Nanii

“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤.”

I stumbled into this book at 4 in the morning after scrolling on kindle and finding Minka Kent’s book in this collection. I figured I’d just read them all in order. I’m not disappointed with this read. I love second-guessing myself in murder mysteries, it makes it fun and if the rest of Nita’s books are like this then I look forward to reading more from this author.

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

I’ve read some filthy books, but this one takes the cake… Holy shit, Malachi gave no fucks.

I feel like someone should stop Jennifer from fostering more children… paying someone to take your 16yo child’s virginity and whoring her out to keep your son out of jail is diabolical.

Jamieson should’ve been more present and he shouldn’t have gone along with Malachi’s adoption if he was going to treat him like crap.

Malachi got fucking issues. His POV was crazy (especially on audio) he sounds CRAZY as HELL. My jaw was on the floor when they got caught and Malachi could NOT be pulled off that girl, that was shocking yet hilarious because damn that boy was hungry. That one scene of them doing it over their almost-dead father was WILD. That man was so close to death and the MCs could not care less. I’m still shocked and questioning my morals. Oh, and I will never be able to look at a screwdriver the same ever again after reading this. The narrators did an amazing job as well. I like a book that can shock me, and this certainly did the job. This would be a book I recommend to a select few because it’s not for everyone.

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🕷️ Revenge

🚬 Dual POV

🕷️ Foster Siblings

🚬 Stalker/Captive

🕷️ Pierced & Masked MMC

🚬 Mute MMC x Bratty FMC

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

Some are: CNC • Dubious consent • Drugging • Branding • etc. Please for your own good, research and find the full list of triggers.

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

“𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥. 𝐈. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭. 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐞. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥.”

The book was good, but I thought Vivian was such a pushover. Her family annoyed me especially after her father disowned her and then her sister called telling her that “he’s still our father”. I wish Vivian would’ve told her to shut the hell up and stay out of it. I feel like she took way too long to put her foot down and stand up for herself. Besides her family, more specifically her parents I enjoyed everything else…

I see the hype with Dante Russo. I will never question Booktok again (this is a lie, if I didn't question everything that came out of Booktok I wouldn't be me). Thank god for audiobooks because now I live for Dante’s accent. And the pet name, I think I got a new favorite one! And I know you did not ask BUT that one scene when Dante goes home early because Christian did something to get Vivian and Heath (her ex) in the same room got me excited, like yes sir, go home and protect your woman! I loved the mentions of Christian, Stella, Queen Bridget, and her prince Rhys though they were unexpected for me. I can’t wait to read the rest of this series after I finish the Twisted series of course.

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

💍 Steam

❤️‍🔥 Banter

💍 Swoon

❤️‍🔥 Dislike to Love

💍 Forced Proximity

❤️‍🔥 Arranged Marriage

💍 Interracial Romance

❤️‍🔥 Billionaire CEO x Jewelry Heiress

💍 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

This might be my favorite book in the series, I loved Sage’s boys & yes that includes Damian. Though Damian was a bit unhinged I liked him a lot more in this book, his protectiveness towards Sage and his family never disappoints. The boys fighting alongside their mom was EVERYTHING. I LOVED how they took their father’s place in protecting their mother when Damian could not. It was too cute. Sage did make me a bit mad when she was asked for a kiss by the Lightbringer… Her response made me want to smack her just a bit but I still love that badass woman. The action was again EVERYTHING but that’s to be expected from Astrid. If you haven’t yet read this series, I highly recommend it!

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Astrid Cole for the ARC opportunity!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🍕 Action

🗡️ Monsters

🍕 Morally Gray MMC

🗡️ Emotional Trauma

🍕 A Badass, pizza-loving FMC

🗡️ 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

Well, I did the one thing I said I wouldn’t do in 2025... I finished a book that I was not enjoying. I didn’t want to discard it so early on so I told myself that the book would get better as it went on… in my honest opinion, it did not.

To begin with I did not expect the FMC to be straight out of High School, I don’t remember seeing that mentioned when I signed up for this ARC. This book had too much going on but I got bored very early on. I also feel like the “posts” at the beginning of every chapter were very unnecessary, but that’s just me. I did not get to read the first book (to my knowledge this could be read as a standalone) and after reading this one I will not be going back to read the first. This was a miss with me.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Nikki Grant and BookishBubbly PR for the ARC opportunity!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

☕️ Coffee

💄 Age Gap

☕️ Mental Health Rep

💄 Chronic Illness Rep

☕️ “Who did this to you?”

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

|| On Page || Attempted assault • Kidnapping • Stalking/Hacking • Mental health: Depression/Anxiety • Chronic health: Renaud’s/Fainting • Body shaming

💄 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

“The only difference between bright white and pitch black is illumination…”

OH. MY. GOD! I need more ASAP (Respectfully)! For a slow burn, I ate this book up and read it in one sitting. I Loved Quinn and her best friend Gia. Safe to say I hated Vivian, and Elaine though I liked her in the beginning, she really disappointed me towards the end, now I don’t feel bad that she didn’t end up with Landon the way she wanted. Elle did such a great job with this book she had me up at 3 am.

Quinn has a very traumatic past and is also drowning in medical debt. After her father’s passing, she needs to find a way to live, even if that means pausing her education to work full-time. Her friend Gia suggests signing up for The Quest if Quinn goes 30 days of being owned (literally) by a Knight, she gets a cash prize at the end, and all she has to do is whatever her knight tells her to do, no ifs, ands, or buts. Sounds simple enough, or is it? That ending… was unexpected, I mean I knew it was a cliffhanger but damn Landon, WTF? I’m so invested; March cannot come fast enough.

I recommend this book 100% especially if you love a good slow burn.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Elle Parker and Chaotic Creatives for the ARC opportunity!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

👑 Why Choose

🐍 Secret Society

👑 Dark Academia

🐍 “Who Hurt You?”

👑 Forced Proximity

🐍 Enemies to Lovers

👑 Mental Health Rep

🐍 Forbidden Romance

👑 King Arthur Retelling

🐍 SLOW Burn (but SPICY)

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

Ends on a cliffhanger. || Depicted on Page || Asthma attacks • Depression • PTSD • Sexism • Physical violence • Forced submersion. || Mentioned/Off-Page || Physical abuse • Child neglect • Murder • Loss of parent • Car accidents • Suicidal thoughts • Sexual harassment. For a full list of triggers please check the author’s website.

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

This book picks up right where Book 1 ended. I couldn’t wait until Eve and Emery reunited. I knew her uncle was a POS. Lena was a good friend but she did kind of annoy me a little bit with her hostility towards Emery. If Eve is fine around him then Lena should probably take the hint and shut up, right? Lol. I did enjoy the first book more, this one took me a bit by surprise when Michael and the others came into the mix. Cassidy pissed me off, there’s no other way around it. She got exactly what she deserved. I feel like Emery should’ve hunted Leslie down but that’s just me. Also not how I expected Eve to end up but aye at least she’s with Emery now, right? RIGHT?! Overall the duet was great, very entertaining and it was well written. I 100% recommend this duet if you’re a dark romance lover like myself.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Lora Darc for the ARC opportunity!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

💀 Knife Play

🕸️ Primal Play

💀 Found Family

🕸️ Hurt/Comfort

💀 Serial Unaliver(s)

🕸️ Enemies to Lovers

💀 Touch Her and Die

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

Gruesome Death • Violence/Gore • Self-Harm • Hallucinations • Assault • Miscarriage • Trauma/PTSD • Drug Use

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖