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Hellions of Hade Harbor #2
Dark Delights
My little Cinderella nearly cost me everything. Now it’s time to pay…
Eve Martino is off limits. Her brother, my best friend, makes sure of that.
But when he transfers to play hockey at another school, he leaves his sister in my hands.
He has no idea about our history, no one does.
It’s our little secret.
The truth is, Eve nearly ripped my life apart, and threatened everything I care about.
… and I’ve been waiting for the chance to get even.
Now she’s my partner in class, my roommate and my ward.
Ruining her will be my perfect revenge.
Meet the Ice Gods, the Hockey players who never play by the rules and own Hade Harbor and everyone in it. Dark Delights is a standalone bully romance featuring a possessive hockey playing Ice God, and the smart, mouthy object of his obsession. This is a bully romance, and contains dark themes, please read with caution.
Eve Martino is off limits. Her brother, my best friend, makes sure of that.
But when he transfers to play hockey at another school, he leaves his sister in my hands.
He has no idea about our history, no one does.
It’s our little secret.
The truth is, Eve nearly ripped my life apart, and threatened everything I care about.
… and I’ve been waiting for the chance to get even.
Now she’s my partner in class, my roommate and my ward.
Ruining her will be my perfect revenge.
Meet the Ice Gods, the Hockey players who never play by the rules and own Hade Harbor and everyone in it. Dark Delights is a standalone bully romance featuring a possessive hockey playing Ice God, and the smart, mouthy object of his obsession. This is a bully romance, and contains dark themes, please read with caution.
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First published March 8, 2024
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March 5, 2024
Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trope: bully; best friend's sibling
Angst: 😱😱😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥
“𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱. 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 it.”
I don’t even know where to start with this one, lol. Just SO fracking good. I really enjoyed the first book, but Dark Delights was totally next level for me - it definitely went in my Faves of 2024 and will probably be one of my favorite books this year. It had so many things I love from the kinks to the micro tropes, I finally had to put it down after staying up way later than I should at my age, lol 🙈, only to finish it off immediately the next day. The rich, tortured lead whose backstory will make you cry. Seriously got choked up. Beck suffered through the worst kinds of grief and trauma and unfortunately for Eve, she saw him at his lowest, and he decides to make her pay for his perceived vulnerability. I absolutely loved Eve. She was strong and did what was right, even when it was hard. She had a fighting spirit, doesn't let anyone push her around, and never backs down. The chemistry between the two of them is OFF 👏🏼 THE 👏🏼 CHAIN. The best kind of good girl/bad boy vibes ❤️. lt was well written with tons of action and a dash of suspense that completely had me hooked to the end. Some of the boxes it ticked:
✅ Opposite sides of the tracks
✅ He can’t stand anyone touching him but her
✅ Scarred MMC
✅ Touch her and 🔪
✅ Good grovel
✅ Breeding kink
Dark Delights is a standalone in the Hellions of Hade Harbor series, but is best enjoyed when read in series order. Loved seeing characters from the previous books as well as from other series ❤️. Can’t wait for Asher and Winter’s story in Twisted Deeds, but it’s going to be really hard to beat this one!
“...𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘌𝘷𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘰, 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘮𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘭. 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘌𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘰. 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.”
Trope: bully; best friend's sibling
Angst: 😱😱😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥
“𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱. 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 it.”
I don’t even know where to start with this one, lol. Just SO fracking good. I really enjoyed the first book, but Dark Delights was totally next level for me - it definitely went in my Faves of 2024 and will probably be one of my favorite books this year. It had so many things I love from the kinks to the micro tropes, I finally had to put it down after staying up way later than I should at my age, lol 🙈, only to finish it off immediately the next day. The rich, tortured lead whose backstory will make you cry. Seriously got choked up. Beck suffered through the worst kinds of grief and trauma and unfortunately for Eve, she saw him at his lowest, and he decides to make her pay for his perceived vulnerability. I absolutely loved Eve. She was strong and did what was right, even when it was hard. She had a fighting spirit, doesn't let anyone push her around, and never backs down. The chemistry between the two of them is OFF 👏🏼 THE 👏🏼 CHAIN. The best kind of good girl/bad boy vibes ❤️. lt was well written with tons of action and a dash of suspense that completely had me hooked to the end. Some of the boxes it ticked:
✅ Opposite sides of the tracks
✅ He can’t stand anyone touching him but her
✅ Scarred MMC
✅ Touch her and 🔪
✅ Good grovel
✅ Breeding kink
Dark Delights is a standalone in the Hellions of Hade Harbor series, but is best enjoyed when read in series order. Loved seeing characters from the previous books as well as from other series ❤️. Can’t wait for Asher and Winter’s story in Twisted Deeds, but it’s going to be really hard to beat this one!
“...𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘌𝘷𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘰, 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘮𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘭. 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵. 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵.
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘌𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘰. 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.”
March 12, 2024
Well, like the first book, this was going sooo well up until the conflict at 80% mark, thanks to Beckett's overreaction.
I've seen similarities between books 1 and 2. The story flow, banter, bullying, and chemistry were engaging at first; I was hooked, and I'm here for all of it. Then a misunderstanding will happen that'll trigger the MMC to react harshly and impulsively without even listening to the FMC's side of the story. Both of the Hs in this series used the insecurities of the hs to hurt them—insecurities that mind you were told in utter trust. And then days or weeks will pass for the Hs to stew, eventually realizing how they messed up pretty badly. Then someone will kidnap the h, and the H will sweep in like a knight in shining armor. Of course, after successfully saving the h, she'll forgive him right away, and immediately forgetting how he made her feel like crap, and finally HEA.
Another common thing is that the FMCs in the two books have the same fantasy of being held down and taken "against" their will.
I wouldn't say this story is exactly the same, but the events that happened here show some similarity. However, with this one, the MCs have known one another since they were 13 and have been "enemies" since then. But Beckett couldn't hurt Eve because her brother is his best friend. But since the brother went away for some time and asked Beck to take care of Eve, he now finally gets the chance to play with her.
I would even say this has the enemies with benefits trope, and they hate f*ck a lot in the story. This is definitely spicier than the first book, and the steamy scenes were too much for my liking. I think this would've been 100 pages shorter if some of those scenes were cut. 🤷♀️
Anyway, this was okay, I guess. I had fun with it for a huge part of the story. However, the last 20% ruined it, at least to me. It got me fuming, and it took me awhile to calm down. But it's still HEA, so there's that. 🤷♀️
Book info:
- Enemies to Lovers
- Bully romance
- College romance
- Second chance-ish
- Forced proximity
- Child SA
- Drug use
- Breeding kink (more of fantasy)
- OTT JP H
- Virgin FMC, abused MMC
- No cheating
- OMD (lots of it 😅)
- OWD (not really, but the witch stepmom caused some issues)
- Third act breakup
- Kidnapping
- Campus attacks (target women)
- Incest (not between MCs)
- Public smex
- HFN (in a relationship)
I've seen similarities between books 1 and 2. The story flow, banter, bullying, and chemistry were engaging at first; I was hooked, and I'm here for all of it. Then a misunderstanding will happen that'll trigger the MMC to react harshly and impulsively without even listening to the FMC's side of the story. Both of the Hs in this series used the insecurities of the hs to hurt them—insecurities that mind you were told in utter trust. And then days or weeks will pass for the Hs to stew, eventually realizing how they messed up pretty badly. Then someone will kidnap the h, and the H will sweep in like a knight in shining armor. Of course, after successfully saving the h, she'll forgive him right away, and immediately forgetting how he made her feel like crap, and finally HEA.
Another common thing is that the FMCs in the two books have the same fantasy of being held down and taken "against" their will.
I wouldn't say this story is exactly the same, but the events that happened here show some similarity. However, with this one, the MCs have known one another since they were 13 and have been "enemies" since then. But Beckett couldn't hurt Eve because her brother is his best friend. But since the brother went away for some time and asked Beck to take care of Eve, he now finally gets the chance to play with her.
I would even say this has the enemies with benefits trope, and they hate f*ck a lot in the story. This is definitely spicier than the first book, and the steamy scenes were too much for my liking. I think this would've been 100 pages shorter if some of those scenes were cut. 🤷♀️
Anyway, this was okay, I guess. I had fun with it for a huge part of the story. However, the last 20% ruined it, at least to me. It got me fuming, and it took me awhile to calm down. But it's still HEA, so there's that. 🤷♀️
Book info:
- Enemies to Lovers
- Bully romance
- College romance
- Second chance-ish
- Forced proximity
- Child SA
- Drug use
- Breeding kink (more of fantasy)
- OTT JP H
- Virgin FMC, abused MMC
- No cheating
- OMD (lots of it 😅)
- OWD (not really, but the witch stepmom caused some issues)
- Third act breakup
- Kidnapping
- Campus attacks (target women)
- Incest (not between MCs)
- Public smex
- HFN (in a relationship)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 9, 2024
When tragedy brings Beckett Anderson and Eve Martino together, it feels as though they can eclipse the constraints thrust upon them. Unfortunately, things aren’t so simple.
There were far more twists for Beck and Eve than I was expecting. And holy emotions! Beck had such a troubled history and together, they had so much to overcome. I loved seeing them get their HEA.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Burn: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Darkness: 🩶
Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 🥺😳🥵😧😍
Ending: 💗 {HEA}
POV: 👫🏻 {Dual}
🗄️ Genre: Contemporary Romance
🗂️ Subgenre(s): New Adult, Sports
✨ Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers, Forbidden, Forced Proximity, Second Chance(ish)
💫 Microtropes: Alphahole, Bad Boy x Good Girl, Boy Obsessed, College, Interracial/POC, Jealous/Possessive, Manipulation, Miscommunication, Rich Boy x Poor Girl, Touch-Her-and-💀, Virgin FMC
💋 Kinks: Finger Licking Good
⚠️ Warning: This steamy read will leave your panties wet and reaching for BOB.
🚩 Safety Squad: Addiction, SA (Not by a MC, Off-Page, Past), and other potentially triggering elements. If you have any hesitation, check the warnings before diving in. Otherwise, blind is best!!
📣 Type: Dark Delights is part of the Hellions of Hade Harbor series of interconnected standalones. While no other books need to be read in order to follow the story, reading prior books may enhance the experience.
🛑 Be Advised: My Goodreads shelves are … explicit in both senses. As such, they could be considered spoiler-y.
There were far more twists for Beck and Eve than I was expecting. And holy emotions! Beck had such a troubled history and together, they had so much to overcome. I loved seeing them get their HEA.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Burn: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Darkness: 🩶
Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 🥺😳🥵😧😍
Ending: 💗 {HEA}
POV: 👫🏻 {Dual}
🗄️ Genre: Contemporary Romance
🗂️ Subgenre(s): New Adult, Sports
✨ Tropes: Enemies-to-Lovers, Forbidden, Forced Proximity, Second Chance(ish)
💫 Microtropes: Alphahole, Bad Boy x Good Girl, Boy Obsessed, College, Interracial/POC, Jealous/Possessive, Manipulation, Miscommunication, Rich Boy x Poor Girl, Touch-Her-and-💀, Virgin FMC
💋 Kinks: Finger Licking Good
⚠️ Warning: This steamy read will leave your panties wet and reaching for BOB.
🚩 Safety Squad: Addiction, SA (Not by a MC, Off-Page, Past), and other potentially triggering elements. If you have any hesitation, check the warnings before diving in. Otherwise, blind is best!!
📣 Type: Dark Delights is part of the Hellions of Hade Harbor series of interconnected standalones. While no other books need to be read in order to follow the story, reading prior books may enhance the experience.
🛑 Be Advised: My Goodreads shelves are … explicit in both senses. As such, they could be considered spoiler-y.
March 3, 2024
Another banger from Mila Kane.
Beckett and Eve are a firestorm of hate and passion. I actually understood where Beckett's bullying is being pulled from. Even if it's irrational, I can see why his pain and embarrassment pushes him to lash out at Eve. Though she is completely innocent and shouldn't be on the receiving end of it... what bully romance is rational?
Beckett has survived some horrible things and at the beginning he is coping in awful, destructive ways. He may live in a mansion and have access to the finer things in life... but that mansion is hell to him. Eve is the twin sister of one of his friends and also is the daughter of the cleaning lady for his family. So when she sees and finds some things she shouldn't... she gets on his bad side HARD.
Ramp that animosity up to eleven when they end up as...roommates? I'm not kidding. Just wait til you read it. Of course the tension is going to boil over and it's going to leave wreckage in their wake.
The only detraction for me was a very bizarre 3rd act... I was kinda thrown by the direction it took and not in a good way.
Hade Harbor continues to have dark secrets and the Hellions are all caught up in it. I look forward to the other Hellion's stories.
4 stars
4.5 on the spice scale
CW: Childhood SA (not shown), death of parent, dubcon, bondage
Beckett and Eve are a firestorm of hate and passion. I actually understood where Beckett's bullying is being pulled from. Even if it's irrational, I can see why his pain and embarrassment pushes him to lash out at Eve. Though she is completely innocent and shouldn't be on the receiving end of it... what bully romance is rational?
Beckett has survived some horrible things and at the beginning he is coping in awful, destructive ways. He may live in a mansion and have access to the finer things in life... but that mansion is hell to him. Eve is the twin sister of one of his friends and also is the daughter of the cleaning lady for his family. So when she sees and finds some things she shouldn't... she gets on his bad side HARD.
Ramp that animosity up to eleven when they end up as...roommates? I'm not kidding. Just wait til you read it. Of course the tension is going to boil over and it's going to leave wreckage in their wake.
The only detraction for me was a very bizarre 3rd act... I was kinda thrown by the direction it took and not in a good way.
Hade Harbor continues to have dark secrets and the Hellions are all caught up in it. I look forward to the other Hellion's stories.
4 stars
4.5 on the spice scale
CW: Childhood SA (not shown), death of parent, dubcon, bondage
March 7, 2024
5 STARS
Bad Intentions was my first Mila Kane book and I have been obsessively making my way through her new and old releases. But this book? This book right here? This turned my obsession into immediate auto buy. I thought I liked Bad Intention, but Dark Delights? The immediate and permanent chokehold that this book had on me should be illegal in at least 40 states.
Let's talk about tropes for a second.
Enemies to lovers? Check
Rich boy/poor girl? Check
Bully elements? Check
But this book was so much deeper than those tropes and I'll try to explain without giving any details away because you really want to go into it blind.
Beckett and Eve meet as kids when Eve's mom takes a cleaning job in Beckett's family estate. But while Beckett and Eve's twi brother Asher become best friends, the relationship she has with Beck is contentious at best. One night, when they were kids, she overheard something she shouldn't have. She saw the turmoil and pain that Beck hides behind his vicious and untouchable surface. When a mix up in the college dorms leaves no other solution for Eve but to take her brother's room, she lands in the crosshairs of Beck. Roomies with benefits? Yes please. But these two hate each other and the hate lust? OH MY GOD. It was delicious.
Now I loved Eve's sassy mouth and inner strength. This is a girl who takes no sh*t and I loved her for it. But Beck? I was obsessed. This poor, tortured boy and his hidden inner scars owned my heart. I loved the way Mila wrote him and how she peeled back his layers to reveal one of the most complex characters. Yes he was a d*ck at times. Yes, I wanted to punch him at times. But I also wanted to hug him and take away all of his pain. This is not a guy who's a d*ck just for the sake of being a d*ck. He's complex, multilayered, and impossible not to fall for. Oh and the dirty mouth on him. *swoon*
But then his inner thoughts were even better.
This was an addictive read from start to finish with a splash of suspense. I wouldn't call it dark, per se, more like it had dark tones with a grittiness to it that I couldn't get enough of.
I'm so obsessed with this series. And the set up for Asher's book? I need it immediately!
ARC courtesy of author in exchange for an honest review
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The jealous girl and the lonely boy.
Bad Intentions was my first Mila Kane book and I have been obsessively making my way through her new and old releases. But this book? This book right here? This turned my obsession into immediate auto buy. I thought I liked Bad Intention, but Dark Delights? The immediate and permanent chokehold that this book had on me should be illegal in at least 40 states.
“You want to be the only virgin at HHU?”
“Stop. Talking,” she ground out.
“Make me,” I growled against her lips.
Let's talk about tropes for a second.
Enemies to lovers? Check
Rich boy/poor girl? Check
Bully elements? Check
But this book was so much deeper than those tropes and I'll try to explain without giving any details away because you really want to go into it blind.
Beckett and Eve meet as kids when Eve's mom takes a cleaning job in Beckett's family estate. But while Beckett and Eve's twi brother Asher become best friends, the relationship she has with Beck is contentious at best. One night, when they were kids, she overheard something she shouldn't have. She saw the turmoil and pain that Beck hides behind his vicious and untouchable surface. When a mix up in the college dorms leaves no other solution for Eve but to take her brother's room, she lands in the crosshairs of Beck. Roomies with benefits? Yes please. But these two hate each other and the hate lust? OH MY GOD. It was delicious.
Now I loved Eve's sassy mouth and inner strength. This is a girl who takes no sh*t and I loved her for it. But Beck? I was obsessed. This poor, tortured boy and his hidden inner scars owned my heart. I loved the way Mila wrote him and how she peeled back his layers to reveal one of the most complex characters. Yes he was a d*ck at times. Yes, I wanted to punch him at times. But I also wanted to hug him and take away all of his pain. This is not a guy who's a d*ck just for the sake of being a d*ck. He's complex, multilayered, and impossible not to fall for. Oh and the dirty mouth on him. *swoon*
But then his inner thoughts were even better.
This was an addictive read from start to finish with a splash of suspense. I wouldn't call it dark, per se, more like it had dark tones with a grittiness to it that I couldn't get enough of.
I'm so obsessed with this series. And the set up for Asher's book? I need it immediately!
ARC courtesy of author in exchange for an honest review
Find me on:
June 28, 2024
4 jealous-girl and lonely-boy stars
Oh… the angst 😅.
The book starts off when both Eve and Beckett are 13 years old. We start to see their dynamic develop; she’s the housekeeper’s daughter and he’s the rich boy whose mother died not too long ago. They don’t have the best relationship; she feels he acts like an entitled little boy and when she tries to help him, he brushes her away. He’s going through a lot emotionally because of what happened with his mom and now his dad is marrying an evil, wicked woman 😑.
Unfortunately, soon after he turns 13, his stepmom and others abuse him, in a sexual way ☹️. When he’s older and able to fight back, he shows his father video footage of what his stepmom allows to happen, and instead of his father taking his side, he thinks Beckett should be proud of what he’s been able to do 🥴. This all affects his mental health, forcing him to turn to drugs to numb the pain ☹️.
In the meantime, Eve’s going through her own struggles. Besides the financial difficulties she and her family go through, she’s trying to find a way to fit in at school. She needs all the scholarships and help she can get, including working jobs that aren’t the best.
Beckett starts hating Eve more when his dad and coach find out that he’s been using drugs 😬. You see. She found the drugs in his room, and she gave them to her mom, who intern gave them to his dad 😬. Because she doesn’t want to get her mom in trouble, Eve takes the blame 😬.
When both Beckett and Eve are 18 and attending college (and after they’ve 🔥), Eve needs a place to stay. She goes to the housing department and is informed that there’s been a mixup with her registration 😬; however, for some reason, her brother Ash is still registered to live where the hockey players are living 😅 (he got a scholarship to play somewhere else). Since Eve needs a place to stay, she decides that she’s gonna sneak in there and take his spot 😬.
Too bad Beckett isn’t having it 😬. He’s going to make it hard for her and will only allow her to live there if she follows his rules 😅.
They both agree they need to stay away from each other since they don’t get alone 😅.
It shouldn’t be too hard, right? 👀
Let the forced proximity begin 😈
What I liked/loved: possible spoilers
—the tension 👀. Talk about a thin line between love and hate… or hate and sex 🤣🥵
—the 🔥. Uffff… this is steamy and tension-filled 👀. It all starts at about 20% and continues into the bonus scenes (on Mila Kane’s website). These two might not “like” each other, but the chemistry is undeniable 😉. Beckett makes sure that Eve 💦 as many times as possible, and his favorite spot is inside of her 🥵 in all ways 🫠
—the dirty talk 🥵 this needs its own bullet 💁🏻♀️
—all the kinks 🔥. Yeah. These two aren’t afraid of exploring 😮💨
—just the tip 🫠😮💨
—MINEMINEMINE 😈. Beckett is OTT JP. I love how easily Eve makes him get jealous 🤣. It made my little black heart sing to the high heavens 🤡 bahahahahaha. The Jersey, the Guess Who kissing game, the other guys that want her… all of it is perfection 😉, I especially loved when one of his teammates does it on purpose just to get a rise out of him 🤣
—OM gets his a** kicked 🤷🏻♀️. Don’t be doing Eve dirty 💅
—the angst ☹️. Ugh. Poor Beckett. Ever since his stepmom raped him when he was barely a teenager, he’s been suffering with mental health issues, not to mention what he was already feeling because of his mom’s death ☹️. Not having his dad take his side or be in his corner made it all worse 😐. I definitely felt for him 🫶
—poverty versus being unloved ☹️. Both these characters have their tragic backgrounds… it’s hard to compare them, but these two have struggled most of their lives because of this. When they come together, they realize their broken pieces can only be glued by each other 🫶❤️. I loved this 😭
—Cayden and Lily ❤️. I luuurved seeing them, especially because Cayden is STILL so jp 🤣👀
—how protective Beckett is 🫶. Not only is he willing to get injured for her, but he’ll do anything to make sure that she’s safe 😭🥹❤️ and then he’ll clean her up
—consoling him during his dark times 🫶
—his last firsts ❤️ her only firsts ❤️. Although they’re not the same, it’s the first time Beckett gets to choose who he’s with ☹️
—how he grovels 👀. While I wanted more of this, I loooved his efforts 🤣 like walking behind the bus she takes when she refuses to ride with him 🤡 or walking with her to make sure she’s safe 💀
—the Cinderella reference 👀. Yes, she cleans, but this also comes in to play to help Beckett find her (her sneaker) 👏🏻
—touch her and get your hand broken 💅🤷🏻♀️
—bad guys shouldn’t exist 💁🏻♀️
What I didn’t like/wanted more of: SPOILERS
—a longer grovel 😒. I’m a grovel girl 😅. I love it when the hero is put through the grinder when he’s done the heroine wrong, and here, I wanted Eve to make Beckett suffer more 🤣. Sure, he saves her, but so what 😑😒 bahahahaha jk (but am I 😅🤣🤣). I needed some bloody knees 💁🏻♀️
—more of a comeuppance for some of the characters. I wouldn’t have minded if some of the characters had suffered a little bit more 💁🏻♀️ (especially his stepmom 😑). Even his father’s turn around needed more for me 🤷🏻♀️
—tying her up overnight 😑. Yeah. I was irritated 😒. Grrrr
Overall, I loved it ❤️
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/normal owd*
-violence/gun violence/bloodshed/deaths
-mom’s death mourned
-abusive stepmom who’s a pedophile
-the H was basically raped/molested/sexually abused by his stepmom and her friends
-drug use/addiction
-mental health/depression
-incest (not between MCs)
-ow*- the H’s stepmom is a pedo and a real bitch. She lies to the h and causes tension between the MCs
-OMD: so much 🤣 there are multiple guys that flirt and want the h. The H goes ballistic each time 🤣 and sometimes physical too 😅🫣
-dirty talk/biting/anal play/praise kink/face f/slight breeding kink/somnophilia/cock warming
-virgin h/H has been with many women non-consensually
-no condoms/no mention of safety (he’s
NOT a virgin)/plan B then she gets on birth control
-HEA/HFN/epilogue/bonus scenes
Oh… the angst 😅.
The book starts off when both Eve and Beckett are 13 years old. We start to see their dynamic develop; she’s the housekeeper’s daughter and he’s the rich boy whose mother died not too long ago. They don’t have the best relationship; she feels he acts like an entitled little boy and when she tries to help him, he brushes her away. He’s going through a lot emotionally because of what happened with his mom and now his dad is marrying an evil, wicked woman 😑.
Unfortunately, soon after he turns 13, his stepmom and others abuse him, in a sexual way ☹️. When he’s older and able to fight back, he shows his father video footage of what his stepmom allows to happen, and instead of his father taking his side, he thinks Beckett should be proud of what he’s been able to do 🥴. This all affects his mental health, forcing him to turn to drugs to numb the pain ☹️.
In the meantime, Eve’s going through her own struggles. Besides the financial difficulties she and her family go through, she’s trying to find a way to fit in at school. She needs all the scholarships and help she can get, including working jobs that aren’t the best.
Beckett starts hating Eve more when his dad and coach find out that he’s been using drugs 😬. You see. She found the drugs in his room, and she gave them to her mom, who intern gave them to his dad 😬. Because she doesn’t want to get her mom in trouble, Eve takes the blame 😬.
When both Beckett and Eve are 18 and attending college (and after they’ve 🔥), Eve needs a place to stay. She goes to the housing department and is informed that there’s been a mixup with her registration 😬; however, for some reason, her brother Ash is still registered to live where the hockey players are living 😅 (he got a scholarship to play somewhere else). Since Eve needs a place to stay, she decides that she’s gonna sneak in there and take his spot 😬.
Too bad Beckett isn’t having it 😬. He’s going to make it hard for her and will only allow her to live there if she follows his rules 😅.
They both agree they need to stay away from each other since they don’t get alone 😅.
It shouldn’t be too hard, right? 👀
Let the forced proximity begin 😈
What I liked/loved: possible spoilers
—the tension 👀. Talk about a thin line between love and hate… or hate and sex 🤣🥵
—the 🔥. Uffff… this is steamy and tension-filled 👀. It all starts at about 20% and continues into the bonus scenes (on Mila Kane’s website). These two might not “like” each other, but the chemistry is undeniable 😉. Beckett makes sure that Eve 💦 as many times as possible, and his favorite spot is inside of her 🥵 in all ways 🫠
—the dirty talk 🥵 this needs its own bullet 💁🏻♀️
—all the kinks 🔥. Yeah. These two aren’t afraid of exploring 😮💨
—just the tip 🫠😮💨
—MINEMINEMINE 😈. Beckett is OTT JP. I love how easily Eve makes him get jealous 🤣. It made my little black heart sing to the high heavens 🤡 bahahahahaha. The Jersey, the Guess Who kissing game, the other guys that want her… all of it is perfection 😉, I especially loved when one of his teammates does it on purpose just to get a rise out of him 🤣
—OM gets his a** kicked 🤷🏻♀️. Don’t be doing Eve dirty 💅
—the angst ☹️. Ugh. Poor Beckett. Ever since his stepmom raped him when he was barely a teenager, he’s been suffering with mental health issues, not to mention what he was already feeling because of his mom’s death ☹️. Not having his dad take his side or be in his corner made it all worse 😐. I definitely felt for him 🫶
—poverty versus being unloved ☹️. Both these characters have their tragic backgrounds… it’s hard to compare them, but these two have struggled most of their lives because of this. When they come together, they realize their broken pieces can only be glued by each other 🫶❤️. I loved this 😭
—Cayden and Lily ❤️. I luuurved seeing them, especially because Cayden is STILL so jp 🤣👀
—how protective Beckett is 🫶. Not only is he willing to get injured for her, but he’ll do anything to make sure that she’s safe 😭🥹❤️ and then he’ll clean her up
—consoling him during his dark times 🫶
—his last firsts ❤️ her only firsts ❤️. Although they’re not the same, it’s the first time Beckett gets to choose who he’s with ☹️
—how he grovels 👀. While I wanted more of this, I loooved his efforts 🤣 like walking behind the bus she takes when she refuses to ride with him 🤡 or walking with her to make sure she’s safe 💀
—the Cinderella reference 👀. Yes, she cleans, but this also comes in to play to help Beckett find her (her sneaker) 👏🏻
—touch her and get your hand broken 💅🤷🏻♀️
—bad guys shouldn’t exist 💁🏻♀️
What I didn’t like/wanted more of: SPOILERS
—a longer grovel 😒. I’m a grovel girl 😅. I love it when the hero is put through the grinder when he’s done the heroine wrong, and here, I wanted Eve to make Beckett suffer more 🤣. Sure, he saves her, but so what 😑😒 bahahahaha jk (but am I 😅🤣🤣). I needed some bloody knees 💁🏻♀️
—more of a comeuppance for some of the characters. I wouldn’t have minded if some of the characters had suffered a little bit more 💁🏻♀️ (especially his stepmom 😑). Even his father’s turn around needed more for me 🤷🏻♀️
—tying her up overnight 😑. Yeah. I was irritated 😒. Grrrr
Overall, I loved it ❤️
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/normal owd*
-violence/gun violence/bloodshed/deaths
-mom’s death mourned
-abusive stepmom who’s a pedophile
-the H was basically raped/molested/sexually abused by his stepmom and her friends
-drug use/addiction
-mental health/depression
-incest (not between MCs)
-ow*- the H’s stepmom is a pedo and a real bitch. She lies to the h and causes tension between the MCs
-OMD: so much 🤣 there are multiple guys that flirt and want the h. The H goes ballistic each time 🤣 and sometimes physical too 😅🫣
-dirty talk/biting/anal play/praise kink/face f/slight breeding kink/somnophilia/cock warming
-virgin h/H has been with many women non-consensually
-no condoms/no mention of safety (he’s
NOT a virgin)/plan B then she gets on birth control
-HEA/HFN/epilogue/bonus scenes
June 7, 2024
Enemies to Lovers
Mejor amigo del hermano
Collage Romance
Sport Romance
Es el primer libro que leo de la autora y me gustó, es entretenido, pero sobre todo que engancha bastante.
Beckett es el mejor amigo de su hermano y el hijo del hombre que le da trabajo a su mamá como personal de limpieza, son de mundos diferentes, él chico rico y ella la hija de la servidumbre, no pertenece al mundo de él y por si fuera poco la odia.
El verano antes de ir a la universidad sufren un incidente en donde estuvieron a punto de morir que los une pero por malos entendidos vuelven a odiarse más que nunca pero ahora por un error del sistema tienen que compartir habitación y Beck no le hará la vida más fácil.
Los dos me gustaron como protagonistas, tenían bastante tensión sexual acumulada que cuando le daban rienda suelta explotaban, lo que dio a lugar de escenas bastante spicy.
Siempre se sintieron atraídos el uno del otro aunque no se soportaban por lo que no fue tan difícil que los sentimientos de amor se desarrollaran.
Tiene bastante drama y me tenía frustrada que la maldita madrastra de él siempre se salieran con la suya, era una BITCH.
No leí el primer libro por lo que me devolveré para leerlo.
Mejor amigo del hermano
Collage Romance
Sport Romance
Es el primer libro que leo de la autora y me gustó, es entretenido, pero sobre todo que engancha bastante.
Beckett es el mejor amigo de su hermano y el hijo del hombre que le da trabajo a su mamá como personal de limpieza, son de mundos diferentes, él chico rico y ella la hija de la servidumbre, no pertenece al mundo de él y por si fuera poco la odia.
El verano antes de ir a la universidad sufren un incidente en donde estuvieron a punto de morir que los une pero por malos entendidos vuelven a odiarse más que nunca pero ahora por un error del sistema tienen que compartir habitación y Beck no le hará la vida más fácil.
Los dos me gustaron como protagonistas, tenían bastante tensión sexual acumulada que cuando le daban rienda suelta explotaban, lo que dio a lugar de escenas bastante spicy.
Siempre se sintieron atraídos el uno del otro aunque no se soportaban por lo que no fue tan difícil que los sentimientos de amor se desarrollaran.
Tiene bastante drama y me tenía frustrada que la maldita madrastra de él siempre se salieran con la suya, era una BITCH.
No leí el primer libro por lo que me devolveré para leerlo.
March 27, 2024
3.5 Eve and Beckett's story started off strong. But once they hooked up it lost steam. The drama seemed forced and trite. The solutions were obvious but drawn out simply for the plot. It was frustrating to read such obvious ploys to stretch out the story. But I was invested in the characters and needed to read it through to the end. There was so much more potential but it fell short.
March 8, 2024
time wasted
August 19, 2024
Wow that was not at all what I was expecting! I figured a little dark since the first book had that darkness, but this one took it a step further and looooooved it! It took h@te s8x to another level and was spicy AF. And at times both loved and hated, but there was so much to the MMC Beckett, he’s been through a lot- check your triggers because there are instances of childhood trauma, somnophila, attempted r@pe, and just all the crap that you go through in first year of college (no judgements!). It was so interesting, and hockey had so little to do with it, more of what was done as an outlet and family that is made from working together. I can’t wait to start the third but I want to see if author is possibly writing a back story to the Russian hottie that keeps popping up (fingers crossed 🤞). Loved!
March 8, 2024
4,25⭐️
I have been waiting for this book since the first one, and it did not dissapoint.
Beck and Eve are one of my favourite couples of all time.
They hate each other and have something else for the other, in the very botton they know that they were made for eahc other.
Eve is Asher´s sister and the cleaner daughter, and doesn´t have a lot of money, while Beck is Asher best friend and one of the richiest.
His relationship with his stepmother was so sick and i hated everything that happened there, but one thing that i loved was the way that Eve was trying to protect and help him.
This book starts as a bully romance but ends up being something else, in a good way.
I can´t say anything bad about this book, because i loved it so much that i wished i could read it for the first time.
Tropes:
- poor girl x rich boy
- twin brothers best friend
- bully romance
- enemies to lovers
- forced proximity
- hockey player
- alpha hero
- he falls first
I received an Arc copy in exchange of an honest review.
I have been waiting for this book since the first one, and it did not dissapoint.
Beck and Eve are one of my favourite couples of all time.
They hate each other and have something else for the other, in the very botton they know that they were made for eahc other.
Eve is Asher´s sister and the cleaner daughter, and doesn´t have a lot of money, while Beck is Asher best friend and one of the richiest.
His relationship with his stepmother was so sick and i hated everything that happened there, but one thing that i loved was the way that Eve was trying to protect and help him.
This book starts as a bully romance but ends up being something else, in a good way.
I can´t say anything bad about this book, because i loved it so much that i wished i could read it for the first time.
Tropes:
- poor girl x rich boy
- twin brothers best friend
- bully romance
- enemies to lovers
- forced proximity
- hockey player
- alpha hero
- he falls first
I received an Arc copy in exchange of an honest review.
September 10, 2024
⤷ ꒰ 3.5 ☆ ꒱
them fucking in the bathroom while a whole drugstore was literally being held hostage outside was so unserious
them fucking in the bathroom while a whole drugstore was literally being held hostage outside was so unserious
July 17, 2024
Dark Delights indeed, if by dark you mean far fetched and by delights you mean inanity.
First, the positive: this author can write, striking the right balance between fact, description, and emotion, dialogue and exposition in her prose.
BUT. She seems to love shortcuts. Once again, her main characters are easily recognized stereotypes: the poor little lonely, unloved rich boy and the hard-working immigrant’s daughter from the poor side of town. The author does flesh out her stereotypes well in this book, as she did with the first in this series, but choosing to make Beckett a victim of sexual abuse without detailing how his stepmother could have forced him to service her and her friends struck a very false note: he was bigger than her, he had his own financial resources, he wasn’t starved, beaten, or locked up, and he despised her: how did she force him? The reader is just supposed to accept it and feel bad for his damage because the author said it so it must be true? Bogus.
Another time saving shortcut: the relationship arc in this book was shoplifted from book one almost verbatim, but the antihero’s motivations in book one were much clearer. The fighting and bickering and temper tantrums and childishness amid assorted explicit sex episodes felt very familiar.
Speaking of childishness, the reason I’m so uncomfortable with the sexual dynamics of this series so far is that they feature teenagers acting like 9-year-olds while having sex like porn stars. It’s a creepy mix. Having the characters act more like mature adults at the end doesn’t entirely fix that.
This was a barely disguised rehash of book 1, only lamer.
First, the positive: this author can write, striking the right balance between fact, description, and emotion, dialogue and exposition in her prose.
BUT. She seems to love shortcuts. Once again, her main characters are easily recognized stereotypes: the poor little lonely, unloved rich boy and the hard-working immigrant’s daughter from the poor side of town. The author does flesh out her stereotypes well in this book, as she did with the first in this series, but choosing to make Beckett a victim of sexual abuse without detailing how his stepmother could have forced him to service her and her friends struck a very false note: he was bigger than her, he had his own financial resources, he wasn’t starved, beaten, or locked up, and he despised her: how did she force him? The reader is just supposed to accept it and feel bad for his damage because the author said it so it must be true? Bogus.
Another time saving shortcut: the relationship arc in this book was shoplifted from book one almost verbatim, but the antihero’s motivations in book one were much clearer. The fighting and bickering and temper tantrums and childishness amid assorted explicit sex episodes felt very familiar.
Speaking of childishness, the reason I’m so uncomfortable with the sexual dynamics of this series so far is that they feature teenagers acting like 9-year-olds while having sex like porn stars. It’s a creepy mix. Having the characters act more like mature adults at the end doesn’t entirely fix that.
This was a barely disguised rehash of book 1, only lamer.
March 20, 2025
This was SO MUCH BETTER than book 1 🤌🏼❤️🔥😱
The premise, the backstory of the characters, and their tension🥵 It had a lot of subplots that were a bit too much at the end, but still a fun experience nonetheless🙌
The premise, the backstory of the characters, and their tension🥵 It had a lot of subplots that were a bit too much at the end, but still a fun experience nonetheless🙌
July 8, 2024
4.75⭐️ It’s official, I am addicted to this author’s books! I am, I truly am!🤭🤷🏻♀️ I will finish writing this review and then I will immediately get into the next book! 🤩
When I tell you how obsessed this man was with Eve, how possessive! Oh my days!! 🙌😳
But let me give you an insight into his “privileged” life.
Beckett is rich, billionaire kinda rich, at least his dad is. So you can imagine the privileged he has led. But his past, his life is much darker than it may seem, because he has been sexually abused by his stepmother when he was around 15/16 years old and he was forced by his stepmother to have sex with her cougar friends as well.
Suffice to say, he was traumatized, guilty and disgusted with himself! And to make matters worse, his father didn’t believe him when he tried to seek help. So you can imagine how damaged he was, how alone…and he tried to numb his feelings with pills, drugs, race cars…until Eve came crashing into his life. Then everything changed!🙂↕️😏
Let’s talk about our amazing fmc, Eve! I adored her!🙌 She was a feisty little thing, she didn’t put up with his bullshit at all! Of course, there were times when she couldn’t do anything but surrender to his BDE…because let’s face it, that man was fiiiiine! But she wasn’t a doormat, which I found so refreshing! Most of the fmc’s in bully romances are too stupid to walk the face of the earth and they let the mmc’s walk all over them, but that wasn’t the case with Eve!
She was kind, levelheaded, extremely hardworking, humble despite being a beauty and the right person to heal Becket’s “scars”. I was sooo happy to see how pampered she was by Beckett. She totally deserved it.
I loved their passion, their banter, Beckett’s jealous outbursts whenever he saw other guys near her (he would go ballistic😏) and how well they completed each other.
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Favourite scene👇:
“I don’t deserve to touch you, Evie. My hands aren’t clean—”
“They’re not dirty. You’re not dirty. Your body isn’t unclean, or ruined or spoiled or any of that shit…hers is. Yours is perfect. It’s perfect to me.” I cupped his face again, and his eyes burned into me, just like the day we’d first met. “You keep telling me that I belong to you…that my body is yours. Well, it works both ways. Your body is mine…and no one says that shit about my things. You’re perfect, just the way you are.”
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Realistically speaking, I am well aware that this book doesn’t necessarily deserve such a high rating. At times it was a bit far fetched and predictable, I hated the nickname Cinderella bleh😒, the epilogue was way too short ( I needed more😩) and the reason Beckett “bullied” Eve was not good enough, in my opinion.
However, despite all that and given the fact that I couldn’t put it down, I think it deserves to be added to my favorite sports romance shelf!🤭
So yeeeeeah, despite some minor details that got on my nerves, that I chose to ignore, I was highly entertained by this book! Also, I absolutely adooore the friends group, I love their whole dynamic, how much they care for each other, how ready they were to help each other, no questions asked! Great stuff!🤩
Asher and Winter, you are next!😏
Ps: English is not my first language, so I apologize for my grammatical errors ✌️
When I tell you how obsessed this man was with Eve, how possessive! Oh my days!! 🙌😳
But let me give you an insight into his “privileged” life.
Beckett is rich, billionaire kinda rich, at least his dad is. So you can imagine the privileged he has led. But his past, his life is much darker than it may seem, because he has been sexually abused by his stepmother when he was around 15/16 years old and he was forced by his stepmother to have sex with her cougar friends as well.
Suffice to say, he was traumatized, guilty and disgusted with himself! And to make matters worse, his father didn’t believe him when he tried to seek help. So you can imagine how damaged he was, how alone…and he tried to numb his feelings with pills, drugs, race cars…until Eve came crashing into his life. Then everything changed!🙂↕️😏
Let’s talk about our amazing fmc, Eve! I adored her!🙌 She was a feisty little thing, she didn’t put up with his bullshit at all! Of course, there were times when she couldn’t do anything but surrender to his BDE…because let’s face it, that man was fiiiiine! But she wasn’t a doormat, which I found so refreshing! Most of the fmc’s in bully romances are too stupid to walk the face of the earth and they let the mmc’s walk all over them, but that wasn’t the case with Eve!
She was kind, levelheaded, extremely hardworking, humble despite being a beauty and the right person to heal Becket’s “scars”. I was sooo happy to see how pampered she was by Beckett. She totally deserved it.
I loved their passion, their banter, Beckett’s jealous outbursts whenever he saw other guys near her (he would go ballistic😏) and how well they completed each other.
________________________________________
Favourite scene👇:
“I don’t deserve to touch you, Evie. My hands aren’t clean—”
“They’re not dirty. You’re not dirty. Your body isn’t unclean, or ruined or spoiled or any of that shit…hers is. Yours is perfect. It’s perfect to me.” I cupped his face again, and his eyes burned into me, just like the day we’d first met. “You keep telling me that I belong to you…that my body is yours. Well, it works both ways. Your body is mine…and no one says that shit about my things. You’re perfect, just the way you are.”
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Realistically speaking, I am well aware that this book doesn’t necessarily deserve such a high rating. At times it was a bit far fetched and predictable, I hated the nickname Cinderella bleh😒, the epilogue was way too short ( I needed more😩) and the reason Beckett “bullied” Eve was not good enough, in my opinion.
However, despite all that and given the fact that I couldn’t put it down, I think it deserves to be added to my favorite sports romance shelf!🤭
So yeeeeeah, despite some minor details that got on my nerves, that I chose to ignore, I was highly entertained by this book! Also, I absolutely adooore the friends group, I love their whole dynamic, how much they care for each other, how ready they were to help each other, no questions asked! Great stuff!🤩
Asher and Winter, you are next!😏
Ps: English is not my first language, so I apologize for my grammatical errors ✌️
February 13, 2025
Друга книга з серії, і вона мені теж сподобалась.💎😍
Пара: Беккет & Єва
Тропи:
⋆ Вимушена близкість
⋆ bully romance
⋆ Обоє героїв незаймані
⋆ Від ворогів до закоханих
⋆ Хокейний роман
⋆ Сестра найкращого друга
⋆ Багатий x бідна
Книга починається, коли Єві та Бекетту виповнюється по 13 років. Вона — донька домробітниці, а він — заможний хлопець. Їхні стосунки напружені: вона вважає його егоїстичним бо він відштовхнув її коли вона намагалась втішити його, а він, так себе повів переживаючи через смерть матері та шлюб батька з жорстокою жінкою. Після 13-го дня народження Бекетт стає жертвою сексуального насильства з боку мачухи та інших. Згодом він показує батькові докази, але той замість підтримки висміює його, та не вірить йому.
Це призводить до психічних проблем та наркотичної залежності.
Єва також стикається з труднощами: фінансові проблеми сім’ї, пошук стипендій та робота. Вона виявляє наркотики в кімнаті Бекетта і передає їх матері, яка повідомляє батькові хлопця. Щоб захистити матір, Єва бере вину на себе, що ще більше погіршує їхні стосунки.
У 18 років вони обидва вступають до коледжу. Після випадкової ночі разом Єва потребує житла, але через помилку в реєстрації їй відмовляють. Вона вирішує таємно зайняти місце брата, який отримав стипендію в іншому місці. Бекетт, який живе там же, не схвалює її план і дозволяє їй залишитися лише за умови дотримання його правил.
Хімія між ними була класною.
Мені було дуже шкода Беккета, і як добре що Єва в якійсь мірі допомогла йому пережити травму.
Рекомендую!❤️🔥
Пара: Беккет & Єва
Тропи:
⋆ Вимушена близкість
⋆ bully romance
⋆ Обоє героїв незаймані
⋆ Від ворогів до закоханих
⋆ Хокейний роман
⋆ Сестра найкращого друга
⋆ Багатий x бідна
Книга починається, коли Єві та Бекетту виповнюється по 13 років. Вона — донька домробітниці, а він — заможний хлопець. Їхні стосунки напружені: вона вважає його егоїстичним бо він відштовхнув її коли вона намагалась втішити його, а він, так себе повів переживаючи через смерть матері та шлюб батька з жорстокою жінкою. Після 13-го дня народження Бекетт стає жертвою сексуального насильства з боку мачухи та інших. Згодом він показує батькові докази, але той замість підтримки висміює його, та не вірить йому.
Це призводить до психічних проблем та наркотичної залежності.
Єва також стикається з труднощами: фінансові проблеми сім’ї, пошук стипендій та робота. Вона виявляє наркотики в кімнаті Бекетта і передає їх матері, яка повідомляє батькові хлопця. Щоб захистити матір, Єва бере вину на себе, що ще більше погіршує їхні стосунки.
У 18 років вони обидва вступають до коледжу. Після випадкової ночі разом Єва потребує житла, але через помилку в реєстрації їй відмовляють. Вона вирішує таємно зайняти місце брата, який отримав стипендію в іншому місці. Бекетт, який живе там же, не схвалює її план і дозволяє їй залишитися лише за умови дотримання його правил.
Хімія між ними була класною.
Мені було дуже шкода Беккета, і як добре що Єва в якійсь мірі допомогла йому пережити травму.
Рекомендую!❤️🔥
July 15, 2024
Mila kane’s books slightly resemble those of Rina Kent. Yet in a much more mellow tone. Where Rina Kent tends to make her MMCs borderline abusive criminals, Mila Kane’s ones are pretty close without being so vicious.
I wholeheartedly thank my GR friend Chris for introducing me to this series. I like Book One but I absolutely loved Book 2. I think Mila Kane surprised even herself with this one. Guess she was like “did this really come from me?🤪”
Beckett of course is an asshole bully. BUT he’s suffered what no kid should suffer ever. I appreciate authors who bring notice to young male kids being abused by older women. Men and even women might think that males of all ages actually like s*x and it’s almost never enforced but unfortunately this is not the case. Rape is rape whether you’re a man, a woman or a kid.
Eve is a freakin’ machine. A badass FMC. I love that even though she’s bullied by Beckett, she holds her own with her head held up high.
This is what I am talking about. This is how I like my FMC: 👇🏻
““Cleaning someone’s toilets on my hands and knees would be more honest work than you’ll ever be capable of. I’d rather do that for a job for the rest of my life than be like you.””
“And what is that?”
“An arrogant asshole who only cares about himself and trying to impress his daddy. Did Daddy Anderson ever pay you any attention in the end? You might be rich as fuck, but you’re penniless in all the ways that matter.””
Dream girl 😍
I love when my FMC is beautiful and desired. But it was a bit of a stretch to make every man in this book lust after her and flirting with her. It was a bit annoying.
The losing her shoe at the end was an endearing allusion to her nickname, Cinderella. 😍
And this right here ladies is one of the most beautiful souls in book bfs 🥹:
““Don’t worry about me. If you’re safe… nothing can hurt me.” His hand stroked through my hair. "My Achilles heel is you… if you’re safe, I’m fucking bulletproof.” His hand stroked through my hair. “I bathed in the Styx, remember? With you by my side, I’m invincible.””
And then comes the grovelling: ughhhh 🥰🥰🥰
“I know you’re mad at me, I know I hurt you… I fucked up. I made a mistake. The truth is, I hate myself even more for making you cry than you could ever hate me. I’ll never forget every single tear you’ve shed because of me. I’ll pay them all back, every single one. But we both know that this isn’t the end for us, Eve.” He leaned down and pressed a kiss to my forehead. “This is just our beginning. So, punish me, make me beg, and crawl. Make me wait. Torture me by ignoring me. I’ll take it. I deserve it.””
I expected an over the top epilogue (IYKYK) yet Mila Kane left me hanging. I was a bit disappointed.
But all in all this book is so beautiful. Touching down on all kinds of human emotions. Superb 👌
I wholeheartedly thank my GR friend Chris for introducing me to this series. I like Book One but I absolutely loved Book 2. I think Mila Kane surprised even herself with this one. Guess she was like “did this really come from me?🤪”
Beckett of course is an asshole bully. BUT he’s suffered what no kid should suffer ever. I appreciate authors who bring notice to young male kids being abused by older women. Men and even women might think that males of all ages actually like s*x and it’s almost never enforced but unfortunately this is not the case. Rape is rape whether you’re a man, a woman or a kid.
Eve is a freakin’ machine. A badass FMC. I love that even though she’s bullied by Beckett, she holds her own with her head held up high.
This is what I am talking about. This is how I like my FMC: 👇🏻
““Cleaning someone’s toilets on my hands and knees would be more honest work than you’ll ever be capable of. I’d rather do that for a job for the rest of my life than be like you.””
“And what is that?”
“An arrogant asshole who only cares about himself and trying to impress his daddy. Did Daddy Anderson ever pay you any attention in the end? You might be rich as fuck, but you’re penniless in all the ways that matter.””
Dream girl 😍
I love when my FMC is beautiful and desired. But it was a bit of a stretch to make every man in this book lust after her and flirting with her. It was a bit annoying.
The losing her shoe at the end was an endearing allusion to her nickname, Cinderella. 😍
And this right here ladies is one of the most beautiful souls in book bfs 🥹:
““Don’t worry about me. If you’re safe… nothing can hurt me.” His hand stroked through my hair. "My Achilles heel is you… if you’re safe, I’m fucking bulletproof.” His hand stroked through my hair. “I bathed in the Styx, remember? With you by my side, I’m invincible.””
And then comes the grovelling: ughhhh 🥰🥰🥰
“I know you’re mad at me, I know I hurt you… I fucked up. I made a mistake. The truth is, I hate myself even more for making you cry than you could ever hate me. I’ll never forget every single tear you’ve shed because of me. I’ll pay them all back, every single one. But we both know that this isn’t the end for us, Eve.” He leaned down and pressed a kiss to my forehead. “This is just our beginning. So, punish me, make me beg, and crawl. Make me wait. Torture me by ignoring me. I’ll take it. I deserve it.””
I expected an over the top epilogue (IYKYK) yet Mila Kane left me hanging. I was a bit disappointed.
But all in all this book is so beautiful. Touching down on all kinds of human emotions. Superb 👌
March 8, 2024
5🌟 2.5🌶️
Holy hot unhinged hockey player 😳🥵 THIS WAS SO GOOOOOOODDDDD 😮💨
I LOVED this. Beginning to end. Had the perfect blend of plot, character growth, and spice ☺️ adding in some darker elements only made this that much better!
There’s no shame in Beck’s game, the man would quite literally *unalive* anyone who got in his way when it comes to Eve. The man couldn’t be more obsessed with her, and I loved every minute of his 🚩 behavior. Plus she’s the only one whose touch he’ll allow and actually craves, after everything from his past. 🥲
I loved this one so much more than the first one. Which don’t get me wrong, I loved that one too.. but Beck just did something to me. 🙃
Loved the little glimpses of Cade And Lily! Still see that he’s also as unhinged for her as Beck is for Eve 😂😂
Very excited for the next book in the series! Excited to see where it goes since it’ll be Eve’s brother Asher. 🤔
Pick this up if you want a perfect dark hockey romance with a blend of everything that a dark romance should have. 😘
Notable tropes:
🏒 dark bully romance
🏒 hockey romance
🏒 brother’s best friend/best friend’s sister
🏒 enemies to lovers
🏒 rich guy/poor girl
Holy hot unhinged hockey player 😳🥵 THIS WAS SO GOOOOOOODDDDD 😮💨
I LOVED this. Beginning to end. Had the perfect blend of plot, character growth, and spice ☺️ adding in some darker elements only made this that much better!
There’s no shame in Beck’s game, the man would quite literally *unalive* anyone who got in his way when it comes to Eve. The man couldn’t be more obsessed with her, and I loved every minute of his 🚩 behavior. Plus she’s the only one whose touch he’ll allow and actually craves, after everything from his past. 🥲
I loved this one so much more than the first one. Which don’t get me wrong, I loved that one too.. but Beck just did something to me. 🙃
Loved the little glimpses of Cade And Lily! Still see that he’s also as unhinged for her as Beck is for Eve 😂😂
Very excited for the next book in the series! Excited to see where it goes since it’ll be Eve’s brother Asher. 🤔
Pick this up if you want a perfect dark hockey romance with a blend of everything that a dark romance should have. 😘
Notable tropes:
🏒 dark bully romance
🏒 hockey romance
🏒 brother’s best friend/best friend’s sister
🏒 enemies to lovers
🏒 rich guy/poor girl
March 31, 2024
4⭐️
This book took me awhile to get into, but it absolutely did not disappoint 😊♥️. The brother’s best friend trope was done extremely well and Bennett and Eve are great characters.
Can’t wait to see what happens in Asher’s and Winters book 🙌
This book took me awhile to get into, but it absolutely did not disappoint 😊♥️. The brother’s best friend trope was done extremely well and Bennett and Eve are great characters.
Can’t wait to see what happens in Asher’s and Winters book 🙌
March 12, 2024
Rich bad boy x poor good girl
Bully
Cinderella vibes
Evil stepmom
This had a lot to unpack 🤯
Bully
Cinderella vibes
Evil stepmom
This had a lot to unpack 🤯
July 2, 2024
this was so good?!?! i mean i actually really liked this!! Beckett being obsessed with her was just the cherry on top of this whole book.
March 10, 2024
Strong beginning, I couldn’t put it down. The I-can’t-stand-you banter was great. I live for the enemy to lovers trope.
As the story develops, we get a LOT of sexy scenes fillers (can there be too much smut? 🥴).
What I needed was more plot, how did they fall in love? Why did Evelyn say one day she’s in love with him? I thought she hated him.
And Beckett. Well, he was sexually abused by his stepmom so he was a damaged soul. How did he go from “don’t touch me” to “let’s be together forever” in a few weeks?
Still think book #1 was better, but I’ll give the next one a go *maybe*
As the story develops, we get a LOT of sexy scenes fillers (can there be too much smut? 🥴).
What I needed was more plot, how did they fall in love? Why did Evelyn say one day she’s in love with him? I thought she hated him.
And Beckett. Well, he was sexually abused by his stepmom so he was a damaged soul. How did he go from “don’t touch me” to “let’s be together forever” in a few weeks?
Still think book #1 was better, but I’ll give the next one a go *maybe*
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 1, 2024
Was this a literary work of art? No. But it was fun and got me out of a reading slump!
May 1, 2024
It's been some time since I've read a bully romance, so I thought, why not? Let's do it.
I've enjoyed the first book in Hellions of Hade Harbour Series, so it was about the time I've checked the following book.
We've had a chance to meet Eve & Beckett in the previous book and there is no denying that they were not each other's favourites lol from the moment they've met years ago when they were only children they formed mutual hatred towards one another. Years later, they still blinded by mistaken idea they have of each other. It will take them some time to discover how wrong they were.
Eve didn't have an easy life. She grew up poor, her mom trying her best to make both ends meet, cleaning for Beckett's family. One thing she ever wanted was to be accepted. She never felt like she belonged. Despite all that, she is a strong female who isn't afraid to stand her ground and fight when necessary.
On the other hand, we have Beckett. Typical spoiled rich boy right, you couldn't be more wrong. His life turned upside-down the monent his mom passed away, and his father invited into their home a monster who will leave scars on his soul.
Even when Beck tried to reach out for help, he was silenced. My heart was breaking for him.
Things get more complicated when Eve takes the blame for something she didn't do. Beckett is thirty for revenge.
Did I mention her overprotective twin brother is Becks best friend lol So many things will happen but you can definitely count on hot moment's between them, there will be a lot of passion and desire, unexpected twists and turns and finally healing. They were perfect for each other no matter how hard they were trying to fight the fate.
𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕛𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣...💜
I've enjoyed the first book in Hellions of Hade Harbour Series, so it was about the time I've checked the following book.
We've had a chance to meet Eve & Beckett in the previous book and there is no denying that they were not each other's favourites lol from the moment they've met years ago when they were only children they formed mutual hatred towards one another. Years later, they still blinded by mistaken idea they have of each other. It will take them some time to discover how wrong they were.
Eve didn't have an easy life. She grew up poor, her mom trying her best to make both ends meet, cleaning for Beckett's family. One thing she ever wanted was to be accepted. She never felt like she belonged. Despite all that, she is a strong female who isn't afraid to stand her ground and fight when necessary.
On the other hand, we have Beckett. Typical spoiled rich boy right, you couldn't be more wrong. His life turned upside-down the monent his mom passed away, and his father invited into their home a monster who will leave scars on his soul.
Even when Beck tried to reach out for help, he was silenced. My heart was breaking for him.
Things get more complicated when Eve takes the blame for something she didn't do. Beckett is thirty for revenge.
Did I mention her overprotective twin brother is Becks best friend lol So many things will happen but you can definitely count on hot moment's between them, there will be a lot of passion and desire, unexpected twists and turns and finally healing. They were perfect for each other no matter how hard they were trying to fight the fate.
𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕛𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕓𝕠𝕪 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣...💜
March 2, 2024
“Only I could hurt this woman. She was mine to have. Mine to keep. Mine to destroy. I didn’t care if that desire made me twisted beyond saving or too fucked up to live. It didn’t matter. She was mine, and I was done holding back from making her realize it. Tomorrow, I’d remind her of that.”
Hello, bully romance perfection! Beck is such a tasty possessive, obsessive, bully that will do anything to keep his Cinderella close by and all his, even if he does “hate” her. Eve may be inexperienced, but she was strong and determined as heck to work hard and take care of her mother. I was immediately hooked and found myself reading way past my bedtime, unable to put it down. The trauma, turmoil, and chemistry made this book unputdownable. I can’t wait for book 3!
This is the second book in the Hellions of Hade Harbor series, but can be read as a standalone.
*please check content/TWs
M/F
Hockey
Bully
Brother’s best friend
Enemies to lovers
Forced proximity
V MFC
Abúsè
Trâumä
Drüg use
🖤🖤🖤
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hello, bully romance perfection! Beck is such a tasty possessive, obsessive, bully that will do anything to keep his Cinderella close by and all his, even if he does “hate” her. Eve may be inexperienced, but she was strong and determined as heck to work hard and take care of her mother. I was immediately hooked and found myself reading way past my bedtime, unable to put it down. The trauma, turmoil, and chemistry made this book unputdownable. I can’t wait for book 3!
This is the second book in the Hellions of Hade Harbor series, but can be read as a standalone.
*please check content/TWs
M/F
Hockey
Bully
Brother’s best friend
Enemies to lovers
Forced proximity
V MFC
Abúsè
Trâumä
Drüg use
🖤🖤🖤
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 17, 2024
I love how close-knit these guys are and the girls that they fall in love with. Who is the next book about? Winter, and maybe Asher? Pretty please!
April 3, 2024
I must say I read this book pretty fast. I was hooked. I love banter and enemies to lovers and it was also brothers best friend. He was a tall, dark, and troubled guy
March 8, 2024
This has been such a good read! Eve and Becketts' story is told from both POVS, which enables insight into both characters' situations, reactions, and emotions. It works so well as it provides information about circumstances they are experiencing and how it acts to inform their behaviour. Beckett is living in a wretched situation, which, unfortunately for Eve, she witnesses...sparking the intense animosity Beckett directs her way. Eve is amazing. She is resilient, determined, hard working, and loving, and though she despises Beckett for his awful behaviour towards her, you see that fine line between love and hate becoming thinner as events unfold.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is fast-paced, maintains interest and I found myself totally invested in both main characters. 💖💖💖💖💖
I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is fast-paced, maintains interest and I found myself totally invested in both main characters. 💖💖💖💖💖
July 19, 2024
»I'm going to marry her, and have kids with her, and give her everything she wants in life. You'll have to kill me to stop me.«
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
❥ 𝑬𝒗𝒆
She is cute and hard working. I liked the way she stands her ground against Beckett and truly cares for him.
❥ 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒕
He is a rich and arrogant asshole but deep down there is so much more. I loved the way his characters was portrayed and how he fights for Eve.
✥ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌
This was an amazing read full of emotions and angst. I already loved the first book in this series and this one was very good too.
The writing style is fluent and easy to read, the pages just flew by.
Eve and Beckett have great tension. It‘s a brothers best friend but the brother is at another college so mostly out of the picture in this book. Eve and Beckett have a shared past and their story was build over the years - I enjoyed the little flashbacks we got. Becketts past was traumatising and my heart broke for him. He has big problems with touching and trust issues. Eve is an angel and exactly what Beckett needs. I liked the way their connection was shown and their relationship was build. There is some drama and bullying that kept me at the edge of my seat. These two are an unstoppable force together and I liked how both fight for each other. Eve is no shy little girl, she got a backbone and this was important.
The side characters in this story are great too and I enjoyed meeting the whole friendgroup again. I‘m curious about the next book.
The plot was thrilling with a lot of back and forth. There happens a lot and I was entertained.
Overall this was a highly enjoyable college bully romance and worth the five stars.
𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤?
Yes, loved this hockey romance!
𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟓
plot: 5/5
spice: 3/5
humor: 4/5
couple/tension: 5/5
world building: 5/5
happy end?: yes
𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬
possessive and protective hero, forced proximity, dislike to lovers, touch her and die, brothers best friend, ice hockey, bully romance, morally grey hero, traumatic past, secrets and lies, college, rich x poor, she is off limits, darkromance, only she can touch him
𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲
ages: Eve (19) and Beckett (19)
cheating: no
sharing: no
kinks: light breeding kink
𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
#1 Bad Intentions ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#2 Dark Delights ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#3 Twisted Deeds ★ ★ ★ ★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
❥ 𝑬𝒗𝒆
She is cute and hard working. I liked the way she stands her ground against Beckett and truly cares for him.
❥ 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒕
He is a rich and arrogant asshole but deep down there is so much more. I loved the way his characters was portrayed and how he fights for Eve.
✥ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌
This was an amazing read full of emotions and angst. I already loved the first book in this series and this one was very good too.
The writing style is fluent and easy to read, the pages just flew by.
Eve and Beckett have great tension. It‘s a brothers best friend but the brother is at another college so mostly out of the picture in this book. Eve and Beckett have a shared past and their story was build over the years - I enjoyed the little flashbacks we got. Becketts past was traumatising and my heart broke for him. He has big problems with touching and trust issues. Eve is an angel and exactly what Beckett needs. I liked the way their connection was shown and their relationship was build. There is some drama and bullying that kept me at the edge of my seat. These two are an unstoppable force together and I liked how both fight for each other. Eve is no shy little girl, she got a backbone and this was important.
The side characters in this story are great too and I enjoyed meeting the whole friendgroup again. I‘m curious about the next book.
The plot was thrilling with a lot of back and forth. There happens a lot and I was entertained.
Overall this was a highly enjoyable college bully romance and worth the five stars.
𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤?
Yes, loved this hockey romance!
𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟓
plot: 5/5
spice: 3/5
humor: 4/5
couple/tension: 5/5
world building: 5/5
happy end?: yes
𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬
possessive and protective hero, forced proximity, dislike to lovers, touch her and die, brothers best friend, ice hockey, bully romance, morally grey hero, traumatic past, secrets and lies, college, rich x poor, she is off limits, darkromance, only she can touch him
𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲
ages: Eve (19) and Beckett (19)
cheating: no
sharing: no
kinks: light breeding kink
𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
#1 Bad Intentions ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#2 Dark Delights ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#3 Twisted Deeds ★ ★ ★ ★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
March 20, 2024
4 stars
Tropes : enemies to lovers, college romance, broody H, tortured H, rich H x poor h, possessive H, bestfriend’s sister
Ending : HFN
Triggers : mention of child abuse, death, grooming, mention of rape, child molester, attempted SA, kidnapping, violence, drug use, sexual harrasment
Spice : 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Angst : 🔥🔥🔥/5
OM/OW drama : OM (guys that’s interested at the h)
Celibate while separated : yes
Kink: virgin h, oral, rough sex, no condom (h has an IUD), slight breeding, a bit spanking
Standalone/Series : part of a series but can be read as a standalone
Hero : Beckett ‘Beck’ Anderson
Heroine: Eve Martino
I was so glad the evil bitch of the stepmom died by the end of the book. Hoping for her to rot in jail rather than die like that but I’ll take the win.
Eve was the prettiest girl in town (according to Beck) and at first they hated each other for years until one day they didn’t. Well.. just for a day they had sex when they thought they were about to die and Eve didn’t really want to die a virgin. But then the next day they were back on hating each other bcs of a stupid misunderstanding.
They could’ve resolved every misunderstanding pretty early but well, I understand they got to have a drama happening for the book to be long.
Poor Beck. His dad wasn’t around and the pedo stepmom kept harassing him. Hope all the child molesters out there rot in jail and then in hell.
Overall it’s a good book, I enjoyed everything despite the stupidity of some decisions both MCs made.
The ending was okay.
Tropes : enemies to lovers, college romance, broody H, tortured H, rich H x poor h, possessive H, bestfriend’s sister
Ending : HFN
Triggers : mention of child abuse, death, grooming, mention of rape, child molester, attempted SA, kidnapping, violence, drug use, sexual harrasment
Spice : 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Angst : 🔥🔥🔥/5
OM/OW drama : OM (guys that’s interested at the h)
Celibate while separated : yes
Kink: virgin h, oral, rough sex, no condom (h has an IUD), slight breeding, a bit spanking
Standalone/Series : part of a series but can be read as a standalone
Hero : Beckett ‘Beck’ Anderson
Heroine: Eve Martino
I was so glad the evil bitch of the stepmom died by the end of the book. Hoping for her to rot in jail rather than die like that but I’ll take the win.
Eve was the prettiest girl in town (according to Beck) and at first they hated each other for years until one day they didn’t. Well.. just for a day they had sex when they thought they were about to die and Eve didn’t really want to die a virgin. But then the next day they were back on hating each other bcs of a stupid misunderstanding.
They could’ve resolved every misunderstanding pretty early but well, I understand they got to have a drama happening for the book to be long.
Poor Beck. His dad wasn’t around and the pedo stepmom kept harassing him. Hope all the child molesters out there rot in jail and then in hell.
Overall it’s a good book, I enjoyed everything despite the stupidity of some decisions both MCs made.
The ending was okay.
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