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Wellard Asylum
Atrocity: The Wellard Asylum
Clinically insane.
Murdered Suzanne Bishop brutally in cold blood.
That’s what my chart says—signed right there on the bottom by the doctors who declared me a lost cause after their pathetic treatments didn’t “fix” me. According to them, I’m broken. Dangerous. A monster. But here’s the thing—they’re wrong. I’m perfectly sane.
Sure, I like cutting people open. It’s fascinating, really. That doesn’t make me a damn lunatic. And yet, here I am, locked away in Wellard Asylum, where I’ve spent the past few years wasting away while the world sleeps soundly, thinking they’re safe from people like me.
They called it the best place for someone with my “condition,” but we all know what they really meant is that it's safer for everyone else if I’m stuck in here.
What they failed to realize is that Wellard isn’t just home to me. It’s crawling with others like me. And while I’ve been patient, biding my time, I have no intention of staying much longer. But before I leave, I think I’ll have a little fun.
So, who will be the next name added to my chart?
Murdered Suzanne Bishop brutally in cold blood.
That’s what my chart says—signed right there on the bottom by the doctors who declared me a lost cause after their pathetic treatments didn’t “fix” me. According to them, I’m broken. Dangerous. A monster. But here’s the thing—they’re wrong. I’m perfectly sane.
Sure, I like cutting people open. It’s fascinating, really. That doesn’t make me a damn lunatic. And yet, here I am, locked away in Wellard Asylum, where I’ve spent the past few years wasting away while the world sleeps soundly, thinking they’re safe from people like me.
They called it the best place for someone with my “condition,” but we all know what they really meant is that it's safer for everyone else if I’m stuck in here.
What they failed to realize is that Wellard isn’t just home to me. It’s crawling with others like me. And while I’ve been patient, biding my time, I have no intention of staying much longer. But before I leave, I think I’ll have a little fun.
So, who will be the next name added to my chart?
232 pages, Paperback
Published September 21, 2025
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September 6, 2025
“they think crazy is wild eyes and drool. screaming at walls. shitting your pants in a corner. real crazy is polite. patient. thoughtful.”
thank you so much nova babes for the arc !! i’m always amazed with how detailed and packed your short stories are 😍 this absolutely went beyond that !!
this is a dark and depraved backstory of johnny. it’s not sweet nor is it safe. it’s full of degradation and violence. dark obsession, MM, sadist + masochist, puppet / master dynamic, sexual coercion, psychological abuse, manipulation, medical torture, necrophilia, emotional blackmail, non / dub con, blood play, self half, mental illness, cannibalistic implications, part of the wellard asylum series 🪦
they say johnny has committed a murder so gruesome that he is considered a psychopath. although he’s stuck in this asylum, he still gets his way. people just want things and are greedy for more. he uses this to play with the doctors and nurse … even patients. when he meets his next obsession, gabriel who is the complete opposite of johnny, oh does he become possessive ☺️ gabriel is a shy and timid patient. he just wants to keep his down and blend into the background. he never wants to draw attention to himself. but that doesn’t work when the monster has his eyes set on him. johnny will always notice gabriel. he will quite literally rip heads off from those who even dare to go near gabriel. but with every good thing, there’s always something looking to destroy it. and what happens when there’s a price to pay 👀
being back with johnny and his unhinged antics just feels like coming home 🖤 if you haven’t met johnny yet, you can definitely just right into this book !! or you can meet him in the “cirque du désir” series, and “slay all the way” 🙌🏼
🌶️🌶️🌶️
thank you so much nova babes for the arc !! i’m always amazed with how detailed and packed your short stories are 😍 this absolutely went beyond that !!
this is a dark and depraved backstory of johnny. it’s not sweet nor is it safe. it’s full of degradation and violence. dark obsession, MM, sadist + masochist, puppet / master dynamic, sexual coercion, psychological abuse, manipulation, medical torture, necrophilia, emotional blackmail, non / dub con, blood play, self half, mental illness, cannibalistic implications, part of the wellard asylum series 🪦
they say johnny has committed a murder so gruesome that he is considered a psychopath. although he’s stuck in this asylum, he still gets his way. people just want things and are greedy for more. he uses this to play with the doctors and nurse … even patients. when he meets his next obsession, gabriel who is the complete opposite of johnny, oh does he become possessive ☺️ gabriel is a shy and timid patient. he just wants to keep his down and blend into the background. he never wants to draw attention to himself. but that doesn’t work when the monster has his eyes set on him. johnny will always notice gabriel. he will quite literally rip heads off from those who even dare to go near gabriel. but with every good thing, there’s always something looking to destroy it. and what happens when there’s a price to pay 👀
being back with johnny and his unhinged antics just feels like coming home 🖤 if you haven’t met johnny yet, you can definitely just right into this book !! or you can meet him in the “cirque du désir” series, and “slay all the way” 🙌🏼
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May 2, 2026
"And it never, ever screams. It just smiles. Of course that man’s me. Who the fuck else would it be?"
If you loved the Cirque Du Désir series, Atrocity should be next on your list. It serves as a prequel to it, following one of the most unhinged characters I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.
Honestly, every time I see Johnny, he somehow gets even more psychotic? I'm here for it though. Even confined in an asylum, he gets his way, 100% of the time.
The ending was the best part of the book, it tied everything together perfectly, and I'm tempted to give it a higher rating just because of that. But the rest of the story was just okay to me, so we'll see how I feel once I think about it.
If you loved the Cirque Du Désir series, Atrocity should be next on your list. It serves as a prequel to it, following one of the most unhinged characters I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.
Honestly, every time I see Johnny, he somehow gets even more psychotic? I'm here for it though. Even confined in an asylum, he gets his way, 100% of the time.
The ending was the best part of the book, it tied everything together perfectly, and I'm tempted to give it a higher rating just because of that. But the rest of the story was just okay to me, so we'll see how I feel once I think about it.
May 15, 2026
2.75⭐️
Curiosity definitely killed the cat with this one 😅
This is dark, depraved, unhinged, gruesome, gory.. it is horror erotica set in an asylum for the clinically insane and oh boy, is Johnny insane 😅 being in his head was UNCOMFORTABLE and I think Nova Kane killed it in that aspect
It’s MM, he meets Gabriel, uses Gabriel as his pet and they plan to escape together
Definitely go into this with an open mind LOL
At the end this loops back to A La Folie the first book in her spicy circus series (also very dark and gruesome) and this is how Johnny meets Lux, I’ve read that book and really liked it- so I liked Johnnys origin story.. however the writing is really choppy and I don’t feel it had any real plot apart from to just be absolutely crazy
And that it was 🤣
If I was to rate this off of just how well she writes the mind of psychotic killer and his inner monologue I’d give it 5 stars for that
Curiosity definitely killed the cat with this one 😅
This is dark, depraved, unhinged, gruesome, gory.. it is horror erotica set in an asylum for the clinically insane and oh boy, is Johnny insane 😅 being in his head was UNCOMFORTABLE and I think Nova Kane killed it in that aspect
It’s MM, he meets Gabriel, uses Gabriel as his pet and they plan to escape together
Definitely go into this with an open mind LOL
At the end this loops back to A La Folie the first book in her spicy circus series (also very dark and gruesome) and this is how Johnny meets Lux, I’ve read that book and really liked it- so I liked Johnnys origin story.. however the writing is really choppy and I don’t feel it had any real plot apart from to just be absolutely crazy
And that it was 🤣
If I was to rate this off of just how well she writes the mind of psychotic killer and his inner monologue I’d give it 5 stars for that
August 30, 2025
We meet Johnny, they say he’s here because he committed a m*rder, so horrendous he must be a crazy psychopath 🤭 He in turn takes a liking for another patient Gabriel, shy, keeps his head down drawing in the hopes no one notices him…wrong! Johnny sees him, sees what others skim over, reads him, takes him, owns him! Until freedom can be gained but is there a price to pay?
"ᗷEᗩᑌTIᖴᑌᒪ TᕼIᑎGᔕ. ᑌGᒪY TᕼIᑎGᔕ. ᔕᕼIT TᕼᗩT'ᒪᒪ ᗰᗩKE YOᑌ ᒪᗩᑌGᕼ ᗩᑎᗪ ᑕᖇY ᗩᑎᗪ ᑕ💦ᗰ ᗩᒪᒪ ᗩT OᑎᑕE.
ᑕᕼᗩOᔕ. ᖴIᖇ🔥. ᖴᖇEEᗪOᗰ.”
I can’t tell you how descriptive Nova’s writing is, it’s like dark poetry, ensuring you are held captive with the visuals on each page you turn. Totally loved all the macabre chaos within the walls of Wellard Asylum.
"ᗷEᗩᑌTIᖴᑌᒪ TᕼIᑎGᔕ. ᑌGᒪY TᕼIᑎGᔕ. ᔕᕼIT TᕼᗩT'ᒪᒪ ᗰᗩKE YOᑌ ᒪᗩᑌGᕼ ᗩᑎᗪ ᑕᖇY ᗩᑎᗪ ᑕ💦ᗰ ᗩᒪᒪ ᗩT OᑎᑕE.
ᑕᕼᗩOᔕ. ᖴIᖇ🔥. ᖴᖇEEᗪOᗰ.”
I can’t tell you how descriptive Nova’s writing is, it’s like dark poetry, ensuring you are held captive with the visuals on each page you turn. Totally loved all the macabre chaos within the walls of Wellard Asylum.
September 14, 2025
This book was an atrocity in the best possible way, and I devoured every filthy second. Johnny is pure poison wrapped in charm, and I couldn’t look away even if I tried.
He’s not written to be liked, but Nova makes him impossible to ignore. Smug, cruel & magnetic. Exactly the kind of monster I want to follow straight into the dark.
Wellard Asylum deserves its own star. The place is alive. Breathing, rotting, watching. Every scene drips with that suffocating atmosphere, like you can smell the mildew & hear the screams echoing down the halls. It’s not just a backdrop: it’s the stage, the cage, the monster’s nest. And I’m obsessed with it.
This book doesn’t pull punches. It’s graphic, violent, disturbing, and unapologetically so. But that’s the beauty of it...you go in knowing you’re not going to get sunshine or redemption, and it’s better for it.
If you want to be unsettled, if you crave the kind of horror that crawls under your skin and stays there, Atrocity delivers.
He’s not written to be liked, but Nova makes him impossible to ignore. Smug, cruel & magnetic. Exactly the kind of monster I want to follow straight into the dark.
Wellard Asylum deserves its own star. The place is alive. Breathing, rotting, watching. Every scene drips with that suffocating atmosphere, like you can smell the mildew & hear the screams echoing down the halls. It’s not just a backdrop: it’s the stage, the cage, the monster’s nest. And I’m obsessed with it.
This book doesn’t pull punches. It’s graphic, violent, disturbing, and unapologetically so. But that’s the beauty of it...you go in knowing you’re not going to get sunshine or redemption, and it’s better for it.
If you want to be unsettled, if you crave the kind of horror that crawls under your skin and stays there, Atrocity delivers.
September 22, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Arc review
Atrocity by
“I’m the monster they check under their beds for. The lunatic they whisper about when the meds kick in. I’m the reason they don’t sleep.”
“You’re my broken little relic. I’ll fuck the heaven out of you and bury hell in its place.”
I ✨ABSOLUTELY DEVOURED✨ this. I don’t know how I got here or when but.. I never want to leave. Atrocity is Johnny’s story before Á La Folie. This was completely unhinged, twisted, and dark. I expected nothing less from Johnny. I knew he was twisted and I really enjoyed getting to be inside his mind. His inner dialogue had me cracking up so many times. He’s one of my favorite psychos after all. The spice.. oh my the spice. 🥵🥵 Johnny is the king of degradation. The way he spoke to Gabe had my mouth hanging open and my feet kicking. The ending? The ending was everything. 🖤🎪
Nova, you are a true QUEEN of all things depraved.
It gave us degradation, mutilation, dubious consent, corruption, MM, and asylum setting.
I can’t wait to read the rest of the Wellard Asylum series.
This was extremely dark. Please check trigger warnings.
Arc review
Atrocity by
“I’m the monster they check under their beds for. The lunatic they whisper about when the meds kick in. I’m the reason they don’t sleep.”
“You’re my broken little relic. I’ll fuck the heaven out of you and bury hell in its place.”
I ✨ABSOLUTELY DEVOURED✨ this. I don’t know how I got here or when but.. I never want to leave. Atrocity is Johnny’s story before Á La Folie. This was completely unhinged, twisted, and dark. I expected nothing less from Johnny. I knew he was twisted and I really enjoyed getting to be inside his mind. His inner dialogue had me cracking up so many times. He’s one of my favorite psychos after all. The spice.. oh my the spice. 🥵🥵 Johnny is the king of degradation. The way he spoke to Gabe had my mouth hanging open and my feet kicking. The ending? The ending was everything. 🖤🎪
Nova, you are a true QUEEN of all things depraved.
It gave us degradation, mutilation, dubious consent, corruption, MM, and asylum setting.
I can’t wait to read the rest of the Wellard Asylum series.
This was extremely dark. Please check trigger warnings.
September 23, 2025
This authors writing style is just so satisfying. The descriptions and inner monologues are always leaving me drooling. This was such a twist for this standalone series. And honestly I loved every single depraved moment.
January 9, 2026
4.25⭐️ I’ve read many Nova Kane books in the past, seeing Johnny in the Wellard Asylum universe just made sense! The only reason I’m not giving this a higher rating is due to a few editing mistakes. But other than that, I loved it!
February 27, 2026
This book was a wild ride. True to the insane psychotic Wellard asylum lol just a little taste right when you open the book-
Yea, this ain’t a love story. It’s not sweet, it’s not safe, and if you’re lookin’ for some redemption arc or soft little happy ending- you’re in the wrong fucking book. What you’re about to read is rot. It’s blood, teeth and control. It’s degration with a hard-on and a grin. There’s pain in here. Suffering. Real dark shit. And I won’t apologize for any of it. You don’t like it? Close the fucking book. You do? Then maybe you’re just as fucked as I am. Welcome home, sweetheart. - Johnny
This book was ALL that 😂 Johnny was… something! Lmao a complete psychopath, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also heard that he is in another book (A La Folie) with him and Lux (who he meets at the end of this book) and that Atrocity gives you his past. So I’m super excited to read the other one! This whole series so far has been so unhinged and awesome in every way. If you’re looking for some amazing erotic horror, this is the series for you!
Yea, this ain’t a love story. It’s not sweet, it’s not safe, and if you’re lookin’ for some redemption arc or soft little happy ending- you’re in the wrong fucking book. What you’re about to read is rot. It’s blood, teeth and control. It’s degration with a hard-on and a grin. There’s pain in here. Suffering. Real dark shit. And I won’t apologize for any of it. You don’t like it? Close the fucking book. You do? Then maybe you’re just as fucked as I am. Welcome home, sweetheart. - Johnny
This book was ALL that 😂 Johnny was… something! Lmao a complete psychopath, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also heard that he is in another book (A La Folie) with him and Lux (who he meets at the end of this book) and that Atrocity gives you his past. So I’m super excited to read the other one! This whole series so far has been so unhinged and awesome in every way. If you’re looking for some amazing erotic horror, this is the series for you!
September 11, 2025
I've loved Johnny since he first made an appearance in a la folie. with every book I've fallen in love with him more.
Atrocity is Johnny's story before he meets Lux and joins Cirque Du Désir.
Johnny is so unapologetically unhinged. he is by far my favourite psycho. I ate this book up. From everything he got up to in wellard asylum to the moment he met Lux, this book was unhinged perfecting. and boy, did i do a little happy dance and get excited when he met Lux, and then got said when I remembered their story is over.
I'm so glad we finally got the story of Johnny's past. It did not disappoint one bit, Nova has me so hooked on this world. it will forever be one of my top series.
Atrocity is Johnny's story before he meets Lux and joins Cirque Du Désir.
Johnny is so unapologetically unhinged. he is by far my favourite psycho. I ate this book up. From everything he got up to in wellard asylum to the moment he met Lux, this book was unhinged perfecting. and boy, did i do a little happy dance and get excited when he met Lux, and then got said when I remembered their story is over.
I'm so glad we finally got the story of Johnny's past. It did not disappoint one bit, Nova has me so hooked on this world. it will forever be one of my top series.
September 23, 2025
Atrocity
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Johnny Cutter. I will never get enough of this man. He’s unhinged, psychotic, unpredictable—and yet somehow hilarious (yes, I know, I need therapy).
I first fell for him back in the Cirque Du Désir series, but now getting his own backstory? Absolute perfection. This prequel gave me everything I didn’t even know I needed. Dark, twisted, chaotic—and somehow even better than I imagined.
If you love a character who keeps you guessing, makes you laugh at the most wrong moments, and leaves you questioning your sanity for loving him…
What to expect:
🔪 ᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
💊 ᴍᴍ
🔪 ᴅᴜʙ-ᴄᴏɴ
💊 ᴄᴏʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴄ
🔪 ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
💊 ᴀsʏʟᴜᴍ
& ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ (check author warnings)
Book overview:
Clinically insane. Murdered Suzanne Bishop brutally in cold blood.
That’s what my chart says—signed right there on the bottom by the doctors who declared me a lost cause after their pathetic treatments didn’t “fix” me. According to them, I’m broken. Dangerous. A monster. But here’s the thing—they’re wrong. I’m perfectly sane.
Sure, I like cutting people open. It’s fascinating, really. That doesn’t make me a damn lunatic. And yet, here I am, locked away in Wellard Asylum, where I’ve spent the past few years wasting away while the world sleeps soundly, thinking they’re safe from people like me.
They called it the best place for someone with my “condition,” but we all know what they really meant is that it's safer for everyone else if I’m stuck in here.
What they failed to realize is that Wellard isn’t just home to me. It’s crawling with others like me. And while I’ve been patient, biding my time, I have no intention of staying much longer. But before I leave, I think I’ll have a little fun.
So, who will be the next name added to my chart?
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⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Johnny Cutter. I will never get enough of this man. He’s unhinged, psychotic, unpredictable—and yet somehow hilarious (yes, I know, I need therapy).
I first fell for him back in the Cirque Du Désir series, but now getting his own backstory? Absolute perfection. This prequel gave me everything I didn’t even know I needed. Dark, twisted, chaotic—and somehow even better than I imagined.
If you love a character who keeps you guessing, makes you laugh at the most wrong moments, and leaves you questioning your sanity for loving him…
What to expect:
🔪 ᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
💊 ᴍᴍ
🔪 ᴅᴜʙ-ᴄᴏɴ
💊 ᴄᴏʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴄ
🔪 ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
💊 ᴀsʏʟᴜᴍ
& ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ (check author warnings)
Book overview:
Clinically insane. Murdered Suzanne Bishop brutally in cold blood.
That’s what my chart says—signed right there on the bottom by the doctors who declared me a lost cause after their pathetic treatments didn’t “fix” me. According to them, I’m broken. Dangerous. A monster. But here’s the thing—they’re wrong. I’m perfectly sane.
Sure, I like cutting people open. It’s fascinating, really. That doesn’t make me a damn lunatic. And yet, here I am, locked away in Wellard Asylum, where I’ve spent the past few years wasting away while the world sleeps soundly, thinking they’re safe from people like me.
They called it the best place for someone with my “condition,” but we all know what they really meant is that it's safer for everyone else if I’m stuck in here.
What they failed to realize is that Wellard isn’t just home to me. It’s crawling with others like me. And while I’ve been patient, biding my time, I have no intention of staying much longer. But before I leave, I think I’ll have a little fun.
So, who will be the next name added to my chart?
#bookstagram #booktok #bookrecommendations #bookreview #kindle #kindleunlimited #WellardAsylum
September 11, 2025
Atrocity by Nova Kane
Please check your trigger warnings and content warnings before reading this
I'm going to start this by saying that I will read ANYTHING that Nova writes because I am just OBSESSED with her books and characters.
This follows Johnny who we meet in Cirque Du Dèsir series. It is before he has been to the circus and WOW do we MEET Johnny. He is twisted, crazy, and is looking for his way out of the asylum. You think Johnny and the other patients are twisted, they aren't the only ones who are a little twisted as well. When there is a new patient at the Asylum he catches the attention of Johnny and he has his sights set on him.
Gabriel is the newbie in the asylum and he catches the eye of Johnny. He is quiet, keeps to himself, finds himself staring at Johnny but also tries to avoid anyone. It is just him and his notebook that he carries around everywhere. He finds himself gaining protection of Johnny who most are intimated of.
The spicy scenes between Johnny and Gabriel 🥵 they aren't full of love, it is possession, lust and twisted. I couldn't get enough of them because they just were EVERYTHING. The way Johnny would leave Gabriel basically starving for their next interaction.
Please check your trigger warnings and content warnings before reading this
I'm going to start this by saying that I will read ANYTHING that Nova writes because I am just OBSESSED with her books and characters.
This follows Johnny who we meet in Cirque Du Dèsir series. It is before he has been to the circus and WOW do we MEET Johnny. He is twisted, crazy, and is looking for his way out of the asylum. You think Johnny and the other patients are twisted, they aren't the only ones who are a little twisted as well. When there is a new patient at the Asylum he catches the attention of Johnny and he has his sights set on him.
Gabriel is the newbie in the asylum and he catches the eye of Johnny. He is quiet, keeps to himself, finds himself staring at Johnny but also tries to avoid anyone. It is just him and his notebook that he carries around everywhere. He finds himself gaining protection of Johnny who most are intimated of.
The spicy scenes between Johnny and Gabriel 🥵 they aren't full of love, it is possession, lust and twisted. I couldn't get enough of them because they just were EVERYTHING. The way Johnny would leave Gabriel basically starving for their next interaction.
September 14, 2025
Before we start anything, this is a dark erotic horror…there is no romance at all in this and it is very dark so check your trigger warnings before embarking on this journey! Your mental health matters! That being said, this is a dark, depraved and delicious story of johnny before joining cirque du desir!
Johnny is as unhinged as ever in this book when he gets Gabriel in his sights in Wellard Asylum. What Johnny wants, Johnny gets. The spice and depravity is raw, psychotic and full of degradation and violence! The ending of this book was a perfect start to the cirque du desir stories when Johnny meets Lux-two warped peas in a pod!
The writing style was easy to read. The length of chapters was spot on and the length of the book was perfect! Again, a perfect dark erotic horror book, executed in an exquisite way!
Releasing September 21st
Overall ratings:
🌟 5/5
🌶️ 5/5
☠️ 5/5 (TWs necr0philia, 🩸, unaliving, s&m, degradation/humiliation, MM, dark obsession)
Johnny is as unhinged as ever in this book when he gets Gabriel in his sights in Wellard Asylum. What Johnny wants, Johnny gets. The spice and depravity is raw, psychotic and full of degradation and violence! The ending of this book was a perfect start to the cirque du desir stories when Johnny meets Lux-two warped peas in a pod!
The writing style was easy to read. The length of chapters was spot on and the length of the book was perfect! Again, a perfect dark erotic horror book, executed in an exquisite way!
Releasing September 21st
Overall ratings:
🌟 5/5
🌶️ 5/5
☠️ 5/5 (TWs necr0philia, 🩸, unaliving, s&m, degradation/humiliation, MM, dark obsession)
September 5, 2025
Dark, depraved, unhinged, and truly stomach churning. In the best way possible of course 😛
“ℑ’𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔬𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔣𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔨 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔣𝔲𝔫𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔞 𝔣𝔯𝔢𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔰𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔪𝔞𝔡𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰.”
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, how I absolutely adore you and your insanity. What does that say about me? I’m not entirely sure, but I’m rolling with it.
This book is depravity in its entirety. The authors note at the beginning didn’t even prepare me for the absolute mayhem inside these pages. Knowing Johnny from past books, I knew it would be insane, but this was next level, beautiful insanity.
If you’re looking for something that will shove its hand down your throat and tell you to pay attention, this is the book for you.🩸
⚠️As always, PLEASE check trigger warnings before proceeding ⚠️
Thank you, Nova, for the ARC! I devour everything you write and cannot wait for more!
“ℑ’𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔬𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔣𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔨 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔣𝔲𝔫𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔞 𝔣𝔯𝔢𝔢 𝔭𝔞𝔰𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔪𝔞𝔡𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰.”
Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, how I absolutely adore you and your insanity. What does that say about me? I’m not entirely sure, but I’m rolling with it.
This book is depravity in its entirety. The authors note at the beginning didn’t even prepare me for the absolute mayhem inside these pages. Knowing Johnny from past books, I knew it would be insane, but this was next level, beautiful insanity.
If you’re looking for something that will shove its hand down your throat and tell you to pay attention, this is the book for you.🩸
⚠️As always, PLEASE check trigger warnings before proceeding ⚠️
Thank you, Nova, for the ARC! I devour everything you write and cannot wait for more!
August 31, 2025
4.5 ⭐️: rounded up to 5! This book was absolutely ✨INSANE✨ (+ had one of the most FCKED scenes I think I’ve read in a book so far: 🫢)
When I’m in need of an unhinged erotic horror book - Nova always delivers. Set in Wellard Asylum, Johnny is absolutely off his rocker! + when he sets his eyes on Gabriel, the new intake, he vows to own every single piece of him…
+ does he ever: 😋 if you touch what’s his? You pay the HIGHEST consequences: ☠️ it’s not love: it’s wanting to OWN someone, mind - body - soul. But betray him? + it’s over for everyone. I cannot wait to read the other books in this series - Thank you to Nova Kane for this arc! I can’t wait to see others thoughts once they read it.
This book won’t be for everyone, but it was for me! 😇
When I’m in need of an unhinged erotic horror book - Nova always delivers. Set in Wellard Asylum, Johnny is absolutely off his rocker! + when he sets his eyes on Gabriel, the new intake, he vows to own every single piece of him…
+ does he ever: 😋 if you touch what’s his? You pay the HIGHEST consequences: ☠️ it’s not love: it’s wanting to OWN someone, mind - body - soul. But betray him? + it’s over for everyone. I cannot wait to read the other books in this series - Thank you to Nova Kane for this arc! I can’t wait to see others thoughts once they read it.
This book won’t be for everyone, but it was for me! 😇
September 21, 2025
This is an erotic horror!!!
Also, this is a background story to a character from Nova Kane’s Cirque Du Désir series!
This book is an absolute blood soaked ride from start to finish! Nova Kane wastes no time pulling you into Johnny’s unhinged world, and once you’re there you can’t look away. The pacing is relentless, the gore is vivid and unapologetic, and the horror elements are so well executed. What I loved the most was the way Johnny was deranged, broken, and yet terrifyingly devoted to the only person (or possession...) he cared about. The ending left me starving for more! So I will definitely be picking up her other series!
Also, this is a background story to a character from Nova Kane’s Cirque Du Désir series!
This book is an absolute blood soaked ride from start to finish! Nova Kane wastes no time pulling you into Johnny’s unhinged world, and once you’re there you can’t look away. The pacing is relentless, the gore is vivid and unapologetic, and the horror elements are so well executed. What I loved the most was the way Johnny was deranged, broken, and yet terrifyingly devoted to the only person (or possession...) he cared about. The ending left me starving for more! So I will definitely be picking up her other series!
October 11, 2025
3.75⭐️
Wow — I never thought I’d enjoy an MM book, but I really liked this one.
Johnny was such a compelling character — dark, unhinged, and completely captivating. I couldn’t stop reading because I needed to know how it would all turn out.
The horror isn’t as strong as in the other books of the Wellard Asylum series, but it doesn’t need to be revolting to be good. Plus, it’s nice to have a badass, hot main character for a change in this asylum 😁
Just make sure to check the content warnings — this story is dark, and as horror erotica, it doesn’t promise a happily ever after.
Wow — I never thought I’d enjoy an MM book, but I really liked this one.
Johnny was such a compelling character — dark, unhinged, and completely captivating. I couldn’t stop reading because I needed to know how it would all turn out.
The horror isn’t as strong as in the other books of the Wellard Asylum series, but it doesn’t need to be revolting to be good. Plus, it’s nice to have a badass, hot main character for a change in this asylum 😁
Just make sure to check the content warnings — this story is dark, and as horror erotica, it doesn’t promise a happily ever after.
December 19, 2025
Loved loved loved this. Johnny is everything. So unhinged, psychotic, magnetic, basically everything you shouldn’t like but love anyway. He was hilarious and had me laughing and falling totally in love with him as I questioned myself for it. Make sure to not skip over the triggers if you have any. This story is so amazingly dark and twisted and I almost wish I could erase my mind and read it again for the first time.
August 27, 2025
Did we really think this book wouldn’t be unhinged like Johnny 🤭
Forever left with my mouth open with Johnny and his wild mind 🤪
Him and his little puppet, HOT. The praise AND degradation 🥵🥵
And the end me had kicking my feet. I LOVED the little part with Lux.
Ahh obsessed and did you guys see the art?! 🫠🫠🫠🫠
Forever left with my mouth open with Johnny and his wild mind 🤪
Him and his little puppet, HOT. The praise AND degradation 🥵🥵
And the end me had kicking my feet. I LOVED the little part with Lux.
Ahh obsessed and did you guys see the art?! 🫠🫠🫠🫠
February 13, 2026
After realizing this was basically an intro into Johnny’s story, finding out where he came from and who he really is, I decided this was definitely more of a 4 star read for me than my initial 3 stars. I love Johnny and his whole persona. I especially loved the unconventional ending with Gabriel and then the meeting of Lux. Great story.
March 1, 2026
Rating: 4/5 🌟
Spice: 4/5 🌶️
Characters: Johnny
This is not a romance. There is no real relationship. Horror erotica is what I’d label this as.
But for a shorter story about an absolutely unhinged psychopath filled with lots of death and vivid imagery…it was a wild and entertaining time.
Spice: 4/5 🌶️
Characters: Johnny
This is not a romance. There is no real relationship. Horror erotica is what I’d label this as.
But for a shorter story about an absolutely unhinged psychopath filled with lots of death and vivid imagery…it was a wild and entertaining time.
May 6, 2026
Me gustó la dinámica entre los protagonistas. Si estuvo hot, el final me puso un poco triste. Algo que si necesita la historia es más contexto, por qué no nos explican por qué Gabriel está en Wellard. Lo terminé en clases de la universidad 🫠, al menos me duró menos de 24 horas.
August 31, 2025
Y’all are not ready for Johnny! This man is the definition of unhinged, but with every chapter you love him even more. He’s a little psycho but oh well
September 6, 2025
I received a copy in return for my honest review.
JOHNNY!!!! The most unhinged MMC, so of course this was going to be the most unhinged book, it was only fitting! I had such an amazing time being inside my favorite psychos head 😏 If you're into smut, dark humor, and horror, then this is a MUST READ!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶🌶
JOHNNY!!!! The most unhinged MMC, so of course this was going to be the most unhinged book, it was only fitting! I had such an amazing time being inside my favorite psychos head 😏 If you're into smut, dark humor, and horror, then this is a MUST READ!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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September 22, 2025
I loved it! Johnny is my favorite depraved & unhinged mmc and i cannot get enough of him, so getting his backstory was incredible. I felt all the feels. Nova absolutely killed it!
September 3, 2025
Oh my effin goddess!!!! Jhonny😍😈😍😈😍😈😍😈😈😈😈 the MOST unhinged MMC and we are LOVING IT🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥still reeling for this read🖤
September 27, 2025
This was the dark and depraved backstory of Johnny. He was locked away after committing a heinous crime, but he gets away with anything in Wellard Asylum and nobody questions him.
We soon meet Gabriel, who is the total opposite of Johnny. While Johnny was bloodthirsty, Gabriel was timid and shy. He was scared of everything, but not Johnny.
Unfortunately I knew this wouldn’t end well since we met Johnny in the Cirque, but I was still shocked by how everything played out. Definitely a dark and spooky read but great if you’re looking for more of Johnny!
🩸 MM
💉 Dub-con
🩸 Corruption ARC
💉 Degradation
🩸 Asylum
💉 Mutilation
🩸 Duel POV
💉 Shared world
We soon meet Gabriel, who is the total opposite of Johnny. While Johnny was bloodthirsty, Gabriel was timid and shy. He was scared of everything, but not Johnny.
Unfortunately I knew this wouldn’t end well since we met Johnny in the Cirque, but I was still shocked by how everything played out. Definitely a dark and spooky read but great if you’re looking for more of Johnny!
🩸 MM
💉 Dub-con
🩸 Corruption ARC
💉 Degradation
🩸 Asylum
💉 Mutilation
🩸 Duel POV
💉 Shared world
September 27, 2025
I cant believe this is the last time we will see Johnny but man or man was this a way to go out!
February 9, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
🤯🤯🤯🤯
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🚨CHECK Triggers🚨
Atrocity Wellard Asylum is a brutally dark psychological horror centered on Johnny Cutter, a depraved and violent murderer navigating the corruption and madness of an asylum. The atmosphere is oppressive and relentless, blending extreme horror with disturbing erotic undertones and complex MM dynamics. Despite knowing how irredeemable Johnny is, I found myself rooting for him anyway—which says as much about the book’s power as it does about my own moral compass. Packed with intense trigger warnings, this is only for readers who actively seek transgressive, boundary-pushing horror.
Yeah, this ain’t a love story. It’s not sweet, it’s not safe, and if you’re lookin’ for some redemption arc or soft little happy ending—you’re in the wrong fucking book. What you’re about to read is rot. It’s blood, teeth and control. It’s degradation with a hard-on and a grin. There’s pain in here. Suffering. Real dark shit. And I won’t apologize for any of it. You don’t like it? Close the fucking book. You do? Then maybe you’re just as fucked as I am. Welcome home, sweetheart.
— Johnny
🩸MM
🩸Erotic horror
🩸Asylum
🩸 Dubious Consent
🩸Corruption Arc
🩸Degradation
AND MORE…..
For you— my filthy little puppet, who twitches just right when I pull the strings. You were made for this. To be ruined. To be mine. And you fucking love it.
❗ Important Context Notes
This is MM erotic horror, not romance.
There is no safe, healthy relationship resolution
The book does not offer catharsis or moral reassurance
Trauma is not healed, only endured or absorbed
“I’ll show you things,” I promise, stroking his cheek like I’m petting my favorite weapon. “Beautiful things. Ugly things. Shit that’ll make you laugh and cry and cum all at once. Chaos. Fire. Freedom.”
“You scared?” I ask. He nods, dazed. “You should be,” I say, stroking him slowly. “But lucky for you, I’m offering protection. You wanna live? You tie yourself to the worst monster in this fucking asylum. That’s me, sweetheart. Not because I’m kind. Because I’m cruel enough to keep the others out.”
“Hurts?” I sneer. “Good. That’s how you know it’s real.” “Fuck—Johnny—yes—” I loosen my grip just enough for him to moan. “You’re my altar, Gabe. My sick little temple. And I don’t give a fuck who thought they made you, you’re mine to wreck.”
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
🤯🤯🤯🤯
🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪
🚨CHECK Triggers🚨
Atrocity Wellard Asylum is a brutally dark psychological horror centered on Johnny Cutter, a depraved and violent murderer navigating the corruption and madness of an asylum. The atmosphere is oppressive and relentless, blending extreme horror with disturbing erotic undertones and complex MM dynamics. Despite knowing how irredeemable Johnny is, I found myself rooting for him anyway—which says as much about the book’s power as it does about my own moral compass. Packed with intense trigger warnings, this is only for readers who actively seek transgressive, boundary-pushing horror.
Yeah, this ain’t a love story. It’s not sweet, it’s not safe, and if you’re lookin’ for some redemption arc or soft little happy ending—you’re in the wrong fucking book. What you’re about to read is rot. It’s blood, teeth and control. It’s degradation with a hard-on and a grin. There’s pain in here. Suffering. Real dark shit. And I won’t apologize for any of it. You don’t like it? Close the fucking book. You do? Then maybe you’re just as fucked as I am. Welcome home, sweetheart.
— Johnny
🩸MM
🩸Erotic horror
🩸Asylum
🩸 Dubious Consent
🩸Corruption Arc
🩸Degradation
AND MORE…..
For you— my filthy little puppet, who twitches just right when I pull the strings. You were made for this. To be ruined. To be mine. And you fucking love it.
❗ Important Context Notes
This is MM erotic horror, not romance.
There is no safe, healthy relationship resolution
The book does not offer catharsis or moral reassurance
Trauma is not healed, only endured or absorbed
“I’ll show you things,” I promise, stroking his cheek like I’m petting my favorite weapon. “Beautiful things. Ugly things. Shit that’ll make you laugh and cry and cum all at once. Chaos. Fire. Freedom.”
“You scared?” I ask. He nods, dazed. “You should be,” I say, stroking him slowly. “But lucky for you, I’m offering protection. You wanna live? You tie yourself to the worst monster in this fucking asylum. That’s me, sweetheart. Not because I’m kind. Because I’m cruel enough to keep the others out.”
“Hurts?” I sneer. “Good. That’s how you know it’s real.” “Fuck—Johnny—yes—” I loosen my grip just enough for him to moan. “You’re my altar, Gabe. My sick little temple. And I don’t give a fuck who thought they made you, you’re mine to wreck.”
September 27, 2025
It was crazy gory and smutty all the things you would want in a dark romance asylum!!
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