Uniquely disturbing, yet darkly romantic. The narration, especially the Irish accent was outstanding and sexy. I adored the snappy and snarky repartee and their relationships with their loved ones. The vulnerability and stunted relationship skills seem asynchronous to their confident vigilantism but their traumas left them emotionally immature. I adore how over the top Rowan is and it's still a huge shocker how slow and drawn out his wooing is but I'm glad for all the time skips. It's completely unhinged but I love this story and the characters and can't wait to read Lachlan and Lark's story. ( )

Knife happy serial killers fall in love amidst the gore.
This is hella dirty - in terms of cussing, violence and sex.

This is not my jam, hence why I didn’t rate it.

I did enjoy this book however I base how dark the book is going to be by the trigger warning list.(that might be my mistake😂) and that coupled with how highly this book was talked about I expected a lot more. I will however say that if I hadnt had that influence I would be able to enjoy it hence why it is rated half stars because I do think that the writing was amazing I just think my expectations were not met based off of what i have heard. I will also say that the couple is adorable in the dark way it should be so I’d say this book is definitely worth a look if you want something that is kind of in the middle on the dark romance scale! ( )

Knife happy serial killers fall in love amidst the gore.
This is hella dirty - in terms of cussing, violence and sex.

This is not my jam, hence why I didn’t rate it.

Tldr It has its flaws but really won me over halfway through, but also leaves a lot to be desired. The book had a lot of potential to be more dark and psychological. Rowan and sloane make a cute couple. hopefully the next book has more kinky serial killer sex

It got better the more i read it. Especially in the beginning i thought it was a bit cringe and poorly written. Something about it felt very ‘tiktok’, which makes sense, because i understood its very popular there. (“I am boobing boobily” =.=) overall this book is pretty cheesy and campy.

I also thought their relationship felt a bit rushed. The MCs become obsessed with each other very quickly, and i would have liked a slower buildup.

As their relationship deepens the writing becomes significantly more poetic and the cadence of the writing improves. Even though it felt rushed, their relationship feels very real, passionate, and cozy.

I’ve never read spicy books before, but i can confidently say that i am now obsessed with this genre. This is better than porn? Where has this been all my life? Rowan is insanely hot and had me kicking my feet the whole time. during non-spicy scenes he randomly starts thinking spicy thoughts and um.
I just pass out ig.

There are some things i would have wanted more of:
- more fucked up sex scenes. They are pretty vanilla for a couple of serial killers. The sex scenes and the horror scenes are kept strictly separate.
- rowan ‘threatens’ her with some kinky stuff but they dont always end up doing them :(
- the horror scenes are short and not that scary tbh. Gimme more.
- it needs more depth. It feels very light-hearted and its a super easy and light read. I wouldnt mind if they got a bit more psychological and weird. I mean come on, theyre serial killers and they handle it like its super normal.

Mild spoilers

“I close my eyes. We shift in our embrace, moving together like two dark creatures intertwined, flowing with the current of the world around us.
“I’m not going anywhere,” I whisper. “Just home with you.”

I wish we got to see them actually murdering someone *together*. Which again they hint at but never end up actually doing. ( )