Review #454
Trigger- On page r@pe. Which frustrated me. Yes, the author gave trigger warnings leading us to her website for more information. But I’m frustrated with the genre of dark romance as a whole. I’d love to find morally gray characters where SA and r@pe aren’t in the plot. Do those even exist?
After going through my notes I’d say the only reason why I finished was to learn what happened to Parker. I didn’t care if either main character survived or ended up happily ever after or not.
My comments from the beginning-
The prologue starts with a religious Father taking the life of a sex worker, in cold Vermont where there is a Notre Dame vibe cathedral, because she has a demon within her.
Amaya, somewhere in her early 20s, is the primary caregiver for her 6 year old little brother with autism ever since their mom bailed. She has too many debts to leave town and is under close scrutiny of Parker, who sounds like a douchebag pimp of sorts.
)It’s not my favorite element when chapters aren’t completely linear and go back in time a few minutes to get the other’s PoV of what had already happened to the first character.)
The religion aspect is so toxic.
The self punishment is extreme but I don’t pity him. Even with his traumatized past of abuse. Since he’s a violent murderer mingled in the church and tried to atone for his sins, the morally grayness feels like morally-black.
It wasn’t clear why they visited Sister Genevieve especially because the visit was so short … but I’m guessing early that she’s Amaya’s mother.
It’s so messed up that he’s fantasizing killing Amaya when aroused.
Ugh. After chapter 21 when Cade calls Amaya a whore I’m wondering why I’m reading this.
Halfway through I’m hating how much she’s just being controlled by different men.
I could go ahead and say I didn’t like it but usually I don’t finish books I don’t like so I’m unsure what to say…