I enjoyed this and I’m thankful for the recommendation but I will admit this book left me a bit conflicted. I don’t believe it's a “dark romance”, it just has dark themes. I loved the plotline and was keen to read but in my opinion the characters were a bit messy. Honestly if the plot wasn’t as good, I would’ve DNF’d. 

The FMC (Aspen) was incredibly indecisive to the point where I wanted to stop reading at times because I was getting whiplash from her. 

The love interest is her brother’s best friend (Isaac) and he is 🔥 but is a bit immature and definitely is a cause to MC’s struggle to communicate healthily. 

Aspen’s brother (Austin) was complete hypocrites for most of the book as well as immature and honestly a bit overdramatic.

For me the plot and spice is the only thing that carried the book. While saying that I also want to point out that the plot was actually great, the timing between drama and complications was good and I did have quite a couple giggle and gasp moments. 

Overall I had higher hope and am I little disappointed but would still recommend.

TROPES:

🖤 Brother’s Best Friend

🖤 Age Gap

🖤 Taboo Romance

🖤 Sex Club

🖤 Unrequited Love

🖤 Forced Proximity 

PSA: Please be aware that this book contains mature themes, triggers and is recommended for readers 18+