reading dark romance is making me absolutely feral. i will never be able to go back.

Guess who’s reading another dark romcom with a psychotic, narcissistic antisocial mmc who has it real bad for the fmc but acts like a dickhead just to get her attention and fall in love with her for just existing.

It’s not me(its me)

You know you have a fear of commitment when you can’t even commit to a book series and only read standalones 😭

Call me little bird and chase me around the house so I know it’s real.

Do you guys possibly have book recommendations for someone looking for dark romances? I've recently finished "Den of Vipers" by K.A. Knight, and im sorta looking for something similar.

When they ask what I’m reading at work… 👀👀 mind ya business

i like the thought of dark romance books like the premise and the storylines intrgue me, but whenever i read one i get the most crippling second hand embarrassment ever. the characters are always so cringy i feel physically unwell when reading

I would do bad, bad things to be in the middle of a Diesel and Garret sandwich 👀

hello!! given that it is the first weekend in june, i'd like to go through everything that i read in the month of may and say if i would or would not recommend it and why. lets go !!

in chronological order of reading:

king of pride - ana huang: YES absolutely! god i loved this book. more specifically, yes i would recommend it if you like opposites attract in romance and dating, or if you like income gap relationships ( he's a billionaire, she's a struggling author ), and yes if you like incredibly hot and well written spicy scenes between characters. i honestly can't even think of a no unless you literally just hate spicy romance as a genre; even then i still think this book deserves a chance for your time. i absolutely adore this book.

2. den of vipers - k.a. knight: yes if you miss reading self-insert on wattpad and like pick me fmcs. the vipers themselves do have a lot of good character behind them, but as far as the fmc...i just really didn't like her. i did finish the entire book hoping that it would get better towards the end, but in my opinion the ending was one of the worse parts of the book and throughout it all it felt very predictable. would i generally recommend this? no. but it's definitely a hit or miss book. you'll either really like it, or not like it at all.

3. does it hurt? - h.d. carlton: yes yes yes yes yes. this was my favorite read of the month of may. i'd recommend it even more if you like witty and funny fmcs; it's sort of a dark romance version of grumpy x sunshine. it has a lot of spice and it's very creative if that makes sense? it's not just boring vanilla missionary, that's for sure. the mmcs character is phenomenal and both of them each have very full character arcs. but i wouldn't recommend it if mentions of incest and domestic abuse trigger you, or if body horror and gore triggers you.

4. never lie - freida mcfadden: yes if you're new to thrillers and want something easy to digest. definitely not if you're not new to thrillers and have read some absolutely breathtaking ones that kept you up at night. to me it had a rather predictable storyline, a twist that falls flat, and characters with absolutely zero depth or anywhere near a completed arc. i really did not like this book at all. also yes if you like a quick read; this didn't take me very long to get through.

5 + 6. there are no saints / there is no devil [ sinner's duet ] - sophie lark: yes if you like a "beginner" dark romance that doesn't stray too far into depravity, but still has a very dominant and demanding mmc. no if you've read things by h.d. carlton or other dark romance authors and that's your expectation level. this might come off as boring to you. however as this was a bit tame for me storyline wise, the spicy scenes were amazing and i did like that they were both artists. i feel like usually billionaires are business-oriented but it was cool to see a wealthy and famous artist. also yes if you like mentor romance dynamics.

7. iced out - veronica eden: yes if you like boys who are very clearly written by women ( in a good way! ). the mmc is perfectly balanced; he's as hot and dominant as he is cute and sweet and nice and thoughtful. he's pretty much the picturesque model citizen for what a girl typically would want in a perfectly healthy romantic relationship. there's very little drama between characters, which i personally liked. but no if parental death or familial death or grief/loss are triggers for you. for a more in-depth response, i did a spoiler free book review here!

if you do read any of these let me know! i'd love to see how our opinions differ :))

*Den of Vipers spoilers*

ahh diesel...sigh

best character ever

I ordered nine books yesterday…NINE. The damn Black Friday sale got me😆😂🤣. I still have at least five books sitting on my desk that need to be read. Let’s not even get into my kindle library or TBR list. I couldn’t deny being a bookworm even if I wanted to. I feel like I should be one of these booktok gworlies lmao!

Also started Den of Vipers the other day. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve clutched my invisible pearls and been rendered speechless by this book. I’m only on chapter twenty…I just know my mouth is going to hit the floor even more😩😂🤣.

Anyone else read it? Feel free to chat with me about it. NO SPOILERS, please!

Also is it bad that no matter how crazy Diesel’s character has been thus far…I’m still oddly attracted to this man? Hell they all are fine as hell. Crazy AF, but fine as hell.

Sorry I know this was random AF. I just love sharing with my lovelies🥹♥️.