Obsessed is an understatement!! If you’re looking for a dark, gritty, emotionally wrecking read, this book absolutely delivers. This book had me in a chokehold from the start. The atmosphere is heavy, think tension you can feel in your chest, and it never really lets up. The story dives deep into pain, survival, and the messy, complicated parts of human connection, and it does not hold back. The characters are flawed in the best way. Raw, real, and sometimes frustrating, but that’s what made them feel so alive. The emotional depth here is what really hit for me. I felt EVERYTHING… the hurt, the anger, the vulnerability. And the chemistry?! INTENSE 🔥 The kind that simmers under the surface until it explodes. The writing style pulls you right into the darkness but still gives you just enough light to keep going. It’s haunting, addictive, and honestly kind of unforgettable. If you love dark romance vibes, emotionally complex characters, angst + tension + healing, and stories that leave a mark, then this one needs to be on your TBR immediately!!! Absolutely a 5 star read on vibes alone!! I loved every minute of this one 🖤
for context this is a post-apocalyptic Midwest situation — and at some point I stopped reading and started… dissociating.
Because all I could think about was the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919.
You know, the one where a poorly built tank exploded and a wave of thick, slow, inescapable molasses consumed everything in its path. People literally couldn’t outrun it. Just… stuck there. Slowly going under.
That is this book.
Not fast enough to be exciting. Not interesting enough to justify the pace. Just a relentless, sticky crawl toward nowhere while you question every life choice that brought you here.
At no point did I feel fear, tension, or even curiosity. Just the overwhelming urge to escape.
Why so slow? Why so nothing? Why am I trapped in this?
I’m in so much emotional pain after reading this omfg!! Heart-breaking and heart-wrenching and so fucking good but expect so much trauma and so many tears
Also can’t stop listening to Preacher’s Daughter, Ethel Cain somehow has the perfect vibes for this book