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Wanna Play a Game?
Sawyer
Hunting people has become boring…until she comes along. She’s full of fight and fire. Pushing her to her limits is exhilarating. I love scaring her. Hurting her. Hunting her. It makes me hard. She’s our little toy, and the game has just begun. And what a fun game it is to play.
Miles
Sawyer kidnapped a woman and brought her to our home. He wants me to play his twisted games. It’s wrong, but as I get to know her I realize that I’ve never been a moral man. Let’s play.
Ryder
The woman Sawyer brought us an infuriating wild card. Only, I can’t tell if she’ll just play her hand or if she plans to play us too. What I don’t think she realizes is…I never lose. Game on.
Cali
They think they can break me.
I’ll show them.
They won’t win. They can’t win.
Right?
Wanna Play a Game? is a dark romance thriller. There are extensive content warnings. Please read responsibly.
Hunting people has become boring…until she comes along. She’s full of fight and fire. Pushing her to her limits is exhilarating. I love scaring her. Hurting her. Hunting her. It makes me hard. She’s our little toy, and the game has just begun. And what a fun game it is to play.
Miles
Sawyer kidnapped a woman and brought her to our home. He wants me to play his twisted games. It’s wrong, but as I get to know her I realize that I’ve never been a moral man. Let’s play.
Ryder
The woman Sawyer brought us an infuriating wild card. Only, I can’t tell if she’ll just play her hand or if she plans to play us too. What I don’t think she realizes is…I never lose. Game on.
Cali
They think they can break me.
I’ll show them.
They won’t win. They can’t win.
Right?
Wanna Play a Game? is a dark romance thriller. There are extensive content warnings. Please read responsibly.
564 pages, Paperback
Published March 25, 2024
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March 26, 2024
This book… chefs fucking kiss. I think I may have gotten myself some Stockholm Syndrome reading this 😂😂 Anytime Cali wanted to run I was like ?!?!?!? Hunny nooooo.
Cali is fierce and strong, and the men.. are hot and dominating and drool worthy.🥵🥵 🥵 Sawyer? Yes, little bunny? Miles? Yes, shadow? Ryder? Yes, little mystery? IM IN LOVE W THE NICKNAMES. I loved that we got to learn why the men are the way they are, and also Cali. I resonated a whole lot with their backgrounds.
I will be completely honest, I’m not normally a reader of swords crossing (mm) but ummmmm i think i may have just been converted?!? This was so hot. If you are a fan of the cat and mouse duet, you will absolutely love this book. It’s even better, in my opinion!!
Make sure to read the content warnings, it’s dark but oh so delicious!!
Cali is fierce and strong, and the men.. are hot and dominating and drool worthy.🥵🥵 🥵 Sawyer? Yes, little bunny? Miles? Yes, shadow? Ryder? Yes, little mystery? IM IN LOVE W THE NICKNAMES. I loved that we got to learn why the men are the way they are, and also Cali. I resonated a whole lot with their backgrounds.
I will be completely honest, I’m not normally a reader of swords crossing (mm) but ummmmm i think i may have just been converted?!? This was so hot. If you are a fan of the cat and mouse duet, you will absolutely love this book. It’s even better, in my opinion!!
Make sure to read the content warnings, it’s dark but oh so delicious!!
March 21, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Out March 29
𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘:
ALINAAAAAAA
That's pretty much what I was screaming the entire book. This book was SO👏🏼GOD👏🏼DAYUM👏🏼GOOD. The spice? spicying. The tension? tensioning. This book was a roller coaster but everything was so well done and watching the boys hard exterior melt for Cali was honestly so cute to watch.
I loved Cali, she was a firecracker and never went down without a fight. Our three guys definitely had me giggling. The dirty talk that came out of their mouths, to actually die for 🥵 They also all caved to Cali which i absolutely loved.
Also it has 40 trigger warnings soooooo 👀 what more could you ask for?
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Out March 29
𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘:
ALINAAAAAAA
That's pretty much what I was screaming the entire book. This book was SO👏🏼GOD👏🏼DAYUM👏🏼GOOD. The spice? spicying. The tension? tensioning. This book was a roller coaster but everything was so well done and watching the boys hard exterior melt for Cali was honestly so cute to watch.
I loved Cali, she was a firecracker and never went down without a fight. Our three guys definitely had me giggling. The dirty talk that came out of their mouths, to actually die for 🥵 They also all caved to Cali which i absolutely loved.
Also it has 40 trigger warnings soooooo 👀 what more could you ask for?
March 29, 2024
“Wanna play a game?”
This was dark and depraved and I live for every single moment of it. I literally could not put this book down. This is my first why choose romance and I will say this was sexy asf. But warning PLEASE check trigger warnings being this will NOT be for every one.
P.S Sawyer is literally my baby🤭
March 30, 2024
3.5⭐️
Ahhh, I ate this book right up at midnight. I couldn't put it down!! We have Ryder Miles and Sawyer they are bad guys they hunt ppls and punish them for crimes. They have some heat on them but didn't think a woman would be there downfall.
Cali is stuck between a rock and a hard place when she finally leaves her abusive boyfriend and she makes a stop running into one of the guys and well she makes a phone call to the police to report her problem. But that night was a bad choice to be anywhere near the men. Because Ryder is caught saying someone at a gas station called it in making Cali in their eyes a Snitch by Saywer and he wants to punish her. And he does play games with her he taunts and teases her and finally kidnaps her.
Now this is where the drama happens not everyone is on board with the kidnapping Ryder doesn't know since he's in Jail and Miles doesn't hurt woman so the relationship is rocky at the house since Miles is trying to save Cali and Saywer is loving the mind games. But soon, both guys start to fall in love, but poor Cali is confused but also turned on it gets more rocky when Ryder comes home, finding his 2 boyfriends falling for her. He doesn't he wants her out of their house. He won't kill her since the guys have an obsession.
More of the drama is between the guys, and they finally get there hea with the group.
Tiny om drama (ex bf)/no ow drama, Sorta cheating(explained below), drama, sexy times, no virgins
Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶.5
Slowinsta
Push away from all
MM MF MFM MMM MMMF
Non-con
Dub-con
Anal
Autocannibalism
Asphyxiation
Blood Play
Branding
Sorta Cheating (Polyamorous: One member has temporary disagreements with the addition of a partner being added, so no cheating outside the group)
Child physical abuse (alluded to)
Child sexual abuse (alluded to)
Degradation
Domestic violence (on screen)
Drugging
Dubious consent
Exhibitionism
Felching
Impact play
Kidnapping
Mask play
Masochism
Masturbation
Mental illness
Miscommunication
Murder (on screen)
OCD
Orgasm denial
Pet play talk / collaring
Praise
Primal play
Religious trauma
Sadism
Somnophilia
Spitting
Stalking
Torture (on screen)
Touch her and die
Violence
Voyeurism
Hea
Epilogue
Ahhh, I ate this book right up at midnight. I couldn't put it down!! We have Ryder Miles and Sawyer they are bad guys they hunt ppls and punish them for crimes. They have some heat on them but didn't think a woman would be there downfall.
Cali is stuck between a rock and a hard place when she finally leaves her abusive boyfriend and she makes a stop running into one of the guys and well she makes a phone call to the police to report her problem. But that night was a bad choice to be anywhere near the men. Because Ryder is caught saying someone at a gas station called it in making Cali in their eyes a Snitch by Saywer and he wants to punish her. And he does play games with her he taunts and teases her and finally kidnaps her.
Now this is where the drama happens not everyone is on board with the kidnapping Ryder doesn't know since he's in Jail and Miles doesn't hurt woman so the relationship is rocky at the house since Miles is trying to save Cali and Saywer is loving the mind games. But soon, both guys start to fall in love, but poor Cali is confused but also turned on it gets more rocky when Ryder comes home, finding his 2 boyfriends falling for her. He doesn't he wants her out of their house. He won't kill her since the guys have an obsession.
More of the drama is between the guys, and they finally get there hea with the group.
Tiny om drama (ex bf)/no ow drama, Sorta cheating(explained below), drama, sexy times, no virgins
Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶.5
Slowinsta
Push away from all
MM MF MFM MMM MMMF
Non-con
Dub-con
Anal
Autocannibalism
Asphyxiation
Blood Play
Branding
Sorta Cheating (Polyamorous: One member has temporary disagreements with the addition of a partner being added, so no cheating outside the group)
Child physical abuse (alluded to)
Child sexual abuse (alluded to)
Degradation
Domestic violence (on screen)
Drugging
Dubious consent
Exhibitionism
Felching
Impact play
Kidnapping
Mask play
Masochism
Masturbation
Mental illness
Miscommunication
Murder (on screen)
OCD
Orgasm denial
Pet play talk / collaring
Praise
Primal play
Religious trauma
Sadism
Somnophilia
Spitting
Stalking
Torture (on screen)
Touch her and die
Violence
Voyeurism
Hea
Epilogue
April 2, 2024
An extremely unpopular opinion, but this book did not do it for me.
I understand why everyone is going head over heels for this story, however, I did not enjoy it.
There were a lot of stylistic and editorial choices that I feel really hindered the success of this book, in my eyes of course. I unfortunately found myself putting the book down frequently.
I also felt as if a lot of the content was to claim highly marketed buzzwords and certain topics should have been researched further before including them in the story.
I know I am going to get so much hate for this review, but I have to remain honest.
I understand why everyone is going head over heels for this story, however, I did not enjoy it.
There were a lot of stylistic and editorial choices that I feel really hindered the success of this book, in my eyes of course. I unfortunately found myself putting the book down frequently.
I also felt as if a lot of the content was to claim highly marketed buzzwords and certain topics should have been researched further before including them in the story.
I know I am going to get so much hate for this review, but I have to remain honest.
October 8, 2024
I usually like to read real “Dark Romance” here and there but this was MID. Pretty much Stockholm with 3 psychopath. It’s dragged very repetitive.
April 25, 2024
Let’s start with the real questions.. Where do I find Ryder? Or better yet, how do I get kidnapped by 3 men named Ryder, Miles and Sawyer in ghostface masks?
Wanna Play A Game gave me everything I’ve been looking for recently. This is real dark romance, not the kind where it just turns into butterflies and rainbows in the end. It’s the kind where you get the happy ending, but everyone maintains their taboo tastes and crazy personalities. Reading this will make you question yourself a bit, because that stockholm syndrome will hit you just as hard as it hits Cali. However, it‘s just so enjoyable. The author has a way of making you feel for the characters by maintaining a level of humanity throughout the story and that to me, is a dark romance well done. Nothing wrong with having a purely sadistic mmc, but the balance makes it a bit more enjoyable in my opinion.
(Additional half star for the artwork, it was HOT. And honestly I wish more authors did this.)
I’d also like to add that I think the mmmf dynamic was so well written. The men maintained their attraction to each other and the fmc throughout and she was more of an addition that just a joint obsession. Oh and I really enjoyed the jealousy, it’s nice to see a man overthink and question his stance instead of being overly secure.
My only deduction is the pacing. I feel like the length of the book could’ve either been shortened, OR the author could’ve added a bit more detail. At time it just felt like we kept circling back to things with no developments.
Did I enjoy this book? A sick amount. Do I recommend this book? IF you’re a real dark romance reader. This book is NOT for beginner dark readers. As always, check triggers and happy reading!
Wanna Play A Game gave me everything I’ve been looking for recently. This is real dark romance, not the kind where it just turns into butterflies and rainbows in the end. It’s the kind where you get the happy ending, but everyone maintains their taboo tastes and crazy personalities. Reading this will make you question yourself a bit, because that stockholm syndrome will hit you just as hard as it hits Cali. However, it‘s just so enjoyable. The author has a way of making you feel for the characters by maintaining a level of humanity throughout the story and that to me, is a dark romance well done. Nothing wrong with having a purely sadistic mmc, but the balance makes it a bit more enjoyable in my opinion.
(Additional half star for the artwork, it was HOT. And honestly I wish more authors did this.)
I’d also like to add that I think the mmmf dynamic was so well written. The men maintained their attraction to each other and the fmc throughout and she was more of an addition that just a joint obsession. Oh and I really enjoyed the jealousy, it’s nice to see a man overthink and question his stance instead of being overly secure.
My only deduction is the pacing. I feel like the length of the book could’ve either been shortened, OR the author could’ve added a bit more detail. At time it just felt like we kept circling back to things with no developments.
Did I enjoy this book? A sick amount. Do I recommend this book? IF you’re a real dark romance reader. This book is NOT for beginner dark readers. As always, check triggers and happy reading!
April 3, 2024
SPOILERS Whew, where to begin?! I love all of the boys distinct personalities AND THE PICTURES. I was super happy with the pictures included in the book- what a nice touch. I think it's so great that they truly are villains- if even for the right reasons- and aren't painted gray. #morallyblack for the win. Some torture described but nothing like I imagined.
I appreciated the little touches in the book when they were all getting more familiar- the water tower scene was cute. Love when the fmc has a pet!! Feels like a realistic touch to the story. The dialog was also real to life IMO which helped with immersion. It seemed like a lot happened and there was a good balance between story and spice. The played with her- drugged or let her run like real psychos would. The spice was SPICYYYYYY. *** Check warnings before you read. ***
The only thing I don't like is branding/marking but I used to burn self-harm so that's probably why! Totally a personal preference and it made sense in the story so won't deduct a star for that. I can just feel the phantom pain from reading it lol Ryder, Sawyer and Miles forever! HEA!!! TY for this arc!
I appreciated the little touches in the book when they were all getting more familiar- the water tower scene was cute. Love when the fmc has a pet!! Feels like a realistic touch to the story. The dialog was also real to life IMO which helped with immersion. It seemed like a lot happened and there was a good balance between story and spice. The played with her- drugged or let her run like real psychos would. The spice was SPICYYYYYY. *** Check warnings before you read. ***
The only thing I don't like is branding/marking but I used to burn self-harm so that's probably why! Totally a personal preference and it made sense in the story so won't deduct a star for that. I can just feel the phantom pain from reading it lol Ryder, Sawyer and Miles forever! HEA!!! TY for this arc!
April 15, 2024
damn this book was so hot
June 9, 2024
nah this wasn’t for me x
April 5, 2024
DEVOUREDDDDDDD LIKE I ATE THIS SHIT UP OHHH HOW I LOVE A BADASS SMARTASS FMC AND WHO DOESNT LOVE THREE DOMINATING ASS POSSESSIVE MEN? 😩 Alinaaaa you did it again love
April 6, 2024
If you're going to go anywhere near this book, I would very much suggest checking the trigger warnings because there is the potential for this to upset someone. Or offend. Just check 'em!
That being said, this story isn't as dark as it could be given the sexual material within. Don't get me wrong. It delves into some upsetting subjects but doesn't go as full-blown as it could go. I feel like I'm trying to convey something and not saying it right! lol
I read one other book by this author. The subject matter and set-up are the same, but she did a slightly better job giving more information about the characters and their backgrounds.
Read at your own risk on this one.
That being said, this story isn't as dark as it could be given the sexual material within. Don't get me wrong. It delves into some upsetting subjects but doesn't go as full-blown as it could go. I feel like I'm trying to convey something and not saying it right! lol
I read one other book by this author. The subject matter and set-up are the same, but she did a slightly better job giving more information about the characters and their backgrounds.
Read at your own risk on this one.
August 13, 2025
#️⃣3️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ Read & Reviewed in 2025 ☁️🪨
Date : 🌬️ Monday, August 11, 2025 🌪️🌫️☕
Word Count📃: 112k Words 🐑⛰️
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₍^. .^₎⟆ My 21th read in "But I can see us lost in the memory. August slipped away into a moment in time. 'Cause it was never mine" August 🤍
1️⃣🌟, so it all went back to the start? The character development is right there but an interest immediately went back to the beginning.
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Thnak you @Courtney for the buddy read! (Its trash)
This book started with kidnapping and the book ended with kidnapping.
This book is one of the most unhinged and most intense dark romance books that i've ever seen in a while. It drives straight into the action and all of the dark themes that it gives. From the start of the book you don't get any breather, she immediately gets kidnapped by three masked men and then.....
Ye the plot got thrown out the window..... Nothing happened except for nonstop chase & rape scenes.
AND WHEN I THOUGHT THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THE THREE OF THEM SOMEHOW GET SEPARATED FROM HER BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING CHASED BY THE POLICE AND HAVE TO MOVE TO A TOTALLY DIFFERENT COUNTRY, the sentence on top of my review proves itself correctly. This book came back to what it started and the three of them proceeded to learn NOTHING about everything that had happened and..... Kidnaps her again for the 48th time.. & the cycle repeats itself all over and over again like how my eye rolls all over and over and over again because of how repetitive everything is.
Date : 🌬️ Monday, August 11, 2025 🌪️🌫️☕
Word Count📃: 112k Words 🐑⛰️
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₍^. .^₎⟆ My 21th read in "But I can see us lost in the memory. August slipped away into a moment in time. 'Cause it was never mine" August 🤍
1️⃣🌟, so it all went back to the start? The character development is right there but an interest immediately went back to the beginning.
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Thnak you @Courtney for the buddy read! (Its trash)
This book started with kidnapping and the book ended with kidnapping.
This book is one of the most unhinged and most intense dark romance books that i've ever seen in a while. It drives straight into the action and all of the dark themes that it gives. From the start of the book you don't get any breather, she immediately gets kidnapped by three masked men and then.....
Ye the plot got thrown out the window..... Nothing happened except for nonstop chase & rape scenes.
AND WHEN I THOUGHT THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THE THREE OF THEM SOMEHOW GET SEPARATED FROM HER BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING CHASED BY THE POLICE AND HAVE TO MOVE TO A TOTALLY DIFFERENT COUNTRY, the sentence on top of my review proves itself correctly. This book came back to what it started and the three of them proceeded to learn NOTHING about everything that had happened and..... Kidnaps her again for the 48th time.. & the cycle repeats itself all over and over again like how my eye rolls all over and over and over again because of how repetitive everything is.
March 25, 2024
this MMMF dark romance is everything. possessive men, bad ass FMC and the best cat ever. just read it!
March 30, 2024
"I want to dig into her secrets. I want to own them. To own her. To own her soul. I’m not even slightly done with her."
THIS BOOK! 🖤
I loved the characters, they're all different and have their own charm and red flags. I loved the story and the smut, was smutting very very loudly in this one. This book was hard to put down.
Bonus points for the beautiful character art in the book, this makes me extra excited to get the paperback when I can.
I definitely want to play a game with Sawyer, Miles, and Ryder. I love that this is a book where the spice is MM,FM,MMF,MMM,MMMF and actual ⚔️ happens. The author isn't shy about the details. Whew! 🥵
In this book you'll find:
🖤 Dark romance
🖤 Why choose
🖤 Kidnapping
🖤 Twisted games
🖤 Lots and lots of trigger warnings
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
⚠️As always, check the trigger warnings, this book has a long list of them! 🫶🏻
THIS BOOK! 🖤
I loved the characters, they're all different and have their own charm and red flags. I loved the story and the smut, was smutting very very loudly in this one. This book was hard to put down.
Bonus points for the beautiful character art in the book, this makes me extra excited to get the paperback when I can.
I definitely want to play a game with Sawyer, Miles, and Ryder. I love that this is a book where the spice is MM,FM,MMF,MMM,MMMF and actual ⚔️ happens. The author isn't shy about the details. Whew! 🥵
In this book you'll find:
🖤 Dark romance
🖤 Why choose
🖤 Kidnapping
🖤 Twisted games
🖤 Lots and lots of trigger warnings
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
⚠️As always, check the trigger warnings, this book has a long list of them! 🫶🏻
April 21, 2025
This one was a bit much for me 😬
August 20, 2024
4.9 ⭐️ (rounded up)
If you want to a dark romance/why choose book with a lot of spice, somewhat heavy on the gore, and a minimal plot? give this book a chance 🙏🙏
🚨🚨Do check the TW’s!!!! 🚨🚨
If you want to a dark romance/why choose book with a lot of spice, somewhat heavy on the gore, and a minimal plot? give this book a chance 🙏🙏
🚨🚨Do check the TW’s!!!! 🚨🚨
May 30, 2025
1 star ★☆☆☆☆ – This Book Broke Me (In the Worst Way)
How do I be brutally honest without sounding like a total bitch? Because I hated this book—and I hate that I hated it, especially since I loved Make Me by Alina May. I went in with high hopes, but this was a full-blown disaster for me.
It started off strong, I’ll admit that. But then it tanked. Hard. The further I read, the more frustrated I became—until I was practically pulling my hair out just to finish. The writing felt rushed and unpolished, the plot was barely there, and the characters? Dry as day-old toast.
And that hurts to say, because this should have been my thing: dark romance, hunting, why choose—normally, I eat that up. But here? It was all so poorly executed I genuinely regretted reading it. The moment Cali got kidnapped, the whole thing spiraled.
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Characters:
• Cali:
I couldn’t stand her. She didn’t stand out as a main character—just felt dull and passive. After her kidnapping, she barely protested her innocence. Yeah, she fought, but that spirit vanished the moment things turned sexual. I just couldn’t root for her.
• Sawyer:
Almost DNF’d because of this man. I cringed constantly. His whole “little bunny” thing? Gross. The collar? What is this, 2012 Wattpad? And let’s not forget—he branded her. With a hot iron. For what?? He’s got a tragic backstory, apparently, but it was barely explored and honestly? I didn’t care.
• Miles:
Sweet, but basically a lapdog until Cali shows up and he suddenly grows a spine. His “dominant” turn felt random and unearned. I didn’t hate him, but I didn’t care either.
• Ryder:
Surprisingly, I sometimes liked Ryder. He had potential with his protective instincts, but I could not, for the life of me, figure out how or why he fell for Cali. He wanted her gone—hated her—then suddenly he’s in love? Let’s be honest: that was just his dick talking.
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The Real Problems:
I can’t tell you how exhausting it was to read another scene where the guys were thinking with their junk. Every paragraph, someone’s hard. I get the genre. I know what I signed up for. But seriously, could we have a bit of restraint?
And while I wasn’t attached to Cali, it was painful watching her go through trauma after trauma. Abused by her ex, relapsing, kidnapped—and all in the span of 24 hours. She was in survival mode, and these men thought that was hot? One even fantasized about her being asleep and fighting him off. No. That’s not sexy. That’s disturbing.
And don’t get me started on the torture scene with Ben, her abusive ex. Sure, I get wanting revenge—but the way it was written? No.
Cutting off his nuts and feeding them to him? Cooked.
With barbecue sauce.
And THEN Sawyer wanted to use Ben’s severed dick to… yeah. I’m not even finishing that sentence. You already know.
At that point, I was DONE.
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Overall:
This book was dogshit. Harsh? Maybe. But I’m mad I didn’t DNF it. I wanted to love another Alina May book—but this? This wasn’t it. Not by a long shot. I wish I could get my time back from this nightmare of a read. (I can’t even imbed quotes in this shit)
How do I be brutally honest without sounding like a total bitch? Because I hated this book—and I hate that I hated it, especially since I loved Make Me by Alina May. I went in with high hopes, but this was a full-blown disaster for me.
It started off strong, I’ll admit that. But then it tanked. Hard. The further I read, the more frustrated I became—until I was practically pulling my hair out just to finish. The writing felt rushed and unpolished, the plot was barely there, and the characters? Dry as day-old toast.
And that hurts to say, because this should have been my thing: dark romance, hunting, why choose—normally, I eat that up. But here? It was all so poorly executed I genuinely regretted reading it. The moment Cali got kidnapped, the whole thing spiraled.
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Characters:
• Cali:
I couldn’t stand her. She didn’t stand out as a main character—just felt dull and passive. After her kidnapping, she barely protested her innocence. Yeah, she fought, but that spirit vanished the moment things turned sexual. I just couldn’t root for her.
• Sawyer:
Almost DNF’d because of this man. I cringed constantly. His whole “little bunny” thing? Gross. The collar? What is this, 2012 Wattpad? And let’s not forget—he branded her. With a hot iron. For what?? He’s got a tragic backstory, apparently, but it was barely explored and honestly? I didn’t care.
• Miles:
Sweet, but basically a lapdog until Cali shows up and he suddenly grows a spine. His “dominant” turn felt random and unearned. I didn’t hate him, but I didn’t care either.
• Ryder:
Surprisingly, I sometimes liked Ryder. He had potential with his protective instincts, but I could not, for the life of me, figure out how or why he fell for Cali. He wanted her gone—hated her—then suddenly he’s in love? Let’s be honest: that was just his dick talking.
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The Real Problems:
I can’t tell you how exhausting it was to read another scene where the guys were thinking with their junk. Every paragraph, someone’s hard. I get the genre. I know what I signed up for. But seriously, could we have a bit of restraint?
And while I wasn’t attached to Cali, it was painful watching her go through trauma after trauma. Abused by her ex, relapsing, kidnapped—and all in the span of 24 hours. She was in survival mode, and these men thought that was hot? One even fantasized about her being asleep and fighting him off. No. That’s not sexy. That’s disturbing.
And don’t get me started on the torture scene with Ben, her abusive ex. Sure, I get wanting revenge—but the way it was written? No.
Cutting off his nuts and feeding them to him? Cooked.
With barbecue sauce.
And THEN Sawyer wanted to use Ben’s severed dick to… yeah. I’m not even finishing that sentence. You already know.
At that point, I was DONE.
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Overall:
This book was dogshit. Harsh? Maybe. But I’m mad I didn’t DNF it. I wanted to love another Alina May book—but this? This wasn’t it. Not by a long shot. I wish I could get my time back from this nightmare of a read. (I can’t even imbed quotes in this shit)
March 20, 2024
Absolutely loved everything about this! If you are a seasoned Dark Romance reader and don't mind a ton of trigger warnings this book is absolutely for you.
Cali is taken by Sawyer as his next hunt, except this time he does things a bit differently. He brings her to their house and gives her the opportunity to earn points for freedom.
Cali develops her own relationship with each one of the three guys, but I think Sawyer is my favorite. I always fall for the unhinged ones. Miles is the sweet protective type and Ryder is the broody alphahole. All three of the guys also have their own unique relationship both together and their own trauma that they are trying to work through.
This book consumed me, and I didn't want to put it down.
Cali is taken by Sawyer as his next hunt, except this time he does things a bit differently. He brings her to their house and gives her the opportunity to earn points for freedom.
Cali develops her own relationship with each one of the three guys, but I think Sawyer is my favorite. I always fall for the unhinged ones. Miles is the sweet protective type and Ryder is the broody alphahole. All three of the guys also have their own unique relationship both together and their own trauma that they are trying to work through.
This book consumed me, and I didn't want to put it down.
August 29, 2024
2/5
I knew this book would be a problem when the only reason I continued reading was to see if the cat is okay. Now the thing is, I love dark romance but it needs to have substance to it, some meaning, some reasoning, something! This was just a cesspool of random and sure they had backstories, which is great, but they were so concentrated on doing each other they didn’t get the chance to show development or change unfortunately
I knew this book would be a problem when the only reason I continued reading was to see if the cat is okay. Now the thing is, I love dark romance but it needs to have substance to it, some meaning, some reasoning, something! This was just a cesspool of random and sure they had backstories, which is great, but they were so concentrated on doing each other they didn’t get the chance to show development or change unfortunately
April 1, 2024
So I was sent this as an ARC and 2 words - OMG ALINA! 🥵
I loved her debut Better Run and this was great for her second book. Characters were lovable/hateable (is that even a word?) and the spice was SPICY.
Can’t wait to read more. I hope we get more of these guys bc I am still on a book hangover.
I loved her debut Better Run and this was great for her second book. Characters were lovable/hateable (is that even a word?) and the spice was SPICY.
Can’t wait to read more. I hope we get more of these guys bc I am still on a book hangover.
August 10, 2024
DNFed at 76%
Rating it 2.5 star. I would have rated it more but they all went a bit too far. Though I loved the MM scenes of this book.
Rating it 2.5 star. I would have rated it more but they all went a bit too far. Though I loved the MM scenes of this book.
April 2, 2025
Now why did he cut off her abusive ex’s dick and ask her to fuck herself with it.
July 18, 2024
I was genuinely so surprised by how this book turned out- I feel like it's so rare for rh books to have that perfect balance and equality between each love interest, whilst also making sure that each character is different and distinguishable in personality. But let me tell you this book did it right.
It was dark, there was great tension, and it was written really nicely. Each character held up great on their own, and I loved to see it 😌. This was definitely one of the better rhs that I've read in a while.
I couldn't stop reading and overall just really enjoyed this. I definitely think that there could've been more closure at the end (there were a couple of conversations that I would've loved to have seen, and answers that could have been given), but overall it was wrapped up nicely, albeit a bit vague.
For me, it was right on the cusp of being really good. The book itself was quite long, but there wasn't a lot of development happening- I feel like each character was equally as messed up as the last, but we never really got to see that being explored. I just wanted a bit more in that regard.
Anyways I really enjoyed this one 🫡.
It was dark, there was great tension, and it was written really nicely. Each character held up great on their own, and I loved to see it 😌. This was definitely one of the better rhs that I've read in a while.
I couldn't stop reading and overall just really enjoyed this. I definitely think that there could've been more closure at the end (there were a couple of conversations that I would've loved to have seen, and answers that could have been given), but overall it was wrapped up nicely, albeit a bit vague.
For me, it was right on the cusp of being really good. The book itself was quite long, but there wasn't a lot of development happening- I feel like each character was equally as messed up as the last, but we never really got to see that being explored. I just wanted a bit more in that regard.
Anyways I really enjoyed this one 🫡.
April 28, 2025
Dark Why Choose MMMF
Beyond Morally Grey MMCs
Strong Sassy FMC
Established MMM Throuple
Lots of Trauma
Toxic Love
Captor/Captive
Possessive MCs
Spice 🔥🔥🔥🔥+
I knew going in to this book this was gonna be a little bit twisted. I first read Make Me (loved it) so knew the author’s vibes she was putting out. But boy 😂 having an idea and then actually reading it…. Even still, I loved it. But I will admit there were a couple of scenes that I may have read really really fast. Morbid curiosity wouldn’t let me completely skip but pretty darn close to it.
Now, the characters were the worst in the best way. The three main MCs of this book are bad bad guys. And the great thing about horrible fictional men is that they are actually redeemable. You give me a tragic back story and then make that man turn feral for his person and I’m sold. Looking at you Sawyer.
All you need to know going into this book is that a strong sassy woman gets kidnapped because of a mistake and there are a whole lotta TWs for the events that take place after. And yet somehow, I still wound up loving these guys. Kudos to the Alina May for brainwashing me 😂 I’m pretty sure I had some sort of my own Stockholm syndrome. Not gonna lie, this book was just a lot of fun to read.
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Good lord 😳😂🥵 My brain is mush right now because I read that shit so fast. Like a freaking car wreck, I couldn’t look away. So good though. I gotta think about this one for a minute. I think I have to come to terms with some things 😂😂
Beyond Morally Grey MMCs
Strong Sassy FMC
Established MMM Throuple
Lots of Trauma
Toxic Love
Captor/Captive
Possessive MCs
Spice 🔥🔥🔥🔥+
I knew going in to this book this was gonna be a little bit twisted. I first read Make Me (loved it) so knew the author’s vibes she was putting out. But boy 😂 having an idea and then actually reading it…. Even still, I loved it. But I will admit there were a couple of scenes that I may have read really really fast. Morbid curiosity wouldn’t let me completely skip but pretty darn close to it.
Now, the characters were the worst in the best way. The three main MCs of this book are bad bad guys. And the great thing about horrible fictional men is that they are actually redeemable. You give me a tragic back story and then make that man turn feral for his person and I’m sold. Looking at you Sawyer.
All you need to know going into this book is that a strong sassy woman gets kidnapped because of a mistake and there are a whole lotta TWs for the events that take place after. And yet somehow, I still wound up loving these guys. Kudos to the Alina May for brainwashing me 😂 I’m pretty sure I had some sort of my own Stockholm syndrome. Not gonna lie, this book was just a lot of fun to read.
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Good lord 😳😂🥵 My brain is mush right now because I read that shit so fast. Like a freaking car wreck, I couldn’t look away. So good though. I gotta think about this one for a minute. I think I have to come to terms with some things 😂😂
May 7, 2024
I feel like anyone can write a book these days. Even if it’s pure shite like this one.
July 1, 2024
3.75 ⭐️ 4 🌶️
October 21, 2024
All her books and writing is the sameeeee. Literally. 💀 All duplicates I feel like. Diff names, but same plot/storyline.
May 4, 2024
★★★★★. This was my first true reverse harem book and I have to say I’m so happy this was it. The kidnapping but add in the men being all obsessed with just one look at Cali? Yeah, that’s an immediate 5 stars. I loved this very dark story and all the characters. I loved all the mmcs, but Sawyer had me in a chokehold right away. The spice in this book MY GOD.
Cali. My strong girl. She did not let these men get away with anything. She fought them right away and didn’t stop for nothing. She got them all wrapped around her finger and I LOVED IT. Her asking at the end “wanna play a game?” And us, the readers knowing they’ll play YEAH THATS HOW YOU END A BOOK.
Sawyer. I loved you right from the beginning and all the way till the end. I truly believed he was the dominant in the trio so imagine my surprise when he wasn’t. I loved how he hid all his emotions and only allowed them to come out when he realized he could trust Cali with them. His love for his men and his girl is EVERYTHING. His love for Cali and connection with her was different with than the other guys. I do believe they had a stronger connection.
Miles. The little puppy dog in this relationship. He was the man who truly saw the good in Cali right away and always was there for her differently and loved her differently. They had a pure love when reading because they bonded first and then slept together. Their relationship was built on them both being vulnerable pretty quick with one another. Him being protective of Ryder and Sawyer though. That was everything.
Ryder. The real dominant man in the group. Him coming back and immediately gaining control over his men was so shocking since I thought it was Sawyer. I was mad at him when he started messing everything up but I understood why because he didn’t want to lose his boyfriends. He loves them so much that he has them tattooed on his d*ck. He eventually grew to love Cali and his love for her you didn’t see a lot of but you knew was there and it was more for the way they both loved Sawyer and Miles.
I was recommended this and I can say this author and my friend has truly changed my mindset on reverse harems and I will be reading so many more!
Cali. My strong girl. She did not let these men get away with anything. She fought them right away and didn’t stop for nothing. She got them all wrapped around her finger and I LOVED IT. Her asking at the end “wanna play a game?” And us, the readers knowing they’ll play YEAH THATS HOW YOU END A BOOK.
Sawyer. I loved you right from the beginning and all the way till the end. I truly believed he was the dominant in the trio so imagine my surprise when he wasn’t. I loved how he hid all his emotions and only allowed them to come out when he realized he could trust Cali with them. His love for his men and his girl is EVERYTHING. His love for Cali and connection with her was different with than the other guys. I do believe they had a stronger connection.
Miles. The little puppy dog in this relationship. He was the man who truly saw the good in Cali right away and always was there for her differently and loved her differently. They had a pure love when reading because they bonded first and then slept together. Their relationship was built on them both being vulnerable pretty quick with one another. Him being protective of Ryder and Sawyer though. That was everything.
Ryder. The real dominant man in the group. Him coming back and immediately gaining control over his men was so shocking since I thought it was Sawyer. I was mad at him when he started messing everything up but I understood why because he didn’t want to lose his boyfriends. He loves them so much that he has them tattooed on his d*ck. He eventually grew to love Cali and his love for her you didn’t see a lot of but you knew was there and it was more for the way they both loved Sawyer and Miles.
I was recommended this and I can say this author and my friend has truly changed my mindset on reverse harems and I will be reading so many more!
May 6, 2024
Overall 5/5
Spice 5/5
Violence 5/5
Did I need a triad relationship between men... to have a woman come into their lives become theirs!?!?! Yes. Yes, I did.
Spice 5/5
Violence 5/5
Did I need a triad relationship between men... to have a woman come into their lives become theirs!?!?! Yes. Yes, I did.
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