When her stepbrother immediately takes advantage of her when they first meet, immediately rekindling all of her worst doubts and fears, I genuinely felt her outrage and terror.

What I mean is that, when Violet finds out about her stepmother's cancer, the shock felt real. ❤️ I felt things while reading this book. The way he gaslights his stepsister and can act like he really is a 'good man' while doing what he's doing- that is not normal. I honestly think he's a high-functioning sociopath. Jesse is terrifying, maybe because in his mind (I would assume, since we never see his POV), he thinks he's being perfectly rational. A lot of dark romances claim to have scary heroes but they often just come across as sounding, uh, kind of desperate. I felt bad for her, especially with Jesse manipulating her when she should be devoting all of her cognitive load to self-care for her grief. I noticed in the critical reviews of this book that a lot of people were super hard on Violet, the heroine, but I actually felt like the author did a really good job capturing her stepbrother's betrayal, and her torn feelings over holding him accountable and giving in because giving in was easier.

I want a book that really plunges the depths of the characters, exploring the horrors lurking in their psyche. When I read a dark romance, it's not enough that it has smut. When I finally decided to treat myself to the book, I had really high expectations- and honestly, I ended up enjoying it way more than I thought I would, considering that it contained some elements that I don't normally seek out. I've been wanting to read this for a while because my readers kept telling me that this book reminded them of something I wrote, and as a writer, I think that's always really exciting because (presumably) you write the sorts of stories you want to be reading yourself. The more OW/OM drama & toxicity, the better! )Ĭhurchill Bradley Academy series by L.Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || Pinterest There can even be cheating on/with each other. They can sleep with other people & there can be group sex scenes, I don’t mind. I have no triggers, just please NO: HR, reverse harem/ménage endgames (Only M/F) endgames. And lastly I’d prefer dark romances but non-dark ones work just fine.

They can be either adults or teens, or maybe the timeline goes from childhood to adulthood, doesn’t really matter to me. It could be that they grew up together, recently became step-siblings, or went their different ways and reunited after many years. I’m looking for a M/F stepbrother/foster brother romance.

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