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Bonepetal by Nova Kane ARC Review

Bonepetal by Nova Kane Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5) Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5 — few scenes, but dark and intense) Length: Dark Halloween novella — 10 chapters + prologue, 131 pages Blurb When Salem broke her vow, she broke the veil. One year after losing Finn to fire, cult, and…
Bonepetal by Nova Kane ARC Review
Bonepetal by Nova Kane Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5) Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/5 — few scenes, but dark and intense) Length: Dark Halloween novella — 10 chapters + prologue, 131 pages Blurb When Salem broke her vow, she broke the veil. One year after losing Finn to fire, cult, and sacrifice, she swore she’d never love again. She lied. Now Finn is back—feral, obsessive, wearing death like a crown, and he’s come to claim what was always his. My Thoughts Bonepetal by Nova Kane is the perfect Halloween read — short, sharp, and soaked in shadows.
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September 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My Favorite Secret by Skyla Summers ARC Review

My Favorite Secret by Skyla Summers ⭐ Rating: 5/5 Stars 🔥 Spice: 4/5 Overview My Favorite Secret is the third installment in Skyla Summers’ Playing Favorites series and the first of a duet centering on Felix, Tyler, and Harper. This dark, forbidden…
My Favorite Secret by Skyla Summers ARC Review
My Favorite Secret by Skyla Summers ⭐ Rating: 5/5 Stars 🔥 Spice: 4/5 Overview My Favorite Secret is the third installment in Skyla Summers’ Playing Favorites series and the first of a duet centering on Felix, Tyler, and Harper. This dark, forbidden romance pushes boundaries while weaving together obsession, desire, and the weight of secrets too dangerous to ignore. With multi-POV narration, readers are fully immersed in the raw emotions, corrupted innocence, and brotherly obsession that make this duet unforgettable. The Story Harper has always believed in her values—saving herself for marriage, staying true to her moral compass, and keeping temptation at bay.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Sin and Fall by Hana Meadows ARC Review

Sin and Fall by Hana Meadows ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5 Dark, blasphemous, and completely unhinged—Sin and Fall is a violent spiral into obsession, revenge, and forbidden temptation. Hana Meadows doesn’t just push boundaries in this book; she obliterates them,…
Sin and Fall by Hana Meadows ARC Review
Sin and Fall by Hana Meadows ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5 Dark, blasphemous, and completely unhinged—Sin and Fall is a violent spiral into obsession, revenge, and forbidden temptation. Hana Meadows doesn’t just push boundaries in this book; she obliterates them, dragging readers into a world of broken faith, sacrilege, and two people running from the sins of their pasts only to collide in the darkest of ways. The Story Chloe thought she’d sworn herself to God forever—until running was her only chance at freedom. When she crosses paths with Zack, she meets a man already swallowed by rage and grief, on a bloody rampage to avenge his sister’s death.
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September 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers Book Review

My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers ⭐ Rating: 5/5 Stars 🔥 Spice: 4.5/5 Overview My Favorite Sin is the second book in Skyla Summers’ Playing Favorites series, following the prequel novella My Favorite Girl. This installment centers on Dan and Ally,…
My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers Book Review
My Favorite Sin by Skyla Summers ⭐ Rating: 5/5 Stars 🔥 Spice: 4.5/5 Overview My Favorite Sin is the second book in Skyla Summers’ Playing Favorites series, following the prequel novella My Favorite Girl. This installment centers on Dan and Ally, step-siblings caught in a forbidden, all-consuming romance that blurs the lines between love, obsession, and sin. Summers delivers a captivating blend of angst, spice, and taboo tension that keeps you hooked from the first page until the very end. The Story Dan Blackwood has always known Ally Hastings was off-limits.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
My Favorite Girl by Skyla Summers Book Review

My Favorite Girl by Skyla Summers ⭐ Rating: 4.5/5 Stars 🔥 Spice: 4/5 Overview My Favorite Girl is the novella that kicks off Skyla Summers’ Playing Favorites series and introduces readers to Dan and Ally, the step-sibling couple at the heart of this…
My Favorite Girl by Skyla Summers Book Review
My Favorite Girl by Skyla Summers ⭐ Rating: 4.5/5 Stars 🔥 Spice: 4/5 Overview My Favorite Girl is the novella that kicks off Skyla Summers’ Playing Favorites series and introduces readers to Dan and Ally, the step-sibling couple at the heart of this duet. As an origin story for My Favorite Sin, this book lays the groundwork for their forbidden romance, showing us how obsession, tension, and stolen moments build over the course of four years. It’s taboo, steamy, and perfectly sets the stage for the heartbreak and angst to come.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Broken Pieces by Hana Meadows Review

Broken Pieces by Hana Meadows ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️½ (4.5/5 spice rating) Quick Take Broken Pieces is book one of The Violet Delights Duet, and it’s everything a dark taboo reader could want: identical twin stepbrothers, a curvy stepsister, and a whole lot of…
Broken Pieces by Hana Meadows Review
Broken Pieces by Hana Meadows ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️½ (4.5/5 spice rating) Quick Take Broken Pieces is book one of The Violet Delights Duet, and it’s everything a dark taboo reader could want: identical twin stepbrothers, a curvy stepsister, and a whole lot of messy, angsty drama that doesn’t let up until the very last page. At only 271 pages, it’s a fast binge, but it manages to pack in tension, smut, and just enough plot to keep you invested. It’s dark, dirty, and dramatic—with a guaranteed HEA waiting at the end of the duet.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Lonely by Harleigh Beck ARC Review

Lonely by Harleigh Beck Wellard Asylum Shared World Series (Standalone Horror Novella) ⭐ My Rating: 4.5/5 I devoured this novella in a single night — Lonely is the kind of story that pulls you into its grotesque, bloody depths and refuses to let go, even when…
Lonely by Harleigh Beck ARC Review
Lonely by Harleigh Beck Wellard Asylum Shared World Series (Standalone Horror Novella) ⭐ My Rating: 4.5/5 I devoured this novella in a single night — Lonely is the kind of story that pulls you into its grotesque, bloody depths and refuses to let go, even when you’re left feeling unsettled, disgusted, or just plain disturbed. It’s dark, depraved, and strange — and yet, it’s undeniably gripping. Harleigh Beck has created a chilling piece of horror that fits the genre perfectly with its gore, murder, and psychological brutality. I struggled between a 5/5 and a 4/5 because while it’s incredibly well-written and effective, I’m not sure it’s something I’d revisit again.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Property of Necro by Bink Cummings ARC Review

ARC Review: Property of Necro by Bink Cummings ⭐ Rating: 5/5 🌶 Spice: 5/5 Bink Cummings has carved out her place as one of the boldest voices in the dark romance world, and Property of Necro proves exactly why. Set in the Kings of Anarchy MC World…
Property of Necro by Bink Cummings ARC Review
ARC Review: Property of Necro by Bink Cummings ⭐ Rating: 5/5 🌶 Spice: 5/5 Bink Cummings has carved out her place as one of the boldest voices in the dark romance world, and Property of Necro proves exactly why. Set in the Kings of Anarchy MC World Series, this standalone is an unflinching plunge into violence, obsession, and survival. It’s pitch black, it’s shocking, and it pushes the boundaries of what romance can be — but it’s also impossible to put down. The Story At its heart, Property of Necro is about what it means to endure when survival comes at the cost of your body, your freedom, and your sanity.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Shallow River by H.D. Carlton Review

Shallow River by H.D. Carlton ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5 Stars) 🔥 Spice Level: 2–3/5 (few but impactful moments) 📖 Genre: Dark Romance Overview Shallow River is a haunting dark romance that dives headfirst into trauma, abuse, survival, and the power of reclaiming control. H.D.…
Shallow River by H.D. Carlton Review
Shallow River by H.D. Carlton ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5 Stars) 🔥 Spice Level: 2–3/5 (few but impactful moments) 📖 Genre: Dark Romance Overview Shallow River is a haunting dark romance that dives headfirst into trauma, abuse, survival, and the power of reclaiming control. H.D. Carlton crafts a story that is as gripping as it is devastating, following River McAllister as she escapes her hometown of Shallow Hill, a place described as where souls go to die slowly. River is rebuilding her life with Ryan Fitzgerald—attractive, wealthy, attentive, and seemingly perfect. But beneath the polished surface lies manipulation, temper, and a darker side that slowly begins to unravel.
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September 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Hollow House by MK Ahearn ARC Review

Hollow House by M.K. Ahearn ⭐ Rating: 5/5 📖 Length: 125 pages 🎃 Genre: Dark Romance / Halloween Novella First Impressions Some books pull you in with atmosphere, others with spice, and Hollow House does both. From the opening chapter, the story sets an eerie…
Hollow House by MK Ahearn ARC Review
Hollow House by M.K. Ahearn ⭐ Rating: 5/5 📖 Length: 125 pages 🎃 Genre: Dark Romance / Halloween Novella First Impressions Some books pull you in with atmosphere, others with spice, and Hollow House does both. From the opening chapter, the story sets an eerie yet intoxicating tone—like walking through the creaking doors of a haunted mansion where every shadow hides a secret. This novella may only be 125 pages, but it wastes no time in weaving together a deliciously twisted mix of suspense, lust, and psychological confusion. The Story…
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September 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Bound: A Spicy Bedtime Story for Adults by I.V. Shady ARC Review

Bound: A Spicy Bedtime Story for Adults by I.V. Shady ⭐ Rating: 4/5 📖 Genre: Dark Erotica / BDSM Novella Sometimes the most powerful stories don’t need hundreds of pages—they need only a single night. Bound: A Spicy Bedtime Story for…
Bound: A Spicy Bedtime Story for Adults by I.V. Shady ARC Review
Bound: A Spicy Bedtime Story for Adults by I.V. Shady ⭐ Rating: 4/5 📖 Genre: Dark Erotica / BDSM Novella Sometimes the most powerful stories don’t need hundreds of pages—they need only a single night. Bound: A Spicy Bedtime Story for Adults by I.V. Shady delivers exactly that: a darkly seductive, 25-page novella that captures a raw, intimate battle of control between two lovers. ⸻ Spoiler-Free Summary What begins as a surprise shift in control from the FMC quickly turns into a push-and-pull game of dominance and submission. Tied, gagged, teased, and denied, the MMC is forced into submission until the tables inevitably turn.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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August 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Crawl Space by J.N. Bamforth BETA Review

Crawl Space by J.N. Bamforth “He lives in the walls… and he’s never letting go.” Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars Genre: Pitch Black Erotic Horror Spoiler-Free Summary When Iris Winters inherits a mysterious manor from a grandmother she never knew, it seems like the…
Crawl Space by J.N. Bamforth BETA Review
Crawl Space by J.N. Bamforth “He lives in the walls… and he’s never letting go.” Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 stars Genre: Pitch Black Erotic Horror Spoiler-Free Summary When Iris Winters inherits a mysterious manor from a grandmother she never knew, it seems like the start of a new chapter. But Willow Creek Manor is no ordinary house. There are secrets in the shadows, holes in the walls—and eyes watching her from within them. What she doesn’t know is that Silas Riggs, a silent and scarred killer, already calls this place home. He’s been waiting.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM