❤️Court - Villains Do It Better❤️'s Reviews > Nightshade

3 Stars

SPOILERS for book 1 and 2


Not terrible by any means, it just dragged a lot. It took them forever to meet, and once they do (after reincarnation), I just didn't care for them much? I think it's because their love story pre-reincarnation was SO much better. I literally only kept reading for the flashback chapters. If the author would have made that the main storyline this would be a five star for sure.

In the present time, I didn't care for the characters at all. Even though the hero is the same person, I feel like what he did in their seperation and how he acts towards her now is just so forced. I get growth and he's a lot older and everything, but idk, compared to his younger self, it made it hard to like him in the present time. I hate how she goes along with everything. She just didn't seem like she had much of a personality..

One particular thing that annoyed me was the ow drama. It was super unnecessary to the story.
Basically the hero was forced to lose his memories I think for a few decades, and in that time, he basically would screw his whole staff of women. We get one scene where they are all begging to have sex with him, but he started to dream of the heroine and they didn't do it for him anymore. I hate how they still worked for him even after the heroine, and knowing that even while they are together, pretty much every woman there that she sees, he has had sex with. Even the first time they have sex again, was in the same place that he has sex with all the other women. One ow in particular, tries to cause drama and is over dramatic multiple times and yet the hero let's her continue working for him. Like, why??? He just seemed weak and he's really that obtuse that he thinks she wouldn't do something to try to run the heroine off? I thought he was smart.

I did like the premise of the story and the nightshade world, but i felt like the story didn't delve into it deep enough so it was hard to really get a full picture. Anyways, I may or may not try to read the second book, but based on reviews (she miscarries) I don't think I will.


Safety:

Past h is a virgin/current h is inexperienced

Seperation -not sure if he was with anyone while he remembered her, but had sex with a bunch of different women while he didn't remember

Ow drama- yes, explained above

Om drama- heros "friend" kisses heroine once

No other partners during duration of the story

Many triggers