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Silhouette
Don’t look out your window—because you might not like what you see…Simone
I can’t escape him.
I thought I did. When I slipped off one night, leaving everything in my old life behind, I was ready to sacrifice it all if only to leave him behind, too.
But, like always, my ex chases after me. That’s what he does, after all. Holding to the vows I was too young and naive to understand, William Burke will have me ’til death do us part.
And then, almost immediately, it does—when Will is slaughtered in a back alley.
He haunts my dreams. Stars in my nightmares. I see him everywhere, hear his voice in my head. I look out my window and he’s there. Even dead, I can’t escape him…
And that’s when I look out my window and realize that it isn’t Will watching me from the shadows.
It’s another man. A stranger.
A silhouette.
And a killer.
Because he’s not just watching me. He wants me more than Will did… enough that he’ll kill for me.
Stalk me.
Take me.
And I kind of want him to...
Jake
They say the third time’s the charm—and whoever they are, they better be right.
I lost Casey. Heather… that was a tragedy.
And now I want Simone.
I refuse to give up on Simone.
So she wears another man’s ring. He torments her, and she’s in need of a hero.
I can be that for her—I can be anything for her—but when she doesn’t seem quite that impressed with my gift, I realize I need to get to know my sweet vixen a little better before I make her mine.
And that’s exactly what I do. From infiltrating her life to sneaking into her house, I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere... and she can't escape me.
More importantly, by the time I've done everything I can to convince her there's no one better for her than me, she won't want to...
Do you know what's more dangerous than the shadows outside your door?
When he gets tired of watching—and let's himself inside...
** Silhouette is a standalone dark stalker romance novella that is set in the same universe as the Deal with the Devil series.
I can’t escape him.
I thought I did. When I slipped off one night, leaving everything in my old life behind, I was ready to sacrifice it all if only to leave him behind, too.
But, like always, my ex chases after me. That’s what he does, after all. Holding to the vows I was too young and naive to understand, William Burke will have me ’til death do us part.
And then, almost immediately, it does—when Will is slaughtered in a back alley.
He haunts my dreams. Stars in my nightmares. I see him everywhere, hear his voice in my head. I look out my window and he’s there. Even dead, I can’t escape him…
And that’s when I look out my window and realize that it isn’t Will watching me from the shadows.
It’s another man. A stranger.
A silhouette.
And a killer.
Because he’s not just watching me. He wants me more than Will did… enough that he’ll kill for me.
Stalk me.
Take me.
And I kind of want him to...
Jake
They say the third time’s the charm—and whoever they are, they better be right.
I lost Casey. Heather… that was a tragedy.
And now I want Simone.
I refuse to give up on Simone.
So she wears another man’s ring. He torments her, and she’s in need of a hero.
I can be that for her—I can be anything for her—but when she doesn’t seem quite that impressed with my gift, I realize I need to get to know my sweet vixen a little better before I make her mine.
And that’s exactly what I do. From infiltrating her life to sneaking into her house, I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere... and she can't escape me.
More importantly, by the time I've done everything I can to convince her there's no one better for her than me, she won't want to...
Do you know what's more dangerous than the shadows outside your door?
When he gets tired of watching—and let's himself inside...
** Silhouette is a standalone dark stalker romance novella that is set in the same universe as the Deal with the Devil series.
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Published April 23, 2024
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October 16, 2025Source of book: Free somehow?
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Please note: This review may not be reproduced or quoted, in whole or in part, without explicit consent from the author.
And remember: I am not here to judge your drag, I mean your book. Books are art and art is subjective. These are just my personal thoughts. They are not meant to be taken as broader commentary on the general quality of the work. Believe me, I have not enjoyed many an excellent book, and my individual lack of enjoyment has not made any of those books less excellent or (more relevantly) less successful.
***
This billed itself very openly as a stalker romance, which feels like a contradiction in terms to me but, hey, it was free and I’ll try anything once.
It’s basically that Netflix show, ‘You’ except the protagonist doesn’t murder the heroine. I guess that either appeals to you or it doesn’t. To be honest, I’m fairly neutral. While there are definitely things I’m into, and things I am not, I try to keep my personal “moral outrage” meter set to low when it comes to romance. Not because I think we shouldn’t be sincerely accountable for what we write, or that there aren’t things beyond the pale (remember that Nazi romance?) , but in general I prefer to think writers and readers are engaging with mindfully with complex material. I mean, okay. Clearly some people aren’t. But, then, that’s not mandatory either. And, the point is, it’s not my place to judge.
Anyway. This novella is … fine? To be honest, it didn’t do much for me, positive or negative. There’s a guy, he’s stalking a chick, they bang. She likes pink, like, a lot? And spending money? And there’s a twist at the end which feels, to be honest, like a last ditch attempt to make the dude’s stalking both morally justifiable and fully consensual. Which, I don’t know? On the other hand, I appreciated this--at least on an intellectual level--because it meant I didn’t have to worry about the future safety of the heroine (well, she’s fictional, so not at all, but you know what I’m getting at, I didn’t close the book with a crushing sense “oh girl no”) and it went a long way to re-balancing the uneven power dynamics that inescapably come as standard with this kind of setup. Buuuut, to some degree it also lets the air out of the balloon. Because I assume if you voluntarily read a something labelled as a stalker romance, you’re in it for that sweet, sweet stalking, am I right? Then again, I guess it kind of mostly remains a stalker romance, just maybe not in the way we think?
In any case, I personally found it something of a cop-out. Like, I understand wanting to make something inherently unsafe safe again, especially because it’s hard to really invest in an HEA which could end with the heroine buried under the patio. Like, that is antithetical to the romance genre in the most fundamental way. But, at the same time, it still felt to me like too much of the edge was lost in the rush to reassure. Or maybe this was just a natural consequence of this being a novella, rather than a novel, so there was less time to develop trust in either character. Or maybe the problem is. It’s probably that one.
All of which said, I am very much burying the lede here in an effort to be fair to this book. I did finish it, because I’m incapable of not, but I did discover a line in the sand that I hitherto was not aware I possessed. Perhaps because it’s never--no pun intended--come up before.
Basically, I’m fine with stalking. I’m fine with murder. I’m fine with gaslighting and manipulation.
I am very much the opposite of fine about the hero spunking off into the heroine’s conditioner. I mean, props to the author for not being afraid to make her hero genuinely repulsive?
BUT HOLY SHIT, MAN. NO. JUST NO.
Incidentally, this book is very convinced that no masc-identifying individual would ever use any personal hygiene products beyond, like, sandpaper and engine grease. But that’s neither here nor there.
The fact is, if someone put their bodily emissions into any of my stuff, my God, there is not a done in this world that covers how comprehensively fucking done that person would be. My reaction would begin with force feeding them the entire bottle of whatever they’d ruined and then burying their chopped up body parts.
I mean, it’s not that I’m grossed out by semen. I produce it. I interact with it perfectly willingly in an intimate context.
But I also buy really nice conditioner and, considering I get mildly narked when my partner uses it without asking, I’m clearly not going to take it well if someone decided to masturbate into it. Also, now I think about it, most of my bathroom products come in rather narrow-necked vessels: I sincerely think to whack off successfully into them you’d need some kind of funnel. And the hero of this book definitely does not bring some kind of funnel. To be fair, he admits he does a piss poor job of the, err, task at hand:
But I maintain, given the average volume and consistency of spunk, and given the average volume and consistency of conditioner, this is a) really inconsiderate and b) really impractical. And while I can overlook stalking and murder, a man simultaneously this inconsiderate and this impractical (like, at this point, I’ve come full circle and I don’t know what’s worse, that he’s spoodging into haircare products or that he’s spoodging into haircare products BADLY: get your act together, dude) is a complete personal dealbreaker.
Relevant disclaimers: None
Please note: This review may not be reproduced or quoted, in whole or in part, without explicit consent from the author.
And remember: I am not here to judge your drag, I mean your book. Books are art and art is subjective. These are just my personal thoughts. They are not meant to be taken as broader commentary on the general quality of the work. Believe me, I have not enjoyed many an excellent book, and my individual lack of enjoyment has not made any of those books less excellent or (more relevantly) less successful.
***
This billed itself very openly as a stalker romance, which feels like a contradiction in terms to me but, hey, it was free and I’ll try anything once.
It’s basically that Netflix show, ‘You’ except the protagonist doesn’t murder the heroine. I guess that either appeals to you or it doesn’t. To be honest, I’m fairly neutral. While there are definitely things I’m into, and things I am not, I try to keep my personal “moral outrage” meter set to low when it comes to romance. Not because I think we shouldn’t be sincerely accountable for what we write, or that there aren’t things beyond the pale (remember that Nazi romance?) , but in general I prefer to think writers and readers are engaging with mindfully with complex material. I mean, okay. Clearly some people aren’t. But, then, that’s not mandatory either. And, the point is, it’s not my place to judge.
Anyway. This novella is … fine? To be honest, it didn’t do much for me, positive or negative. There’s a guy, he’s stalking a chick, they bang. She likes pink, like, a lot? And spending money? And there’s a twist at the end which feels, to be honest, like a last ditch attempt to make the dude’s stalking both morally justifiable and fully consensual. Which, I don’t know? On the other hand, I appreciated this--at least on an intellectual level--because it meant I didn’t have to worry about the future safety of the heroine (well, she’s fictional, so not at all, but you know what I’m getting at, I didn’t close the book with a crushing sense “oh girl no”) and it went a long way to re-balancing the uneven power dynamics that inescapably come as standard with this kind of setup. Buuuut, to some degree it also lets the air out of the balloon. Because I assume if you voluntarily read a something labelled as a stalker romance, you’re in it for that sweet, sweet stalking, am I right? Then again, I guess it kind of mostly remains a stalker romance, just maybe not in the way we think?
In any case, I personally found it something of a cop-out. Like, I understand wanting to make something inherently unsafe safe again, especially because it’s hard to really invest in an HEA which could end with the heroine buried under the patio. Like, that is antithetical to the romance genre in the most fundamental way. But, at the same time, it still felt to me like too much of the edge was lost in the rush to reassure. Or maybe this was just a natural consequence of this being a novella, rather than a novel, so there was less time to develop trust in either character. Or maybe the problem is. It’s probably that one.
All of which said, I am very much burying the lede here in an effort to be fair to this book. I did finish it, because I’m incapable of not, but I did discover a line in the sand that I hitherto was not aware I possessed. Perhaps because it’s never--no pun intended--come up before.
Basically, I’m fine with stalking. I’m fine with murder. I’m fine with gaslighting and manipulation.
I am very much the opposite of fine about the hero spunking off into the heroine’s conditioner. I mean, props to the author for not being afraid to make her hero genuinely repulsive?
BUT HOLY SHIT, MAN. NO. JUST NO.
Incidentally, this book is very convinced that no masc-identifying individual would ever use any personal hygiene products beyond, like, sandpaper and engine grease. But that’s neither here nor there.
The fact is, if someone put their bodily emissions into any of my stuff, my God, there is not a done in this world that covers how comprehensively fucking done that person would be. My reaction would begin with force feeding them the entire bottle of whatever they’d ruined and then burying their chopped up body parts.
I mean, it’s not that I’m grossed out by semen. I produce it. I interact with it perfectly willingly in an intimate context.
But I also buy really nice conditioner and, considering I get mildly narked when my partner uses it without asking, I’m clearly not going to take it well if someone decided to masturbate into it. Also, now I think about it, most of my bathroom products come in rather narrow-necked vessels: I sincerely think to whack off successfully into them you’d need some kind of funnel. And the hero of this book definitely does not bring some kind of funnel. To be fair, he admits he does a piss poor job of the, err, task at hand:
I spill fucking everywhere. My hand, the sides of the plastic bottle, around the rim, on her rug… I’m not pissed about that, though she might be if she had any idea. Way I see it, that’s just another way to mark my territory, and I’m feeling a sense of pride as I use my finger to scoop up whatever I can before dabbing it inside the conditioner bottle.
But I maintain, given the average volume and consistency of spunk, and given the average volume and consistency of conditioner, this is a) really inconsiderate and b) really impractical. And while I can overlook stalking and murder, a man simultaneously this inconsiderate and this impractical (like, at this point, I’ve come full circle and I don’t know what’s worse, that he’s spoodging into haircare products or that he’s spoodging into haircare products BADLY: get your act together, dude) is a complete personal dealbreaker.
July 13, 2024
DNF approx 50%.
Respectfully, I think you have to have a real kind of talent to be able to make a stalker romance boring.
Respectfully, I think you have to have a real kind of talent to be able to make a stalker romance boring.
April 9, 2025
when he kills your husband just because he wants to be with you and leaves a little gift in your shampoo and conditioner 😳
this is a dark stalker romance, part of a series, reminiscing about past loves, on the run, abuse (not between main characters), psycho mmc + drained fmc, mental health, duo pov, and plot twist 🖤
i can’t really say much without ruining the plot twist but all i wanna say is 👀 shampoo and conditioner scene DID IT FOR ME !!! i definitely want to read this when i reread the series !! i feel like it’ll have such a bigger impact. but i absolutely love carin’s books and this book world with all the other characters is one of my faves 🥹
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this is a dark stalker romance, part of a series, reminiscing about past loves, on the run, abuse (not between main characters), psycho mmc + drained fmc, mental health, duo pov, and plot twist 🖤
i can’t really say much without ruining the plot twist but all i wanna say is 👀 shampoo and conditioner scene DID IT FOR ME !!! i definitely want to read this when i reread the series !! i feel like it’ll have such a bigger impact. but i absolutely love carin’s books and this book world with all the other characters is one of my faves 🥹
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August 19, 2024
I wouldn’t call this dark, dark unless you account for him stalking her at night 🤭 he does unalive her husband but that’s at the beginning of the book. The story does lead you to them getting together but there is a twist to this, maybe you predicted it or maybe not 😈🥷🏻💐
May 29, 2024
4⭐| 2🌶️
Fantastic stalker romance with a TWIST that I honestly did not see coming.
Fantastic stalker romance with a TWIST that I honestly did not see coming.
April 24, 2024
Carin is amazing author. I loved “No One Has To Know” but I loved this one even more! This is actually the only book I have ever preordered because I was so excited for it after reading the blurb. I loved it even more knowing she was an indie author. Was there typos? Sure, but that’s in EVERY single book, so if you fault this book on a typo because she’s “indie” then please fault John Green for his typos too when he has the best of the best on editors.
Indies work twice as hard, and this was easily one of the best books I’ve read all year. I read so many books that they all become the same storyline, but I’ve never had an issue with her books. They’re all original and different. No third act break up (thank you). The ebook was absolutely gorgeous I can’t even imagine what the physical book looks like. I can’t wait to get my hand on a copy!
Indies work twice as hard, and this was easily one of the best books I’ve read all year. I read so many books that they all become the same storyline, but I’ve never had an issue with her books. They’re all original and different. No third act break up (thank you). The ebook was absolutely gorgeous I can’t even imagine what the physical book looks like. I can’t wait to get my hand on a copy!
September 7, 2024
Everything was fine until the last 25%. The plot twist literally made no sense whatsoever.
June 22, 2024
Carin Hart’s version of a shmalker in “Silhouette” appears to have the persona of the “boy next door” but is, in fact, an obsessed masked man who will do anything to have the woman he loves, including unalives her husband.
Jake has an MH history and reflects on his past girlfriends, but he brushes that off once he hones his attention to Simone.
Simone, who escapes from her husband to start a new life, receives a note that he is no longer a worry since “The Watcher” has taken care of it. “The Watcher” proceeds to do a whole host of creepy things, but to Simone’s surprise, it does not frighten her. I don’t think I’ll ever look at hair conditioner the same way again.
When Jake pops in, though, and starts wooing Simone, things take another turn. The spice is high in “Silhouette,” I loved the twists and how everything tied together. It was a great story!
Jake has an MH history and reflects on his past girlfriends, but he brushes that off once he hones his attention to Simone.
Simone, who escapes from her husband to start a new life, receives a note that he is no longer a worry since “The Watcher” has taken care of it. “The Watcher” proceeds to do a whole host of creepy things, but to Simone’s surprise, it does not frighten her. I don’t think I’ll ever look at hair conditioner the same way again.
When Jake pops in, though, and starts wooing Simone, things take another turn. The spice is high in “Silhouette,” I loved the twists and how everything tied together. It was a great story!
October 13, 2024
boring. as. all. hell.
I didn't read any of the series that this was based off of since it was able to read as a stand-alone. And now I'm so glad I didn't. It was incredibly boring. Normally stalker romances have a thrill or some kind of pull that makes you want to keep reading to see what kinda shit pops off... not this one. I got half way through before I said screw it and read the last two chapters. Really disappointed because along with Hart's other book, No One Has To Know, there was potential for a great plot but she missed the mark yet again.
I didn't read any of the series that this was based off of since it was able to read as a stand-alone. And now I'm so glad I didn't. It was incredibly boring. Normally stalker romances have a thrill or some kind of pull that makes you want to keep reading to see what kinda shit pops off... not this one. I got half way through before I said screw it and read the last two chapters. Really disappointed because along with Hart's other book, No One Has To Know, there was potential for a great plot but she missed the mark yet again.
October 4, 2024
This was incredibly boring to me and I almost DNF. The twist at the end, granted you never saw it coming, was never even a thought in my mind and it seemed like the author just threw it in there just because they could have. There was no build up to it, no warning signs, just BAM. It does not fit in with the story in my opinion.
June 21, 2024
bad writing. bad story. bad grammar and errors. just bad
January 5, 2025
If she knew who Jake was the whole time, then why did she need to break things off to protect him from the Watcher?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 22, 2025
Twisted game
Although thus was a short read, it took me awhile to get through it, as I didn't have my reading head on. I started out really enjoying Jake and how he was learning from his mistakes with his previous girls. To get simone for himself, he had to plan and work through every outcome yo get his girl. There is a twist, which is thrown in at the very end and you see simone in a new light. He was gentle with her in my view, but justified his acts towards others because she was his and he would do anything for her and to get her.
Although thus was a short read, it took me awhile to get through it, as I didn't have my reading head on. I started out really enjoying Jake and how he was learning from his mistakes with his previous girls. To get simone for himself, he had to plan and work through every outcome yo get his girl. There is a twist, which is thrown in at the very end and you see simone in a new light. He was gentle with her in my view, but justified his acts towards others because she was his and he would do anything for her and to get her.
June 27, 2024
A decent darkish stalker romance with interesting twists and turns along the way. Characters were nice and just so darn in love with one another despite the stalking and ladynapping and tracking and cum in her conditioner 😍😊
July 7, 2024
damm
Really enjoyed the little twist in the end didn’t expect that. I haven’t read a stalker romance book in a while loved it
Really enjoyed the little twist in the end didn’t expect that. I haven’t read a stalker romance book in a while loved it
April 26, 2025
Cute stalker romance with a plot twist I didn’t see coming.
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September 6, 2025DNF @ 71%. What a slog. Also, I don't think Jake is for me, he's so boring.
July 11, 2024
This was an amazing stalker romance with a plot twist I didn’t expect at all!!
September 2, 2025
This was a first for me, where I wasn’t sure who was more unhinged. The FMC or the MMC?
The shampoo and conditioner scene will haunt me for a while.
• Masked stalker
• Would kill for her
• Mild Spice - explicit 🌶️
• Obsessed at first sight
• Dual POV
• Twist at the end
• HEA
The shampoo and conditioner scene will haunt me for a while.
• Masked stalker
• Would kill for her
• Mild Spice - explicit 🌶️
• Obsessed at first sight
• Dual POV
• Twist at the end
• HEA
dnf
April 24, 2024i only got to 29% and DNF’d 💀
July 9, 2024
nigdy więcej nie chce czytać o tym jak typ spuszcza się do odżywki do włosów bohaterki❤️
February 1, 2025
He did what in her shampoo and conditioner bottle?🤨☹️🤢.
May 9, 2024
both these mfs are crazy. Meant for one another
June 1, 2024
Wtf, bro lol
August 10, 2024
"I thought I knew what love was. What obsession was. And then I met you.”
Silhouette is a dark stalker romance with an HEA. Please check trigger warnings before reading.
This was my first book by Carin Hart and I’m excited to read others by her. Especially the Deal with the Devil series as it shares the same world as Shiloutette.
I’m obsessed with Jake. I think he might be one of my new favorite book boyfriends. The way he made sure Simone felt safe and left roses that were her favorite color, melted my heart.
The lengths he went to be with her were admirable (fiction only) and he made sure to always anticipate her reactions before he did anything confrontational.
The plot twist! I didn’t see it coming, but I loved it so much. It was exactly what the book needed and made you fall in love with the couple even more. I was shocked at how I missed it, but the author planted the clues very delicately that had you thinking about what you knew and read to have the full story come together. I think it was cute how Simone reversed the roles; I’m trying to make this spoiler-free and you'll understand better when you get to that part of the book 🙂.
I loved the ending and epilogue, and I think it was the perfect conclusion to this amazing story. I’m so happy that Jake and Simone got their well-deserved HEA!
Favorite Quotes:
“I’m not losing her. Not this woman. Not this time.”
“I’ll take her. I’ll own her. I’ll keep her for the rest of her life – but I’ll never hurt her.”
“You are my life, Simone. My obsession. Call it stalking if you want.”
“When you’re ready to accept you’ve always been mine, let me know. Give me a sign, baby. I’ll be there.’ ‘I’m always there.”
“My heart beats for her. My lungs inflate because Simone exists in this world. If she didn’t… then neither would Jake.”
*Review based on my opinion and interpretation of the book*
Silhouette is a dark stalker romance with an HEA. Please check trigger warnings before reading.
This was my first book by Carin Hart and I’m excited to read others by her. Especially the Deal with the Devil series as it shares the same world as Shiloutette.
I’m obsessed with Jake. I think he might be one of my new favorite book boyfriends. The way he made sure Simone felt safe and left roses that were her favorite color, melted my heart.
The lengths he went to be with her were admirable (fiction only) and he made sure to always anticipate her reactions before he did anything confrontational.
The plot twist! I didn’t see it coming, but I loved it so much. It was exactly what the book needed and made you fall in love with the couple even more. I was shocked at how I missed it, but the author planted the clues very delicately that had you thinking about what you knew and read to have the full story come together. I think it was cute how Simone reversed the roles; I’m trying to make this spoiler-free and you'll understand better when you get to that part of the book 🙂.
I loved the ending and epilogue, and I think it was the perfect conclusion to this amazing story. I’m so happy that Jake and Simone got their well-deserved HEA!
Favorite Quotes:
“I’m not losing her. Not this woman. Not this time.”
“I’ll take her. I’ll own her. I’ll keep her for the rest of her life – but I’ll never hurt her.”
“You are my life, Simone. My obsession. Call it stalking if you want.”
“When you’re ready to accept you’ve always been mine, let me know. Give me a sign, baby. I’ll be there.’ ‘I’m always there.”
“My heart beats for her. My lungs inflate because Simone exists in this world. If she didn’t… then neither would Jake.”
*Review based on my opinion and interpretation of the book*
September 2, 2025
I’ve never rated a book out of spite before, but there’s a first time for everything.
The grammar and spelling errors? Annoying, but forgivable. What’s not forgivable is that ridiculous ret-conned twist ending. If the FMC knew all along who he was and was manipulating him into stalking her and killing her ex, then none of her POV makes sense.
Her supposed justification — that she “needed to see if he’d chase her down as Simone” — is pure nonsense. The twist doesn’t feel earned; it just slams into the story out of nowhere, nearly 90% in.
I was ready to hand it 3 stars, because despite being tedious in places, it was mostly delivering on the synopsis… until that twist. After that? Spite rating activated.
Sure, there are vague breadcrumbs: Simone hinting at a secret, a convo with her ex’s ghost about a boyfriend that scared her. But those crumbs don’t justify the whiplash of her suddenly being the mastermind. She goes from “too terrified to leave her house for two weeks” to “surprise! I was pulling the strings all along” with zero believable progression — and it neuters the MMC in the same breath.
And her internal monologue? She worries about the Watcher planting cameras, fears for Jake’s life, and spirals into seeing her ex-husband’s ghost. She panics at the mask in the garage. She even convinces herself she has to end things to protect Jake. None of that makes sense if she knew the truth the whole time and was manipulating him.
When the "Truth" is revealed, she even claims to have picked a fight with her abusive husband purposefully in front of the MMC to help her plan. Okay, sure Simone...but then that would also mean she was having sex with her abusive ex-husband multiple times on camera, knowing that the MMC was watching them.
Perhaps I'm just putting too much thought into it, but my petty spite mode kicked in, and these are my thoughts. ***shrugs***
The grammar and spelling errors? Annoying, but forgivable. What’s not forgivable is that ridiculous ret-conned twist ending. If the FMC knew all along who he was and was manipulating him into stalking her and killing her ex, then none of her POV makes sense.
Her supposed justification — that she “needed to see if he’d chase her down as Simone” — is pure nonsense. The twist doesn’t feel earned; it just slams into the story out of nowhere, nearly 90% in.
I was ready to hand it 3 stars, because despite being tedious in places, it was mostly delivering on the synopsis… until that twist. After that? Spite rating activated.
Sure, there are vague breadcrumbs: Simone hinting at a secret, a convo with her ex’s ghost about a boyfriend that scared her. But those crumbs don’t justify the whiplash of her suddenly being the mastermind. She goes from “too terrified to leave her house for two weeks” to “surprise! I was pulling the strings all along” with zero believable progression — and it neuters the MMC in the same breath.
And her internal monologue? She worries about the Watcher planting cameras, fears for Jake’s life, and spirals into seeing her ex-husband’s ghost. She panics at the mask in the garage. She even convinces herself she has to end things to protect Jake. None of that makes sense if she knew the truth the whole time and was manipulating him.
When the "Truth" is revealed, she even claims to have picked a fight with her abusive husband purposefully in front of the MMC to help her plan. Okay, sure Simone...but then that would also mean she was having sex with her abusive ex-husband multiple times on camera, knowing that the MMC was watching them.
Perhaps I'm just putting too much thought into it, but my petty spite mode kicked in, and these are my thoughts. ***shrugs***
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 19, 2025
DNF 64%, skimmed the end---which I figured was what I thought it was.
Whoever hasn't read this book....lucky.
I didn't like this book and I was really excited to read it too.
Shampoo/conditioner scene? Gross.
I kept asking myself why I wasn't constantly reading and it hit me why----the book is boring, not intriguing.
It's been like a month of me trying to read....I love reading.
And I hate not finishing a book.
Jake is a creep. It's all fake. No build up, was already obsessed with her.
There was some grammar errors. Forgot some words.
Said Money instead of monkey.
I knew it was her....and also not believable that he wouldn't recognize her.
And she was the one watching? Okay sure.
Lies.
It feels like it was rushed. Not brainstormed in the slightest.
It was boring, but hey, made it to 64% though I wish I hadn't even started it tbh.
Some words were new that I learned. Some were used in the wrong context—but creativity!
It wasn't intriguing. I didn't care for either characters. And it isn't hard for me to like them, but they didn't have a real personality.
There was no build up, no actual chemistry. Just shallow all around.
Royce seemed to have more of a personality.
Simone was boring and why does the girl always has to be a blonde? Lol
Whoever hasn't read this book....lucky.
I didn't like this book and I was really excited to read it too.
Shampoo/conditioner scene? Gross.
I kept asking myself why I wasn't constantly reading and it hit me why----the book is boring, not intriguing.
It's been like a month of me trying to read....I love reading.
And I hate not finishing a book.
Jake is a creep. It's all fake. No build up, was already obsessed with her.
There was some grammar errors. Forgot some words.
Said Money instead of monkey.
I knew it was her....and also not believable that he wouldn't recognize her.
And she was the one watching? Okay sure.
Lies.
It feels like it was rushed. Not brainstormed in the slightest.
It was boring, but hey, made it to 64% though I wish I hadn't even started it tbh.
Some words were new that I learned. Some were used in the wrong context—but creativity!
It wasn't intriguing. I didn't care for either characters. And it isn't hard for me to like them, but they didn't have a real personality.
There was no build up, no actual chemistry. Just shallow all around.
Royce seemed to have more of a personality.
Simone was boring and why does the girl always has to be a blonde? Lol
March 26, 2025
Thoughts / Synopsis : their inner monologues were on constant repeat. Jake talked about his st@lker tendencies and his past loves constantly and Simone constantly talked about her husband Will and the Watcher. The plot twist was good though, that save it from 2 stars
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot / Storyline 👩🏻💻: 📑📑📑
Heat / Burn (slow / fast): 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐇
Darkness: 🖤🖤
Red Flags: 🚩🚩
Kinks: 🫦
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 🙄🫣🙂
Ending: 👩🏻❤️👨🏻 {HEA}
POV: 👫🏻 {Dual}
⚠️⚠️⚠️spoilers - whole story***
Jake is obsessed with Simone. He saw her months back and knew she was his. Moving cities to be with her. He was obsessed with a girl in high school, Casey, but she disappeared right after graduation. He still looks for her. Jake unalives Simone’s husband Will because he was threatening her.
Simone was on the run from her husband Will. Her hurt her. She gets a note from the watcher saying he unalived her husband. Simone starts seeing Will’s ghost.
Jake tries to plant himself, as Jake, in her life.
Simone turns out to be Casey. She left because Jake’s obsession was a lot, but she tested him to see how far he’d go. Jake didn’t have the skills or resources he does now otherwise he’d have found her.
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot / Storyline 👩🏻💻: 📑📑📑
Heat / Burn (slow / fast): 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐇
Darkness: 🖤🖤
Red Flags: 🚩🚩
Kinks: 🫦
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 🙄🫣🙂
Ending: 👩🏻❤️👨🏻 {HEA}
POV: 👫🏻 {Dual}
⚠️⚠️⚠️spoilers - whole story***
Jake is obsessed with Simone. He saw her months back and knew she was his. Moving cities to be with her. He was obsessed with a girl in high school, Casey, but she disappeared right after graduation. He still looks for her. Jake unalives Simone’s husband Will because he was threatening her.
Simone was on the run from her husband Will. Her hurt her. She gets a note from the watcher saying he unalived her husband. Simone starts seeing Will’s ghost.
Jake tries to plant himself, as Jake, in her life.
Simone turns out to be Casey. She left because Jake’s obsession was a lot, but she tested him to see how far he’d go. Jake didn’t have the skills or resources he does now otherwise he’d have found her.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 17, 2025
Silhouette by Carin Hart is a stalker dark romance that is set in the same world as the Deal With The Devil. I was intrigued with Jake since he was mentioned in the Deal With The Devil series. I was looking forward to reading his story after hearing about his stalker ways lol. This was another fun and dark read. I really liked the main characters and how absolutely unhinged they were. The plot twist at the end was amazing and made this story even better.
Jake was obsessive, unhinged, and morally grey. All I have to say is hair products, if you know you know. Simone was a fun FMC and I liked her character the entire book. Her and Jake had great chemistry and the spice was well written. If you like a masked stalker MMC and spice then you should give Silhouette a read. I can’t say much since I do not want to spoil the plot twist but this was a quick and fun read. I truly enjoyed this book.
PLEASE CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ /5
HAPPY READING
Jake was obsessive, unhinged, and morally grey. All I have to say is hair products, if you know you know. Simone was a fun FMC and I liked her character the entire book. Her and Jake had great chemistry and the spice was well written. If you like a masked stalker MMC and spice then you should give Silhouette a read. I can’t say much since I do not want to spoil the plot twist but this was a quick and fun read. I truly enjoyed this book.
PLEASE CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ /5
HAPPY READING
February 4, 2025
This is definitely one of my new all time favorites! I love Jake and Simone’s relationship and banter. Kind of gave me a little bit of “Lights Out” vibes, which in another one my absolute favorites so it makes sense why I enjoyed this one so much. Jake is definitely more unhinged than Josh from “Lights Out” though, but still has some golden retriever vibes.
I loved the twist at the ending! I started to get suspicious a couple chapters before the big reveal, but without giving anything away Simone and Jake are definitely made for each other with how crazy they both are!
I would highly recommend reading this and I’m sure it’s one I will definitely reread in the future. Don’t be like me and start it before bed and stay up all night reading it in one sitting though lol!
I read this as a standalone without reading any of the other books in this series first, but I definitely plan to go back and read the rest of them.
I loved the twist at the ending! I started to get suspicious a couple chapters before the big reveal, but without giving anything away Simone and Jake are definitely made for each other with how crazy they both are!
I would highly recommend reading this and I’m sure it’s one I will definitely reread in the future. Don’t be like me and start it before bed and stay up all night reading it in one sitting though lol!
I read this as a standalone without reading any of the other books in this series first, but I definitely plan to go back and read the rest of them.
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