Tag: Letty reads

Posted in Alina May, Book Review

Unraveling Love and Anger: A Review of Pretty Broken Wings by Alina May

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Pretty Broken Wings by Alina May

18+ Contains Adult Content

Pretty Broken Wings follows Raven, who has moved to live in Hollows Grove after leaving her ex in the middle of the night. She is trying to lay low and not be found by her ex, but she carries around this immense anger at the world. She bumps into Axel, who also carries around a tremendous amount of anger. Axel is used to girls throwing themself at him, but not Raven and that infuriates him. So he does what any sane man would do and starts to stalk her. She retaliates by breaking his glasses, except they are not his; they belong to his twin brother, Gage. Axel and Gage are identical twins and are both classed as legally blind, especially without their glasses. Gage is a lawyer who now needs someone to be his eyes while he preps for a case. Raven broke the glasses, so it’s only fair that she does it. If Gage so happens to fall for her during this time, then well, he and Axel will have to fight it out…or will they? They could share her. I mean, why should she choose?

Raven wants to play hard to get with the fucking slut. Okay, little bird. Let’s play.

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Posted in Book Review, Grace Pearce, Mariah Montoya

Breaking the Cardinal Rules: A Review of Xantera by Mariah Montoya and Grace Pearce

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Xantera by Mariah Montoya and Grace Pearce

Releases 13th October 2025

Xantera follows 23-year-old Saskia, who lives in a utopian society ruled by 12 guardians. Saskia has always been taught to never question the rules and to fear the monster who prowls outside the wall, which is there to protect them. She eats what she is told, she works where she is told, and she is even in a relationship with whom she is told. They control every aspect of the citizens’ lives. Saskia is a healer, and when one of her patients is acting shifty and then disappears, Saskia does what no one in Xantera should do: she starts thinking and asking questions. When she sees her patient again, he is being escorted by the sentries, but she notices as he throws a necklace to the side of the road. Saskia is curious and picks this up; she doesn’t know what it is and is utterly shocked when a voice speaks to her in her head. The voice is that of the monster outside the wall, the one she should fear, and he wants her to let him in.

What do I want from you, little nightmare?
I want you to let me in

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Posted in All Things Authors, Author Interviews

An Interview with Nikki J Summers: The Author Who Sparked My Love for Dark Romance

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Each month, I try and interview a new author. This month, I reached out to Nikki J Summer. Nikki is a lovely person, she is also a dark romance author, and her book, The Taskmaster, is being released this month! I will give you a little bit about The Taskmaster at the end.

Fun fact, Nikki’s book The Psycho was my first ever dark romance book, it was pretty much my first romance book too, I think. Well, I read Twilight in my teens, but other than that and fanfiction, it was my foot in the door of the romance genre, especially dark romance. Now here we are, a few years later, with 3 bookshelves full of romance books and a Kindle with plenty of unhinged spicy books on it. I have zero regrets, but just so you know, Nikki, I blame you for my obsession, since it started with you 😆

Without further ado, let’s jump into it ☺️

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Posted in Book Review, effie campbell

The Dark Unforgettable Story of Nurse Nancy and Pregnant Patient Ginny in Unwell by Effie Campbell

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Unwell by Effie Campbell

Releasing 26th October 2025

Unwell is another book in the Wellard Asylum series, which is a shared world consisting of 13 books by 13 different authors.

I have read 3 of them so far; this is my fourth one.

This book follows Nurse Nancy, who becomes obsessed with a new patient Ginny who is brought to the asylum by her mother. Ginny is 19 and heavily pregnant. Nurse Nancy looks after Ginny, doing everything she can to protect her and her unborn baby.

Check your trigger warnings before diving into this book!

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Posted in Book Review, Dana LeeAnn, Melissa McSherry

From Influencers to Prey: Exploring the Dark Thrills of Stream and Scream

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Stream and Scream by Melissa McSherry and Dana LeeAnn

Stream and Scream is a slasher-like book; it follows Olivia, who is one of 15 influencer contestants. They signed up for a game of survival, and promised followers, fortune and viral glory if they win. They must survive the weekend and reach the safe zone while being hunted. The catch? The show is real, the hunter is real, and the screams they hear are real. Jaxen is the hunter, a military-trained one at that, and he likes hearing the screams. When he sees Liv, he instantly becomes obsessed and possessive; she is his. He will hunt her, and enjoy it, but he won’t kill her. The producers want her dead, but nothing comes between Jaxen and what he has laid claim to.

For the prey who loves the thrill of the hunt, because we both know you only run to get fucked harder.

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Posted in A.L. Maruga, Book Review

Wellard Asylum: Where Dark Secrets and Killer Twins Make for a Wild Read in A.L. Maruga’s Lethal

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Lethal by A.L. Maruga

Lethal is another book in the shared world of Wellard Asylum. This one follows Psychiatrist Caterina Vaughn and the Carnevil twins, Bash & Wren Norwood.

The Norwood twins are serial killers who lured their victims in through charm and manipulation, only to spend days torturing them and consuming their flesh. Dr Caterina Vaughan thinks that she can get inside their minds and understand them, but then they become obsessed with her, and she starts to become obsessed with them. She is meant to cure them, but they have found the darkness that lives inside her and are pulling it to the surface.

Ring around the silence, tied up nice and neat. A pocket full of fingers, snipped and cooked to eat. Ashes…ashes…we laugh as you go down

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Posted in Book Review, C. Toms-Arbel

The Mannequins: A Gripping Crime Thriller

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The Mannequins by C. Toms-Arbel

Releases 31st October 2025

The Mannequins is a crime thriller which follows Detective Sergeant Cora Steele, who has one of the biggest cases of her career. When bodies are left posed like mannequins, DS Steele knows she has a serial killer on her hands. Will she survive this case? She needs to find answers before someone else gets killed. This book is a thrilling mystery which is filled with action and horror.

If you enjoy books by Karin Slaughter, Jeffery Deaver and Stuart MacBride, you will love this book.

He’s trying to tell us something, I’m certain of that, but at present all we have is the sign without the meaning, the symbol without the means to decode it. We know the word, but he’s speaking a language we haven’t learned. My fear is that he’s going to start teaching us.

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Posted in Book Review, Harleigh Beck

Mummy Issues and Psycho Vibes: Meet Dr Stan in Harleigh Beck’s Lonely

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Lonely by Harleigh Beck

Releases September 16th 2025

Lonely is a standalone, erotic horror set in Wellard Asylum, which is a shared world. 13 authors have come together to release 13 books set at Wellard Asylum. It’s an awesome lineup, too! The books are being released at least one a week. The books in this world are as follows:

He might not have realised it yet, but he was mine until I choose to set him free

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Posted in Avery James king, Book Review

From Betrayal to Boo: Dirty Little Trick Book Review

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Dirty Little Trick by Avery James King

Dirty Little Trick is a Wildwood Halloween Novella. This Novella follows Raven and Griffin. Raven is at home on Halloween night after finding out her boyfriend has been cheating on her. Halloween is Raven’s favourite holiday, and she is upset to be missing the fun. She decides to stay in and watch scary movies with her cat, Coco. However, she finds herself in a similar situation to the lead female of the movie she is watching when someone breaks into her house and chases her.

The sound of a door snicking shut freezes me in place.

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