autassassinophilia (n.) – a paraphilia in which sexual arousal and the achievement of orgasm are facilitated by the fantasy or belief that one is in danger of being killed. NOT LIKE SERIOUSLY THEY WERE BETTER OFF DYING BECAUSE HELLLLLL NO AM I WALKING INTO A CREEPY ASS LIGHTHOUSE WITH A CREEPY ASS MAN LIVING INSIDE. the main character is the definition of cringe. if i have to hear her talk one more time, i might end it all Also for the Zade Meadows fans, here is Enzo literally bringing Sawyer to his home after meeting her: "Why are you so nervous to enter our home?" 😏 giving zaddy vibes IYKYK.

enzo (H) is a business owner and shark expert. when he’s not thinking about all the little fishies in the sea, he’s thinking about feeding sawyer to the sharks below 🥰 Now I may be slight desensitized, but I didn't find this book as dark as the trigger warning made it seem. It has a dark vein for sure, but it felt more suspenseful and creepy. The darkly veiled mystery running parallel to the romance was also deliciously intriguing. Enzo was everything I love in my main characters; grumpy, enigmatic, possessive, and with a mean streak a mile long. Sawyer, admittedly, took me a bit longer to warm up to. She's a survivor, but I did wish she'd stand up more to Enzo. But she felt like she had to atone, and her tears would wash her sins away. I did get frustrated by her in parts, but then she fully grew on me towards the end when the full scope of her past gets revealed. She's an incredibly complex character, full of many layers, and while I didn't love all of them, I did love her as a heroine. this book really had me thinking… zade??? zade who? i have never heard of that man in my life! i only know of enzo vitale (my italian sadist 🫡🥰)I binge read this book, eager to unravel the dark mystery. This author can definitely write one hell of an enrapturing read, and this one owned me from beginning to finish. Trigger warnings- mentions of rape, incest, suicide, pedophilia; PTSD, depression, anxiety, violence, graphic murder, degradation ⚠️

Could I be a girl who is searching for the meaning of life in faceless men? They were all so forgettable. Until he came along. He took me under a waterfall and made me forget my name, and in return, I took his instead. i'm just confused. was i supposed to swoon when she offers up her unprotected coochie to a stranger? giggle at the quirk of a tattoo from a different stranger? this isn't a dark romance this is SILLY.

I hope you all go into it with 0 expectations, and no comparisons in mind. And I hope you all enjoy their story, as much as you're able. i don't think i have ever found a male MC that uninteresting. my first thought was "...well maybe they introduce another one". The lighthouse and the island were very vivid in my head, her pacing was just right for all scenes and all interactions the couple shared with the old man and she was very successful in dosing the island's history.