Genre: adult, dark, romance, suspense, contemporary
Release date: July 9th 2015
Length: /
The only sure way to
destroy a man is to take what he cannot live without.
Three years ago, I had everything. A beautiful wife. A son. A reason for
living.
Until a ruthless task force, assembled under Mayor Michael Culling, with a
brutal strategy to make the streets of Detroit ‘safe’, ripped away everything I
loved in a deadly hunt called The Culling.
They tried to kill me, too. I wish they had. Now I'm cursed by the memories of
that night, and the words I whispered to my dying wife.
A promise—to avenge the wrong and set it right.
I’m no longer Nick Ryder. I’m a masked vigilante. Faceless. Loveless. Fearless.
A man with nothing left to lose—one who's seen the dark and violent truth
behind the city’s flawless veneer.
Michael Culling doesn’t know who I am. Or what I want. All he knows is that
I’ve kidnapped his beautiful wife.
An eye for an eye—isn’t that how the saying goes? And Aubree Culling is the
perfect pawn to destroy him.
If she doesn’t destroy me first.
WARNING: Not recommended for readers
under the age of 18 due to graphic violence, sex and strong language. Trigger
warning for self-harm.
My rating: ★★★★+0.5
*ARC provided by author in exchange of an honest review*
“Except, monsters did exist. They didn’t hide under the bed,
though. They stormed through the fucking door and stole away everything
we loved. To defeat a monster, I had to become one.”
I’ve never read anything like this one before and I was pleasantly
surprised when I started reading it. It’s the first book I read written by
Keri, and at first – like we all have when starting something by an unknown author
– I had doubts about the development of the plot (to me plot- and character
development is very important). The gorgeous book cover and mysterious blurb
caught my attention of course, but I was scared that it wouldn’t be more
exciting than that. Usually darker romances is all about sex and the bad boy, but
holy shit, this one is so well-developed and freaking badass! Even before
finishing the first chapter I was completely into it. The suspense and the urge
to figure out the little dark secrets about the two main characters is just
irresistible!
‘For a sadistic, loveless bastard, you got a heart of gold, Nick.”
I was extremely pleased that this book was in two point of views. It
gave the whole book a special touch. I don’t think it would have been the same
if it was only in the POV of Aubree or only of Nick. Keri played it very well
with switching it up. And taking about our two main characters: THEY WERE
PERFFFFFFF. I never thought I would be able to connect with a dark character
like Nick. He’s being haunted by his past and that makes his mysterious,
unpredictable and very dangerous. And
yet, he captured me completely. He made me swoon after only a few chapters. And
Aubree? 100% badass. She’s not what I expected at all and I like that her
character was as strong developed as Nick. Her character has so much depth and
her past was so interesting!
“What made me a good man has turned me into a killer. Love.”
Both characters are their own are already awesome but… Nick and Aubree
together?? AIR PLEASE! They have a palpable and strong attraction to each other
and their first time was oh so freaking hot!
Oh my god! I was on the train while reading it (worst idea ever haha) and I’ve never been so
grateful for air conditioning!! I ship them so hard and I loved every single
moment between them! I cried, laughed, squealed and swooned. They are definitely one of the hottest couples
I’ve read about in a long time.
“How far do you want to go?” - “Until you feel free.”
So hell yes, I definitely recommend this book! The dark aspects in the
books are creepy, disgusting and freaking amazing. And the ending! OHMYGOD! I would have NEVER expected
this and my mind was completely blown. Just amazing. Please read this book!!
You will not ever regret it!
“You’ll destroy me, Aubree. And I won’t stop you.”
Keri, you definitely convinced to read more dark romances. I hope you will
write more of this genre, because I’m totally loving it!
Now, excuse me, but I’m going to buy all the books written by Keri. I
need more of her amazing writing style.
