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Lovesick Duet #2
Death Kiss: A dark vengeance romance
I promised her a year.
A year of revenge, of eradicating the people who hurt me. A year before we can be free.
I didn't promise I'd survive it in one piece.
Six months ago, we buried the first of them, and with each ghost of my rotten past that we slay, the demons only seem to crowd tighter around us. Choking what blossoms between us before it has a chance to flourish.
The angry boy I once was comes clawing back to the surface, but Kat doesn't run. She doesn't flinch.
She should.
Her parents want to haul her back to her gilded prison. Marry her to someone with offshore accounts instead of scars. When blood and pain surround us, I want to shove her there, too. Not into the rms of another, but away from the darkness that stains me.
She keeps choosing me.
Then a name from the list starts using his connections to close in. A man who needs his sins to remain buried.
I survived him once; I only hope we can this time.
Vengeance is supposed to fix me, but it's unravelling me with each life I take.
Beneath it all, there's only one thing keeping me sane. Kat. My golden-haired goddess. There are no limits to the depths of depravity I'll explore to end the danger to her. And the others.
A year of revenge, of eradicating the people who hurt me. A year before we can be free.
I didn't promise I'd survive it in one piece.
Six months ago, we buried the first of them, and with each ghost of my rotten past that we slay, the demons only seem to crowd tighter around us. Choking what blossoms between us before it has a chance to flourish.
The angry boy I once was comes clawing back to the surface, but Kat doesn't run. She doesn't flinch.
She should.
Her parents want to haul her back to her gilded prison. Marry her to someone with offshore accounts instead of scars. When blood and pain surround us, I want to shove her there, too. Not into the rms of another, but away from the darkness that stains me.
She keeps choosing me.
Then a name from the list starts using his connections to close in. A man who needs his sins to remain buried.
I survived him once; I only hope we can this time.
Vengeance is supposed to fix me, but it's unravelling me with each life I take.
Beneath it all, there's only one thing keeping me sane. Kat. My golden-haired goddess. There are no limits to the depths of depravity I'll explore to end the danger to her. And the others.
306 pages, Paperback
Published September 19, 2026
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May 5, 2026
Oh Effie, I was absolutely hooked by this book. Revenge storyline, dark tones and sizzling sexual tension between characters had me glued to this book! Tons of angst made your heart pound and Kat' unstoppable obsession with her love only intensified their relationship. Dangerous, sexy and full of jaw dropping twists. Effie will never let you down, trust me!
October 7, 2026
I didn’t realize this book was gonna be shorter than the first. Hoping it would be longer just because I wanted to read more of them. My babies 🩷 but even so it was still an an amazing sequel full of just deserves. It really had me freaking out they were gonna die or go to jail at the end but I love how it turned out and honestly it was better that way.
I wasn’t a fan of the other povs honestly 😅 but I never have been of multiple pov. Mainly bc I never care enough about that character to read their chapter and in this case sorry but I didn’t care enough to read about Ellie oops lol I also didn’t care for Freddie or the fact that Ellie really ended up with him but whatever. Besides that this book was great and I am happy Kat and Liam got their happily ever after and a family that loves them. All that they been through and hardships and obstacles they had to overcome to get there. If anyone deserves it it’s them ❤️ beautiful dark romance duet
I wasn’t a fan of the other povs honestly 😅 but I never have been of multiple pov. Mainly bc I never care enough about that character to read their chapter and in this case sorry but I didn’t care enough to read about Ellie oops lol I also didn’t care for Freddie or the fact that Ellie really ended up with him but whatever. Besides that this book was great and I am happy Kat and Liam got their happily ever after and a family that loves them. All that they been through and hardships and obstacles they had to overcome to get there. If anyone deserves it it’s them ❤️ beautiful dark romance duet
September 30, 2026
Quickest 240 pages with a fast paced plot full of revenge and love.
Still so heartbreaking to see Liam's pain stemming from his abuse leading into insecurities in adulthood. His self doubt and trauma felt as real as his love for Kat.
I love how the Kat is as dark as Liam and is a go getter even when Liam was out of commission. Girl was seriously on a war path for her man and had his back.
I enjoyed how easy this book was to read with its short chapters that moved all the way through to the last page. Satisfying action and comeuppance for the abusers and main villain. I usually find that villains get off easy with 2 pages of a small tussle or an off page death but we got a whole ass chapter for Ashworth with some pretty explicit and gory things happening. IT WAS THE BEST. Great way to end the story.
Safety - both non virgins, devoted and together since book 1, no OWD/OMD, no cheating, no sharing, no on page sex with OP. CSA is a heavy theme of this duet.
Still so heartbreaking to see Liam's pain stemming from his abuse leading into insecurities in adulthood. His self doubt and trauma felt as real as his love for Kat.
I love how the Kat is as dark as Liam and is a go getter even when Liam was out of commission. Girl was seriously on a war path for her man and had his back.
I enjoyed how easy this book was to read with its short chapters that moved all the way through to the last page. Satisfying action and comeuppance for the abusers and main villain. I usually find that villains get off easy with 2 pages of a small tussle or an off page death but we got a whole ass chapter for Ashworth with some pretty explicit and gory things happening. IT WAS THE BEST. Great way to end the story.
Safety - both non virgins, devoted and together since book 1, no OWD/OMD, no cheating, no sharing, no on page sex with OP. CSA is a heavy theme of this duet.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I was ready for the chaos I knew Kat and Liam were going to bring and I was not disappointed!
This was dark, twisted, bloody and full of revenge. There was added suspense with the multiple POV's and as much as I wanted all of the attention on Kat and Liam, I liked how they built on the tension and the game of cat and mouse they were playing.
Some parts got a little dark, even for me, and I think it's because of what this group was doing. The vindication I felt whenever Kat and Liam did their thing was intense as these men deserved every second. It was the light at the end of the tunnel knowing who was coming for them.
Whilst their process was unconventional to say the least, I loved seeing Kat and Liam's confidence and love grow as they did what needed to be done in order to move on from the past. They were each other's light in the dark and accepted each other for better or worse. Kat became a more confident woman and stood her ground as she knew her worth and Liam learned to accept help and love from the people around him. I love this little family and felt it was a great conclusion to the duology.
Please be sure to check your trigger warnings as things get heavy. Take care of yourselves.
A huge thank you to the author for the e-arc. All opinions are my own.
This was dark, twisted, bloody and full of revenge. There was added suspense with the multiple POV's and as much as I wanted all of the attention on Kat and Liam, I liked how they built on the tension and the game of cat and mouse they were playing.
Some parts got a little dark, even for me, and I think it's because of what this group was doing. The vindication I felt whenever Kat and Liam did their thing was intense as these men deserved every second. It was the light at the end of the tunnel knowing who was coming for them.
Whilst their process was unconventional to say the least, I loved seeing Kat and Liam's confidence and love grow as they did what needed to be done in order to move on from the past. They were each other's light in the dark and accepted each other for better or worse. Kat became a more confident woman and stood her ground as she knew her worth and Liam learned to accept help and love from the people around him. I love this little family and felt it was a great conclusion to the duology.
Please be sure to check your trigger warnings as things get heavy. Take care of yourselves.
A huge thank you to the author for the e-arc. All opinions are my own.
October 6, 2026
⭐️4.7 🌶️4
Effieeeeeeeee sis wtf did you put in this was it crack?😩. I didn’t think you could top the first book and then you literally silenced tf outta me with this lol. My poor baby Liam deserves the world with all that damn trauma. I love how all of this was written like I truly don’t think I have one critic you ate👏🏾
Effieeeeeeeee sis wtf did you put in this was it crack?😩. I didn’t think you could top the first book and then you literally silenced tf outta me with this lol. My poor baby Liam deserves the world with all that damn trauma. I love how all of this was written like I truly don’t think I have one critic you ate👏🏾
October 8, 2026
4.5 ⭐
“Our love is dark, and stained, and sharp, and perfect.”
I enjoyed book 1, and honestly, it could have ended there, knowing Liam and Kat intended revenge and implying an HEA, but I am so glad it didn't!!
Death Kiss is all about the revenge plot, and boy does the tension amp up 10-fold. Honestly, most of this book had my heart pounding and kept me on the edge of my seat. So much is at stake, and everything always feels a hair's breadth away from falling apart.
I loved that Kat and Liam were portrayed in such a realistic way. They aren't self-taught tech geniuses or skilled in various martial arts after a few months of training. They're simply trying to get justice in the only way they can think of...by their own hands. The fact that these two struggle so much and are nearly devolving makes them feel real and builds that heart-pounding tension. When will the other shoe drop? Will their relationship withstand the strain? Will they survive, or will they end up in prison?
To add to the drama, we get foster-sister Ellie's POV as well as a young reporter looking for his big break, which increases the pressure on our two vigilantes. Meanwhile, the true scope of the vile monsters is slowly revealed, leaving me rooting for Kat and Liam all the more and heartbroken that these monsters are walking among us.
The epilogue delivers all the happy vibes these two deserve with all the beautiful found family moments. Don’t worry, there is sweet retribution and justice in the end. This is a dark romance after all.
If you want a book that gives Mindf*ck vibes or feels similar to Frat Row by Krista Turner Clark (without it being pitch black), you have to read the Lovesick Duet.
“Our love is dark, and stained, and sharp, and perfect.”
I enjoyed book 1, and honestly, it could have ended there, knowing Liam and Kat intended revenge and implying an HEA, but I am so glad it didn't!!
Death Kiss is all about the revenge plot, and boy does the tension amp up 10-fold. Honestly, most of this book had my heart pounding and kept me on the edge of my seat. So much is at stake, and everything always feels a hair's breadth away from falling apart.
I loved that Kat and Liam were portrayed in such a realistic way. They aren't self-taught tech geniuses or skilled in various martial arts after a few months of training. They're simply trying to get justice in the only way they can think of...by their own hands. The fact that these two struggle so much and are nearly devolving makes them feel real and builds that heart-pounding tension. When will the other shoe drop? Will their relationship withstand the strain? Will they survive, or will they end up in prison?
To add to the drama, we get foster-sister Ellie's POV as well as a young reporter looking for his big break, which increases the pressure on our two vigilantes. Meanwhile, the true scope of the vile monsters is slowly revealed, leaving me rooting for Kat and Liam all the more and heartbroken that these monsters are walking among us.
The epilogue delivers all the happy vibes these two deserve with all the beautiful found family moments. Don’t worry, there is sweet retribution and justice in the end. This is a dark romance after all.
If you want a book that gives Mindf*ck vibes or feels similar to Frat Row by Krista Turner Clark (without it being pitch black), you have to read the Lovesick Duet.
September 28, 2026
I am so glad that Effie decided to give Kat and Liam a second book as while I loved Heart Eyes I felt their story wasn’t over just yet.
Death Kiss is the continuation of Kat and Liams story, and now they are getting justice for Sam. While Sam may have gone about it in the wrong way which as a result impacted Kat and Liam, the pair now are carrying this on they are hunting down those on the list.
My heart absolutely broke for this couple throughout as it’s clear this task impacted and started deteriorating both while also bringing back demons of the past and not only this the pair must do this without getting caught.
We are also introduced to new povs in terms of Freddie who is a journalist who is looking to uncover the person who is involved in the unalivings and we also get Ellie’s pov who is Liams foster sister. I loved these new povs as they definitely added to the story more.
I don’t want to give too much away but this book was the perfect conclusion to Kat and Liams story. Thank you to the author who provided this e-arc for my honest thoughts 💭
Death Kiss is the continuation of Kat and Liams story, and now they are getting justice for Sam. While Sam may have gone about it in the wrong way which as a result impacted Kat and Liam, the pair now are carrying this on they are hunting down those on the list.
My heart absolutely broke for this couple throughout as it’s clear this task impacted and started deteriorating both while also bringing back demons of the past and not only this the pair must do this without getting caught.
We are also introduced to new povs in terms of Freddie who is a journalist who is looking to uncover the person who is involved in the unalivings and we also get Ellie’s pov who is Liams foster sister. I loved these new povs as they definitely added to the story more.
I don’t want to give too much away but this book was the perfect conclusion to Kat and Liams story. Thank you to the author who provided this e-arc for my honest thoughts 💭
September 30, 2026
I Ioved Kat and Liam in Heart Eyes but man oh man do I love them even more in Death Kiss. Their love story was so beautifully dark and twisted but in the best way! Liam’s obsession over Kat and her increasingly obsessive love and willingness to support his quest for revenge makes this a page turner you won’t want it put down! The his and hers masks, his and hers knives and the insatiableness they have for one another along their trail of revenge is kinky in a way I didn’t expect…and in all the right ways!
I won’t lie the need for revenge and under lying story (mainly off screen) is intense and made me squirm - but the way they handled business in the darkest and most deprived ways was pure chef’s kiss! These 2 will forever live rent free in my head.
I won’t lie the need for revenge and under lying story (mainly off screen) is intense and made me squirm - but the way they handled business in the darkest and most deprived ways was pure chef’s kiss! These 2 will forever live rent free in my head.
September 20, 2026
The second instalment of the Lovesick Duet and just when I thought I couldn’t Love Liam and Kat more this books destroyed me in the best way.
I have a soft spot for vigilante justice and this was so beautifully written taking into account the hard topics of the trauma. The way they aren’t heartless and struggle with the killing even though the people deserve to die
The relationship turmoil, the yearning and unwavering love is so endearing
The ending 😭
Love love love this duet
I have a soft spot for vigilante justice and this was so beautifully written taking into account the hard topics of the trauma. The way they aren’t heartless and struggle with the killing even though the people deserve to die
The relationship turmoil, the yearning and unwavering love is so endearing
The ending 😭
Love love love this duet
September 13, 2026
This was such a good follow up to heart eyes! The perfect duet! We get to see Kat and Liam back in all their glory and finishing their list! I love that we get different POVs in the book we hear from Ellie and Freddie who’s a new character he’s a journalist we even get to hear from one of the awful men Ashworth! His final chapter in the book was just glorious! So we get lots of spicy times! They both are still obsessed with each other as much or probably more than book 1! I love that they have matching masks and they get to take out the scum!
With regard to spicy scenes I’ll just say head under water annnnnnd masks!!!
I loved them fighting together for justice and every POS got what was coming to them!
They got the revenge they needed and they got to make a cold house Kat grew up in a home!!!
Fav quotes
‘What in god’s name are you doing?’ Kissing my universe, thank you very much.
‘At best, they’ll try to change you. At worst, they’ll try to get rid of you. Neither is an option.’ ‘You want to keep me?’ ‘Not just keep you. To live like a little limpet attached to you until we’re both old and grey. I don’t belong to them anymore. I’m yours. All yours.’ Kat traces her fingers up my spine. ‘Only yours. And you’re mine.’
‘Eyes on me while you show me who you belong to.’ ‘I don’t care if you want to keep me to yourself,’ I grunt, twisting my fingers to tighten my grip. ‘As long as I’m yours.’
‘Blaze of glory. We’ll go out on a river of their blood if we have to.’
‘You do belong to me. Every hair. Every freckle. Every breath. Mine.’
I’m no longer the girl talking to toads, nor is he the boy collecting heart-shaped pebbles. Our love is dark, and stained, and sharp, and perfect.
‘I love you,’ I whisper. ‘I love you more,’ Liam replies.
‘I do feel a little lighter,’ Liam admits. ‘A little further from the boy they made me. They turned me into what I am. They reap what they sowed.’ ‘Brought it upon themselves.’
Strong face, Kat. Show no weakness. But, god. Barf.
‘Kat.’ It’s a feral growl. ‘I’m so sorry.’ ‘No, I’m sorry.’ I use my free hand to push his mask up, noting the dark rings below his eyes. My own pain comes into sharper focus as the adrenaline starts to wane. ‘You came.’ ‘Always. I will always come for you. And I will never lie to you again as long as we fucking live. God, I’ve been such an—’ ‘We’ve both been struggling. This is so much harder than I thought it would be.
‘I love you,’ he murmurs, kissing his way down my neck. ‘All of you. And no matter what happens to the flesh, my heart will always beat for you.’
‘Never doubt how much I’m obsessed with you, my love. You’re my endgame. No matter what.’ ‘And you’re my universe,’ I whisper,
Hearing her say our well sends shivers of pleasure through me. Ours. We own the estate. I’ve gone from the poor boy in the ramshackle cottage to the co-owner of the house. These woods, whose memories carried me through the darkest times, are ours. Forever. I have a home. A love. A family.
‘One to go,’ I whisper against her lips. ‘One to go,’ she repeats. ‘And then I’m marrying your sweet ass.’ Kat blinks up at me, and for a second I imagine she might reject me, until she breaks into the giddiest grin. ‘You mean it?’ ‘With all that I have. You’re my universe, Kat.’ until she breaks into the giddiest grin. ‘You mean it?’ ‘With all that I have. You’re my universe, Kat.’ She kisses me so hard I can’t feel my damned lips. ‘After all,’ I say when she lets me breathe again, ‘I can’t get my favourite coffee anywhere else.’ ‘Filth.’ She laughs as I swoop her up into my arms, grinning at my perfect woman. ‘Always.’
If it’s between these fuckers dying and you guys being locked up, I guess I’m team vigilante.’
‘Thank you. For doing this with me. I couldn’t have done it without you.’ ‘You’ll never have to do anything without me again. You’re stuck with me forever.’ ‘Longer than forever, baby. I’ll follow you into whatever’s beyond.’
‘You complete me, Kat. I’m a shell without you. No matter what happens tonight, I need you to remember that.’
‘We were protecting you both,’ she says, ‘that’s what families do.’ Family.
‘You looked for me?’ ‘Of course I did.’ I place my hand over his heart, feeling its steady thump against my fingers. ‘The heart knows where it belongs, and my heart has always belonged to you,
Liam looks up at the colourfully decked ceiling in awe, and it breaks my heart. When he told me he’d never had a real birthday party, there was no way I’d let another year pass without one. Sandra had tried, but by that point he was a teenager surviving life, not celebrating it.
With regard to spicy scenes I’ll just say head under water annnnnnd masks!!!
I loved them fighting together for justice and every POS got what was coming to them!
They got the revenge they needed and they got to make a cold house Kat grew up in a home!!!
Fav quotes
‘What in god’s name are you doing?’ Kissing my universe, thank you very much.
‘At best, they’ll try to change you. At worst, they’ll try to get rid of you. Neither is an option.’ ‘You want to keep me?’ ‘Not just keep you. To live like a little limpet attached to you until we’re both old and grey. I don’t belong to them anymore. I’m yours. All yours.’ Kat traces her fingers up my spine. ‘Only yours. And you’re mine.’
‘Eyes on me while you show me who you belong to.’ ‘I don’t care if you want to keep me to yourself,’ I grunt, twisting my fingers to tighten my grip. ‘As long as I’m yours.’
‘Blaze of glory. We’ll go out on a river of their blood if we have to.’
‘You do belong to me. Every hair. Every freckle. Every breath. Mine.’
I’m no longer the girl talking to toads, nor is he the boy collecting heart-shaped pebbles. Our love is dark, and stained, and sharp, and perfect.
‘I love you,’ I whisper. ‘I love you more,’ Liam replies.
‘I do feel a little lighter,’ Liam admits. ‘A little further from the boy they made me. They turned me into what I am. They reap what they sowed.’ ‘Brought it upon themselves.’
Strong face, Kat. Show no weakness. But, god. Barf.
‘Kat.’ It’s a feral growl. ‘I’m so sorry.’ ‘No, I’m sorry.’ I use my free hand to push his mask up, noting the dark rings below his eyes. My own pain comes into sharper focus as the adrenaline starts to wane. ‘You came.’ ‘Always. I will always come for you. And I will never lie to you again as long as we fucking live. God, I’ve been such an—’ ‘We’ve both been struggling. This is so much harder than I thought it would be.
‘I love you,’ he murmurs, kissing his way down my neck. ‘All of you. And no matter what happens to the flesh, my heart will always beat for you.’
‘Never doubt how much I’m obsessed with you, my love. You’re my endgame. No matter what.’ ‘And you’re my universe,’ I whisper,
Hearing her say our well sends shivers of pleasure through me. Ours. We own the estate. I’ve gone from the poor boy in the ramshackle cottage to the co-owner of the house. These woods, whose memories carried me through the darkest times, are ours. Forever. I have a home. A love. A family.
‘One to go,’ I whisper against her lips. ‘One to go,’ she repeats. ‘And then I’m marrying your sweet ass.’ Kat blinks up at me, and for a second I imagine she might reject me, until she breaks into the giddiest grin. ‘You mean it?’ ‘With all that I have. You’re my universe, Kat.’ until she breaks into the giddiest grin. ‘You mean it?’ ‘With all that I have. You’re my universe, Kat.’ She kisses me so hard I can’t feel my damned lips. ‘After all,’ I say when she lets me breathe again, ‘I can’t get my favourite coffee anywhere else.’ ‘Filth.’ She laughs as I swoop her up into my arms, grinning at my perfect woman. ‘Always.’
If it’s between these fuckers dying and you guys being locked up, I guess I’m team vigilante.’
‘Thank you. For doing this with me. I couldn’t have done it without you.’ ‘You’ll never have to do anything without me again. You’re stuck with me forever.’ ‘Longer than forever, baby. I’ll follow you into whatever’s beyond.’
‘You complete me, Kat. I’m a shell without you. No matter what happens tonight, I need you to remember that.’
‘We were protecting you both,’ she says, ‘that’s what families do.’ Family.
‘You looked for me?’ ‘Of course I did.’ I place my hand over his heart, feeling its steady thump against my fingers. ‘The heart knows where it belongs, and my heart has always belonged to you,
Liam looks up at the colourfully decked ceiling in awe, and it breaks my heart. When he told me he’d never had a real birthday party, there was no way I’d let another year pass without one. Sandra had tried, but by that point he was a teenager surviving life, not celebrating it.
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September 29, 2026
Rating: Obsessed
🖤 Dark Romance
🔪 Vigilante Justice
🩸 Revenge
🖤 Morally Gray MCs
🔥 Touch Them and Die
💀 Murder & Mayhem
👀 Multiple POVs
🫶 Found Family
🗡️ Ride or Die
🔥 Darker Spice
🎭 Matching Masks
I loved this duet so freaking much, and this ending had me excited until the very end. After Heart Eyes, there were so many directions this story could have taken that I genuinely had no idea how it would all come together.
Heart Eyes gave us the emotional devastation of Liam and Sam's history, while this one leaned harder into the revenge. It was darker, bloodier, and more focused on the murders, while also making Kat look inside herself and decide to intentionally become a killer.
And these two are absolutely gone for each other. Their relationship is intense, possessive, completely unhinged, and somehow exactly what they both need. They are the definition of choosing each other regardless of how questionable the decisions get.
I loved getting more than just Kat and Liam, too. Freddie and Ellie added another layer, and the Ashworth chapters brought an unexpected perspective that made the suspense even better. His final chapter was so extremely satisfying. IYKYK.
Watching Kat and Liam balance their relationship, their revenge plan, and the family they've built around themselves was one of my favorite parts. Kat's confidence grew so much, while Liam finally started letting himself accept love and support from the people around him.
And the spice? DARKER. ROUGHER. DELICIOUS. These two are depraved and absolutely perfect for each other.
But that ending? My heart.
Seeing Liam celebrate his birthday for the first time surrounded by people who genuinely love him absolutely wrecked my heart. After everything he's been through, watching Kat help give him the family he never had was everything.
I love these two so damn much. Dark, bloody, chaotic, obsessive, and somehow still incredibly romantic. What a perfect way to end their story.
Thank you, Effie for the ARC and I cannot wait for my SE to come!
🖤 Dark Romance
🔪 Vigilante Justice
🩸 Revenge
🖤 Morally Gray MCs
🔥 Touch Them and Die
💀 Murder & Mayhem
👀 Multiple POVs
🫶 Found Family
🗡️ Ride or Die
🔥 Darker Spice
🎭 Matching Masks
I loved this duet so freaking much, and this ending had me excited until the very end. After Heart Eyes, there were so many directions this story could have taken that I genuinely had no idea how it would all come together.
Heart Eyes gave us the emotional devastation of Liam and Sam's history, while this one leaned harder into the revenge. It was darker, bloodier, and more focused on the murders, while also making Kat look inside herself and decide to intentionally become a killer.
And these two are absolutely gone for each other. Their relationship is intense, possessive, completely unhinged, and somehow exactly what they both need. They are the definition of choosing each other regardless of how questionable the decisions get.
I loved getting more than just Kat and Liam, too. Freddie and Ellie added another layer, and the Ashworth chapters brought an unexpected perspective that made the suspense even better. His final chapter was so extremely satisfying. IYKYK.
Watching Kat and Liam balance their relationship, their revenge plan, and the family they've built around themselves was one of my favorite parts. Kat's confidence grew so much, while Liam finally started letting himself accept love and support from the people around him.
And the spice? DARKER. ROUGHER. DELICIOUS. These two are depraved and absolutely perfect for each other.
But that ending? My heart.
Seeing Liam celebrate his birthday for the first time surrounded by people who genuinely love him absolutely wrecked my heart. After everything he's been through, watching Kat help give him the family he never had was everything.
I love these two so damn much. Dark, bloody, chaotic, obsessive, and somehow still incredibly romantic. What a perfect way to end their story.
Thank you, Effie for the ARC and I cannot wait for my SE to come!
October 27, 2026
Effie Campbell really knows how to make dark romance feel dangerous without making it feel cheap.
That is the sweet spot for me.
Death Kiss is dark, bloody, painful and full of revenge, but it never feels like it is trying to shock you just for the sake of it. Effie knows exactly how far to push before the story loses its emotional centre, and that balance is what keeps me locked in every single time.
Liam and Kat are still completely unwell about each other, which is exactly how I wanted them. Book one gave us the obsession, the damage and that feral little bond between them. This book takes all of that and turns it outward.
Now there are consequences.
Now there is revenge.
Now people are getting what they fucking deserve.
And somehow, underneath all the blood and panic, the love between them still feels like the thing holding the whole story together. That is what I like so much about Effie’s books. She gives you pain without making it empty, violence without making it boring, and romance that still feels intimate even when everything around it is going to hell.
She knows how to keep me uncomfortable enough to stay alert without ever making me feel like the book crossed into darkness for attention.
That is the beauty of a well-written dark romance.
Pain, blood and love.
Effie knows exactly what she is doing with all three.
That is the sweet spot for me.
Death Kiss is dark, bloody, painful and full of revenge, but it never feels like it is trying to shock you just for the sake of it. Effie knows exactly how far to push before the story loses its emotional centre, and that balance is what keeps me locked in every single time.
Liam and Kat are still completely unwell about each other, which is exactly how I wanted them. Book one gave us the obsession, the damage and that feral little bond between them. This book takes all of that and turns it outward.
Now there are consequences.
Now there is revenge.
Now people are getting what they fucking deserve.
And somehow, underneath all the blood and panic, the love between them still feels like the thing holding the whole story together. That is what I like so much about Effie’s books. She gives you pain without making it empty, violence without making it boring, and romance that still feels intimate even when everything around it is going to hell.
She knows how to keep me uncomfortable enough to stay alert without ever making me feel like the book crossed into darkness for attention.
That is the beauty of a well-written dark romance.
Pain, blood and love.
Effie knows exactly what she is doing with all three.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Ob-freaking-ssessed and deliriously satisfied! After Heart Eyes my need for more Kat and Liam was totally voracious and not only did Effie Campbell deliver, she did it in spectacular fashion and I am officially so gone for these two it’s not even funny.
Gah!! What Effie Campbell did with these two in this second book of the Lovesick Duet, love it more than I can put into words. It’s revenge, it’s fear, it’s rage and hurt, and it’s Kat and Liam killing for each other and choosing each other over and over again. She took these two characters and made them even more likeable and obscenely loveable as Kat works through what it really means to be a killer and Liam grapples with what his revenge is doing to her and the way it would tear him apart to stop. I will never be over how even when they’re struggling they’re picking each other over what they need and I adore that even when it’s hard they are crazy obsessed with each other. And the ending, my heart exploded with happiness. The kills are messier, the risk is higher, the spice is still positively scorching, but it’s more heart, deeper love, and the perfect wrap to a couple that had you actually salivating for more.
Gah!! What Effie Campbell did with these two in this second book of the Lovesick Duet, love it more than I can put into words. It’s revenge, it’s fear, it’s rage and hurt, and it’s Kat and Liam killing for each other and choosing each other over and over again. She took these two characters and made them even more likeable and obscenely loveable as Kat works through what it really means to be a killer and Liam grapples with what his revenge is doing to her and the way it would tear him apart to stop. I will never be over how even when they’re struggling they’re picking each other over what they need and I adore that even when it’s hard they are crazy obsessed with each other. And the ending, my heart exploded with happiness. The kills are messier, the risk is higher, the spice is still positively scorching, but it’s more heart, deeper love, and the perfect wrap to a couple that had you actually salivating for more.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Thank you to the author for the complementary advanced reader copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
We finally get book two!! I absolutely loved the first book in this duet, and the second didn't disappoint. I was actually expecting something punchy and lighter, but I was delightfully surprised to have the take on this one be SO much more realistic as Kat and Liam work to rid the world of the men who abused him when he was a child.
We not only see their relationship grow--- and struggle, under the pressure of what they've done, but also how they themselves come to terms with becoming murderers with intent, not people protecting themselves with self defense. This was dark, twisted, spicy and full of secrets, lies and balancing relationships around them.
It had a steady pace, and I burned through it in one sitting!
We finally get book two!! I absolutely loved the first book in this duet, and the second didn't disappoint. I was actually expecting something punchy and lighter, but I was delightfully surprised to have the take on this one be SO much more realistic as Kat and Liam work to rid the world of the men who abused him when he was a child.
We not only see their relationship grow--- and struggle, under the pressure of what they've done, but also how they themselves come to terms with becoming murderers with intent, not people protecting themselves with self defense. This was dark, twisted, spicy and full of secrets, lies and balancing relationships around them.
It had a steady pace, and I burned through it in one sitting!
October 10, 2026
I have been waiting for this book from the moment I finished reading Heart Eyes and the wait was worth it. If there is one thing I love, it's a good revenge plot and Death Kiss has a great one. Not only are Liam and Kat getting revenge but they are also helping and preventing others from being hurt like Liam was.
Death Kiss is spicy, dark, and the dynamic between Kat and Liam is to die for. Liam is perfect to me and I love him so much, he deserves the world. His mouth is just something else. The mutual obsession between Kat and Liam makes me happy.
This was the perfect addition to Liam and Kat's story. Effie never fails to give me a book that makes me feel so many things.
Death Kiss is spicy, dark, and the dynamic between Kat and Liam is to die for. Liam is perfect to me and I love him so much, he deserves the world. His mouth is just something else. The mutual obsession between Kat and Liam makes me happy.
This was the perfect addition to Liam and Kat's story. Effie never fails to give me a book that makes me feel so many things.
October 20, 2026
This was everything I wanted and needed to complete Kat and Liam's story.
I adored these two in Heart Eyes and the development of their relationship through this book was incredible. Kat really grew into vengeance and darkness in a way I wasn't certain she could and I'm so glad I was wrong.
Liam my poor sweet panty coffee drinking boy 🥹 The way Effie deals with Liam's trauma and rage in this book is incredible. I loved the vulnerability that we got and that he makes mistakes (as does Kat).
Didn't expect to love Ellie and Freddie's POVs but they really added to story. I loved seeing Ellie piece things together and Freddie becoming less of a story hungry journalist.
I don't want to spoil anything but the ending was perfection and I know I'll be rereading this duet again - for Reggie and Hamish if nothing else!
I adored these two in Heart Eyes and the development of their relationship through this book was incredible. Kat really grew into vengeance and darkness in a way I wasn't certain she could and I'm so glad I was wrong.
Liam my poor sweet panty coffee drinking boy 🥹 The way Effie deals with Liam's trauma and rage in this book is incredible. I loved the vulnerability that we got and that he makes mistakes (as does Kat).
Didn't expect to love Ellie and Freddie's POVs but they really added to story. I loved seeing Ellie piece things together and Freddie becoming less of a story hungry journalist.
I don't want to spoil anything but the ending was perfection and I know I'll be rereading this duet again - for Reggie and Hamish if nothing else!
September 26, 2026
I HAD THE BEST TIME reading this story. The banter is absolutely memorable and the author just does tremendously with telling a funny raunchy THRILLING story.
The revisiting of the panties and coffee situation tickled me and pair that with cock hors d ouevre …and lady juice stains. You can’t be it.
But my favorite line was They’ll see him as too broken, not understanding how his broken pieces fit into my own and create something magical for the both of us…
Fantastic !!!
The revisiting of the panties and coffee situation tickled me and pair that with cock hors d ouevre …and lady juice stains. You can’t be it.
But my favorite line was They’ll see him as too broken, not understanding how his broken pieces fit into my own and create something magical for the both of us…
Fantastic !!!
Review of advance copy received from Author
‘𝒜𝓁𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝓎𝑜𝓊. 𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝓃𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅𝑒𝓃𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒻𝓁𝑒𝓈𝒽, 𝓂𝓎 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒶𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝒶𝓉 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓎𝑜𝓊.’
What a perfect ending honestly. This felt like the continuation I think most of us wanted after reading Heart Eyes and becoming obsessed. 😍
I felt we got more authentic versions of Kat in this and I loved that. I also enjoyed getting Ellie and a new characters POV. And of course the sweet edition of Hamish.
But as per usual I’m a sucker for a scarred MMC and Liam will always have my heart. He really would hang the moon for Kat and I love that. Their obsession for one another is wild. And the revenge was juicy!
What a perfect ending honestly. This felt like the continuation I think most of us wanted after reading Heart Eyes and becoming obsessed. 😍
I felt we got more authentic versions of Kat in this and I loved that. I also enjoyed getting Ellie and a new characters POV. And of course the sweet edition of Hamish.
But as per usual I’m a sucker for a scarred MMC and Liam will always have my heart. He really would hang the moon for Kat and I love that. Their obsession for one another is wild. And the revenge was juicy!
October 9, 2026
Emotional rollercoaster
Oh boy, this two toghether 😊
They went through all range of motions with me in tow of them.
I did have to put down once or twice, staring into the abbys and trying to pull my thoughts toghether.
I had some what do you mean moment throughout the book but all turned out to be okay in the end.
If it's not this deep, I don't want it.
Oh boy, this two toghether 😊
They went through all range of motions with me in tow of them.
I did have to put down once or twice, staring into the abbys and trying to pull my thoughts toghether.
I had some what do you mean moment throughout the book but all turned out to be okay in the end.
If it's not this deep, I don't want it.
Review of advance copy received from Author
4.5 Stars
After Heart Eyes, I was absolutely ready to dive back into Kat and Liam’s beautifully fucked-up little world, and Death Kiss gave me exactly the kind of chaos I was hoping for. These two have never exactly been the poster children for healthy decision-making, and honestly? That is part of their charm. LOL!
What I love most about them is how perfectly their particular brands of crazy fit together. Liam may be obsessive, protective, and morally questionable as hell, but Kat isn’t some innocent little thing being dragged along for the ride. She can absolutely meet him in the darkness, and I LOVE that about her.
There is something ridiculously entertaining about a couple who looks at revenge, danger, and terrible ideas and basically says, “Okay, but what if we did it together?” Their devotion to one another is intense, possessive, and just the right amount of unhinged.
Effie Campbell does such a good job mixing darkness with those softer moments that make you genuinely care about these characters. Beneath all the obsession and questionable morals, Kat and Liam really do feel like two people who found the one person capable of understanding every damaged little piece of them.
Death Kiss was dark, addictive, twisted, romantic, and a damn good continuation of their story. Apparently, my favorite love language is now mutual obsession with a side of revenge. Who knew?
Thanks to Effie Campbell for gifting me an eARC of Death Kiss. I am leaving this review voluntarily. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
After Heart Eyes, I was absolutely ready to dive back into Kat and Liam’s beautifully fucked-up little world, and Death Kiss gave me exactly the kind of chaos I was hoping for. These two have never exactly been the poster children for healthy decision-making, and honestly? That is part of their charm. LOL!
What I love most about them is how perfectly their particular brands of crazy fit together. Liam may be obsessive, protective, and morally questionable as hell, but Kat isn’t some innocent little thing being dragged along for the ride. She can absolutely meet him in the darkness, and I LOVE that about her.
There is something ridiculously entertaining about a couple who looks at revenge, danger, and terrible ideas and basically says, “Okay, but what if we did it together?” Their devotion to one another is intense, possessive, and just the right amount of unhinged.
Effie Campbell does such a good job mixing darkness with those softer moments that make you genuinely care about these characters. Beneath all the obsession and questionable morals, Kat and Liam really do feel like two people who found the one person capable of understanding every damaged little piece of them.
Death Kiss was dark, addictive, twisted, romantic, and a damn good continuation of their story. Apparently, my favorite love language is now mutual obsession with a side of revenge. Who knew?
Thanks to Effie Campbell for gifting me an eARC of Death Kiss. I am leaving this review voluntarily. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Thank you for my arc copy.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
A dark, intense read packed with revenge, danger, and a romance that refuses to give up.
I love Effies writing style, the banter is on point as is the spice whilst still having depth and darkness. The stakes kept getting higher, and the twists made it hard to put down. The relationship between Kat and Liam brought an emotional depth to all the darkness, making this a gripping and addictive read. A great way to end the duet.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
A dark, intense read packed with revenge, danger, and a romance that refuses to give up.
I love Effies writing style, the banter is on point as is the spice whilst still having depth and darkness. The stakes kept getting higher, and the twists made it hard to put down. The relationship between Kat and Liam brought an emotional depth to all the darkness, making this a gripping and addictive read. A great way to end the duet.
September 30, 2026
Good lord, I am so emotionally invested in this series I swear. The Lovesick duet to me hits the same way that the Cat & Mouse duet did. There is something therapeutic about revenge unfolding to balance the karmic scales. Liam went through some horrific shit and the revenge tour that he and Kat go on is so cathartic.
I am so heartbroken that it’s over, but also relieved. They deserve their HEA.
In Heart Eyes we see Liam and how obsessed he is with Kat- but Death Kiss shows us just how obsessed she is with him as well. I love the two of them together.
I also loved getting some other POVs. I am always a lover of multiple POVs and it gets me every time.
If you are looking for something DARK, but also funny and emotional. The lovesick duet has it all and boy it was a journey.
I am so heartbroken that it’s over, but also relieved. They deserve their HEA.
In Heart Eyes we see Liam and how obsessed he is with Kat- but Death Kiss shows us just how obsessed she is with him as well. I love the two of them together.
I also loved getting some other POVs. I am always a lover of multiple POVs and it gets me every time.
If you are looking for something DARK, but also funny and emotional. The lovesick duet has it all and boy it was a journey.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Oh my gosh does Effie have a way with words hahahaha!
This is a mix of darkness and humour and I am here for it!
That ending was pure perfection!! Loved!!
This is a mix of darkness and humour and I am here for it!
That ending was pure perfection!! Loved!!
September 17, 2026
3.5⭐️
I do think i liked the 1st book better then this one but it was still a great book, The beginning was a bit slow but i loved the rest especially the ending i was so happy for everyone im glad Ellie got her happy ending and Liam and Kat are even more happy then before.
I do think i liked the 1st book better then this one but it was still a great book, The beginning was a bit slow but i loved the rest especially the ending i was so happy for everyone im glad Ellie got her happy ending and Liam and Kat are even more happy then before.
October 8, 2026
i am SO glad i picked this duet once this one was out because even though Heart Eyes didn’t end in like a cliffhanger … i still would’ve needed to KNOW what was next especially with Liam & Kat’s vows to avenge those who hurt him & many others
the prologue starts us off with a deplorable human being … Richard Ashworth 😤 being part of the police before retiring helped him cover up A LOT of shıt & even his wife’s “accident” … i hated him in sight but once he started reminiscing about his “time” with Sam? i wanted him gone YESTERDAY! then we come to find out he is STILL abusing children? i was ready to grab my own 🔪 & help Liam & Kat with this one
this book hit different than Heart Eyes … but was also different in how we got FOUR POVs here! & i love me some extra POVs! i want to know EVERYTHING! we got so much more insight into what everyone was going thru & feeling & i just loved being able to get that experience especially from Ellie & Fraddie who were the new POV here
oooh man that scene on the stream after the chase in the woods??? 🔥🤌 loved it!
one thing i really liked about Liam & Kat’s kıllıng spree is that usually when someone or couples do something like this … they turn cold blooded or will have guilt but rarely. this isn’t what happened with Liam & Kat … they KNOW the people they are after deserve what’s coming for them but they still have a lot of guilt, & nightmares about it. they don’t just harden themselves & turn into emotionless kıllers … they kept their humanity & the fact that they very much struggled thru the whole list made it much more believable since we know Liam & Kat are both very sweet
BUT … they definitely could’ve taken advantage of the situation as well though … they knew they needed the money to buy Kat’s home & they didn’t think to bläckmail the people into giving them all their money? 💀 they didn’t have to know they weren’t going to make it out alive! they could’ve given them false hope, taken their money & gotten rid of them anyway! but they would’ve added to their stash of money a whole lot faster & maybe Liam wouldn’t have had to take such drastic choices. plus it would’ve benefited them because come on, people disappearing after withdrawing all their money? seems like they’re taking a long vacation 😂 only Ashworth would’ve known … just saying, they definitely should’ve done that
i love that Ellie was moving on but girl! you know the journalist is being nosey AF & not only are you spilling the beans on rid bits he has no business knocking about but you also SEE him writing in a tiny notepad & you don’t mind??? like sure you don’t have anything to fear but i definitely wouldn’t have trusted him no matter how hot
& speaking of hot … Ellie … girl why you calling you getting wėt for him a “snail trail”⁉️ just no 🥴
now i get Kat was mad at Liam & felt betrayed & emotions were running high & i guess she also felt desperate to finish the list but girl you also making questionable decisions now too? because what were you thinking? going after a man (even if he’s older) ALONE was definitely NOT a good idea! he’s older sure but also bigger! & yes she had “prepped” as best as she could but as we learn, you can’t prep for everything 😭
& also … what’s the point of wearing a mask & avoiding identifiable clothing if you’re going to wear a VERY identifiable piece of jewelry? 🤦♀️ if y’all are trying to get away with literal mürder here at least try to pay more attention
now i don’t mean to intrude on Liam … but if Kat was the first person who he willingly let touch him … i can’t help but wonder about his piercing 🤔 since he was in the system i don’t think he was forced to get it but also he doesn’t strike me as someone who would’ve gotten it out of rebellion or for “funsies” … Kat never questioned it just definitely enjoyed it but still there’s a story we didn’t get there
i FÜCKİNG KNEW Kat’s father knew! I KNEW IT!!! sure we find out he wasn’t “involved@ but HE KNEW! 🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺 & not only that but he knew about the well too?! again, missed opportunity form Liam & Kat - mostly Kat here, she already convinced her dad with a sort of “bläckmail” to let them hug the home but they definitely could’ve made him GIFT them the home out of the “kindness of his heart” 🤨 it’s the VERY least he could’ve done since they were going to let him live after finding out HE KNEW 😤
another unanswered question … from what i read Liam STILL uses Kat’s panties for his coffee??? 💀
it might’ve taken 6 months but DÄMN if it didn’t feel good that that deplorable man got what he deserved … imo it should’ve been more dragged out but all in 1 kind of also works too & i was VERY happy his pleas weren’t answered … we also got his POV & while i could’ve cared less about him … us knowing about his last moments was definitely a way to know that Liam & everyone else was avenged
the book was very heavily set on Liam & Kat’s revenge & the issues they were dealing with the pressure & trying to juggle the list but what in the end made it most memorable was seeing Liam finally opening his heart to his family. Liam & Kat were super sweet, you can tell they loved each other & were obsessed with each other but Liam finally letting Ellie in as a sister & Sandra & Collin as his “parents” was beautiful. he wasn’t mean or anything but he wants exactly a warm person to them in Heart Eyes (understandably) but seeing the lightness in him after all he went thru was touching. maybe Freddie gets in in that love eventually 😂
overall … i loved being able to finish Liam & Kat’s story, i enjoyed the multiple POVs & i was definitely invested! I’m glad Ashworth got what he deserved, i am glad Liam & Kat healed & that they will be getting their much needed HEA 🖤
the prologue starts us off with a deplorable human being … Richard Ashworth 😤 being part of the police before retiring helped him cover up A LOT of shıt & even his wife’s “accident” … i hated him in sight but once he started reminiscing about his “time” with Sam? i wanted him gone YESTERDAY! then we come to find out he is STILL abusing children? i was ready to grab my own 🔪 & help Liam & Kat with this one
this book hit different than Heart Eyes … but was also different in how we got FOUR POVs here! & i love me some extra POVs! i want to know EVERYTHING! we got so much more insight into what everyone was going thru & feeling & i just loved being able to get that experience especially from Ellie & Fraddie who were the new POV here
oooh man that scene on the stream after the chase in the woods??? 🔥🤌 loved it!
one thing i really liked about Liam & Kat’s kıllıng spree is that usually when someone or couples do something like this … they turn cold blooded or will have guilt but rarely. this isn’t what happened with Liam & Kat … they KNOW the people they are after deserve what’s coming for them but they still have a lot of guilt, & nightmares about it. they don’t just harden themselves & turn into emotionless kıllers … they kept their humanity & the fact that they very much struggled thru the whole list made it much more believable since we know Liam & Kat are both very sweet
BUT … they definitely could’ve taken advantage of the situation as well though … they knew they needed the money to buy Kat’s home & they didn’t think to bläckmail the people into giving them all their money? 💀 they didn’t have to know they weren’t going to make it out alive! they could’ve given them false hope, taken their money & gotten rid of them anyway! but they would’ve added to their stash of money a whole lot faster & maybe Liam wouldn’t have had to take such drastic choices. plus it would’ve benefited them because come on, people disappearing after withdrawing all their money? seems like they’re taking a long vacation 😂 only Ashworth would’ve known … just saying, they definitely should’ve done that
i love that Ellie was moving on but girl! you know the journalist is being nosey AF & not only are you spilling the beans on rid bits he has no business knocking about but you also SEE him writing in a tiny notepad & you don’t mind??? like sure you don’t have anything to fear but i definitely wouldn’t have trusted him no matter how hot
& speaking of hot … Ellie … girl why you calling you getting wėt for him a “snail trail”⁉️ just no 🥴
now i get Kat was mad at Liam & felt betrayed & emotions were running high & i guess she also felt desperate to finish the list but girl you also making questionable decisions now too? because what were you thinking? going after a man (even if he’s older) ALONE was definitely NOT a good idea! he’s older sure but also bigger! & yes she had “prepped” as best as she could but as we learn, you can’t prep for everything 😭
& also … what’s the point of wearing a mask & avoiding identifiable clothing if you’re going to wear a VERY identifiable piece of jewelry? 🤦♀️ if y’all are trying to get away with literal mürder here at least try to pay more attention
now i don’t mean to intrude on Liam … but if Kat was the first person who he willingly let touch him … i can’t help but wonder about his piercing 🤔 since he was in the system i don’t think he was forced to get it but also he doesn’t strike me as someone who would’ve gotten it out of rebellion or for “funsies” … Kat never questioned it just definitely enjoyed it but still there’s a story we didn’t get there
i FÜCKİNG KNEW Kat’s father knew! I KNEW IT!!! sure we find out he wasn’t “involved@ but HE KNEW! 🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺 & not only that but he knew about the well too?! again, missed opportunity form Liam & Kat - mostly Kat here, she already convinced her dad with a sort of “bläckmail” to let them hug the home but they definitely could’ve made him GIFT them the home out of the “kindness of his heart” 🤨 it’s the VERY least he could’ve done since they were going to let him live after finding out HE KNEW 😤
another unanswered question … from what i read Liam STILL uses Kat’s panties for his coffee??? 💀
it might’ve taken 6 months but DÄMN if it didn’t feel good that that deplorable man got what he deserved … imo it should’ve been more dragged out but all in 1 kind of also works too & i was VERY happy his pleas weren’t answered … we also got his POV & while i could’ve cared less about him … us knowing about his last moments was definitely a way to know that Liam & everyone else was avenged
the book was very heavily set on Liam & Kat’s revenge & the issues they were dealing with the pressure & trying to juggle the list but what in the end made it most memorable was seeing Liam finally opening his heart to his family. Liam & Kat were super sweet, you can tell they loved each other & were obsessed with each other but Liam finally letting Ellie in as a sister & Sandra & Collin as his “parents” was beautiful. he wasn’t mean or anything but he wants exactly a warm person to them in Heart Eyes (understandably) but seeing the lightness in him after all he went thru was touching. maybe Freddie gets in in that love eventually 😂
overall … i loved being able to finish Liam & Kat’s story, i enjoyed the multiple POVs & i was definitely invested! I’m glad Ashworth got what he deserved, i am glad Liam & Kat healed & that they will be getting their much needed HEA 🖤
Review of advance copy received from Author
🖤 Death Kiss by Effie 🖤
Effie really knew how to close out the Lovesick Duet because Death Kiss had me completely consumed. 🖤🔥 After loving Heart Eyes, I was already invested in Kat and Liam, but somehow their story became even more intense this time around. I started this book thinking I would take my time with it and somehow ended up flying through it in a single day. 📖💨
Kat and Liam are right back in the middle of their dangerous little world, except now there is no hesitation between them. They are fully committed to finishing what they started, and neither one is willing to walk away from the other. Watching them move through that list together was one of my favorite parts. They aren't simply lovers in this story; they are partners, accomplices, and each other's safest place while doing some very dark things. 🖤🔪
Their relationship continues to be completely consuming. Liam still carries so much damage from everything he has survived, and there are moments where he genuinely cannot understand why Kat would continue choosing him. He sees all the broken pieces in himself, while Kat sees the man underneath them. 🥺❤️🩹 She never treats him like something that needs fixing. She simply reminds him that he deserves love too. Their connection has so much tenderness underneath all the darkness, and that contrast made them even more addictive to read about. 😭🖤
And yes... the spice absolutely showed up. 🌶️🔥 There are some scenes that are going to live rent-free in my head for a while. Let's just say there is water, there are masks, and things get VERY interesting. 😏🎭💦 The chemistry between Kat and Liam is off the charts, and their obsession with one another only seems to grow stronger.
I also really enjoyed the additional perspectives this time around. Getting chapters from Ellie and Freddie added another layer to the story, and Freddie being a journalist was such a fun addition. 📰👀 I found myself wanting more of their interactions, because there was definitely something about those two that worked. Their presence also gave the story a little more breathing room outside of Kat and Liam's intense relationship. 💕✨
One of the most satisfying parts for me was seeing Liam slowly allow his family back into his life. 🥹❤️ Kat has always craved the kind of warmth and belonging she never experienced growing up, so seeing her become part of Liam's family felt incredibly meaningful. What started as a cold, painful place gradually begins to feel like an actual home.❤️ Watching Liam lower those defenses and reconnect with his parents and sister was emotional in the best way. 😭
The revenge storyline kept me turning pages because every time I thought things couldn't get more dangerous, another layer was revealed. 😳🔥 Kat and Liam aren't exactly gentle about getting what they came for, and honestly, watching the people responsible face the consequences was extremely satisfying. ⚔️🩸 There were moments when I was sitting there holding my breath, especially around Chapter 36. That entire section had me completely locked in. 😱
I also loved that we got to hear from one of the men connected to everything that happened to Kat. His perspective was disturbing, but his final appearance in the story was incredibly satisfying. 😈 Effie did a great job making the villains feel genuinely vile while keeping the emotional heart of Kat and Liam's story front and center.
This book brings together obsession, vengeance, trauma, devotion, and plenty of darkness while still keeping the romance at its center. 🖤🔥 Kat's determination never wavers, and Liam's willingness to go to terrifying lengths for her makes their bond feel every bit as intense as it did in Heart Eyes. ❤️🔥
By the end, I felt like Kat finally got something she had been denied for so long: a place where she was wanted, loved, and safe.🥹❤️ Liam also gets the chance to understand that letting people in doesn't make him weak. Their ending felt earned, emotional, and incredibly satisfying. ✨
Heart Eyes pulled me into Kat and Liam's world, but Death Kiss completely swallowed me whole.🖤🌑 Dark, twisted, emotional, steamy, and packed with revenge, this was exactly the kind of finale I wanted for them. 🔥🔪💋
Just make sure you check the content warnings before picking this one up. ⚠️ There are some extremely heavy subjects throughout, including childhood abuse and graphic material.
Effie absolutely delivered with this duet, and I am seriously going to miss Kat and Liam. 🥺🖤
Obsessive romance 🖤 | Revenge 🔪 | Angst 😭 | Spice 🌶️ | Dark themes 🌑 | Found family 🏡 | Satisfying ending 💋✨
Effie really knew how to close out the Lovesick Duet because Death Kiss had me completely consumed. 🖤🔥 After loving Heart Eyes, I was already invested in Kat and Liam, but somehow their story became even more intense this time around. I started this book thinking I would take my time with it and somehow ended up flying through it in a single day. 📖💨
Kat and Liam are right back in the middle of their dangerous little world, except now there is no hesitation between them. They are fully committed to finishing what they started, and neither one is willing to walk away from the other. Watching them move through that list together was one of my favorite parts. They aren't simply lovers in this story; they are partners, accomplices, and each other's safest place while doing some very dark things. 🖤🔪
Their relationship continues to be completely consuming. Liam still carries so much damage from everything he has survived, and there are moments where he genuinely cannot understand why Kat would continue choosing him. He sees all the broken pieces in himself, while Kat sees the man underneath them. 🥺❤️🩹 She never treats him like something that needs fixing. She simply reminds him that he deserves love too. Their connection has so much tenderness underneath all the darkness, and that contrast made them even more addictive to read about. 😭🖤
And yes... the spice absolutely showed up. 🌶️🔥 There are some scenes that are going to live rent-free in my head for a while. Let's just say there is water, there are masks, and things get VERY interesting. 😏🎭💦 The chemistry between Kat and Liam is off the charts, and their obsession with one another only seems to grow stronger.
I also really enjoyed the additional perspectives this time around. Getting chapters from Ellie and Freddie added another layer to the story, and Freddie being a journalist was such a fun addition. 📰👀 I found myself wanting more of their interactions, because there was definitely something about those two that worked. Their presence also gave the story a little more breathing room outside of Kat and Liam's intense relationship. 💕✨
One of the most satisfying parts for me was seeing Liam slowly allow his family back into his life. 🥹❤️ Kat has always craved the kind of warmth and belonging she never experienced growing up, so seeing her become part of Liam's family felt incredibly meaningful. What started as a cold, painful place gradually begins to feel like an actual home.❤️ Watching Liam lower those defenses and reconnect with his parents and sister was emotional in the best way. 😭
The revenge storyline kept me turning pages because every time I thought things couldn't get more dangerous, another layer was revealed. 😳🔥 Kat and Liam aren't exactly gentle about getting what they came for, and honestly, watching the people responsible face the consequences was extremely satisfying. ⚔️🩸 There were moments when I was sitting there holding my breath, especially around Chapter 36. That entire section had me completely locked in. 😱
I also loved that we got to hear from one of the men connected to everything that happened to Kat. His perspective was disturbing, but his final appearance in the story was incredibly satisfying. 😈 Effie did a great job making the villains feel genuinely vile while keeping the emotional heart of Kat and Liam's story front and center.
This book brings together obsession, vengeance, trauma, devotion, and plenty of darkness while still keeping the romance at its center. 🖤🔥 Kat's determination never wavers, and Liam's willingness to go to terrifying lengths for her makes their bond feel every bit as intense as it did in Heart Eyes. ❤️🔥
By the end, I felt like Kat finally got something she had been denied for so long: a place where she was wanted, loved, and safe.🥹❤️ Liam also gets the chance to understand that letting people in doesn't make him weak. Their ending felt earned, emotional, and incredibly satisfying. ✨
Heart Eyes pulled me into Kat and Liam's world, but Death Kiss completely swallowed me whole.🖤🌑 Dark, twisted, emotional, steamy, and packed with revenge, this was exactly the kind of finale I wanted for them. 🔥🔪💋
Just make sure you check the content warnings before picking this one up. ⚠️ There are some extremely heavy subjects throughout, including childhood abuse and graphic material.
Effie absolutely delivered with this duet, and I am seriously going to miss Kat and Liam. 🥺🖤
Obsessive romance 🖤 | Revenge 🔪 | Angst 😭 | Spice 🌶️ | Dark themes 🌑 | Found family 🏡 | Satisfying ending 💋✨
September 30, 2026
🖤😍Death Kiss😍🖤
By Effie Campbell
📚Series: The Lovesick Duet
📖Pages: 240
🖤Average Spice Rating:
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
🖤Average Book Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐.6
(Averaged from Amazon,Goodreads and StoryGraph)
😍Blurb 😍
I promised her a year.
A year of revenge, of eradicating the people who hurt me. A year before we can be free.
I didn't promise I'd survive it in one piece.
Six months ago, we buried the first of them, and with each ghost of my rotten past that we slay, the demons only seem to crowd tighter around us. Choking what blossoms between us before it has a chance to flourish.
The angry boy I once was comes clawing back to the surface, but Kat doesn't run. She doesn't flinch.
She should.
Her parents want to haul her back to her gilded prison. Marry her to someone with offshore accounts instead of scars. When blood and pain surround us, I want to shove her there, too. Not into the arms of another, but away from the darkness that stains me.
She keeps choosing me.
Then a name from the list starts using his connections to close in. A man who needs his sins to remain buried.
I survived him once; I only hope we can this time.
Vengeance is supposed to fix me, but it's unravelling me with each life I take.
Beneath it all, there's only one thing keeping me sane. Kat. My golden-haired goddess. There are no limits to the depths of depravity I'll explore to end the danger to her. And the others.
😍Tropes to be expected😍
💉 -Revenge ARC
🔪-Breath Play
💉 -Praise Kink
🔪-Found Family
💉 -DARK , very DARK at parts
😍My thoughts after reading😍
As always Effie does an amazing job of making you feel like you are in the story too. All the feelings, conflict and emotions all come to the surface when reading this book. The MC’s love each other so much and it shows through every part of the story. The reveals are shocking and there is a chapter that will have your jaw on the floor foooooor sure. Lets just say, it is dark, very very dark but oddly satisfying. The end made me so so happy. I loved this story and am so sad that it is over. I highly recommend this duet. One of my favorite reads of 2026 for sure!
🖤My Book Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Might read again, definitely finishing the series and maybe Book Trophy for my shelf, possibly Merch like quote or side character stickers.
🖤My Spice Rating:
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
(XX) Their clothes are off, our clothes are off, I’m Hot and bothered, you're Hot and bothered. 🥵.
🌶️🔥( At what % does the “action” start?) : Within the first 20 pages 🥵
🖤 #ReleaseDay
😍 #Review
🖤 #FoundFamily
😍 #DarkRevengeRomance
🖤 #SeriesConclusion
By Effie Campbell
📚Series: The Lovesick Duet
📖Pages: 240
🖤Average Spice Rating:
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
🖤Average Book Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐.6
(Averaged from Amazon,Goodreads and StoryGraph)
😍Blurb 😍
I promised her a year.
A year of revenge, of eradicating the people who hurt me. A year before we can be free.
I didn't promise I'd survive it in one piece.
Six months ago, we buried the first of them, and with each ghost of my rotten past that we slay, the demons only seem to crowd tighter around us. Choking what blossoms between us before it has a chance to flourish.
The angry boy I once was comes clawing back to the surface, but Kat doesn't run. She doesn't flinch.
She should.
Her parents want to haul her back to her gilded prison. Marry her to someone with offshore accounts instead of scars. When blood and pain surround us, I want to shove her there, too. Not into the arms of another, but away from the darkness that stains me.
She keeps choosing me.
Then a name from the list starts using his connections to close in. A man who needs his sins to remain buried.
I survived him once; I only hope we can this time.
Vengeance is supposed to fix me, but it's unravelling me with each life I take.
Beneath it all, there's only one thing keeping me sane. Kat. My golden-haired goddess. There are no limits to the depths of depravity I'll explore to end the danger to her. And the others.
😍Tropes to be expected😍
💉 -Revenge ARC
🔪-Breath Play
💉 -Praise Kink
🔪-Found Family
💉 -DARK , very DARK at parts
😍My thoughts after reading😍
As always Effie does an amazing job of making you feel like you are in the story too. All the feelings, conflict and emotions all come to the surface when reading this book. The MC’s love each other so much and it shows through every part of the story. The reveals are shocking and there is a chapter that will have your jaw on the floor foooooor sure. Lets just say, it is dark, very very dark but oddly satisfying. The end made me so so happy. I loved this story and am so sad that it is over. I highly recommend this duet. One of my favorite reads of 2026 for sure!
🖤My Book Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Might read again, definitely finishing the series and maybe Book Trophy for my shelf, possibly Merch like quote or side character stickers.
🖤My Spice Rating:
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
(XX) Their clothes are off, our clothes are off, I’m Hot and bothered, you're Hot and bothered. 🥵.
🌶️🔥( At what % does the “action” start?) : Within the first 20 pages 🥵
🖤 #ReleaseDay
😍 #Review
🖤 #FoundFamily
😍 #DarkRevengeRomance
🖤 #SeriesConclusion
October 12, 2026
Book two in the Lovesick duet was a one-day read for me!
Liam and Kat stole my heart in book one, and honestly, I couldn't see how book two could ever top it. It didn't need to. Instead, it stood on its own, adding even more depth, darkness and spice to an already amazing world.
This book follows Kat and Liam as they continue their revenge-fuelled killing spree, but we also get to see so much more of Ellie, Kat's roommate and Liam's foster sister. She's struggling with Sam's disappearance and feeling increasingly alienated from her brother and best friend. I loved seeing her character develop throughout this book and become so much more than the person caught in the middle of everyone else's chaos.
One of my favourite things about this book was how every decision the characters made had consequences for everyone around them.
Kat struggles with what she's doing. She knows that killing people is inherently wrong, but after everything Liam and Sam have been through, and with so little justice being served, she feels like this is something she needs to do.
Liam struggles too, but his biggest battle is with how his decisions affect Kat. We see him slipping back into that familiar mindset of not being good enough, and honestly, my heart hurt for him.
Then there's Ellie, who has to decide whether to trust Kat and Liam or do what society would consider the 'right' thing. But what is the right thing in a situation like this? She's also navigating her growing feelings for Freddie, a reporter she has to decide whether to trust or whether she's simply being played. Those choices take a real toll on her relationships with Liam and Kat, and I loved how messy and complicated everything became.
Some parts of this book were genuinely difficult to read. Ashworth's final chapter was particularly hard, and I'm quite glad it was short! That being said, he deserved every second of it.
And an honourable mention for the spice in this book. How we somehow managed to get even darker AND spicier, I genuinely don't know. But we did. THE WOODS. Oh, my!
This was the perfect ending to the Lovesick duet. Dark, twisted, emotional and ridiculously spicy, with characters who have well and truly stolen a piece of my heart.
Effie does it again!
Liam and Kat stole my heart in book one, and honestly, I couldn't see how book two could ever top it. It didn't need to. Instead, it stood on its own, adding even more depth, darkness and spice to an already amazing world.
This book follows Kat and Liam as they continue their revenge-fuelled killing spree, but we also get to see so much more of Ellie, Kat's roommate and Liam's foster sister. She's struggling with Sam's disappearance and feeling increasingly alienated from her brother and best friend. I loved seeing her character develop throughout this book and become so much more than the person caught in the middle of everyone else's chaos.
One of my favourite things about this book was how every decision the characters made had consequences for everyone around them.
Kat struggles with what she's doing. She knows that killing people is inherently wrong, but after everything Liam and Sam have been through, and with so little justice being served, she feels like this is something she needs to do.
Liam struggles too, but his biggest battle is with how his decisions affect Kat. We see him slipping back into that familiar mindset of not being good enough, and honestly, my heart hurt for him.
Then there's Ellie, who has to decide whether to trust Kat and Liam or do what society would consider the 'right' thing. But what is the right thing in a situation like this? She's also navigating her growing feelings for Freddie, a reporter she has to decide whether to trust or whether she's simply being played. Those choices take a real toll on her relationships with Liam and Kat, and I loved how messy and complicated everything became.
Some parts of this book were genuinely difficult to read. Ashworth's final chapter was particularly hard, and I'm quite glad it was short! That being said, he deserved every second of it.
And an honourable mention for the spice in this book. How we somehow managed to get even darker AND spicier, I genuinely don't know. But we did. THE WOODS. Oh, my!
This was the perfect ending to the Lovesick duet. Dark, twisted, emotional and ridiculously spicy, with characters who have well and truly stolen a piece of my heart.
Effie does it again!
Review of advance copy received from Author
Death Kiss
Dear Reader, this book made me evade sleep until I finished because I was CONSUMED by Kat and Liam. 🩷
If you thought that Heart Eyes was intense, just wait until you read Death Kiss. Kat and Liam are in their revenge/vigilante era. The second in the Lovesick duet is definitely darker but we have Effie’s trademark banter to bring some light to dark subjects. I will read anything by Effie because I love her writing style. She has a way of making you feel like you are there. You feel emotions deeply, you imagine scenes vividly and you laugh loudly at her quirky sayings and jokes.
“There’s no degree required for going on a killing spree to rid the world of the scum who scarred my man.”
What we quickly learn is that Kat is just as obsessed with Liam as he is with her. She will stop at nothing to help get revenge for Liam, Sam and the others. This takes them both down a path filled with danger and obsession that starts becoming a little unhinged.
“‘Eyes on me while you show me who you belong to.’”
It wrenched my heart to see Liam struggle with being good enough for Kat because of his insecurities and past trauma. Kat is the light amongst his darkness but Kat’s darkness starts to seep out as the bodies stack up. The spice is INTENSE, messy and desperate as they use it to escape in to each other and away from the reality that they’re in. It’s one of the only things they both have control over and highlights just how obsessed they are with each other, and how much they TRUST each other which is beautiful.
We see multiple POVs in this book and the two others, I don’t want to give away but they bring another element of danger to Kat and Liam’s redrum spree. Will they be able to hold it together and carry on keeping secrets from those they love? Will the police begin linking the deaths together? How long do they have until they get caught? I suggest you read to find out!
P.S. there HAD to be a mention of the panties coffee right?
“Liam pushes one hand into my trousers, sliding against soaked flesh. ‘There’s my dirty girl. Do you know I’m as obsessed with you as I was when I stole your panties to make my coffee?’”
Dear Reader, this book made me evade sleep until I finished because I was CONSUMED by Kat and Liam. 🩷
If you thought that Heart Eyes was intense, just wait until you read Death Kiss. Kat and Liam are in their revenge/vigilante era. The second in the Lovesick duet is definitely darker but we have Effie’s trademark banter to bring some light to dark subjects. I will read anything by Effie because I love her writing style. She has a way of making you feel like you are there. You feel emotions deeply, you imagine scenes vividly and you laugh loudly at her quirky sayings and jokes.
“There’s no degree required for going on a killing spree to rid the world of the scum who scarred my man.”
What we quickly learn is that Kat is just as obsessed with Liam as he is with her. She will stop at nothing to help get revenge for Liam, Sam and the others. This takes them both down a path filled with danger and obsession that starts becoming a little unhinged.
“‘Eyes on me while you show me who you belong to.’”
It wrenched my heart to see Liam struggle with being good enough for Kat because of his insecurities and past trauma. Kat is the light amongst his darkness but Kat’s darkness starts to seep out as the bodies stack up. The spice is INTENSE, messy and desperate as they use it to escape in to each other and away from the reality that they’re in. It’s one of the only things they both have control over and highlights just how obsessed they are with each other, and how much they TRUST each other which is beautiful.
We see multiple POVs in this book and the two others, I don’t want to give away but they bring another element of danger to Kat and Liam’s redrum spree. Will they be able to hold it together and carry on keeping secrets from those they love? Will the police begin linking the deaths together? How long do they have until they get caught? I suggest you read to find out!
P.S. there HAD to be a mention of the panties coffee right?
“Liam pushes one hand into my trousers, sliding against soaked flesh. ‘There’s my dirty girl. Do you know I’m as obsessed with you as I was when I stole your panties to make my coffee?’”
October 8, 2026
This book had me absolutely hooked! 🔥 Dark, twisted, emotional and packed with revenge, it had everything I was hoping for and then some. Kat and Liam’s story was one hell of a ride, with their chemistry, obsession and undeniable connection keeping me glued to the pages.
I loved the cat-and-mouse element between them and the way the tension kept building throughout the story. The multiple POVs added another layer of suspense, especially as everything started coming together and we got to see just how far this group was willing to go for revenge. Some moments were seriously dark—even for me—but that made the payoff all the more satisfying. Watching these men get exactly what they deserved? SO satisfying. 👀
What really stood out to me, though, was Kat and Liam. Their relationship wasn’t easy or conventional, but I loved watching them grow together. They became each other’s safe place in all the darkness, learning to trust, accept and love one another while facing everything that came with their pasts.
Kat’s growth was especially fantastic. Seeing her find her confidence, stand her ground and truly recognise her worth was so satisfying. And Liam learning to let people in and accept the love and support around him made their journey feel even more meaningful.
This was dark, bloody, suspenseful and deliciously twisted, with plenty of angst, spice, jaw-dropping moments and revenge to keep me turning the pages. And that ending? Such a fitting conclusion to their story. ❤️🔥
A brilliant conclusion to the duology that absolutely delivered on the chaos!
⚠️ Please check the trigger warnings before diving in, as things get VERY heavy.
I loved the cat-and-mouse element between them and the way the tension kept building throughout the story. The multiple POVs added another layer of suspense, especially as everything started coming together and we got to see just how far this group was willing to go for revenge. Some moments were seriously dark—even for me—but that made the payoff all the more satisfying. Watching these men get exactly what they deserved? SO satisfying. 👀
What really stood out to me, though, was Kat and Liam. Their relationship wasn’t easy or conventional, but I loved watching them grow together. They became each other’s safe place in all the darkness, learning to trust, accept and love one another while facing everything that came with their pasts.
Kat’s growth was especially fantastic. Seeing her find her confidence, stand her ground and truly recognise her worth was so satisfying. And Liam learning to let people in and accept the love and support around him made their journey feel even more meaningful.
This was dark, bloody, suspenseful and deliciously twisted, with plenty of angst, spice, jaw-dropping moments and revenge to keep me turning the pages. And that ending? Such a fitting conclusion to their story. ❤️🔥
A brilliant conclusion to the duology that absolutely delivered on the chaos!
⚠️ Please check the trigger warnings before diving in, as things get VERY heavy.
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