Corrupt

I need to remember I'm not a fan of dark romance. There's a lot of SA in this book and she ends up with someone who treated her terribly.

Quite frankly I don't get the hype around this book.

Rating: 2.75⭐️ Spice: 3

i usually love penelope douglas, but this one just didn't hit . it was a lil tooo much for me- that's just my personal opinion . story was a little far fetched and silly at times, but i really liked it in the beginning . wasn't a bad read- but probably one of my least favorites from douglas . :(

OK So.... this was an easy easy listen. As in, not a lot going on. Overall, I enjoyed the story, and the spice was really quite top notch. This is a dark romance, so remember that. There are some dark elements, and dark romance isnt for everyone. Things considered red flags in real life i do enjoy in my books. Hah! Anyways, I didnt feel particularly one way or another about these characters, which is why its only a 3 star. I wasnt convinced of the romance. Lust? Sure. But anyways, there are more to the series, I originally thought this was a standalone but Im very curious to see what happens to Damon specifically, as he was the biggest jerk and has fled a the end of this book.

Great book

Not your typical bully story, not a RH either. Just a girl who is expected to be with a boy, their families put them together practically since birth. But she's got a secret, his brother. His brother who wants nothing to do with her. She can feel him walking into a room, she sneaks looks at him and he makes her feel alive, but he can't stand her.

One night changes everything and a decision changes all of their lives.

Fantastic story, strong characters, not your typical rich spoiled girl.

THIS is the book everyone loves so much?? Oh please, save us all.

I'm gonna have to rant


You and your friends want to make it your life's mission to destroy me, burn my house down, kidnap my mother, and try to assault me every chance you get?? That's fine you don't even have to apologize and I love you☺️
Rika is the worst.

HOW is Damon everyone's favorite????? Is everyone okay??

First of all, why did we need 60% of build up for that reveal? Instead of using some of that to actually make Michael sweat a bit to get her back?? Insane

Kai saves this for me a little, he's precious and also steam room...

The last 30% were so chaotic but it was entertaining and that's the only reason this doesn't get 1 sad star

I do not understand the hype about this.

It was all based on a misunderstanding, and then once they realized they were wrong the guys shrugged it off and moved on???

I get this is a dark romance but nobody in this universe is normal.

[RESEÑA PROXIMAMENTE EN MODUS LEYENDI]

Si no le doy las 5 estrellas es porque Birthday Girl me gustó mucho más. Pero tengo que reconocer que Corrupt me mantuvo enganchada durante 24 horas y que sigo flipando con el hecho de habérmelo terminado en un día. Pero es que no podía posar el libro, solo lo he posado para alimentarme, trabajar, ducharme y dormir. Todo porque necesitaba saber qué iba a pasar con el tira y afloja que se traían Michael Crist y Erika Fane.

La trama de Corrupt es súper adictiva y tengo que avisaros que los protagonistas tienen una relación bastante tóxica, no en el sentido que vemos en otras novelas, sino por una venganza (es un dark romance, chicas, sabemos a lo que vamos). Pensad que Michael odia a Erika, se quiere vengar de ella por algo que hizo hace tres años y eso, sumado al hecho de que se está pillando por ella y no puede dejar que eso suceda, hace que en ocasiones sea demasiado brusco con ella. También porque tanto él como su grupo de amigos, Los Cuatro Jinetes, son unos sádicos de cojones. Y creo que la autora juega bien con ese miedo que tenemos las mujeres de que nos sucedan ciertas situaciones para que queramos seguir leyendo, diría que el miedo de hecho, es un factor importante en la historia.

Los personajes están muy bien definidos, yo creo que si viera a todos los chicos con las máscaras puestas, sería capaz de distinguirlos. Y en general ha sido un libro que he disfrutado un montón y tengo ganas de leer los siguientes libros, que tengo entendido que son independientes y que ahondan en la vida de los demás Jinetes y en la Noche del Diablo.

That threesome scene is hands down one of the hottest things I've ever read!! 

THIS BOOK. WOW. i am so upset that it took me this long to start this series bc i already know i'm going to become extremely obsessed with it. it's amazing. it was dark, mysterious and everything i needed in a dark romance book. michael and rika were both amazing. i also loved the other horseman, well, besides one.. i was not a fan of damon but i'm told he redeems himself so i look forward to seeing how. but KAI? oh i love kai. i wanted to cry for kai. 

the little twists were insane and i really didn't see them coming to the point where my jaw literally dropped! i loved every second of this book and had so much fun! 

i can't wait to continue this series really soon!

Why? I didn't like anyone in this book. This sex scenes were hot. So there is that.

i'm sorry but something about penelope's writing in this feels like a menace to society. what the fuck did i just read ????

i'll be reading the next one tho because people say it's better, but honestly, what the fuck guys.

I just fucking love tjis book. It was dark, apicy and also had some .... Text

the ending>>>>>

3.5* but I'm not rounding up in 2022 🤷🏼‍♀️ (or at least I'll try not to 😅)

I had fun reading it, kinda not my style? I really did not enjoy the extent the revenge went but hey, to each their own, right?

I don't think I have anything else to say, just be careful of the trigger warnings, this book has plenty 😅

God this woman can write an addictive story! I just could not stop reading.

If we look past the fact that the entire plot is entirely far fetched because IT'S FICTION, there were some questionable decisions made and things said which affected my enjoyment a smidge. Also don't get the purpose of the dog in the epilogue?

I'll also just say the scene in the steam room. Oh my god.

what the absolute fuck was this. I mainly picked such books, let's be honest, for the smut but if everything is equally bad. everything was awful but you know what made me cringe the worst? the fmc called herself Rica (full name: errica)

3.5/5

this book was really good. I feel that this is my first introduction to a dark romance but I almost feel there are defiantly books that can top the Dark scale so I would call this a beginner book more than anything. I have read books that have BDSM but honestly, they have nothing on Dark romances especially in how these books have the ability to twist your insides as you read them. they are as much about the sex as they are about the emotions that you feel when. Disclaimer I did use an audiobook which intensified the situations that the characters were experiencing. I often had to pause the book and take a breather because it eas getting too much for me as especially once she is in the trap

(11/15/23): Reread: 4 ⭐️

- Dark
- Bully
- Flashbacks (high school)
- Revenge
- College
- Basketball Player
- Pranks
- Devil's Night

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⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

I'm torn with my review on this book. The story had me fully invested through and through because honestly I needed to know how Erika & Michael's story was going to end. As you start reading the story you're in dire need finding out what truly happened to them and their group of friends in their past, so those flashback chapters were exciting to me. A+ on the intimate scenes between Erika & Michael, they were

[b:Corrupt 21981841 Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1) Penelope Douglas https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1398947518l/21981841.SY75.jpg 41292505]Need to Make More Time for RomanceI know you are looking at this title and thinking how do I not have enough for Romance? What I am saying is that I haven't made friends with the genre as much as I would like to. Admittedly I have to say Penelope Douglas is slowly shifting my gears. I read this with my friend Anna and somehow, she couldn't get into it as much as I did because I had it finished in a day and she is still working on it. Sadly, I don't know if she finished it. I loved the dark atmosphere and the romantic undertones that Ms. Douglas writes so beautifully. I haven't fully gotten a feel for her writing style just yet, but to me, it seems that she loves to push her characters to their maximum limit and then go a bit further just for good measure. (my kind of book) Rika (Erika) is treated like a fragile child. She is protected by those around her at all times. She is constantly being held back and she needs to spread her wings and fly. Then one-night Rika steps out on her own and stands up for herself, showing just how much people have underestimated her all this time. This is the first time she has shown her inner strength and it does not go unnoticed especially by Michael who I loved.Michael is always indifferent around Rika like she doesn't exist. It felt like it was that Katy Perry song Hot and Cold at times. Each chapter is taken from either perspective and it adds so much to the story. Throughout the story, we are taken back to a particular day, three years earlier. This is a day that had a huge impact on Rika, Michael and his friends. It is that day, that lays the foundation for the turmoil that takes place between the cast of characters. Along with the suspense angle, there is also the ‘will they, won't they' between Rika and Michael. There is so much more that I can say about this story but I don't want to ruin it for anyone. I will say that I am hoping to read book two in the early days of 2020.

Yeah this review probably isn't going to make much sense.


I read this book as part of romanceopoly and I am glad I did because I don't think I would have read it otherwise because I hadn't even heard of it until now. I don't even know how to review this book so I am just going to go with a short and to the point review.

This book is told in alternating story lines from the past and the present and wow was this book freaking dark. It is definitely problematic and I see that but I couldn't help but to be pulled in. It will definitely push your limits and it's not going to be every ones cup of tea but it was freaking hot and very unexpected and it has hooked me and I definitely can't wait to read the rest of this series.

This book can be summed up with one meme..



Everyone should have banded together and got a group rate! That being said, I loved the hell out of this book. It was twisted, dirty mind fuckery at it's best.

The characters were not likable, yet I liked them. Rika forgave them all WAY to easily yet again, this didn't bother me all that much. The story line was utterly ridiculous, yet, I was sucked in and skipped lunch just to see where it was going!

What can I say, just a great read for me.