Speak.

Rayne-Moore University Duet #1

by Ruby M. Darling

Raven MonroeI think I always knew I was going to die young. Like I had this… silent, invisible clock ticking down to my final moments plastered above my head. Maybe that’s why I was so reckless, crazy. Why I sought after adventure. Why nothing scared me… Except, there was always this… feeling I couldn’t shake that something was in the darkest parts of every corner, under every bed, closet, or room, like a ghost watching me. Waiting to take me. My own, personal reaper.
But it was always only during a lightning storm that I could see the outline of my reaper. No scythe. Just a tall, faceless shadow in a hood, staring at me in the dark…
That was the thing though. It was never the storm itself that scared me. Never the loud booming of thunder. Never the howling wind or the way the windows rattled. Never the sound of rain pounding against said windows. It was just that goddamn lightning.
Seems fitting, I suppose, that I’d die before my twentieth birthday during a freak lightning storm of the century… I just always thought I’d die while doing something dangerous - F*ck it. I’d even take a boring death like simply dying in my sleep from a brain aneurysm or even an early onset heart attack.
Anything.
I’d take any other way other than this...

Genres: Dark Romance, Why Choose, Dark, Audiobook, Romance, College, Contemporary

412 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 24, 2024

About the author

Ruby Darling is a small town Texas Native that reads too much Dark Fantasy Romance and sleeps too little, which has probably caused her to be delusional enough to create a world of her own. She hopes you have a great time under the glamour and in the veil.

Reviews

[Brittany Ferraro · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5⭐️ You ever finish a book and just sit there like… what the actual hell did I just read and why did I love every second of it?? Because SAME. This book was unhinged in all the best ways, and I ate it up. The hype around this one is definitely valid

I went in blind (per usual), and let me tell you I was not prepared. The plot was wild and the vibes were Immaculate. The FMC? A stabby, clever, emotionally-damaged queen on a revenge mission aka my dream girl. Add in the fact that she knows exactly how to use her body to get what she wants makes her my idol.

And her men??? LAWD help me. We’ve got a little taboo with her therapist and her professor (👀) And then Jonas my sweet, crazy, ride-or-die baby. I love him so much it hurts. When I tell you he rides out for his girl. We love a supportive king. Raven is deeply traumatized and each one of these men give her a little piece of herself back, while also cracking her back in every which way. Love this for you BB

The spice? Unhinged. I was absolutely feral. The Group scenes were SO HOT. Don’t speak to me. I’m still recovering. (Though yes I would like to personally ban the word “cream” from all smut writing going forward. Please and thank you😭😭)

I feel like I have to warn you that this is definitely insta/lust love but I promise you it just works okay trust me 😂 just let go and enjoy the ride.

Now, while this is extremely spicy , it still has a really solid plot to keep you invested. This book has everything: secret societies, dark secrets, manipulation, obsession, trauma, SMUT FOR DAYS, violence and it worked perfectly I was hooked from the prologue and now I need everyone to read it so we can scream together.

I’m starting book 2 IMMEDIATELY because I need to see how this story plays out.

I’m a little slut for why choose I can’t help it I AM WHO I AM

[Vee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Give me a moment to pick my jaw up off the f*cking floor! Maybe it’s my short-sightedness, but I did not see some of those twists coming. The characters defied my expectations, and the meek wallflower heroine turned out to be the biggest wolf in sheep’s clothing. I loved it

The revenge plot gave me hints of the Mindfuck series, and as a deep Lana stan, I was instantly hooked. The mystery kept me locked in…who hurt her, and why? I had my predictions (partly right), but this was no easy plot to crack

The fact that she didn’t speak, but still found ways to communicate was amazing. She didn’t sign or text much at first, so I worried about how she’d connect with others, but through subtle tells and actions, those around her learned to understand her. Also proving the point that if a man wanted to he would 😅

I honestly didn’t know where one relationship was heading, and doubted anyone would support it after his constant jabs about her appearance, weight, and even calling her arms “bat wings.” The urge to punch this man was so strong. He later claimed it was to scare his friend off her, but that’s peak manchild behaviour. I lost hope when she chose him. Don’t worry the scales of life balanced out.

This felt like a different approach to a “why choose” story. Not all members are on board at first, leading to a breakup. I appreciated that reluctance, and the early tension was palpable. Regardless of the healthy communication, all the relationships were a little f*cked, in a good way.

We have the :
🧑‍⚕️The doctor
🧑‍🏫The professor
🧑‍💼The athlete

I won’t go into detail, but just know, they’re all slightly deranged, obsessive, possessive… and we love them for it.

Especially Jonas. Praise Jonas 👏This👏man👏 can 👏give 👏 a 👏 good 👏 speech

My only negative is how smut-heavy this book is. I’m usually all for it, but in the second half it amped up, got a bit repetitive, and some scenes dragged. I needed more...maybe words.

Overall, I loved the plot, was shocked by the twists, and now I need book two 🙌

[Courtenay (ceelovesbooks) · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.5

I don’t know about you, but I have NEVER in my life read a Why Choose, Dark Academia, Secret Society, Primal Play, Spicy, Crawl To Me, Serial Killer FMC who’s out for revenge and gets it book, but you’ve heard it here first friends. This is it, and it has EVERYTHING 😈

Raven Monroe is broken. She’s out for revenge on the people responsible for ruining her life and almost killing her. Now, she is silent, she’s been silent and not spoken a word since the attack, she doesn’t see a point, no one listens to her anyways.

When she returns to Rayne Moore University years later, she meets Jonas, a yummy puppy of a jock. She runs into her Dr Archer, who is absolutely obsessive and possessive over her. And meets a sexy, grumpy, moody professor Maverick Harrington. These three are absolute FIRE. SPARKS, FLAMES, STRIKE A MATCH TO YOUR 🐱 HOTTTT. 🔥

Raven has a lot of mystery to uncover, and she plans to get back at her enemies, and get her life back in the process. Her men are there for her every step of the way.

This book was fun, exciting, spicy af, and full of heart pounding excitement! You never knew what was going to happen next, and you still don’t 🫢 this is part 1 of a duet, and it does end on a small cliffy, to be continued. BUT DON’T WORRY! YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT LONG! 🖤

The star of the show here really is Raven, she is so strong, resilient, powerful, cunning, and you all know how I feel about a bad a** FMC. She is stunning. You will love this, and the vibes are PERFECT for spooky season. Trust me, you don’t want to sleep on these 4! 😌

Please read all TWs before reading, as some topics may be triggering for you.

[Erika Braga · Rating 4 out of 5]

- RH
- SECRET SOCIETY
- REVENGE ARC
- NOT SPEAKING DUE TO A TRAUMA
- SPICY
- OVER THE TOP MMC’S


WOW ! I heard about this book and I didn’t have any intentions of reading ……. But read I did and I regret nothing !
This is the story of Raven a very rich girl that goes to the pristine University for the one percents only. She goes there with her stepbrother who’s her best friend and her rock. She doesn’t want to be entangled in the shallow life they all have, she wants more for her life, she wants to be free and follow a music career instead of been force into a loveless marriage because that’s what they do in her circle.
But she is caught completely off guard when a group of masked people attacks her to kill her. They were cruel and left her to die locked in a locker room beating, stabbed and broken beyond repair. She didn’t die for a miracle. But now she’s in a mental institution, hasn’t spoken a word in 4 years and the only person in her family that still supports her and loves her is her stepbrother. Her psychiatrist Damon is the one in her company all the time and he became OBSESSED with her through the years. He is deranged and crazy in love with her so obsessed that when she finally leaves the institution and goes back to the same university where she almost lost her life he leaves everything behind and follows her. Everyone is shocked she went back to the place of her trauma but she has a reason, REVENGE. And oh that revenge is sweet and becomes sweeter as we go. There she meets the delicious professor Maverick and he also becomes obsessed with her and he is a ex FBI agent teaching criminology. Also there she meets the AMAZING also delicious Jonas who’s the only one her age because the YUMMY handsome doctor plus the professor are 10 years older than her.
The relationship is a little rocky in the beginning but omg it is VERY satisfying to read it 🥵🥵🥵🥵 all 3 men are decadent and they all have a dirty mouth, specially Jonas !
Needless to say I loved it ! I’m going right now immediately to the second book ! 😏😈

[Courtney Stephens · Rating 1 out of 5]

My Nan died while I was reading this book, and this was still the worst part of my week

[Clairsreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

✨ALC REREAD- 5 Mfin stars no fuckin notes✨



4.5⭐️ rounded up to 5 because this book changed me

Wow. Just wow. I am utterly and completely speechless. This book took me on such a wild ride I will need approximately 5-7 business days to process. The plot. The smut. The relationships. The growth. Absolute perfection.

Raven was horrifically attacked and left for dead. Once she survives she decides to return to the scene of the crime and investigate while also seeking revenge. During her recovery she attracts the attention of her doctor, Damon. He is utterly obsessed with her and upon finding she’s going back to her university he makes a transfer. Once she moves in she meets Jonas the lovable jock, he’s immediately smitten with her and the two bond instantly. One of her professors challenges her at every opportunity, Maverick, but it seems like the two can’t seem to avoid each other either.

As the relationship with each of the men grows the plot thickens as Raven discovers more about her attack and the powers at be at the university. Each of her relationships has so much difference and depth but is so clearly unique in its own way while also complimenting her relationship with the others. As Jonas protects her, Damon supports her and Maverick challenges her. These three weave and intricate web of intimacy and trust while also learning more about Raven and the circumstances that lead her to where she is now. As more is revealed and she continues on her vengeance tour the ones she has grown to love must make decisions.

Wow. That is literally allI have to say at this point. There was so much depth to this plot and the characters that I am still processing and spinning my multiple questions and theories. The way this story absolutely captivated me and took me for the most wild ride I can 100% confirm this is a must read. Raven, Maverick, Jonas and Damon will live rent free in my brain until book two comes out and then probably for forever after that.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Absolutely obsessed. Mindf*cked. Carried away. I cannot even.
Please do me a favor and read this book so we can discuss…tysm.

[Angely Marrero · Rating 1 out of 5]

⭐️ No Judgment Just Opinions. If you enjoyed it, I am happy for you. ⭐️

I saw a video describing the beginning of this book and immediately downloaded it. The first few pages already told me what I was getting myself into: A weak attempt at making a reverse harem with badly written men she tried so hard to convince readers were morally grey. Was I expecting greatness? Absolutely not. But this was awful and hard to get through without rolling my eyes and growing annoyed. This also needs some serious editing becausè there were too many typos and too many sentences that made no sense.
It lacked character growth/development.

None of these characters were able to slowly develop feelings over time. It was love at first sight. This book could've also been 200 pages shorter if the author didn't continue giving us the same situation through multiple PoVs.

After the college football game, Raven gets assaulted and shoved into a locker, left for dead for 3 days. She didn't attempt to scream or punch the locker but could tap it to the sound of music. After she was found, she is sent to an asylum because she was deemed "violent" for attacking a nurse, one who was told where not to touch her wrists and proceeds to touch her there anyway. Raven decides she doesn't want to talk. Her trauma caused her to self- mute (because when she finally talks she wants her words to mean something...stfu), The author mentioned the FMC refused to learn ASL but halfway into the book she somehow already knew how to fluently sign. I'm guessing the author ran out of ways to describe her lack of communication by point, stomping her feet, and pouting like a child instead of the 24-year-old she is.

For four years, she's surrounded by mentally ill patients while going to therapy. This is where the author introduces her therapist, Damon. He fell head of heels instantaneousty. Straight out of graduating ivy league colleges and falling for his very first patient. (insert eye roll) Damon becomes obsessed and stalks her. But she doesn't mind it (of course, why would she) even after the trauma that caused her to stop speaking, she still wants to be touched inappropriately by her doctor.

Raven decides she wants to go back to Rayne-Moore to find out why and who assaulted her.

Jonas is introduced to us as a "f**k boy," but not even a chapter later becomes a marshmallow. He gives himself the job of protector and boyfriend title after seeing her once..

Professor Maverick decides two seconds after meeting Raven that she should be bullied by
hìm. He degrades her, insults her character, and everything about her because she refuses
to speak to him (even though she doesn't talk to anyone). This somehow turns him into a
beast that needs to have her (biggest eye roll). He blames her for how she looks and the.
skirts she wears... Her school uniform...

Somehow, every male character that's introduced fell for her charm.... I guess having her
stare at them with no way of letting them know what she wants was good enough for them,
to drool over. Can't even call them men without laughing. More like cavemen. "Me see
woman. Me like thick thighs. Me rut and try to make quiet woman make sound."

These characters are in their 20s and older, set in college but written like teenagers. Other students bullying someone who just returned. Students shouting verbal abuse and spitting wads of papers at her while in the classroom. It's like the author wanted the excuse of having them older so she can write the smut because the plot was lost midway.

I will not be reading the next book.

Was there anything I did enjoy? The dirty talk. I'll gobble a filthy mouth proudly and happily.

This had so much potential but was poorly executed.

P.S. JUST BECAUSE JOE ARDEN NARRATED THE BOOK, IT DOESN'T MAKE IT GOOD.

[Samwise · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️
Where do I even begin? This book was a lot, and not in a good plot-heavy, tension-building, emotionally wrecked kind of way. Nahhhhhh. This was 75% smut, 20% questionable plot structure, and 5% “just fill in the logic gaps yourself, sweetie.” 😵‍💫
Let’s start with the bright spot: the audiobook narrators. 🎙️ Joe Arden is a menace to society in the BEST possible way. The growls, sighs, deranged chuckles… I mean, the man put his whole psycho into this performance. Heather Firth held her own too, giving a solid performance that tried to wrangle what little character development there was.
Now for the “story”. I don’t normally touch reverse harem with a ten-foot pole, and guess what? I still don’t. To each their own but 🫤 I fell into this one by accident, shrugged, and kept going because apparently I make poor decisions when Joe Arden is involved. 🤷🏼
The FMC is essentially mute, by choice, and her entire personality can be summed up as: plays the cello and is apparently so adorable that three successful, powerful, morally-bankrupt-in-a-sexy-way men all just… share her. Like a timeshare. Except instead of beachfront views, it’s public sex, random violence, and loyalty that defies all logic or real-world emotional nuance. I had to suspend my disbelief so high it left orbit. ☄️
Also, how is she surviving this much physical activity without so much as a mention of a UTI or a diflucan?
That said, I didn’t DNF it. Joe Arden carried the whole unhinged circus on his back, and I will admit Maverick’s little late-game redemption arc gave me a flicker of emotional investment. But overall, this felt like someone smashed together a dark erotica Mad Libs and hit “publish.” ☑️
Would I recommend it? Only if you love chaos, have no expectations of realism, and want Joe Arden whispering filthy sweet nothings while you’re wondering what life choices brought you here.

[Carla · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a good suspense story with a lot of sex scenes.
L really enjoyed.
It’s worth reading.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn.
4.75/5 ⭐️
4/5 🌶️

[Ms. Dess · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Rating: 4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨
Series Status: Book one of the Rayne-Moore Duet and I’m already sweating about book two like it’s finals week and I didn’t study.

We Have:
✅ Reverse Harem
✅ MMMF Romance (no M/M)
✅ Mystery
✅ Revenge
✅ Secret Society
✅ Virgin FMC
✅ professor x student
✅ morally black MMCs
✅ trauma and trauma healing
✅ stalking but make it sexy
✅ obsession that should honestly require a permit
✅ possessive men who choose violence over therapy
✅ smut that requires electrolytes
✅ plot twists hitting like chair shots in the WWE
✅ vibes so chaotic I squealed, kicked, and demanded more

Raven Monroe is that bitch. Strong, broken but not beaten, and absolutely refusing to let the world dull her edge. I fucking love her for that. She never loses her power… even when men twice her size, twice her darkness, try to swallow her whole. She stands firm. She chooses survival every time. And when she finally lets herself want… god, it’s just so fucking good.

Let's talk about Jonas and how he is fucking unhinged perfection. The way he speaks up when it matters and the way he says it loud, proud, and with his whole muthafucking chest… I was kicking my feet like a teenager with a crush except I’m grown and paying my own health insurance. I fucking love him.

Then we have the good doctor… Dr. Hottie… Damon. Baby. BAAAAABEEEEYYY. When I tell you this man triggered something in my DNA… I would let him do filthy things to me and then crawl back asking may I have more please. The delusion he operates under is so bold it should be illegal. It is chef’s kiss insanity - of course I love it. He’s out here acting like Raven is already wearing his last name and honestly… I respect that level of commitment.

By the fucking way… can I tell you that I absolutely need a Damon and Jonas scene. I need that with every unhinged fiber of my being. If those two ever touched the same page with intent… oh god… the way I would spontaneously combust. Someone would need to come peel me off the furniture… and definitely call in some professionals for a deep cleaning lol.

Now let’s talk about Maverick… our confusing little enigma baby. He’s hanging on by a thread, but he’s hanging on hard. Buuuuuuut fuck… this might be the first fucking time in my entire reading career that I have ever understood the miscommunication trope. Hell has iced over. But Ruby wrote it in a way where I genuinely got it. I hated that I got it… but it made sense.

His mouth though... is filthy… I love his mouth… seriously, you need to listen to him on the audiobook for at least this one fucking part. He delivers this god damn line… “The beast inside purrs.” … and you are not living your best fucking life if you don't hear it. Joe Arden says that line like he’s trying to repopulate the species through audio alone. My ovaries burst. My uterus did Olympic floor routines. My coochie did a full baptism. I had to pause the book and reevaluate my moral standing - of course I didn't care where I landed - just needed to check and be sure.

As a matter of fact that entire scene in the woods… oh baby. I felt that shit in my spinal cord. I’m driving down the street, minding my business, and suddenly my coochie clenches like it’s preparing for combat and my legs start trembling like I’m the one getting tackled in the goddamn forest. I am sweating just thinking about it again. FUUUUUUUCK.....

BUT ALSO there's fucking more!!!!!!! There’s one particular character who had me spiraling. I went from hating him to feeling sorry for his tragic little existence to being absolutely unwell about his choices. The way everyone’s motives twist and flip had me confused, aroused, emotional, offended, and feral all at once. I finished this book not knowing who I was anymore. I wanted to sit silently in the dark and contemplate my life… but it was almost midnight and a bitch gotta work in the morning.

The smut in this book is fucking AMAZING. People saying there was too much smut have no clue what the fuck they are talking about because there is no universe where there was too much. Every fucking scene was a religious experience. Every one topped the last. My soul left my body so many times I owe the universe rent. The filth level was fucking delicious… the kind of smut that makes you forget your name, your morals, and your WiFi password (does anyone really remember their WiFi tho???). Between the growls, the dominance, the delusion, the obsession, and the sheer athleticism of these men, I was overstimulated, dehydrated, and wholly unprepared. This book didn’t give smut… it gave revelations - I just had to keep breathing through it all.

Speak had me fucked up in the best possible way. I didn’t know who the hell to trust. One minute I’m convinced a man is pure villain energy… the next I’m ready to defend him in court. Then boom… back to side-eyeing him like he stole my debit card. Ruby played in my face the entire time and I loved every second of it.

This book is so fucking solid. Disturbingly good. Unputdownable. I am genuinely terrified for book two because this level of obsession feels dangerous. I started this book at 8:17 AM and finished at 11:52 PM the same damn day… 400+ pages devoured like I hadn’t eaten in weeks. If that’s not obsession, I don’t know what is.

[Kaity · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audio:
5 stars for Heather Firth and Joel Arden. This is a duet narration!

Book: 4 stars

This kept me hooked, but I felt like there was a little too much hooking up compared to plot… but I still want to see where this duet ends especially with that cliffhanger!

Also I love Jonas haha who wouldn’t want a slightly psychotic obsessive golden retriever (and not the dog) haha!

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

♾️🌟 I want to marry Jonas 💖
I love the revenge, the healing journey, the underestimated hero, the love, the jokes, the smuuuuuuuut omg the smuuuuut 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was fun and oh so spicy 🔥
The audiobook? OUT OF THIS WORLD
Joe Arden is a storyteller and performer!
I'm a sucker for a mute main character, and I loved that this time, it was the FMC.
Doctor, professor, and athlete?
My girl hit the damn jackpot.
Did I often get sucked into the narration and forget real life existed? Yes.
Was I blushing while listening? Yes.
Please consider the audiobook if this is on your TBR. You won't regret it!

[Saraya · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5✨ this was not at all what I was expecting but I ate it up with no complaints so for that I will round it up🥰 Jonas is definitely going to live in my head till my last days. I also thought the victim pov was something different that made it so much more conflicting/ interesting but I’ll always supports women’s rights and wrongs, fuck those guys. The only thing that was kind of confusing was when a chapter changed pov’s, the story would go back to re tell what just happened which annoyed me a little sometimes because I’m impatient😁

[Shannon E · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lets start with the fact that this story is completely atrocious, and the trigger warnings were inaccurate. When someone is unconscious due to sleeping medication, there is no CONSENT!! That is rape, plain and simple. I finished this story ONLY to write this review and it be a complete review of the entire book. Not only did the lack of appropriate trigger warnings get me, because I wasn't prepared for sleeping rape, but the horrific writing and repetition of skin crawling terms like "sweet ambrosia" "her/my sex" (it's a vagina, freaking call it that) and so many other cringe terms, eventually made me want to vomit. On top of all this, I cannot get over the star rating for this book, it goes to show that with the social media readers, as long as you have a ton of sex in the book, that you can have the most atrocious, lazy writing possible and still sell plenty of books, while also getting top-notch narrators to help you sell more of your awful books. If I could put a negative star review. I would.

[Jessica Shaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars- this started off really strong and sucked me in but then it just felt repetitive. I got bored and started to skim a lot (especially w the endless smut in the second half of this book). There was a lot of potential and it def was fun at times but I had trouble being emotionally invested by the end.

the second 50% just got annoying... lowkey I started to like Chase during his POV!! Why show us him falling in love w the FMC if they’re never gonna be together?! And then getting Trevor’s POV right before he died?! Ugh I was annoyed w that !! Why make me empathize w him before he dies ?!! The writing was just choppy and difficult to read the last 50%.

[MadameD · Rating 5 out of 5]

Steamy, Original, and Impossible to Put Down!

Story: 5/5
Narration: 5/5 (The narrators are excellent!)

I really enjoyed listening to and reading Speak by Ruby Darling.
I loved the chemistry between the characters, and I found the story surprisingly original. Raven, Jonas, Damon, and Maverick made me laugh and left me hot and blushing.
If you’re craving a dark romance that blends heat, passion, and a storyline that hooks you from start to finish, this one’s a must-read.

[Esmé Elzi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I DNF’d this book at like 40% because the trigger warnings are dead wrong. I encourage the author to change the trigger warning of “consensual non-consent” to just “non-consensual.” CNC is the couple talks before hand, they have a safe word, it is something very much planned out (ex: the cnc scene at the end of the book Lights Out comes to mind). CNC is not “get on your knees and open up your mouth and take it” said by a person who’s in a position of power (older, professor, a big strong man), and then she does it. But it’s ok because she enjoyed it? No, that is straight up not consensual, which is fine in books but you have to have a proper trigger warning for it. Or else it sends the wrong message to women who may have been put in that position and felt it was wrong but then are told by this book that it’s CNC, but really it’s not. Please change the warning.

Also, most hymens aren’t like that. Otherwise virgins wouldn’t be able to wear tampons. 👍

[Rachel ⭐️🖤💋Dark & Dirty & A Lot Of Smutty Reviews💋🖤⭐️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only thing wrong with this deliciously dark romance is it needs editing. It had a LOT of grammatical errors, sentence structure, and run-on sentences. That usually doesn’t bother me, and I just ignore it, but this one was pretty bad. I had to read sentences over a lot so it was read correctly in my head. But seriously, I absolutely loved this book! I devoured it! The spice was spicing, utterly delicious. It kept me engaged from the first sentence. I think I know where this is going, and it’s going to break me! I want her to get her revenge, but I am literally scared to read and see if I’m correct in my assumptions, but I also can’t stop reading this duet cause I HAVE TO KNOW! Who needs to eat and sleep? Psshh, not me! Just throw some sour patch kids and Reese’s at me, hook me up to an IV, even do a catheter for all I care! I am not stopping!
P.S. Mav, slap me and call me names. I am so here for it!

[Tam ★ · Rating 5 out of 5]

The trigger warnings at the start of this book nearly turned me off but omg I’m so glad I read it. What an insane wild ride! I literally could not put it down!

[TwinreadsandReds · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was disappointed with this one 😩 wish there was more story line and less spice

[Vanessa]

i — genuinely have no words.

this book … WOW.

i thought i’ve read dark and depraved things and then this book fell into my lap. there was SO much happening i don’t even know how that was 400 pages because it felt like way more with the plot that happened

if you read this READ THE WARNINGS PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GODDDDD this book is not for you if you have ANY TRIGGERS. TRUELY. SAVE URSELF NOW. I WARNED YOU.

[Nikita · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐ 4.5

The audio was absolutely fucking impeccable wow 🤌🏼

[Shelby · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This was not just a book!!! This was a whole freaking experience!!!!

First off Joe and Heather went above and beyond with this audiobook!!!! The fact that Joe was multiple people and they all sounded so different you would think it was 3 different narrators!!! Is nuts to me! Now the emotion Heather brought?!?! Being that our FMC is mute and majority was all internal thoughts. Pure talent!!!!

Now Miss Ruby had me hooked in the prologue!
She starts running in hot and there’s no slowing down this entire book!!!!!

We have a mute FMC out for revenge and her 3 men
a freaky af, football playing golden retriever
a obsessed, meticulous, stalking doctor
And a unhinged, at war with himself professor

You know I don’t do spoilers so went in pretty blind but I did see so much Love for Jonas and Damon!!! Which only makes sense why I love Maverick!!!!!! And I know in book 2
Is only going to solidify my Love for him. I always attach to the MMC that has to do a lot of inner work and has the most character development.

I loved the different POV chapters she had in this book!!!
I do not think I have seen anything like that before!

I am a very visual person and while reading I felt like I was watching a movie. Her writing makes me feel like I am in the book. I can see , feel the emotions, and damn near smell and taste things described!!!

On to book 2 ASAP!!!!!

[Kindle Jenner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sigh…Another book that I didn’t love but didn’t hate either. I think this book had potential - it started off really interesting. It was unhinged from jump street (which I liked) and had the set up for a really good story. However, by the end, I just wanted it to be over. No character is really that interesting and they are all kind of flat. Mind you, the FMC is a traumatized heiress that hasn’t spoken in years and is currently on her revenge tour. How you make someone with that backstory only mildly interesting is honestly impressive. The story kind of drags. It’s interesting but gets monotonous. I think that has a lot to do with the author’s choice of retelling the same situation from everyone’s view point over several chapters. It was cool at first, but by retelling number 12 I was over it. I feel like that’s something that should be done for big plot points, not every little situation. I have no desire to read book 2.

Long story short, if you ever felt like you wanted to read Mindfucked, but with mid writing and in a world created by a hybrid of Penelope Douglas and Eva Ashwood, then you’ll probably eat this up.

[Tia · Rating 5 out of 5]

What in the Golden Globes was this audiobook!! That was a real treat for the ears! LOVED IT! The why choose, the secret society and she was a mute yet had these men wrapped around her little finger 🔥🔥🔥

Don’t forget the unaliving 😏

[Kylie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5 ⭐️
5/5 🌶️

Tropes & what to expect:
- Why choose romance
- College romance
- Attempted murder mystery
- Revenge plot
- Stalking
- Posessive/obsessive MMCs
- Secret society
- Primal play
- Breeding k!nk

Wow. I couldn’t put this book down. Loved all of the characters so much. There was plenty of plot and spice. The ending was CRUEL. I need to start book 2 ASAP!

[✨alexandria✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

not at any point did i guess what was coming next LMAO

[Kayla Wayla 🧚🏾‍♀️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can’t tell if it’s my book taste that’s developing or just my frontal lobe but..what the hell, sure? 🤷🏽‍♀️ I mean don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy it…but to a certain extent. I’ll never turn down an absolute gorgeous baddie getting revenge against terrible men story but at times I was like “oh..are we sure this is what we wanna do right now?” 😭

Like she went through a traumatic, horrifying attack that left her understandably speechless (literally) and one of the mmc’s would degrade her for that? Uses words that idk if id go as far to call them slurs but maybe I’ll just say “choice words” to degrade her? Gross. And not to yuck anyone’s yum because a degradation kink can be hot but NOT when the degrading is over her PTSD?? 🧏🏽‍♂️😭

Granted shawty was into it so idk y’all 😂🤨. Then some of the other men in the story, I was like ehh we couldn’t have found another way to get revenge? Or are we really going to let this slide?? Just strange lol. One of my favorite tropes is why choose and boy oh boy did I love two of her men (I need to be in the middle) but it was just the other one I would audibly groan everytime he came on the screen.

Listening to the audiobook while reading this was a toe curling, screaming while looking around to make sure nobody can see what you’re reading, sort of experience. And once again I cannot say it enough, I loved her so much (not so much her decision making skills) but everything else? No wonder she had these men kissing the ground she walked on. 🙂‍↕️