🖤𝔖𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔱 - 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔖𝔱𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔞𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔢 - ℜ𝔢𝔳𝔦𝔢𝔴🖤 

 

Author: Eva Simmons 

 

Couple: Violet & Saint 

 

Tropes: dark romance, sta!ker romance, forced proximity, trauma bond, taboo, secret society x cult, college, suspense/thriller 

 

Review: UNHINGED. Twisted. Dark and deceitful. Saint is Eva Simmon’s masterpiece! This book was by FAR my favorite read by Eva so far and I adored Violet’s story and loved her inner fire and resilience. The character arcs in this book were raw and edged with thorns but the end result was everything I wanted. 

 

A huge part in this book was Violet’s acceptance of her inner darkness and the fallout that it havocs on her life. I found that her story was more raw in this book since she experiences the most upheaval, growth and revelations. The way Eva was able to grow her from the shy girl we see at the beginning to the strong young woman at the end who stands next to Saint without regret kept me engrossed in this book! I found the push and pull Violet has with her morals in regards to Saint to add a layer of vulnerability to her POV and it also brought me to tears at times. 

 

Eva mastered Saint’s character. Hands down he is this book. While Violet plays an important role, I found Saint’s character to be the backbone and teeth to this romance. The mystery surrounding his identity was what caught my intrigue first and I loved seeing Saint tug at Violet’s emotions, morals and true self. Once Eva revealed who Saint truly is, his character truly begins to unfold and his personality and experiences showed the true depravity this secret society was all about. 

 

Saint and Violet are not a sweet romance and they are not soft. This book was full of triggers and dark topics but also had a true bond between the MCs. Eva twists an angsty yet forbidden tale of desire and lust in this book that turns into a true love match between Violet and Saint in the best ways. I was never prepared for the surprises Eva threw at us and found that the ending left me with many questions about the secondary characters who I hope we get books about in the future! 

 

Rating: 5/5, Kole is my next book boyfriend obsession and I could not get enough of this HAWT romance! 

 

Thank you to Eva for sending me this ARC!