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Bonepetal
When Salem broke her vow, she broke the veil.
One year after losing Finn to fire, cult, and sacrifice, she swore she’d never love again. She lied. Now Finn is back—feral, obsessive, wearing death like a crown, and he’s come to claim what was always his.
A Halloween novella of possession, blood, and bone-deep love.
Bonepetal is for fans of dark romance, horror retellings, and the monsters who refuse to stay buried.
One year after losing Finn to fire, cult, and sacrifice, she swore she’d never love again. She lied. Now Finn is back—feral, obsessive, wearing death like a crown, and he’s come to claim what was always his.
A Halloween novella of possession, blood, and bone-deep love.
Bonepetal is for fans of dark romance, horror retellings, and the monsters who refuse to stay buried.
152 pages, Paperback
Published October 3, 2025
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September 8, 2026
Your ex-boyfriend crawls out of a grave, kills your fuck boy and uses his skull as a mask when he fucks you.
I LOVE MY LIFE
I LOVE MY LIFE
October 8, 2025
⭐️4.75 🌶️4
Whew baby if you’re looking for a dark, ghoulish, smutty novella with amazing lore oh this is the one for you👏🏾.
I swear every time u read books that have cult action going on they never disappoint. Finn and Salem had me hooked for the simple fact that it’s so relatable if you’ve ever wanted someone so bad when you know you shouldn’t? Yea so we shouldn’t want the devil, but he’s soooo good at drawing you in and playing on your emotions and desires.
I don’t even blame Salem I would’ve folded for my ex from the dead too even if he’s a little devilish now🙃
But that cliffhanger tho? Uhm I need a second part because wym she did all that for nothing🥲
Whew baby if you’re looking for a dark, ghoulish, smutty novella with amazing lore oh this is the one for you👏🏾.
I swear every time u read books that have cult action going on they never disappoint. Finn and Salem had me hooked for the simple fact that it’s so relatable if you’ve ever wanted someone so bad when you know you shouldn’t? Yea so we shouldn’t want the devil, but he’s soooo good at drawing you in and playing on your emotions and desires.
I don’t even blame Salem I would’ve folded for my ex from the dead too even if he’s a little devilish now🙃
But that cliffhanger tho? Uhm I need a second part because wym she did all that for nothing🥲
September 24, 2025
If you are looking for a delicious, ghoulish dark romance for the spooky season, filled with lots of spicy chili peppers… then this book may be for you.
Bonepetal bases itself around the love story of Salem and Finn. A relationship that developed in one of the most chaotic settings imaginable. In a place of upbringing that is not traditional.
That “lifestyle” takes a bad turn when the people in that environment decide a fate for Salem. One Finn does not agree with which makes him jump into action, causing a large change in both of their futures.
I don’t want to say too much, because I don’t want to give the story away. But if you like stories of obsessive hauntings and being chased with Halloween elements….pick BONEPETAL up and see for yourself where the story goes.
Know that there are plenty of trigger warnings that should be looked into prior to reading this book. It is also filled with a good amount of very detailed, dark, spice filled scenes. Some bdsm style themes and obsessive behaviours.
This is my first Nova Kane book and likely won’t be my last. The storyline was well created and enjoyable to read.
Spooky season is upon us, so pick this up when it releases on October 3rd!
Bonepetal bases itself around the love story of Salem and Finn. A relationship that developed in one of the most chaotic settings imaginable. In a place of upbringing that is not traditional.
That “lifestyle” takes a bad turn when the people in that environment decide a fate for Salem. One Finn does not agree with which makes him jump into action, causing a large change in both of their futures.
I don’t want to say too much, because I don’t want to give the story away. But if you like stories of obsessive hauntings and being chased with Halloween elements….pick BONEPETAL up and see for yourself where the story goes.
Know that there are plenty of trigger warnings that should be looked into prior to reading this book. It is also filled with a good amount of very detailed, dark, spice filled scenes. Some bdsm style themes and obsessive behaviours.
This is my first Nova Kane book and likely won’t be my last. The storyline was well created and enjoyable to read.
Spooky season is upon us, so pick this up when it releases on October 3rd!
October 1, 2025
arc review to come 🖤
October 11, 2025
‘𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐲, 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫.‘
“..𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞… 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤. 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥.”
-Calling all dark horror, erotica, ghoul loving readers!!-
This was an insane trip of twisted lore, cult rituals, obsession and SO MUCH SPICE!!
I knew the premise of the story before I got stuck into this. Had read some of Nova’s previous books, but nothing prepared me for the utter shock and thrill this book provided! It’s very different to her usual DR stories, obviously dripped in gore/horror/lust elements.. and it was so freaking good I tell you!!
My mouth was gaped through a lot of this 😂
Literally perfect for the spooky season, when the veil between our worlds are thin 😉 🐦⬛
Easily read in a short sitting, being a novella. With so many crazy things happening.
Go forth, be shocked, enjoy 😂🔥
‘𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐟***𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈’𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦.‘
Thank you for the arc Nova. Never disappoints 🖤
“..𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐞… 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤. 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥.”
-Calling all dark horror, erotica, ghoul loving readers!!-
This was an insane trip of twisted lore, cult rituals, obsession and SO MUCH SPICE!!
I knew the premise of the story before I got stuck into this. Had read some of Nova’s previous books, but nothing prepared me for the utter shock and thrill this book provided! It’s very different to her usual DR stories, obviously dripped in gore/horror/lust elements.. and it was so freaking good I tell you!!
My mouth was gaped through a lot of this 😂
Literally perfect for the spooky season, when the veil between our worlds are thin 😉 🐦⬛
Easily read in a short sitting, being a novella. With so many crazy things happening.
Go forth, be shocked, enjoy 😂🔥
‘𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞 𝐟***𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈’𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦.‘
Thank you for the arc Nova. Never disappoints 🖤
October 12, 2025
☠︎︎ 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖑 ☠︎︎
🐦⬛🖤☠️ “𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖐𝖓𝖎𝖋𝖊. 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉. 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖈𝖐 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖑𝖘 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖚𝖗𝖗𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓.”
okayy nova writes cult sacrifices. she got me hooked at the crow retelling !!
one vow, one sacrifice, your dead ex crawls his way out from a grave
finn & salem grew up in a cult. when she almost dies he begs for his soul to be taken instead of hers.
she broke the veil, the vow to never love again and found a lover to help fill the void he left.
1 year later finn comes back from the dead to keep the girl who has always belonged to him
they both held me by my throat & pulled me right underneath into the grave.
i went feral when he poured wax on her to burn the devil away
crows are one of my favorite types of birds so that made this story so much more beautiful.
bonepetal is a dark halloween crow retelling on possession, vengeance, bone deep devotion & monsters who refuse to stay buried
🐦⬛🖤☠️ “𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖛𝖊, 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖘 𝖘𝖕𝖑𝖎𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖐𝖞 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖒𝖊, 𝖇𝖑𝖆𝖈𝖐 𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘 𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖗𝖎𝖇𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖘, 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖗 𝖈𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘 𝖆 𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖚𝖘 𝖉𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑. 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖞’𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖑𝖜𝖆𝖞𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖒𝖞 𝖊𝖞𝖊𝖘. 𝖒𝖞 𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖘. 𝖒𝖞 𝖋𝖚𝖈𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖎𝖗. 𝖘𝖍𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖐𝖘 𝖘𝖍𝖊’𝖘 𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖜𝖆𝖞. 𝖇𝖚𝖙 𝖘𝖍𝖊’𝖘 𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖍𝖔𝖒𝖊. 𝖙𝖔 𝖒𝖊.”
🐦⬛🖤☠️ “𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖐𝖓𝖎𝖋𝖊. 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉. 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖈𝖐 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖑𝖘 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖗𝖊𝖘𝖚𝖗𝖗𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓.”
okayy nova writes cult sacrifices. she got me hooked at the crow retelling !!
one vow, one sacrifice, your dead ex crawls his way out from a grave
finn & salem grew up in a cult. when she almost dies he begs for his soul to be taken instead of hers.
she broke the veil, the vow to never love again and found a lover to help fill the void he left.
1 year later finn comes back from the dead to keep the girl who has always belonged to him
they both held me by my throat & pulled me right underneath into the grave.
i went feral when he poured wax on her to burn the devil away
crows are one of my favorite types of birds so that made this story so much more beautiful.
bonepetal is a dark halloween crow retelling on possession, vengeance, bone deep devotion & monsters who refuse to stay buried
🐦⬛🖤☠️ “𝖆𝖇𝖔𝖛𝖊, 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖘 𝖘𝖕𝖑𝖎𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖐𝖞 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖒𝖊, 𝖇𝖑𝖆𝖈𝖐 𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘 𝖈𝖆𝖗𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖗𝖎𝖇𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖘, 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖗 𝖈𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖘 𝖆 𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖚𝖘 𝖉𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑. 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖞’𝖛𝖊 𝖆𝖑𝖜𝖆𝖞𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖒𝖞 𝖊𝖞𝖊𝖘. 𝖒𝖞 𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖘. 𝖒𝖞 𝖋𝖚𝖈𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖎𝖗. 𝖘𝖍𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖐𝖘 𝖘𝖍𝖊’𝖘 𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖜𝖆𝖞. 𝖇𝖚𝖙 𝖘𝖍𝖊’𝖘 𝖗𝖚𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖍𝖔𝖒𝖊. 𝖙𝖔 𝖒𝖊.”
August 25, 2026
"We were raised under the same devil, but I’ve loved her like she was a god since we were kids."
Best Nova Kane book, aside from the Full Send series (which reminds me, books three and four just came out, I gotta get on that)? Yup yup.
It's a perfect spooky (or any) season read, as Halloween is a big part of the plot. Add in some cult action, and your girl is the most seated she has ever been. Is it wrong of me to want more info about said cult specifically? Because I do.
I don't wanna spoil anything, so I'll just say if you pick this up you won't regret it.
Best Nova Kane book, aside from the Full Send series (which reminds me, books three and four just came out, I gotta get on that)? Yup yup.
It's a perfect spooky (or any) season read, as Halloween is a big part of the plot. Add in some cult action, and your girl is the most seated she has ever been. Is it wrong of me to want more info about said cult specifically? Because I do.
I don't wanna spoil anything, so I'll just say if you pick this up you won't regret it.
October 21, 2025
“You fucking look at me when I ruin you, bonepetal. Look through Nathan’s empty fucking eyes. Through his skull. Through the grave you fucking made me crawl out of.”
This book was wild. I loved every weird second. The only thing I wish was it was longer. I want more. 4.5
This book was wild. I loved every weird second. The only thing I wish was it was longer. I want more. 4.5
October 1, 2025
Bonepetal by Nova Kane is a dark, romantic Halloween novella packed with cult rituals, possession, and the kind of obsessive “touch her and die” love story that lingers long after the final page.
There’s a lot to enjoy in this short but intense read. The writing pulls no punches (it dives into the gore fairly quickly, so a quick PSA there), but the visceral descriptions fit the tone and world perfectly. I especially loved all the chapters from Finn’s POV; they were raw, compelling, and full of emotion. By comparison, some of Salem’s chapters left me eager to return to Finn’s perspective.
While it stands alone well, there are moments that feel like a lead-up to something more and I’d happily read a sequel if one ever comes. If you’re looking for a quick, bloody, and beautifully written dark romance to add to your spooky-season TBR, this one’s worth picking up.
There’s a lot to enjoy in this short but intense read. The writing pulls no punches (it dives into the gore fairly quickly, so a quick PSA there), but the visceral descriptions fit the tone and world perfectly. I especially loved all the chapters from Finn’s POV; they were raw, compelling, and full of emotion. By comparison, some of Salem’s chapters left me eager to return to Finn’s perspective.
While it stands alone well, there are moments that feel like a lead-up to something more and I’d happily read a sequel if one ever comes. If you’re looking for a quick, bloody, and beautifully written dark romance to add to your spooky-season TBR, this one’s worth picking up.
October 3, 2025
Personally, I love story retelling, so it was no brainer to me to pick up Nova's recent release as it's a Crow inspired book.
When Finn saves Salem's life after exchanging his own soul in a cult sacrifice year later, he comes back to the world of living after the promise was broken by Salem. Gone is the person who Salem mourns. Finn is unhinged and will do everything in his power to make Salem his again and prove to her that there is no escape from him.
If what I've just described is something up to your liking, you should definitely check out Bonepetal!
When Finn saves Salem's life after exchanging his own soul in a cult sacrifice year later, he comes back to the world of living after the promise was broken by Salem. Gone is the person who Salem mourns. Finn is unhinged and will do everything in his power to make Salem his again and prove to her that there is no escape from him.
If what I've just described is something up to your liking, you should definitely check out Bonepetal!
September 24, 2025
I’ll start off by saying that Nova Kane is one hell of a novella writer. Truly. She can pack so much into one novella it leaves me in awe. Her written imagery can literally make you feel wrapped up inside the story. Soooo goooood. However, it pains me to write this, but Bonepetal missed the mark for me. I didn’t get how in one breath Salem missed Finn so much and in the next she’s conflicted and “hating” him and his return. Saying how he’s changed so much from being in Hell.. that he’s not the same boy she fell in love with. Umm, ma’am… in the prologue we literally read how he annihilated the cult in front of you and gave his soul for you. You experienced and saw all that first hand. You’ve spent a year mourning his loss and wanting him. And then when he returns from the grave your tune has suddenly changed? Nah girl, he’s still that same man the last night you saw him and have been missing for a year.
Then I thought Finn lacked true depth. All he did was “stalk” here and lay down is vocal claims of how she was and will forever be his. Yes, he did unalive that cheating boyfriend of hers though. But that’s really all we saw. He wasn’t portrayed super dark or sinister. He just…was… flat.
Then I thought Finn lacked true depth. All he did was “stalk” here and lay down is vocal claims of how she was and will forever be his. Yes, he did unalive that cheating boyfriend of hers though. But that’s really all we saw. He wasn’t portrayed super dark or sinister. He just…was… flat.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 2, 2025
Content Warnings;
Please read with caution. This book has dark themes and explicit s*xual scenes.
~Thank you the author, Nova Kane, for the free Arc of this book. I'm leaving this review voluntarily.~
Tropes;
🐦⬛🖤𝓓𝓾𝓪𝓵 𝓟𝓞𝓥𝓼
🖤🐦⬛𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓴𝓮𝓭 𝓜𝓪𝓷
🐦⬛🖤𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓻𝓸𝔀 𝓡𝓮-𝓣𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰
🖤🐦⬛𝓒𝓾𝓵𝓽 𝓢𝓪𝓬𝓻𝓲𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓮
🐦⬛🖤𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓴 𝓞𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷
🖤🐦⬛𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓻 𝓥𝓲𝓫𝓮𝓼
🐦⬛🖤𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓭𝓱𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓼
🖤🐦⬛𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓵 𝓔𝔁𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮
🐦⬛🖤𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓜𝓜𝓒
🖤🐦⬛"𝓢𝓱𝓮'𝓼 𝓜𝓲𝓷𝓮."
🐦⬛🖤𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷
🖤🐦⬛𝓣𝓸𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓗𝓮𝓻 & 𝓓𝓲𝓮
🐦⬛🖤𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓝𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪
🖤🐦⬛𝓗𝓪𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓒𝓸𝓻𝓷 𝓜𝓪𝔃𝓮
🐦⬛🖤𝓢𝓹𝓸𝓸𝓴𝔂 𝓢𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓸𝓷
🖤🐦⬛𝓗𝓸𝓽 & 𝓢𝓹𝓲𝓬𝔂
🐦⬛🖤𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓵 𝓦𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓓𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓵
🖤🐦⬛𝓒𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓯-𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻
“𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖔𝖙 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔. 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖔𝖙 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚. 𝖂𝖍𝖔 𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚.”
Our FMC is Salem and learning her backstory will break your heart, it's absolutely gut-wrenching. I liked getting to know her inner thoughts, her suffering/grieving, how she tries to deal with it all. With Finn's the first death anniversary coming soon, her mind is wrecking havoc on her. He sacrificed himself, saving her from dying. There's so much she is dealing with, masking in front of others, trying to appear normal. Now what happens when she breaks her vows, stirring his spirit and death corpse? He craves revenge. Salem broke her vow you see and that's f*ckin' no-no. He won't leave her ever again until she knows she only belongs to him and him only...
First of all, The Crow is one of my favourite movies and when I heard this is a re-telling? I jumped for the opportunity to arc read it at once! And my, oh my, have I enjoyed it. This is one of many books by Nova Kane I've been blessed to Arc review and once again, I'm head over heels for it. Such a scorching hawt little Halloween Novella! It's so good!
Second of all, the spice is so mouth-watering. The grave scene? Uffff. Delicious! There's the paranormal element to the story of course, creepy yet fascinating, friendships and a twisted version of dark romance. The ending is unexpected - the way I had to go back and re-read a few parts. I love how absolutely unhinged the MMC is in this little short story, completely bonkers, obsessed ad possessive. A neon red flag, I want ten of him. World building is good for a Novella, easy pace and didn't drag for me, plotline is dark and addictive.
Out of Fives;
🐦⬛🖤𝑪𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓: ✨✨✨✨✨
🖤🐦⬛𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒆: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🐦⬛🖤𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆: 🥀🥀🥀🥀
🖤🐦⬛𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓: 🪦🪦🪦🪦
🐦⬛🖤𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔:👻👻👻👻👻
🖤🐦⬛𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕: ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
🐦⬛🖤𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
🖤🐦⬛𝑭𝒂𝒔𝒕-𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏: ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
🐦⬛🖤𝑻𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏: 🔪🔪🔪🔪
🖤🐦⬛𝑬𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔: 🎲🎲🎲🎲
🐦⬛🖤𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒎 𝑭𝑴𝑪: 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
🖤🐦⬛𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒏 𝑴𝑴𝑪: 🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶
🐦⬛🖤𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆: 🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬
🖤🐦⬛𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈: ⏳⏳⏳⏳⏳
🐦⬛🖤𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
🖤🐦⬛𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: 🌍🌏🌍🌍
🐦⬛🖤𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅: 𝒆𝑨𝑹𝑪/𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆.
🖤🐦⬛𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆.
🐦⬛🖤𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔: 131.
🖤🐦⬛𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔: 11 (𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒖𝒆).
🐦⬛🖤𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆: 𝑭𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍, 𝑬𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓.
🖤🐦⬛𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆: 3 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 2025.
🐦⬛🖤𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅: 𝒀𝒆𝒔.
🖤🐦⬛𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Please read with caution. This book has dark themes and explicit s*xual scenes.
~Thank you the author, Nova Kane, for the free Arc of this book. I'm leaving this review voluntarily.~
Tropes;
🐦⬛🖤𝓓𝓾𝓪𝓵 𝓟𝓞𝓥𝓼
🖤🐦⬛𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓴𝓮𝓭 𝓜𝓪𝓷
🐦⬛🖤𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓻𝓸𝔀 𝓡𝓮-𝓣𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰
🖤🐦⬛𝓒𝓾𝓵𝓽 𝓢𝓪𝓬𝓻𝓲𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓮
🐦⬛🖤𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓴 𝓞𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷
🖤🐦⬛𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓻 𝓥𝓲𝓫𝓮𝓼
🐦⬛🖤𝓒𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓭𝓱𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓼
🖤🐦⬛𝓢𝓸𝓾𝓵 𝓔𝔁𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮
🐦⬛🖤𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓜𝓜𝓒
🖤🐦⬛"𝓢𝓱𝓮'𝓼 𝓜𝓲𝓷𝓮."
🐦⬛🖤𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷
🖤🐦⬛𝓣𝓸𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓗𝓮𝓻 & 𝓓𝓲𝓮
🐦⬛🖤𝓗𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓝𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪
🖤🐦⬛𝓗𝓪𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓒𝓸𝓻𝓷 𝓜𝓪𝔃𝓮
🐦⬛🖤𝓢𝓹𝓸𝓸𝓴𝔂 𝓢𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓸𝓷
🖤🐦⬛𝓗𝓸𝓽 & 𝓢𝓹𝓲𝓬𝔂
🐦⬛🖤𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓵 𝓦𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓓𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓵
🖤🐦⬛𝓒𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓯-𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻
“𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖔𝖙 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔. 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖔𝖙 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚. 𝖂𝖍𝖔 𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚.”
Our FMC is Salem and learning her backstory will break your heart, it's absolutely gut-wrenching. I liked getting to know her inner thoughts, her suffering/grieving, how she tries to deal with it all. With Finn's the first death anniversary coming soon, her mind is wrecking havoc on her. He sacrificed himself, saving her from dying. There's so much she is dealing with, masking in front of others, trying to appear normal. Now what happens when she breaks her vows, stirring his spirit and death corpse? He craves revenge. Salem broke her vow you see and that's f*ckin' no-no. He won't leave her ever again until she knows she only belongs to him and him only...
First of all, The Crow is one of my favourite movies and when I heard this is a re-telling? I jumped for the opportunity to arc read it at once! And my, oh my, have I enjoyed it. This is one of many books by Nova Kane I've been blessed to Arc review and once again, I'm head over heels for it. Such a scorching hawt little Halloween Novella! It's so good!
Second of all, the spice is so mouth-watering. The grave scene? Uffff. Delicious! There's the paranormal element to the story of course, creepy yet fascinating, friendships and a twisted version of dark romance. The ending is unexpected - the way I had to go back and re-read a few parts. I love how absolutely unhinged the MMC is in this little short story, completely bonkers, obsessed ad possessive. A neon red flag, I want ten of him. World building is good for a Novella, easy pace and didn't drag for me, plotline is dark and addictive.
Out of Fives;
🐦⬛🖤𝑪𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓: ✨✨✨✨✨
🖤🐦⬛𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒆: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🐦⬛🖤𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆: 🥀🥀🥀🥀
🖤🐦⬛𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓: 🪦🪦🪦🪦
🐦⬛🖤𝑺𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔:👻👻👻👻👻
🖤🐦⬛𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕: ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
🐦⬛🖤𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
🖤🐦⬛𝑭𝒂𝒔𝒕-𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏: ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
🐦⬛🖤𝑻𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏: 🔪🔪🔪🔪
🖤🐦⬛𝑬𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔: 🎲🎲🎲🎲
🐦⬛🖤𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒎 𝑭𝑴𝑪: 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
🖤🐦⬛𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒏 𝑴𝑴𝑪: 🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶
🐦⬛🖤𝑷𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆: 🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬
🖤🐦⬛𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈: ⏳⏳⏳⏳⏳
🐦⬛🖤𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
🖤🐦⬛𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: 🌍🌏🌍🌍
🐦⬛🖤𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅: 𝒆𝑨𝑹𝑪/𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆.
🖤🐦⬛𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔: 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆.
🐦⬛🖤𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔: 131.
🖤🐦⬛𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔: 11 (𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒖𝒆).
🐦⬛🖤𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒆: 𝑭𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍, 𝑬𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓.
🖤🐦⬛𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆: 3 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 2025.
🐦⬛🖤𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅: 𝒀𝒆𝒔.
🖤🐦⬛𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
October 10, 2025
Rounded up for GR
𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆: 🌟🌟🌟.5
𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐄: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
🖤Horror Erotica
🖤Dual POV
🖤CNC
🖤Kn!fe Play
🖤Primal Play
🖤Cůlt / Sacrifice
⚠️CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS
Well, I really enjoyed this one! It’s a quick read, but honestly felt more medium-paced for a novella. I loved the overall premise…it centers around Salem and Finn, two souls in love and tied to a cult where she’s meant to be the sacrifice and he becomes her savior. That setup alone had me hooked!
🫣That said, I found myself wanting more. More backstory on the cult, more depth in the love story between Salem and Finn, and just a little extra detail to really flesh out the story. The ending felt a bit like a cliffhanger, and some of the dialogue got a little repetitive when it could’ve been used to build the story further.
Still, I had a good time with it! I loved the characters and the spice was pretty good. I was down with the gothic, culty, witchy vibes, and little dark romance that we did get.
⭐️ 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋 - MAYBE RECOMMEND!!! 💀 CHECK TRIGGERS. If you’re looking for a quick, eerie read with cultish undertones and a dash of doomed love.
𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆: 🌟🌟🌟.5
𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐄: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
🖤Horror Erotica
🖤Dual POV
🖤CNC
🖤Kn!fe Play
🖤Primal Play
🖤Cůlt / Sacrifice
⚠️CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS
Well, I really enjoyed this one! It’s a quick read, but honestly felt more medium-paced for a novella. I loved the overall premise…it centers around Salem and Finn, two souls in love and tied to a cult where she’s meant to be the sacrifice and he becomes her savior. That setup alone had me hooked!
🫣That said, I found myself wanting more. More backstory on the cult, more depth in the love story between Salem and Finn, and just a little extra detail to really flesh out the story. The ending felt a bit like a cliffhanger, and some of the dialogue got a little repetitive when it could’ve been used to build the story further.
Still, I had a good time with it! I loved the characters and the spice was pretty good. I was down with the gothic, culty, witchy vibes, and little dark romance that we did get.
⭐️ 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐋 - MAYBE RECOMMEND!!! 💀 CHECK TRIGGERS. If you’re looking for a quick, eerie read with cultish undertones and a dash of doomed love.
October 3, 2025
I got an arc, but my rating/review are my own!
I love this yummys novellas with possessive mmcs. and who doesn't love a good chase???🤭🤭
quotes:
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“𝕯𝖔𝖓’𝖙 𝖇𝖊𝖌,”
“𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖐 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖌𝖊𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖉 𝖆𝖋𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖔𝖚𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙’𝖘 𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖊? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖐 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖌𝖊𝖙 𝖒𝖊𝖗𝖈𝖞 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖕𝖚𝖙 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖋𝖎𝖑𝖙𝖍𝖞 𝖒𝖔𝖚𝖙𝖍 𝖔𝖓 𝖍𝖊𝖗?”
“𝕴 𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖍𝖊𝖗, 𝕴 𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖍𝖊𝖗. 𝕬𝖓𝖉 𝖞𝖔𝖚, 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉 𝖚𝖘𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖗.”
“𝕴’𝖒 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖌𝖔𝖉 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖙𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖘 𝖕𝖗𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖗𝖘, 𝕴’𝖒 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖈𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖆𝖓𝖘𝖜𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒.”
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𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓶𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓷. 𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓶𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓶𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓶𝓮.
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“𝕽𝖚𝖓 𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖊𝖗, 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖑! 𝕴 𝖜𝖆𝖓𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖑𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖉𝖞 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝕴 𝖕𝖎𝖓 𝖞𝖔𝖚. 𝕴’𝖑𝖑 𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖐 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖜𝖊𝖆𝖙 𝖔𝖋𝖋 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖘𝖕𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖈𝖗𝖞 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖆 𝖌𝖔𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖎𝖘𝖓’𝖙 𝖜𝖆𝖙𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌. 𝕺𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝕴 𝖆𝖒. 𝕺𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝕴 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖜𝖆𝖘.”
“𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖋𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖙𝖞,”
“𝕭𝖚𝖙 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖊𝖙 𝕴’𝖛𝖊 𝖇𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖜𝖆𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘. 𝖂𝖆𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖑 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖆𝖌𝖆𝖎𝖓. 𝖂𝖆𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔 𝖋𝖚𝖈𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖐 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖆𝖌𝖆𝖎𝖓.”
“𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖔𝖙 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔, 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖔𝖙 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚. 𝖂𝖍𝖔 𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚.”
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tropes:
☆🍁 dark halloween novella
☆🍁crow retelling
☆🍁possession
☆🍁death boyfriend
☆🍁predatory chase
☆🍁"say you're mine"
☆🍁cult fallout
☆🍁haunted corn maze
I love this yummys novellas with possessive mmcs. and who doesn't love a good chase???🤭🤭
quotes:
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“𝕯𝖔𝖓’𝖙 𝖇𝖊𝖌,”
“𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖐 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖌𝖊𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖉 𝖆𝖋𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖔𝖚𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙’𝖘 𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖊? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖐 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖌𝖊𝖙 𝖒𝖊𝖗𝖈𝖞 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖕𝖚𝖙 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖋𝖎𝖑𝖙𝖍𝖞 𝖒𝖔𝖚𝖙𝖍 𝖔𝖓 𝖍𝖊𝖗?”
“𝕴 𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖍𝖊𝖗, 𝕴 𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖍𝖊𝖗. 𝕬𝖓𝖉 𝖞𝖔𝖚, 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉 𝖚𝖘𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖗.”
“𝕴’𝖒 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖌𝖔𝖉 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖙𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖘 𝖕𝖗𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖗𝖘, 𝕴’𝖒 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖈𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖆𝖓𝖘𝖜𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖒.”
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𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓶𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓷. 𝓢𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓶𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓶𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓶𝓮.
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“𝕽𝖚𝖓 𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖊𝖗, 𝖇𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖕𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖑! 𝕴 𝖜𝖆𝖓𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖑𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖉𝖞 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖜𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝕴 𝖕𝖎𝖓 𝖞𝖔𝖚. 𝕴’𝖑𝖑 𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖐 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖜𝖊𝖆𝖙 𝖔𝖋𝖋 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖘𝖕𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖈𝖗𝖞 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖆 𝖌𝖔𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖎𝖘𝖓’𝖙 𝖜𝖆𝖙𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌. 𝕺𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝕴 𝖆𝖒. 𝕺𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝕴 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖜𝖆𝖘.”
“𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖋𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖕𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖙𝖞,”
“𝕭𝖚𝖙 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖊𝖙 𝕴’𝖛𝖊 𝖇𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖜𝖆𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘. 𝖂𝖆𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖑 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖆𝖌𝖆𝖎𝖓. 𝖂𝖆𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔 𝖋𝖚𝖈𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖐 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖆𝖌𝖆𝖎𝖓.”
“𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖔𝖙 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖔, 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖔𝖙 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚. 𝖂𝖍𝖔 𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖉 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖞𝖔𝖚.”
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tropes:
☆🍁 dark halloween novella
☆🍁crow retelling
☆🍁possession
☆🍁death boyfriend
☆🍁predatory chase
☆🍁"say you're mine"
☆🍁cult fallout
☆🍁haunted corn maze
October 10, 2025
Spookalicious, goralicious, spicy goodness!!!! Yes Bonepetal needs to be added to your spooky season reading list. Short and powerful this novella hits all the marks for the perfect dark Halloween read. On point for Nova Kane’s fantastic writing the detailed development of the world and incredible characters put us right into the middle of all the chaos. This raw tormented emotional ride plays with your feels. Salem trying to live in a world without her true love just going through the motions but never really feeling complete. Finn, who sacrifices everything, is the dominant, obsessive, touch what belongs to me and and die an excruciating death kind of guy who would rise from the dead for the one he loves. The flashes of their past history and their bond to each other is perfectly written. The spice is beyond spicy. Raw fierce primal passion will require an extra pair of panties once done reading. I have to say I was hooked from the very beginning and devoured this incredible creepy, haunted Halloween paranormal romance. That ending???? Damn, I’m begging for more.
September 21, 2025
POV: Your ex crawls out of the grave just to remind you who you belong to.
𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖.
🔹 Cult Sacrifice
🔹 Obsession → Resurrection
🔹 Haunted Corn Maze
🔹 Crow Retelling
I absolutely loved this book! It was exactly the Halloween read I was craving!!
I adored both the MMCs. We have Salem who is grieving, torn between the boy she lost and the monster he’s become. And then there’s Finn. *que heart eyes* I mean he's morally black walking red flag, but every one of those flags looks like a heart to me. His bone deep devotion, blood soaked obsession, and unrelenting claim to Salem!?!?? I was obsessed.
I AM OBSESSED.
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆. 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑰’𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒎.
This was such a fun read. It's got blood, graveyards, dark turns, and spice that lingers like a haunting. Absolutely perfect for spooky season.
𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖.
🔹 Cult Sacrifice
🔹 Obsession → Resurrection
🔹 Haunted Corn Maze
🔹 Crow Retelling
I absolutely loved this book! It was exactly the Halloween read I was craving!!
I adored both the MMCs. We have Salem who is grieving, torn between the boy she lost and the monster he’s become. And then there’s Finn. *que heart eyes* I mean he's morally black walking red flag, but every one of those flags looks like a heart to me. His bone deep devotion, blood soaked obsession, and unrelenting claim to Salem!?!?? I was obsessed.
I AM OBSESSED.
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆. 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑰’𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒎.
This was such a fun read. It's got blood, graveyards, dark turns, and spice that lingers like a haunting. Absolutely perfect for spooky season.
October 11, 2025
Bonepetal was a novella that was enjoyable, especially since I am a huge fan of The Crow movies. Salem and Finn have a very dynamic, sad, and tragic story that was forced upon them due to Cultish family and dynamics.
Finn is an intense and probably one of Nova’s most possessive characters to date. Salem is a character that was interesting and more on the underdog side when it comes to the FMCs of Nova’s books, but relatable in a way that you feel bad for her with the vow that was forced upon her.
I normally give Nova a five star rating with her books, but this one was only a four due to the fact that I wasn’t as drawn in as I thought I would be, the characters were ok, but not some of my favorites. But this novella is a good read if you enjoy a darker, Halloween vibe and want something that reminds you of the movie and vibes around it 💋🖤
Finn is an intense and probably one of Nova’s most possessive characters to date. Salem is a character that was interesting and more on the underdog side when it comes to the FMCs of Nova’s books, but relatable in a way that you feel bad for her with the vow that was forced upon her.
I normally give Nova a five star rating with her books, but this one was only a four due to the fact that I wasn’t as drawn in as I thought I would be, the characters were ok, but not some of my favorites. But this novella is a good read if you enjoy a darker, Halloween vibe and want something that reminds you of the movie and vibes around it 💋🖤
October 14, 2025
DNF @ 20%.
I liked the premise but I couldn't get a sense of any real genuine feelings that the MCs had towards each other. The FMC was all over the place...she's sneaking out of bed away from the boyfriend, like you do when you DON'T like someone very much, but annoyed when the MMC comes back into the picture. She's a-ok with the MMC killing her parents, still wistfully missing the MMC after and hugging his sweatshirt every night, but hates that he killed her kind-of boyfriend.
The writing wasn't bad but there were many purple prose moments. I love an evocatively written scene or inner dialogue but there's a point where it feels that the author is straining to imply depth of emotion when sometimes less or simple is more.
I liked the premise but I couldn't get a sense of any real genuine feelings that the MCs had towards each other. The FMC was all over the place...she's sneaking out of bed away from the boyfriend, like you do when you DON'T like someone very much, but annoyed when the MMC comes back into the picture. She's a-ok with the MMC killing her parents, still wistfully missing the MMC after and hugging his sweatshirt every night, but hates that he killed her kind-of boyfriend.
The writing wasn't bad but there were many purple prose moments. I love an evocatively written scene or inner dialogue but there's a point where it feels that the author is straining to imply depth of emotion when sometimes less or simple is more.
September 25, 2025
absolutely my favorite book by nova so far.
the writing in this felt so different from her previous books and had me hooked from beginning to end. it felt like living in darkness and not wanting to crawl your way out.
finn and salem are both so dark and morbidly made for each other. everything they went through felt like a sharp knife slicing through the pages, begging you to keep your attention on them.
the setting was perfect for the dark, autumnal season coming up and felt like watching a movie with how beautiful it was described.
thank you so much for the arc! i’m over here desperately needing more from this world 😩
the writing in this felt so different from her previous books and had me hooked from beginning to end. it felt like living in darkness and not wanting to crawl your way out.
finn and salem are both so dark and morbidly made for each other. everything they went through felt like a sharp knife slicing through the pages, begging you to keep your attention on them.
the setting was perfect for the dark, autumnal season coming up and felt like watching a movie with how beautiful it was described.
thank you so much for the arc! i’m over here desperately needing more from this world 😩
October 23, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️🌶️.5
Nova has done it again! Bonepetal was one heck of a ride! I loved Salem and Finn‘s story. Starcrossed secret lovers torn apart by an act of self-sacrifice to save Salem from being a cult sacrifice to the Devil, the relationship between our MCs is complicated to say the least. Especially when Finn comes back from the dead to claim what was always his, Salem. I enjoyed the pacing, spice, and overall character development in this one. Plus, the side characters had me cracking up. I fully ship Miles and Jamie! I highly recommend this one for my dark romance lovers who like an ending that leaves you with many unanswered questions.
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🌶️🌶️.5
Nova has done it again! Bonepetal was one heck of a ride! I loved Salem and Finn‘s story. Starcrossed secret lovers torn apart by an act of self-sacrifice to save Salem from being a cult sacrifice to the Devil, the relationship between our MCs is complicated to say the least. Especially when Finn comes back from the dead to claim what was always his, Salem. I enjoyed the pacing, spice, and overall character development in this one. Plus, the side characters had me cracking up. I fully ship Miles and Jamie! I highly recommend this one for my dark romance lovers who like an ending that leaves you with many unanswered questions.
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July 30, 2026
Spooky Little Read!
This was definitely an interesting read. My first time reading Nova Kane and won’t be the last. There were some parts that confused me a little bit and I wasn’t expecting it to be as spicy as it was. But I really enjoyed the similarities between this and the Crow. I also really love how Salem got the nickname ‘Bonepetal’! Part of me wishes this was longer so it could have been flushed out a bit more. Just because I feel like there were some things missing. But definitely would read this again during spooky season!
This was definitely an interesting read. My first time reading Nova Kane and won’t be the last. There were some parts that confused me a little bit and I wasn’t expecting it to be as spicy as it was. But I really enjoyed the similarities between this and the Crow. I also really love how Salem got the nickname ‘Bonepetal’! Part of me wishes this was longer so it could have been flushed out a bit more. Just because I feel like there were some things missing. But definitely would read this again during spooky season!
October 4, 2025
I want to start off by saying just because this book wasn't for me does not mean it wasn't meant for you.
the plot of this book I truly believe will grasp a lot of people and keep them hooked.
A charming man who sacrificed himself to save the woman he loved since he was a kid, coming back from the grave when she gave what was supposed to be only his to another man... herself, her body, her heart...
Unfortunately God didn't grab him fast enough and the devil beat him to it.
Finn is not the same man that Salem once knew the same man that died so she could live.
and he won't let Salam forget it, he isn't going anywhere!
this is a novella with a lot of spice, again just because it fell flat with me may not mean it's not gonna be a 5 star for you!!!
the plot of this book I truly believe will grasp a lot of people and keep them hooked.
A charming man who sacrificed himself to save the woman he loved since he was a kid, coming back from the grave when she gave what was supposed to be only his to another man... herself, her body, her heart...
Unfortunately God didn't grab him fast enough and the devil beat him to it.
Finn is not the same man that Salem once knew the same man that died so she could live.
and he won't let Salam forget it, he isn't going anywhere!
this is a novella with a lot of spice, again just because it fell flat with me may not mean it's not gonna be a 5 star for you!!!
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September 24, 2025
He sacrifices his life for you. Makes a vow to come back for you.
A year later after the tragic events of the Halloween before, he makes good on that vow, but he sees you with someone else. When he comes back with a mask made of the skull of the man you were with you know in your heart he isn’t the same anymore. So what do you do? Run!…….”wrong choice Bonepetal.”
A year later after the tragic events of the Halloween before, he makes good on that vow, but he sees you with someone else. When he comes back with a mask made of the skull of the man you were with you know in your heart he isn’t the same anymore. So what do you do? Run!…….”wrong choice Bonepetal.”
October 30, 2025
"I was always going to come back. Always. The second she let another man’s hands, and mouth, anywhere near what’s mine, hell itself shoved the door open and begged me to walk through"-
A great ghoulish spooky smutty read featuring Finn and Salem, They were both born and raised in a cult where they both fall in love with each other but chaos awaits them as Finn sacrifices his life for Salem now after one year he is back. strong, primal and obsessive ready to claim what was his crawling back out from the depths of hell powerful than ever.
Overall the book was really nice, Nova kane didnt dissapoint with this short halloween spooky read. The spice was also good.
Totally recommend this book, Its worth it ngl.
A great ghoulish spooky smutty read featuring Finn and Salem, They were both born and raised in a cult where they both fall in love with each other but chaos awaits them as Finn sacrifices his life for Salem now after one year he is back. strong, primal and obsessive ready to claim what was his crawling back out from the depths of hell powerful than ever.
Overall the book was really nice, Nova kane didnt dissapoint with this short halloween spooky read. The spice was also good.
Totally recommend this book, Its worth it ngl.
August 8, 2026
This story was so good, the action the chemisty the mmc absolute perfection!! I love the dip into the dark paranormal of the story along with the unhinged book bf behaviour
Honestly if i was the fmc i would never run 😭
Seriously such a huge recommendation!
Honestly if i was the fmc i would never run 😭
Seriously such a huge recommendation!
October 14, 2025
3.25 stars
October 23, 2025
3.5 ⭐
October 27, 2025
I don’t know if it’s just me but this book was a slow start, I liked the lore, the plot and the smut but something’s missing was maybe the pacing or the open ending didn’t hit my mark because I really enjoyed the novella.
September 22, 2025
5⭐️
4🌶️
Oh my freaking goodness this book was phenomenal!!! Who doesn’t like a dark MMC who is after his girl to punish. This one hooked me almost instantly and I couldn’t put it down. Finn and Salem kept me at the edge of my seat and made it impossible to sit back. It also pulled me out of a slump. Their story started out extremely difficult as Salem honestly thought she lost Finn, but she should have realized that it was not true. She never fully recovered from losing him and just went she tries to he comes back for her and boy is his revenge hot and spicy!!!
4🌶️
Oh my freaking goodness this book was phenomenal!!! Who doesn’t like a dark MMC who is after his girl to punish. This one hooked me almost instantly and I couldn’t put it down. Finn and Salem kept me at the edge of my seat and made it impossible to sit back. It also pulled me out of a slump. Their story started out extremely difficult as Salem honestly thought she lost Finn, but she should have realized that it was not true. She never fully recovered from losing him and just went she tries to he comes back for her and boy is his revenge hot and spicy!!!
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