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Delivered to the Devil
He gave me to the devil but wanted me for himself.
Budapest was supposed to be my haven—a refuge from my oppressive past. But the beauty of the city can’t cover up the dirt. Now I’m knee-deep in the muck, at the mercy of one of the city’s most powerful and ruthless men.
The moment I lock eyes with Istvan Gabor, I feel the first trickle of a crushing darkness about to descend upon my life.
But the corrupt politician is not the one who awakens the dirty, depraved desires that put my life at risk. It’s the man who comes at night to prepare me for Gabor’s cruel games—a mighty, beautiful warrior named Janos. He makes my worst nightmares come true even as he breathes life into my soul and awakens the strongest desires I’ve ever known.
Pitch-black standalone packed with explicit non-con scenes, emotional trauma, and heavy subject matter. Not everyone will call this a romance and not everyone will say it’s spicy. It depends on your definition! Please see the author's note on the inside or check trigger warnings on the author's website before reading.
Budapest was supposed to be my haven—a refuge from my oppressive past. But the beauty of the city can’t cover up the dirt. Now I’m knee-deep in the muck, at the mercy of one of the city’s most powerful and ruthless men.
The moment I lock eyes with Istvan Gabor, I feel the first trickle of a crushing darkness about to descend upon my life.
But the corrupt politician is not the one who awakens the dirty, depraved desires that put my life at risk. It’s the man who comes at night to prepare me for Gabor’s cruel games—a mighty, beautiful warrior named Janos. He makes my worst nightmares come true even as he breathes life into my soul and awakens the strongest desires I’ve ever known.
Pitch-black standalone packed with explicit non-con scenes, emotional trauma, and heavy subject matter. Not everyone will call this a romance and not everyone will say it’s spicy. It depends on your definition! Please see the author's note on the inside or check trigger warnings on the author's website before reading.
381 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 21, 2024
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About the author
Ella Jacobs
12 books425 followersElla Jacobs writes dark and kinky romance. Her books all center around Dom/sub dynamics, ranging from BDSM relationships with light dub con to pitch-black captor/captive stories with Stockholm syndrome and heavy non con.
What all her stories have in common is the emotional depth that makes them feel very raw and real. They will pull at all your heartstrings, maybe gut you and shock you, and take you through the emotional wringer.
Ella lives in Northern Europe, where she has been part of the BDSM community for many years. She lives her own age-gap romance with a stern, loving Dominant, who is always ready for some character analysis and rarely gets jealous when she falls in love with her fictional men.
Besides writing, Ella loves to play music and travel.
What all her stories have in common is the emotional depth that makes them feel very raw and real. They will pull at all your heartstrings, maybe gut you and shock you, and take you through the emotional wringer.
Ella lives in Northern Europe, where she has been part of the BDSM community for many years. She lives her own age-gap romance with a stern, loving Dominant, who is always ready for some character analysis and rarely gets jealous when she falls in love with her fictional men.
Besides writing, Ella loves to play music and travel.
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November 30, 2024
I am not going to be in the majority once again with this book. The first book I read by this author left me totally destroyed by the ending. And I vowed that I wouldn't read another book by this author because, although I love dark, morally black MMC's and love the struggle of the FMC, I want a HEA or HFN that is believable and leaves me with a little hope. Then some trusted friends said, hey you will really like this one. It's that total pitch black that you like, and the ending is better.
So I read it. I read all of it. And up to the very end I thought that this was going to be at least a four star book. But the ending isn't better, it's almost worse.
I agree it's totally pitch black. You have a young, beautiful Rebecca being singled out by Janos for his boss Gabor to slowly traumatize, rape, brutalize and mutilate. Gabor is an unredeemable morally black MMC who absolutely does anything and everything he wants, while Janos, the second MMC, prepares her, holds her down, and then takes care of her afterwards, bringing her back to life to go through it again. And yes it has a very, very long list of triggers. It's also very unique and detailed, with in-depth feelings and hope throughout the book that there is more between Janos and Rebecca than these terrifying, viscious rapes, beatings and mutilization by Gabor.
You really start thinking Janos is going to have redeeming qualities that there will be an HEA after all. But that didn't happen.
Spoiler ahead, don't read if you are going to read this book and don't mind not getting a happy ending.
So even though this author can pull the reader through a lot of emotion, and is a good writer, the devastation she leaves me with in the end is just too much. I have read and really loved a lot of books where there really isn't the HEA or HFN that I would have wanted. But the difference between those and this book is that I could live with the fact that the FMC was at least happy and safe.
1.5 stars. Didn't dnf, wish with all my heart I never picked this book up.
So I read it. I read all of it. And up to the very end I thought that this was going to be at least a four star book. But the ending isn't better, it's almost worse.
I agree it's totally pitch black. You have a young, beautiful Rebecca being singled out by Janos for his boss Gabor to slowly traumatize, rape, brutalize and mutilate. Gabor is an unredeemable morally black MMC who absolutely does anything and everything he wants, while Janos, the second MMC, prepares her, holds her down, and then takes care of her afterwards, bringing her back to life to go through it again. And yes it has a very, very long list of triggers. It's also very unique and detailed, with in-depth feelings and hope throughout the book that there is more between Janos and Rebecca than these terrifying, viscious rapes, beatings and mutilization by Gabor.
You really start thinking Janos is going to have redeeming qualities that there will be an HEA after all. But that didn't happen.
Spoiler ahead, don't read if you are going to read this book and don't mind not getting a happy ending.
So even though this author can pull the reader through a lot of emotion, and is a good writer, the devastation she leaves me with in the end is just too much. I have read and really loved a lot of books where there really isn't the HEA or HFN that I would have wanted. But the difference between those and this book is that I could live with the fact that the FMC was at least happy and safe.
1.5 stars. Didn't dnf, wish with all my heart I never picked this book up.
May 9, 2024
I can see Ella Jacobs growing with each story she writes.
It’s in the details,the depth,the feelings,basically everything a story needs.
So,having received the ARC of Delivered to the Devil was a real treat.
One i looked forward to reading,very much.
The blurb and the trigger warning promised a dark story,and boy was it ever!
It made me doubt my sanity as well as my moral compass,because i loved every dark and depraved second….even if i shouldn’t.
Rebecca left Denmark because her family and friends couldn’t understand her deepest desires.
The condemned her for her needs,called her sick,wanting to “cure” her.
Budapest was the place where she could breathe,where she felt free to be who she was.
Until Janos noticed her…..and basically delivered her to the devil….his boss,Gabor.
A corrupt politician,with dark and depraved needs he unleashed on innocent girls until they were broken,or worse….were killed by him.
Janos was a sadist himself,he enjoyed the pain his boss caused,and didn’t really care about the girls.
But at the same time,he was the voice of reason,stopping him before he went too far.
The first time he and his partner in crime prepared Rebecca for Gabor something strange happened,though.
She looked at him,pleading for comfort and some sort of support with her eyes.
And each time she’s abused and raped by Gabor,her eyes seek him out with the same silent plea.
Even though he’s responsible for the situation she’s in….
Janos becomes her beacon in the dark,the one that keeps her sane…..mostly.
He cares for her after she’s been used,he gives her the comfort she so desperately needs.
Until Gabor goes too far……
The cuts he makes with his knife turn out to be the ones to end her life.
Will Janos’ loyalty to Gabor mean she won’t get the medical treatment she needs to survive??
This was a tough story to read,the confusing and conflicting emotions Rebecca experiences were painful to watch.
She knew Janos was the one that put her in Gabor’s path,but at the same time,he was the one that cared for her,showed her kindness.
Having Janos’ pov helped,seeing how he started to care about her,how he felt guilty for putting her in this awful situation.
So,was it a case of Stockholm Syndrome?
Not really….not in my mind.
Janos fulfilled her needs,kept her safe,and in the end he did what was best for her.
Even if it meant he’d never see her again.
And that’s what tipped the balance for Rebecca….
End conclusion?
If you don’t mind the triggers,this is a story that’s worth reading.
A rollercoaster ride from start to finish,a real dark beauty.
One that will haunt you for a while after you finish…..
It’s in the details,the depth,the feelings,basically everything a story needs.
So,having received the ARC of Delivered to the Devil was a real treat.
One i looked forward to reading,very much.
The blurb and the trigger warning promised a dark story,and boy was it ever!
It made me doubt my sanity as well as my moral compass,because i loved every dark and depraved second….even if i shouldn’t.
Rebecca left Denmark because her family and friends couldn’t understand her deepest desires.
The condemned her for her needs,called her sick,wanting to “cure” her.
Budapest was the place where she could breathe,where she felt free to be who she was.
Until Janos noticed her…..and basically delivered her to the devil….his boss,Gabor.
A corrupt politician,with dark and depraved needs he unleashed on innocent girls until they were broken,or worse….were killed by him.
Janos was a sadist himself,he enjoyed the pain his boss caused,and didn’t really care about the girls.
But at the same time,he was the voice of reason,stopping him before he went too far.
The first time he and his partner in crime prepared Rebecca for Gabor something strange happened,though.
She looked at him,pleading for comfort and some sort of support with her eyes.
And each time she’s abused and raped by Gabor,her eyes seek him out with the same silent plea.
Even though he’s responsible for the situation she’s in….
Janos becomes her beacon in the dark,the one that keeps her sane…..mostly.
He cares for her after she’s been used,he gives her the comfort she so desperately needs.
Until Gabor goes too far……
The cuts he makes with his knife turn out to be the ones to end her life.
Will Janos’ loyalty to Gabor mean she won’t get the medical treatment she needs to survive??
This was a tough story to read,the confusing and conflicting emotions Rebecca experiences were painful to watch.
She knew Janos was the one that put her in Gabor’s path,but at the same time,he was the one that cared for her,showed her kindness.
Having Janos’ pov helped,seeing how he started to care about her,how he felt guilty for putting her in this awful situation.
So,was it a case of Stockholm Syndrome?
Not really….not in my mind.
Janos fulfilled her needs,kept her safe,and in the end he did what was best for her.
Even if it meant he’d never see her again.
And that’s what tipped the balance for Rebecca….
End conclusion?
If you don’t mind the triggers,this is a story that’s worth reading.
A rollercoaster ride from start to finish,a real dark beauty.
One that will haunt you for a while after you finish…..
July 1, 2024
this was DARK.
May 19, 2024
I don’t have words… this wasn’t just dark, this was a multilevel, beyond the trigger warnings, mind game. I usually look at trigger and content warning pages and laugh because they just give basic expectations of the book. No, not this one. This one outlined what’s going to happen but then really hits every one of those flags home - repeatedly. I hit every emotion - fear, hate, anger, love, compassion, loathing, you name it you will experience it. Ella Jacob’s does an amazing job really giving you a full range experience when she writes her scenes and develops her characters and this one just upped the ante. At first thought all I could see was Stockholm syndrome but there’s this connection between two lost and broken souls that find each other in a horrible situation and make do with the way things are. There’s all of these layers that I will be thinking about for a while. I may even amend this along the way as I sort through these emotions and thoughts.
June 7, 2024
This book is absolutely pitch black. Please read trigger warnings. This story was very dark and heavy on non con and Stockholm. This is my first book by Ella and it won’t be my last. I loved her writing style. Rebecca was in so much pain and psychological torture and I could physically feel it in my chest. I just wanted to hug her. Janos made me so angry throughout the first chunk of the book but understanding why he was doing it made a bit more sense. He loved and cared for her in the only way he knew out. This isn’t a typical romance. Very much a story of abuse and trauma bonding. I absolutely loved it.
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July 18, 2024I’m being very real right now, I’m scared.
June 7, 2024
I was provided an ARC copy of this book and I am leaving a review voluntarily. I do not think there are enough trigger warnings in the world for this book. It is a rape story through and through. She’s psychologically assaulted, manipulated and terrorized as much as she is physically. She’s repeatedly raped, assaulted and degraded by person A and forms a trauma bond with his henchman person B. And spoiler….
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She gets away only to come back because she loves person B? I just found it very graphic and uncomfortable. I love a darker book (stalker - pickup isle 1 please) but this was just too much. I couldn’t get into the smut at all I just felt icky and like I was participating in the torture. And the love they have isn’t love - it’s trauma. For both of them. And then a few million and a couple finger later we’re all happy friends? It’s was an absolute no for me
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She gets away only to come back because she loves person B? I just found it very graphic and uncomfortable. I love a darker book (stalker - pickup isle 1 please) but this was just too much. I couldn’t get into the smut at all I just felt icky and like I was participating in the torture. And the love they have isn’t love - it’s trauma. For both of them. And then a few million and a couple finger later we’re all happy friends? It’s was an absolute no for me
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 23, 2024
1.5 "Run! Rebecca Run!" Stars
Is this book a romance? NO It's dark in a twisted way. Not spicy, not kinky... just twisted. The trigger warning list... isn't cutting it... I've read several questionable books but this one is going on the top...
Janos... no comment... Gabor.... just nope....
Is this book a romance? NO It's dark in a twisted way. Not spicy, not kinky... just twisted. The trigger warning list... isn't cutting it... I've read several questionable books but this one is going on the top...
Janos... no comment... Gabor.... just nope....
October 12, 2024
Ella Jacobs is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. She is able to write a very dark, and disturbing story in a way that grabs hold of you, embeds itself in your mind, and refuses to let you go, even after the story has ended. While this may not sound pleasant, I love authors and books that can do this.
Delivered to the Devil is an incredibly dark story. Rebecca experiences some horrifying things and Janos plays a large part in it. However, the way Jacobs writes the story and the characters is nuanced and complex, which leaves you torn. You wish you could reach through the pages to comfort Rebecca and while you'd like to call Janos the villain, something makes you pause.
What I've grown to love about Jacobs' writing is that you are in the characters' minds and experiencing everything with them. Yes, it makes for a heavy, emotional read, but I love how you can't escape the story and the emotions of the characters. While they question what they're thinking and feeling towards what's happening to them and the people doing it, you're also questioning yourself and your reactions.
Jacobs' books will not be for everyone at all because they deal with dark, emotionally heavy themes and triggering events. For the people who are ok to read these stories, I highly recommend them. I know I will read anything Ella Jacobs writes!
(I received this book for free from the author and am voluntarily leaving this review.)
Delivered to the Devil is an incredibly dark story. Rebecca experiences some horrifying things and Janos plays a large part in it. However, the way Jacobs writes the story and the characters is nuanced and complex, which leaves you torn. You wish you could reach through the pages to comfort Rebecca and while you'd like to call Janos the villain, something makes you pause.
What I've grown to love about Jacobs' writing is that you are in the characters' minds and experiencing everything with them. Yes, it makes for a heavy, emotional read, but I love how you can't escape the story and the emotions of the characters. While they question what they're thinking and feeling towards what's happening to them and the people doing it, you're also questioning yourself and your reactions.
Jacobs' books will not be for everyone at all because they deal with dark, emotionally heavy themes and triggering events. For the people who are ok to read these stories, I highly recommend them. I know I will read anything Ella Jacobs writes!
(I received this book for free from the author and am voluntarily leaving this review.)
August 9, 2025
Wow. I honestly don’t have the words. This book isn’t just dark, it’s extreme. It’s heavy on SA content, so definitely check your triggers before diving in. The brutal assault scenes are disturbing in their detail, but strangely, I found myself almost numb to them, as if I were instinctively shutting down like the character might have to survive.
Where this book really hit hard was in the emotional aftermath. Rebecca’s feelings are raw and vivid. You truly feel every ounce of her pain, confusion, and trauma because it’s so brilliantly written. That said, Rebecca does display what feels like Stockholm Syndrome, likely born from never having experienced genuine love before. She clings to the first shred of comfort she gets, even though it comes with unbearable suffering. It’s heartbreaking, and in real life, I think she’d have fought much harder to escape if she weren’t so emotionally trapped.
Janos’s loyalty to Gabor complicates things, and I do feel he could have changed the outcome much earlier if he’d chosen to.
This is a long, heavy, and deeply dark read, but it holds your attention. You need to know how it ends. I’m giving it 4 stars, not quite 5, mainly because some emotional moments were repeated to hammer the impact home, which made parts drag for me. Still, I will definitely be reading more from this author.
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Where this book really hit hard was in the emotional aftermath. Rebecca’s feelings are raw and vivid. You truly feel every ounce of her pain, confusion, and trauma because it’s so brilliantly written. That said, Rebecca does display what feels like Stockholm Syndrome, likely born from never having experienced genuine love before. She clings to the first shred of comfort she gets, even though it comes with unbearable suffering. It’s heartbreaking, and in real life, I think she’d have fought much harder to escape if she weren’t so emotionally trapped.
Janos’s loyalty to Gabor complicates things, and I do feel he could have changed the outcome much earlier if he’d chosen to.
This is a long, heavy, and deeply dark read, but it holds your attention. You need to know how it ends. I’m giving it 4 stars, not quite 5, mainly because some emotional moments were repeated to hammer the impact home, which made parts drag for me. Still, I will definitely be reading more from this author.
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June 18, 2024
This book was definitely the most darkest, traumatic books I’ve read so far. So make sure to check trigger warnings and take them seriously.
May 12, 2024
This book is heavy on non-cons / SA and control so check trigger warnings.
This was actually an okay book hence the 4 stars. But I have to be honest and say that I did struggle to get into it. After about the first 150 pages I consider not finishing it but I keep going and it did get better.
This is me thing but I need to connection with the characters and escape into their world and it just didn’t happen with this one not until near the end anyway.
Rebecca ends up leaving Denmark after her mother snoops one her computer and discovers her sexual taste. And what do you do when you discover your child kinks. You tell your church group and pretty much shame your child into leaving the country. So Rebecca ends up in Hungary.
She doesn’t realise it but she catches the attention of Janos and his boss Gabor who just so happens to be a government minister and pretty much untouchable. Janos owes Gabor his life and will do anything for him including breaking into women’s apartments and preparing the women or new toys as Gabor likes to call them for his sexual pleasure whether the women want it or not.
The thing is Rebecca isn’t a normal toy and Janos ends up caring for her more than he should.
There was a few times when I wanted to scream at Janos to save Rebecca. But then when he finally does the right thing and saves her. She doesn’t want to be saved.
I really wanted there to be a HEA and I suppose in a weird way there was they weren’t going to get a better outcome not when Janos refused to go against Gabor no matter his feeling for Rebecca.
I would have liked for there to have been more. The story ended a little too abruptly for my liking. But the that does leave for the possibility of there being a second book.
This was an advanced copy after seeing the author looking for readers on tiktok or facebook. This is 100% my honest opinion of this book.
This was actually an okay book hence the 4 stars. But I have to be honest and say that I did struggle to get into it. After about the first 150 pages I consider not finishing it but I keep going and it did get better.
This is me thing but I need to connection with the characters and escape into their world and it just didn’t happen with this one not until near the end anyway.
Rebecca ends up leaving Denmark after her mother snoops one her computer and discovers her sexual taste. And what do you do when you discover your child kinks. You tell your church group and pretty much shame your child into leaving the country. So Rebecca ends up in Hungary.
She doesn’t realise it but she catches the attention of Janos and his boss Gabor who just so happens to be a government minister and pretty much untouchable. Janos owes Gabor his life and will do anything for him including breaking into women’s apartments and preparing the women or new toys as Gabor likes to call them for his sexual pleasure whether the women want it or not.
The thing is Rebecca isn’t a normal toy and Janos ends up caring for her more than he should.
There was a few times when I wanted to scream at Janos to save Rebecca. But then when he finally does the right thing and saves her. She doesn’t want to be saved.
I really wanted there to be a HEA and I suppose in a weird way there was they weren’t going to get a better outcome not when Janos refused to go against Gabor no matter his feeling for Rebecca.
I would have liked for there to have been more. The story ended a little too abruptly for my liking. But the that does leave for the possibility of there being a second book.
This was an advanced copy after seeing the author looking for readers on tiktok or facebook. This is 100% my honest opinion of this book.
May 19, 2024
This is my fifth novel by Ella Jacobs, and I’ve been honoured to have gotten to read an ARC of every single one of them. Very grateful that you want to keep sending me your books Ella 🫶🏼 This is by far, the darkest of them all. I actually had to contemplate with myself for a minute if I could continue reading. It was hard, but I did decide on finishing the book despite some scenes that where traumatising. I did read through those scenes very fast, and took it slower in the easier parts. As always the writing is immaculate, and the level of emotions and depth, spectacular. Which is the reason I kept going. I’m happy it was a stand-alone, because I don’t know if I could have handled it ending on a cliff hanger.
Even though this book pushed me to my limits, I’m still glad I read it. Ella’s books are just that good.
Even though this book pushed me to my limits, I’m still glad I read it. Ella’s books are just that good.
May 21, 2024
So this was my first real deep dive into the dark.
The trigger warnings scared me a bit, but I still wanted to dive in
It was not as bad as I figured. Do not get me wrong, this book was honestly horrifying, and I hope that this stuff does not happen in real life. However, I have no doubt somewhere in this world it does.
The FMC was so well written that you are brought into her life, and you could feel her suffering.
The MMC was conflicted with his loyalty vs. his feelings, which he was confused about but made some good and smart decisions.
This book is definitely not a HEA. It is the best possible outcome, though, for both the main characters.
You really should give this book a read, but read the triggers first.
The trigger warnings scared me a bit, but I still wanted to dive in
It was not as bad as I figured. Do not get me wrong, this book was honestly horrifying, and I hope that this stuff does not happen in real life. However, I have no doubt somewhere in this world it does.
The FMC was so well written that you are brought into her life, and you could feel her suffering.
The MMC was conflicted with his loyalty vs. his feelings, which he was confused about but made some good and smart decisions.
This book is definitely not a HEA. It is the best possible outcome, though, for both the main characters.
You really should give this book a read, but read the triggers first.
August 3, 2024
I cannot reiterate this enough Read the trigger warnings ⚠️
It’s classed as a pitch black dark romance (not sure about the romance bit 😬 as Ella says it depends on your viewpoint). From the start you are drawn in, it feels like you are experiencing everything Rebecca goes through and I’m going to state categorically it is tough to read, what they put her through is traumatic for sure. You need to be in the right head space to read it or you are certifiable 😈 you have been warned.
Rebecca is a submissive by nature, it may help her headspace or it could be to her detriment, not giving you spoilers 🤭 Gabor is well I’m not sure even the devil would do some of the depraved things this guy does. No idea how to explain Janos, because of his involvement however, Rebecca sees him as her saviour 🤷🏻♀️IMO it was well written, descriptive and the range of emotions as a reader you go through is intense.
It’s classed as a pitch black dark romance (not sure about the romance bit 😬 as Ella says it depends on your viewpoint). From the start you are drawn in, it feels like you are experiencing everything Rebecca goes through and I’m going to state categorically it is tough to read, what they put her through is traumatic for sure. You need to be in the right head space to read it or you are certifiable 😈 you have been warned.
Rebecca is a submissive by nature, it may help her headspace or it could be to her detriment, not giving you spoilers 🤭 Gabor is well I’m not sure even the devil would do some of the depraved things this guy does. No idea how to explain Janos, because of his involvement however, Rebecca sees him as her saviour 🤷🏻♀️IMO it was well written, descriptive and the range of emotions as a reader you go through is intense.
May 11, 2024
Ok, when Ella Jacobs says this is going to dark, she means pitch black. I'm just starting dabble in dark romance and holy sh*t. My brain is still trying to process this book.
The layout of the story was done well and the writing was good. You really do feel all of the emotions of the FMC, Rebecca and you go through it with her.
I really liked that this was dual POV and you get to see some of Janos' side (even though he is not the hero you think he will be). I'm not going to say there is a warm, fuzzy, happy ending but you get something out of it!
100000% check the triggers before you read this!
The layout of the story was done well and the writing was good. You really do feel all of the emotions of the FMC, Rebecca and you go through it with her.
I really liked that this was dual POV and you get to see some of Janos' side (even though he is not the hero you think he will be). I'm not going to say there is a warm, fuzzy, happy ending but you get something out of it!
100000% check the triggers before you read this!
May 9, 2024
rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
spice: 🌶️🌶️.5
omg this book was DARKKK basically pitch black. i had such a soft spot for rebecca. 🥺 everything she went through with gabor was crazy. janos wasn’t any better, but at least he cares for rebecca! rebecca and janos are both a little messed up in their own ways, but they found their home in each other. 🥹
this is the third book i’ve read by ella jacobs and i can’t wait to read more! the way she writes raw emotions is a must-read.
please read TWs before proceeding!
spice: 🌶️🌶️.5
omg this book was DARKKK basically pitch black. i had such a soft spot for rebecca. 🥺 everything she went through with gabor was crazy. janos wasn’t any better, but at least he cares for rebecca! rebecca and janos are both a little messed up in their own ways, but they found their home in each other. 🥹
this is the third book i’ve read by ella jacobs and i can’t wait to read more! the way she writes raw emotions is a must-read.
please read TWs before proceeding!
November 30, 2024
This one was pitch black. The story was so sad. I didn’t read this book in the light of a ‘happy ending’ and some juicy spice. I read this in a more realistic way, that this is someone’s trauma story and the poor girl has severe trauma and Stockholm syndrome that she can’t tell up from down, right from wrong. I was really invested in the story but couldn’t enjoy it as a dark romance since I was actually hurting for the girl. And I was kind of hoping for another ending, like Janos would unalive Gabor or some, but no Janos - again - let Gabor use her, even tho he said he wouldn’t.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 26, 2025
I 👏 LOVED 👏 THIS 👏
If I could rate this a million stars, I would.
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When I first saw this book was being released I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Reading Ella’s other books and knowing what she’s all about had me sweating with excitement for this one. This book D E L I V E R E D.
This is dark AF ⚠️⚠️⚠️
do yourself a favor and
READ
THIS
BOOK
If I could rate this a million stars, I would.
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When I first saw this book was being released I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Reading Ella’s other books and knowing what she’s all about had me sweating with excitement for this one. This book D E L I V E R E D.
This is dark AF ⚠️⚠️⚠️
do yourself a favor and
READ
THIS
BOOK
May 26, 2024
ARC REVIEW: I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
Off the bat this book's playlist is beyond fire! All the songs are my style and I have listened to them on repeat. There was a scene in the book I found oddly funny. One of them is the lines of 4% - “Are you deaf, Janos?” I don’t know why I laughed during this moment. I feel like I laugh in the most inappropriate moments in dark romance books. Another one is 4% - “No doctor for a whore” well, Jesus! Healthcare that bad? Lmao. And lastly 10% - Yeah, that’s how most Police are like when shit goes down like that. I don’t know, I thought that this chapter was written very well for a dark situation.
I read this book for a bedtime story in a crazy way, crazy that I thought this book would be good before going to sleep but I already suffer from nightmare disorder. So oh well. But man, this book had me in a chokehold. The faces I made during this book were at a point I couldn’t put the book down to even sleep.
Those spice scenes man, I never thought I would enjoy them that much! The MFM scenes, man I needed more. I wanted more.
I’m a dark romance girl and some don’t match the aspect of this dark book, because holy, the first couple of chapters so much was happening. I felt myself sweating over everything. I hate to say it but damn Janos I can’t stop thinking about him.
Spice: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Plot: 5/5
Dark 5/5
I would read through the triggers because unlike so many dark books they start out slow, but this one get ready to be thrown to the wolves with no preparations.
Off the bat this book's playlist is beyond fire! All the songs are my style and I have listened to them on repeat. There was a scene in the book I found oddly funny. One of them is the lines of 4% - “Are you deaf, Janos?” I don’t know why I laughed during this moment. I feel like I laugh in the most inappropriate moments in dark romance books. Another one is 4% - “No doctor for a whore” well, Jesus! Healthcare that bad? Lmao. And lastly 10% - Yeah, that’s how most Police are like when shit goes down like that. I don’t know, I thought that this chapter was written very well for a dark situation.
I read this book for a bedtime story in a crazy way, crazy that I thought this book would be good before going to sleep but I already suffer from nightmare disorder. So oh well. But man, this book had me in a chokehold. The faces I made during this book were at a point I couldn’t put the book down to even sleep.
Those spice scenes man, I never thought I would enjoy them that much! The MFM scenes, man I needed more. I wanted more.
I’m a dark romance girl and some don’t match the aspect of this dark book, because holy, the first couple of chapters so much was happening. I felt myself sweating over everything. I hate to say it but damn Janos I can’t stop thinking about him.
Spice: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Plot: 5/5
Dark 5/5
I would read through the triggers because unlike so many dark books they start out slow, but this one get ready to be thrown to the wolves with no preparations.
May 29, 2024
first, let me say Ella Jacobs shook my whole damn life with this book.
I read a ton of dark romance and this one has to got to be one of my most darkest reads so far this year. Don’t take those trigger warnings lightly. Ella is a new to me indie author and I’m forever a fan! This story was a mind f**k of a rollercoaster right from the start. So much happening, high on emotions, high on spice and the storyline was uniquely insane.
I’ve never been so emotionally traumatized in my life with a book. This book had me question my own sanity. Did I hate Janos? Maybe. Did I also want him in some weird messed up sense? Also YES. LOL. The way Ella intricately details emotions while touching on dark subjects will literally have you on a rollercoaster. I went from being so emotional, to so turned on that I questioned calling my therapist. I still don’t know how to grasp what I just read with the right words. But man, only Ella can have your brain turn into mush & make it hard to put a review into words. All I can say is this book as dark and crazy as it was, is a top 5 star read for me. I can’t wait to be traumatized by Ella again anytime! I’m ready!
I read a ton of dark romance and this one has to got to be one of my most darkest reads so far this year. Don’t take those trigger warnings lightly. Ella is a new to me indie author and I’m forever a fan! This story was a mind f**k of a rollercoaster right from the start. So much happening, high on emotions, high on spice and the storyline was uniquely insane.
I’ve never been so emotionally traumatized in my life with a book. This book had me question my own sanity. Did I hate Janos? Maybe. Did I also want him in some weird messed up sense? Also YES. LOL. The way Ella intricately details emotions while touching on dark subjects will literally have you on a rollercoaster. I went from being so emotional, to so turned on that I questioned calling my therapist. I still don’t know how to grasp what I just read with the right words. But man, only Ella can have your brain turn into mush & make it hard to put a review into words. All I can say is this book as dark and crazy as it was, is a top 5 star read for me. I can’t wait to be traumatized by Ella again anytime! I’m ready!
May 14, 2024
First check the trigger then dive in and enjoy this amazing dark dark romance where the hero is anything but a knight in shining armor. Rebecca catches the eye of Jonas an unhinged henchman for a corrupt man who has a dark and twisted mind.
Rebecca has left her narrow minded family and has started new life as a waitress. A few months into her new life it becomes flipped upside down with pain and torture. Throughout all this one of the men that has her under lock and key is her only saving grace and she clings to him for peace and sanity until it all goes to far then he must decide to end Rebecca or set her free. After 6 months of a new lonely life she still can only think of Jonas she finds her way back to him and now Jonas has to answer for his disobedience if he has a shot at keeping Rebecca.
Rebecca has left her narrow minded family and has started new life as a waitress. A few months into her new life it becomes flipped upside down with pain and torture. Throughout all this one of the men that has her under lock and key is her only saving grace and she clings to him for peace and sanity until it all goes to far then he must decide to end Rebecca or set her free. After 6 months of a new lonely life she still can only think of Jonas she finds her way back to him and now Jonas has to answer for his disobedience if he has a shot at keeping Rebecca.
May 10, 2024
Delivered To The Devil by Ella Jacobs
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️~Stars
🥵🥵🥵🥵~Spice
Tropes:
• Heavy Non-con
• Mental Captivity
• Protectibe Abuser
• Stockholm Syndrome
• Raw Emotions
• Angsty
🖇️ “You’re mine, I don’t care if I have to keep you chained to my bed; you’re not going any-fucking-where.”
▪️My God this was something completely out of this world! But I devoured it so fast that I am now at a loss for words for how good it was! This book was just so deliciously dark that you just wanted more and more! So if you love dark romance with every possible trigger you can think of, then this book is for you😏 No spoilers from me as usual but read and enjoy! But also before you venture into this world, be sure to read the ”trigger list” first as this is a VERY dark book. Otherwise ENJOY😘
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️~Stars
🥵🥵🥵🥵~Spice
Tropes:
• Heavy Non-con
• Mental Captivity
• Protectibe Abuser
• Stockholm Syndrome
• Raw Emotions
• Angsty
🖇️ “You’re mine, I don’t care if I have to keep you chained to my bed; you’re not going any-fucking-where.”
▪️My God this was something completely out of this world! But I devoured it so fast that I am now at a loss for words for how good it was! This book was just so deliciously dark that you just wanted more and more! So if you love dark romance with every possible trigger you can think of, then this book is for you😏 No spoilers from me as usual but read and enjoy! But also before you venture into this world, be sure to read the ”trigger list” first as this is a VERY dark book. Otherwise ENJOY😘
May 6, 2025
I actually enjoyed this book. And I kind of hate myself because of it. Honestly no amount of good writing can make romantisizing SA acceptable. We all know consent is sexy and therefore nothing about this book was sexy. This is not a romance, and the author was right to call that out in her prologue. But it was dark, depraved, heartbreaking and generally a kind of fucked up my brain just finds equal parts fascinating and horrific. And ironically it was VERY well written. I'm not sure what any of this says about me, or the author, but it is what it is 🤣
May 12, 2024
I need a therapist or Jesus, perhaps both after reading this book. This book was extremely dark, extremely triggering (if you have them) and hard to put down. The emotional roller coaster that the writer created is indescribable. The characters were brought to life so beautifully amongst the trauma and darkness surrounding their relationship.
The relationship between the two main characters were extremely toxic, but it worked so well as they navigated their intermingled lives. This book had me in a chokehold, and is not for the faint of heart as It’s explores the darkest of the dark and pushes boundaries.
I absolutely loved it.
The relationship between the two main characters were extremely toxic, but it worked so well as they navigated their intermingled lives. This book had me in a chokehold, and is not for the faint of heart as It’s explores the darkest of the dark and pushes boundaries.
I absolutely loved it.
January 3, 2025
I’ll be honest. When I see people say it’s dark and rate it a 2 cause they couldn’t handle it that’s my sign I’ll love it. I did. I loved it and hung on to every single page.
I loved how it was making him the good guy but he wasn’t and he tells you he isn’t. I had to keep that in my mind.
Dark. Dark. Stockholm for REAL.
Lots of triggers.
Many reported they needed breaks while reading but that wasn’t me. 😂
I loved how it was making him the good guy but he wasn’t and he tells you he isn’t. I had to keep that in my mind.
Dark. Dark. Stockholm for REAL.
Lots of triggers.
Many reported they needed breaks while reading but that wasn’t me. 😂
May 19, 2024
Oh Janos! The darkness and the light all within this one man!
This was beautifully written and the storyline was incredible to read.
This story had me feeling so many things and I had to put it down because I got overwhelmed with emotions!
Check trigger warnings!!!
This was beautifully written and the storyline was incredible to read.
This story had me feeling so many things and I had to put it down because I got overwhelmed with emotions!
Check trigger warnings!!!
March 14, 2025
And like with every strike of lightning, the roar of thunder follows.
Deliciously dark in the best of ways. Truly a pitch black read. One of the darkest I have read and I seek out the pitch black. Really enjoyed the push and pull between the characters.
Deliciously dark in the best of ways. Truly a pitch black read. One of the darkest I have read and I seek out the pitch black. Really enjoyed the push and pull between the characters.
May 16, 2024
Wow. Just wow. This book was DARK. Talk about a story that keeps you in the dark and traumatized headspace of the FMC.
Poor Rebecca. Her story is hellish and Ella’s writing keeps you just as trapped in her hell as she is.
This is not your traditional romance, it does not have a traditional HEA. It is trauma and Stockholm’s syndrome and dark and twisted thoughts and actions. But there is light to be found and love to be felt.
MIND YOUR TRIGGERS. But if you love a dark and twisted story of dealing with trauma and finding light in the darkness, then you will enjoy this one!
Poor Rebecca. Her story is hellish and Ella’s writing keeps you just as trapped in her hell as she is.
This is not your traditional romance, it does not have a traditional HEA. It is trauma and Stockholm’s syndrome and dark and twisted thoughts and actions. But there is light to be found and love to be felt.
MIND YOUR TRIGGERS. But if you love a dark and twisted story of dealing with trauma and finding light in the darkness, then you will enjoy this one!
May 21, 2024
I liked this book. It's definitely dark os read your trigger warnings. Ella definitely gives us characters to hate and love. Although, I didn't like the emding! The villain didn't get his due!
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