Not as great as Mad Love (book 1) but still cute. Just had some downtime I guess you could say where it was struggling to 3.5⭐️ rounded up Marco + Ivan
Not as great as Mad Love (book 1) but still cute. Just had some downtime I guess you could say where it was struggling to keep my attention.
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"Did you mean it when you said you were going to keep me?" ... "Run and find out."
"Would you still like me if I was an arsonist?" "Baby." He laughed and then pressed his lips to mine. "Tell me what you want to burn and I'll hand you the fucking matches."
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⚠️⚠️⚠️Possible spoilers below - Tropes and triggers
Tropes: Daddy(papa)/boy dynamic Age gap Bareback Hurt/comfort Bratty Needy Morally gray Class differences
I enjoyed this book but some of the it felt a little off for a reason i cant really put my finger on. I love the over the top possessiveness.
Tropes: StI enjoyed this book but some of the it felt a little off for a reason i cant really put my finger on. I love the over the top possessiveness.
"I've got you, baby. You're not alone anymore. Let me take the burden for you."
"He's like my dark angel, bringing me out of the depths if despair and making me feel the most alive I've ever felt."
"Deep breaths, baby. I told you I've got you. It'll pass, just breathe."
"Shadow. My shadow."
"This is raw and primal fucking. A mating of souls."
"There's no limit for what I would do to keep you, baby. But I'd never hurt you like those fuckers."
"Others find love in the light, I found mine lurking in the shadows."
"The world will down in blood before I allow another to take him from me. Whether it's in this life or the next, I'll always be with him. His shadow."...more
OMG LOVE! Bunky and Whaley are two psychos in love and couldn't be more perfect for each other. Despite their demons, their crazy, and their rough edgOMG LOVE! Bunky and Whaley are two psychos in love and couldn't be more perfect for each other. Despite their demons, their crazy, and their rough edges, they can be so tender with each other. And Bunky will probably make you laugh.
Favorite Quotes:
"It's like all the chaos, the bullshit, every bad thing that makes us who we are just fits together somehow. Like all his frayed edges match my jagged ones so seamlessly. He's like my imperfect missing piece."
"He's dug himself beneath all my layers, forced his way in, and now that I know what it's like to have him, I'm never gonna let him go."
"There's no longer a me with him."
"I want all versions of you, no matter how messed up you think you are."
"Wouldn't that be cute? Couples that torture together last forever."
"I hope when we go, we go together, because I can't imagine ever living without this."
"I'll always want you. Old and wrinkly. Batshit and impulsive. Depressed and catatonic. There ain't ever gonna be a time when that's not true."
***Possible spoilers in the tropes and triggers below***
Tropes: Age gap Codependency Strict roles Blood play Knife play Hurt/comfort Rough sex Marking OTT/JP Pierced ...more
Cain and his beautiful broken boy Ezra. These two are perfect for each other and I loved their story.
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"How did I go from wanting to throw him out Cain and his beautiful broken boy Ezra. These two are perfect for each other and I loved their story.
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"How did I go from wanting to throw him out a window to wanting to provide for him in the span of a day?"
"Beautiful boy, I'm going to take you home and devour you."
"Listen to me. You are worthy of every ounce of love others want to give you. Do you understand? You deserve love. So let me give it to you until you're healed enough to believe it, too, okay?"
"Everything is for you beautiful boy. My heart included."
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⚠️ Potential SPOILERS in tropes and triggers below
Tropes: Enemies to lovers Age gap First times Touch him and die Hurt/comfort
THIS. BOOK. Painful and beautiful wrapped in a bow. From the prologue you learn how horrible Preston's life is. It was amazing to see a touch starved,THIS. BOOK. Painful and beautiful wrapped in a bow. From the prologue you learn how horrible Preston's life is. It was amazing to see a touch starved, traumatized man open himself up to being loved.
"He calms me, soothes the ragged edge my life has left on my soul."
"He shows me that I'm loveable, even in the dark moments when everything tells me otherwise."
Preston's dad is so so evil so make sure you read triggers. He's an absolute brutal POS and my heart broke for Preston time and time again.
Tropes: Enemies to lovers OTT/JP Hurt/comfort (lots) Forced Proximity (same team and roommates) Sports, Hockey Strict roles
***Possible spoilers in the trigger warnings below . . . . .
TWs: Graphic abuse Bullying Violence Trauma Panic attacks Nightmares Suicide of side character Blood Sports injuries Hospital stay Marking in a sexual setting (consensual)...more
Okay this was just so good. Nyla managed to actually make me feel bad and root for a sociopathic serial killer. This is a great book for lovers of truOkay this was just so good. Nyla managed to actually make me feel bad and root for a sociopathic serial killer. This is a great book for lovers of true crime.
As with other books in this series, some questions were answered while others were raised. The relationship between this sociopath and his psychiatrist was amazing. It's a slow burn and somewhat hard fought for. Also had some very unique sex scenes.
I loved the part where the other "doctor" got what he deserved ...more