends were murdered 2 years prior, the night she was raped.
Noah, Harlow’s brother, was shot and his dying wish is for his best friends, Jack, Cayden and Silas protect his little sister. They give their oath and then moments later they were also killed. They “wake up” as ghosts. They just know. They also know that it was Harlow’s fault they were killed, indirectly.
Just like they know they are ghosts and bound to the house? They know that the only way to pass on is to fulfill their oath and save Harlow. She comes to the house on Halloween intending to kill herself. Instead she is confronted with 3 masked men who make her feel things she hasn’t felt in 2 years.
Jack is 6 years older than Harlow and has been in love with her since she was 16, she is now 22. Cayden and Silas are a couple. Cayden is twice her age. I don’t think it ever says how old Silas is.
The guys have become corporeal for the night because this is the night Harlow is destined to die. They have their way with her fist, intending to kill her at the end of the night to try to move on. Silas is gay and only wants to make Harlow suffer. Cayden is bi and hasn’t been with a woman since dying. Jack is straight. By the time the end of the story, they all fuck each other.
Towards the end of the night her rapists come to the house because someone saw her go in. The guys end up killing these 3 men, claiming their souls and returning to the living.
I didn’t read the Christmas story after the epilogue as it was another 2 hours more. I was already done and over the book but wanted to finish just to see how the author tied the story up.
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OH. MY. GOODNESS. When the QUEEN of monster romance decides she’s going to give my favorite ghosts a little refresh, I had to RUN to go read this!
Previously, this was three separate books (Jacked, Carved, and Gutted), but now we get the prequel, all three parts, and the check-in at Christmas in one STUNNING edition. I mean, the artwork from the cover, to each piece commissioned for the inside are so beautiful that it is hard to look away.
Before I get too ahead of myself, please make sure to check your TWs prior to reading. This is a dark, why choose romance, so there are items that can be triggering for readers, so stay safe friends!
Now…the k!nks in this bad boy are aplenty, and let me tell you…🥵🔥
🖤Dub-Con 🖤MF, MM, MMF, MMFM 🖤Snowballing 🖤Ghost f*cking 🖤Daddy dom, edging 🖤Lots of play (masks, primal, impact, knife, fear, pain, c*m) 🖤Pierced 🍆 🖤Degradation & praise 🖤SØmnØphilia
The prologue sets the stage for what’s to come and we meet two of our main characters: Jack & Harlow. Jack (one of our MMCs) has been hiding his true feelings for Harlow (FMC) under jokes and finally cracks to let her know how good they could be together if she breaks up with her boyfriend and meets him at an abandoned house the night of Halloween. Little does Jack know that, that night, both of their lives will change forever.
You will be taken on a wild ride Halloween night, two years after Harlow didn’t show up at the abandoned house. Harlow ends up at this house, reeling from all the trauma she has experienced and determined to take matters into her own hands. Harlow has no idea that there are three masked men waiting to destroy her and seek revenge for events that they blame her for. These three masked men are intent on using her before breaking her…but the group is conflicted in their feelings, and when some hard truths are revealed, everyone is sent spiraling and questioning their own intentions.
Now, who are these delicious masked men?
Jack is a morally gray golden retriever (don’t question it, I’ve decided that it’s a thing), and he is obsessed with Harlow to the point where it might be considered unhealthy in some circles, but I quite frankly was here 👏🏽for👏🏽 it👏🏽. Sure, Jack wasn’t the most eloquent in his conversations with Harlow early on, BUT, the man had a lot of trauma to juggle on top of being unable to act on his true feelings since he is best friends with Harlow’s brother. Jack is RIDE OR D!E for Harlow and does not see her as less than, accepts her flaws, and wants to WORSHIP her. I love him.
Caden aka Daddy. I think this speaks for itself.
But, in all seriousness, Caden is Silas’s rock and is so in tune with reading others’ emotions, it’s uncanny. Caden is able to recognize what others need, and wants to take care of those that he loves, even if it puts him at a detriment. Caden is selfless in his desire to make those that he loves feel loved. Now, this doesn’t mean that he’s warm and fuzzy, Caden is 100% on the wrong side of the law more often than not, and has hurt others.
Silas is broody, hard to read, and likes control in all things *if you catch my drift.* Silas may appear overbearing or domineering, but given his trauma, he struggles with being vulnerable and trusting that he is safe; the way in which Silas carries himself is a testament to his resilience and strength. And although it may seem that Silas is the strong, silent type, he does have blood on his hands (but it’s more of “an eye for an eye” rather than senseless violence).
If you are looking for your next spooky season dark, why choose read, look no further!
Why read individuals when you can get an absolutely sexy boxset. This book was right on time since Halloween is right around the corner.
I’ve been a Layla fan since I read her series with the lovely Jack-o-Lantern with the pumpkin spice “well you know what it was” starts with a C and ends with an M for Mmhmm delicioso.
So when I saw an opportunity to read a book about a wicked, wicked group of spirits that were sent straight to hell by the FMC. I knew I had to have it !!Harlow is terrified as to be expected but when she arrives at her own personal house of horrors she gets a surprise she isn’t looking for.
This was wicked, over the top sexy and the type of dark that I’ve come to love with this author. I plan to give nothing away with this review because you should already be picking this out on the Zon if you’ve made it this far !!
Honestly alittle disappointed with this one... I feel like it was waaaay longer than it needed to be. The spice was good, but there was just so much of it that it became underwhelming, kind of like being desensitised ! I wish the storyline was just more prior to the build-up of spicy scenes, which just came one after the other, and at about 400 pages in, I just wanted it done. If you want something very spicy with little story, this is for you. I just think at this stage I wanted more depth into the characters.
This book was way better than anticipated. I desperately wanted a spooky Halloween themed read and this was fun. I usually hate RH books but this absolutely didn’t give cookie cutter RH vibes.
This book is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. It’s a story of revenge, a story of grief, a story of desire. I am SO glad that they’re all in one book now, because I would have DIED waiting to get the next one! I have NEVER read a book that had me turning my AC on in my house! I will say, there’s a LOT more sex than story at one point, but 🤷🏻♀️. I didn’t skip over ANY of it.
I’m including the author’s trigger warnings.
Here are the hard triggers: death, murder, violence, suicide attempt (graphic and on page), suicidal ideation, dub-con (dubious consent), SA (sexual assault) trauma, SA attempt on page, grooming.
And now for the kinks: dub-con, MF sex, MM sex, threesome, foursome, snowballing, somnophilia, vaginal sex, anal sex, oral sex, praise, degradation, bondage, cock used as a pacifier, Daddy dom, edging, primal, chasing, ghost fucking, breath play, cum play, impact play, knife play, fear play, pain play, ass-to-mouth, genital piercings, domination, submission, shadowplay (using sex to process traumatic experiences).
A dark why choose and all the spice my little heart can handle? I think I need this book for my shelf so I’ll never forget this book!! 10/10 stars and unlimited 🌶️ !!! Bonus points because this is a new to me author
Dark,twisted and so deliciously hot! Layla Fae weaved masterfully this dark tale with all the feels. Three morally grey characters return from death with plots of revenge in the Halloween 's night .... MMFM,with MM action and enough heat to burn half world. Very good world building, well written with multilayered characters that sucks you into the story and doesn't let go until you've read the last page.