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Never After #3
Wretched
Once Upon A Time,
there was a wicked girl.
She lost everything that mattered,
causing darkness to unfurl.
Impulsive and intelligent,
she helped her family name grow strong.
But then one day a man without a heart came along.
An undercover agent, meant to spy and bring back tips.
Following down her hidden path of faded yellow bricks.
She hated him, he wanted her;
she was too good to be true.
But a woman can be great …
and terrible too.
Wretched is a dark, contemporary romance (not fantasy or a retelling) and the third complete standalone in The Never After Series: a collection of fractured fairy tales inspired by our favorite villains. It features mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
there was a wicked girl.
She lost everything that mattered,
causing darkness to unfurl.
Impulsive and intelligent,
she helped her family name grow strong.
But then one day a man without a heart came along.
An undercover agent, meant to spy and bring back tips.
Following down her hidden path of faded yellow bricks.
She hated him, he wanted her;
she was too good to be true.
But a woman can be great …
and terrible too.
Wretched is a dark, contemporary romance (not fantasy or a retelling) and the third complete standalone in The Never After Series: a collection of fractured fairy tales inspired by our favorite villains. It features mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
9 pages, Audible Audio
First published April 19, 2022
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Emily McIntire
24 books27.9k followersEmily McIntire is a #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author whose stories serve steam, slow burns, and seriously questionable morals. Her books have been translated in over a dozen languages, and span across several sub-genres within romance.
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April 14, 2022
4.5 ⭐️ the way I devoured this book in one sitting because I COULD NOT PHYSICALLY PUT IT DOWN. The female mc being the morally grey one.. sent me over the edge. The spice was ✨immaculate✨ let’s not even discuss that 🔫 scene?? 🥵🫣😮💨 and I was SO INVESTED IN THE MF PLOT YALLLL… idk what I expected, but it wasn’t that. also the lil crumbs we got from wizard of oz made my heart very happy.
Eveline run me over please.
“You’re trying too hard.”
“Excuse me? Who says i’m trying?”
Eveline run me over please.
“You’re trying too hard.”
“Excuse me? Who says i’m trying?”
April 21, 2022
i support women's rights but more importantly i support women's wrongs
December 31, 2022
To that friend who bought me the whole series and guilted me into reading them…
You’re not forgiven.
You’re not forgiven.
June 24, 2022
them having a slam poetry session mid-fucking
February 14, 2025
This is my favorite book in the series so far. I love McIntire for coming up with the most original retelling to inspire her works. I thought Wretched was a spectacular dark romance that will challenge your moral boundaries and captivate you with its Wizard of Oz allusions.
It almost feels complete but it was too real that I didn't like the ending that much and there's just something about it that held me back from rating it higher 🥹
Further RTC
It almost feels complete but it was too real that I didn't like the ending that much and there's just something about it that held me back from rating it higher 🥹
Further RTC
January 3, 2023
YALL 10⭐️
like i fucking loved every second of this book. Flawless. she gave me bad girl/good boy. spice. plot. poetry while spice. like delivered on every single aspect
like i fucking loved every second of this book. Flawless. she gave me bad girl/good boy. spice. plot. poetry while spice. like delivered on every single aspect
February 9, 2023
How can someone so fucking beautiful be so goddamn bad?
🔫𝙒𝙍𝙀𝙏𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘿 - 𝘽𝙔 𝙀𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙔 𝙈𝘾𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙄𝙍𝙀🔫
★𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦: ⭐⭐⭐½
★𝗬𝗔/𝗡𝗔/𝗔: 🅰️
★𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: 𝙽𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁 𝙰𝙵𝚃𝙴𝚁 #𝟹 (𝙱𝚄𝚃 𝙲𝙰𝙽 𝙱𝙴 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝙰𝚂 𝙰 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙰𝙻𝙾𝙽𝙴)
★𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦: 𝙳𝙰𝚁𝙺 𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴, 𝚁𝙴𝚃𝙴𝙻𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶
★𝗣𝗢𝗩: 𝙳𝙾𝚄𝙱𝙻𝙴 𝙿𝙾𝚅 - 𝙵𝙸𝚁𝚂𝚃 𝙿𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙾𝙽 - 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙴𝙽𝚃 𝚃𝙴𝙽𝚂𝙴
★𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦: 𝙴𝙽𝙴𝙼𝙸𝙴𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂, 𝚃𝙾𝚄𝙲𝙷 𝚇 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙳𝙸𝙴, 𝙺𝙽𝙸𝙵𝙴 𝚃𝙾 𝚃𝙷𝚁𝙾𝙰𝚃, 𝙰𝙶𝙴 𝙶𝙰𝙿
★𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦: 👥👥👥/5
★𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼/5 (𝚃𝙾𝙿 𝙽𝙾𝚃𝙲𝙷)
★𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗧: 📜📜📜/5
★𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗦 & 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦: 💀💀💀💀/5 (𝙵𝙼𝙲 𝙸𝚂 𝙻𝙸𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚈 𝙰 𝚅𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙰𝙸𝙽, 𝚅𝙸𝙾𝙻𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙴 -𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈𝙱𝙾𝙳𝚈 𝙶𝙴𝚃𝚂 𝙰 𝙱𝚄𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚃𝚆𝙾𝚄𝙽𝙳, 𝙲𝙷𝙸𝙻𝙳 𝙽𝙴𝙶𝙻𝙴𝙲𝚃, 𝙳𝚁𝚄𝙶 𝚄𝚂𝙰𝙶𝙴/𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶, 𝙼𝙾𝙱 𝙵𝙰𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙸𝙴𝚂, 𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙺𝙸𝙴/𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝚁𝙴𝙻𝙰𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙴𝚂, 𝙳𝙸𝚂𝙵𝚄𝙽𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽𝙰𝙻 𝙵𝙰𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙸𝙴𝚂, 𝙷𝙰𝚃𝙴 𝚂𝙴𝚇 )
★𝗦𝗠𝗨𝗧 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬: 🔥🔥🔥🔥/5 (𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙺𝚈 𝙰𝙵 - 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙶𝚄𝙽 𝚂𝙲𝙴𝙽𝙴!, 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙴 𝙿𝚁𝙰𝙸𝚂𝙴 𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙺)
★𝗦𝗠𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗬 & 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗬: 🚒🚒🚒🚒🚒/5
★𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦: 🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐/5 (𝙳𝙸𝚁𝚃𝚈 𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺, 𝙲𝚄𝚁𝚂𝙸𝙽𝙶, 𝙼𝙰𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴 𝙻𝙰𝙽𝙶𝚄𝙰𝙶𝙴, 𝙶𝚁𝙰𝙿𝙷𝙸𝙲 𝙳𝙴𝚂𝙲𝚁𝙸𝙿𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂 𝙾𝙵 𝚅𝙸𝙾𝙻𝙴𝙽𝙲𝙴/𝚂𝙴𝚇)
★𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: 🌹🌹🌹/5 (𝙼𝙾𝚁𝙴 𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴 𝙾𝙱𝚂𝙴𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙾𝙽, 𝙸𝙽𝚂𝚃𝙰-𝚂𝙴𝚇, 𝙵𝙰𝙺𝙴 𝙸𝙳𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙴𝚂)
★𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘: ❌
★𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: 𝙵/𝙼
★𝗥𝗘𝗣: 𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙰𝙻 𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚂 - 𝙿𝙾𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙱𝙻𝙴 𝚂𝙾𝙲𝙸𝙾𝙿𝙰𝚃𝙷𝚈 - 𝙿𝚂𝚈𝙲𝙷𝙾𝚂𝙸𝚂
★𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗦-𝗧𝗢-𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦: 🖤🖤🖤🖤/5 (𝙰𝚃𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 𝙳𝙴𝚂𝙿𝙸𝚃𝙴 𝙸𝚃 𝙰𝙻𝙻)
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This was INSANELY HOT.
But also just very insane in general.
At this point, I think I'd read Emily McIntire's grocery store list and call it a wild ride.
This book is pure sin and I lost count of how many times EMI's writing made my toes curl.
Everybody in this book is fucking crazy, and I say it with affection (except for Farrell and Dorothy. They can rot in hell where they belong). It was incredibly entertaining and refreshing to read about a female villain/male cop pairing, and not the other way around.
Ten thousand points to Evie for being an unapologetic gorgeous trigger happy psycho and for all the quoting poetry during sex (the "Are you quoting Shakespeare to my pussy?" bit sent me. And in case you're wondering, the parts quoted are from our pal Will's Sonnet 138 and 151).
Double POVs own my soul and McIntire's writes flawed characters like she's the one who taught them crimes and misery.
Plotwise speaking, this book is very action-packed and as dark as they get, although a little too long.
It's very unrealistic, to be honest, but I don't think the point of this story was realism. Or giving characters a redemption arc, for what matters.
Like I said before, pure sin🤌
The smut is flawless, explicit and stomach twisting. Would you think less of me for expexting something way kinkier, though? I mean, The Gun Scene™️ will forever be iron-branded in my head, but I expected mud filth from a killer in a skirt and the good boy who loves her despite (and because) of it.
We see them get at it immediately, when they barely know each other's name, and it progresses from there.
Add in that they're supposed to be natural born enemies and that they're both beyond salvation, and you can kiss your initiations goodbye.
And OF COURSE Nick is a Leo. And OF COURSE Nick in my head looks like Tom Hardy.
Wretched was overall a quick, funny and extra sexy read that I finished in 3 hours and that I recommend to the entire world.
However, I don't feel like giving this more than the 3 and a half stars (rounded down to 3 because it didn't satisfy me entirely). I feel like something is missing and I think it has to do with the retelling part (go check out Tin if steamy Wizard of Oz retellings are your thing), which I didn't fully like the way I did Hooked's.
But anyway...
This was great and I'll never look at poppies the same way, from now on.
"Let me be the calm in your chaos, pretty girl."
🚩𝙿𝙾𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙱𝙻𝙴 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙱𝙻𝙴𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙲 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙽𝚃 𝙰𝙻𝙴𝚁𝚃!*🚩
*𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜 𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍/𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚌/𝚝𝚘𝚡𝚒𝚌/𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚚𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎.
𝙸, 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠, 𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍, 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚣𝚘𝚗𝚎, 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎:
-𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢;
-𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎;
-𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚘𝚛 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 "𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚌" 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜/𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜/𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗;
-𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚐𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙾𝚂𝙴 𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺𝚂, 𝚢'𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠?
March 3, 2025
5 ⭐
OMG I'm SO obsessed, I think this is the best book in the series so far 🖤
The way they both recited poems to each other seemed SO romantic to me...I loved the whole undercover FBI agent/drug dealer plot. Now I'm even more hyped to continue the series because if it gets this good I think I'll be obsessed with the remaining books
OMG I'm SO obsessed, I think this is the best book in the series so far 🖤
The way they both recited poems to each other seemed SO romantic to me...I loved the whole undercover FBI agent/drug dealer plot. Now I'm even more hyped to continue the series because if it gets this good I think I'll be obsessed with the remaining books
January 16, 2024
criminal gf x agent trying to bust her without knowing it bf is becoming my new favorite genre
December 28, 2022
4/5 ⭐
4/5 🌶️
Let me start by saying, I liked Scarred a lot, and LOVED Hooked. Wretched was a quick and entertaining read. It is dual POVs of the main characters and has some great tropes (enemies to lovers and a forbidden romance). It is also a broken fairy tale where the main character is the villain and loosely takes references from the Wizard of Oz. Kudos to the author for making the dark haired morally grey character a woman. I’m 110% here for that!! Overall, a steamy and enjoyable read, but I was just expecting a bit more.
Hooked (Never After #1) 5 stars
Scarred (Never After #2) 4.25 Stars
Wretched (Never After #3) 4
Quotes:
“But if I’m her calm, then she is my chaos, and if I can’t live with her forever, then I don’t want to live at all.”
“All I knew was that I couldn’t let her fall. And maybe that makes me stupid, maybe it makes me weak. Maybe she’s manipulated me into becoming something I never wanted to be. Whatever the case, I don’t care. Because she’s changed me fundamentally. Irrevocably. And there’s no going back. I don’t love Eveline in spite of her flaws. I love her because of them.”
“She takes a sip of her tea. “I get it, dude. Love fucking sucks.” “How do you know it’s real?” I whisper, stomach twisting. “Does it hurt?” “Like a bitch.” She smacks her lips. “Then it’s real.”
“He doesn’t have much, but he does have the fucking audacity.”
4/5 🌶️
Let me start by saying, I liked Scarred a lot, and LOVED Hooked. Wretched was a quick and entertaining read. It is dual POVs of the main characters and has some great tropes (enemies to lovers and a forbidden romance). It is also a broken fairy tale where the main character is the villain and loosely takes references from the Wizard of Oz. Kudos to the author for making the dark haired morally grey character a woman. I’m 110% here for that!! Overall, a steamy and enjoyable read, but I was just expecting a bit more.
Hooked (Never After #1) 5 stars
Scarred (Never After #2) 4.25 Stars
Wretched (Never After #3) 4
Quotes:
“But if I’m her calm, then she is my chaos, and if I can’t live with her forever, then I don’t want to live at all.”
“All I knew was that I couldn’t let her fall. And maybe that makes me stupid, maybe it makes me weak. Maybe she’s manipulated me into becoming something I never wanted to be. Whatever the case, I don’t care. Because she’s changed me fundamentally. Irrevocably. And there’s no going back. I don’t love Eveline in spite of her flaws. I love her because of them.”
“She takes a sip of her tea. “I get it, dude. Love fucking sucks.” “How do you know it’s real?” I whisper, stomach twisting. “Does it hurt?” “Like a bitch.” She smacks her lips. “Then it’s real.”
“He doesn’t have much, but he does have the fucking audacity.”
May 5, 2022
“Bricks are meant for paths, Yet somehow we’re always still. If there’s nothing for us in the now, Then I know there never will. You belong up here in the light, and me, in poppies down below. Maybe one day we’ll meet again, On the other side of a rainbow.”
⚜𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄⚜ Hello lovelies, let me introduce you to a 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓-𝐓𝐇𝐄-𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑-𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆-𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋-𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘-𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 book. This was one of most anticipated book of the year and Emily McIntire did not disappoint. If you thought 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 was amazing or that 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 was even better then let me tell that 𝐖𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 blew the meter of greatness with the mother of sledge-fu#king-hammer with how 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 this story was.
It's not just the evolution of her stories that are leaving me in awe right now but the evolution of the author’s writing, talent and imagination. The way she keeps 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 with her story-telling techniques and formidable characters is mind-blowing. Her words just flows off the pages effortlessly and seems so flawless, i am highly impressed.
Which would explain how i 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 this book in so little time, honestly i feel like i just sat down and opened the book, but I'm somehow finding myself writing my review now. If this time-lapse doesn't prove to you this is a series worth reading, idk what will. Cause if you don't find yourself coming back to reality 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 when you turn the last page of your book then what is even the point.
“I’m mad that I lost control,” she continues.
My grip on her hands tighten, and I know, I know that I should pull away. That after this is over, I’ll spend hours hating myself for falling for someone I’m supposed to stand against. But when it comes to Eveline Westerly, I’m a fucking fool.
So, instead of leaving and reporting in to Seth, I move our interlaced arms and wrap them around her middle, before removing my fingers, dragging them down the front of her body as I sink to my knees.
“Then take it back.”
]|I{•---------⋘⋙---------------•⪼⦕࿅⦖⪻•---------------⋘⋙---------•}I|[
Now Eveline our heroine, that woman is without a doubt my reincarnated soul, spirit animal and the love of my life combined. I mean who here never got irritated for having a dead man's blood soaking into their shoes for the rest of the night?! Me definitely me and 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 that was. Ugh don't even remind me. Hmm probably not something i should have confessed. . . Well, pretend i didn't say anything then.
Evie had the 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨 and i was so ready to see her erupt everytime some idiot a**hole didn't know any better. Honestly everything she did had me on my knees worshipping her or wanting to hug her and give her some well deserved love. Her character dug it's claws deep into me with the way her grief called to mine it was just so 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭.
And you know how we all say i love me some badass boss b*tch moment from our 𝐅𝐌𝐂 well 𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 in this story. And while reading about her place in their organization and her relationship with her father, i remembered a quote i read at some point somewhere about Ares and Athena. 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐎𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐂 𝐖𝐚𝐫, 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐮#𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. Eveline is 100% unapologetic about who she is and what she's capable of and if that makes her the vilain, Well I'm team Bad Witch Always and Forever.
“You know,” she starts. “I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to cut off a man’s testicles.”
[..] She tilts her head. “Should I try it on you?”
“Evie, come on. Don’t lose it right now.” His voice is strained. “Your dad will kill me if I have to hurt you.”
“Lose it? I’m not losing anything,” she says, glancing over at me. “People seem to think I have problems with impulse control. Can you believe that?”
“Apologize,” she demands.
“I’m sorry,” he rasps.
She tsks. “Just like a man. Giving the bare minimum and expecting us to be satisfied. Say it like you mean it Liam, and maybe you won’t leave this room a eunuch.”
He gulps. “I’m sor-sorry, Evie. I was wrong. I won’t disrespect you again.”
She reaches up and pats his cheek twice. “Good boy.”
]|I{•---------⋘⋙---------------•⪼⦕࿅⦖⪻•---------------⋘⋙---------•}I|[
Nicholas, 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 where do i even begin. His love and protectiveness for his sister melted my cold dead heart. Our undercover agent was my kryptonite, i swear that man was made to rob my brain from all coherent thoughts.
These two were made for each other and i 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐄 anyone to argue with me. They each had many missing pieces stolen from their heart and soul, that could only be found by the other. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞. Their dynamic was so passionate, real, full of hatred and sexual tension it was pure ecstasy. I really, really loved how they let themselves be vulnerable with one another, since that was something they didn't get to have in a very long time and the fact that they trusted each other enough to exposed themselves was a huge act of intimacy to me. 𝐀 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡.
I was taken on an intense, dark, twisted ride full of grief, anger and duty with two characters made of darkness. I am fully obsessed and can't get enough of them. Both wanted to peel back the others layers one by one until all their secrets and deepest dark desires were found all the while falling head over hills for eachother despite 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 in their way.
Mainly her lack of trust and the walls she built around her heart or his deep rooted issues with drugs and how it affected him and the ones he loves. And i absolutely loved how the author 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 and handled his hatred and disgust over anyone involved in the making or selling drugs to give us the most sexiest, passionated scenes worthy of 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧.
“I don’t think about how this is inappropriate. How she stands for everything I’m against. How I’m the villain of her story as surely as she is mine. And I definitely don’t consider the wire hidden around my neck, catching everything as it happens.
My tongue dives into her mouth, searching for the hint of metal, and when I find it, the small ball of her piercing massaging against me, a shock-wave rolls through my body.
My hand tightens around her throat, her pulse beating against my skin. She moans, her talon-like nails digging into the back of my neck, and my cock throbs, pressing against the front of my jeans.”
⋘•⋙---------•⪼⪻•---------⋘•⋙
Dorothy, Dorothy oh let me count thy ways i want to stab you in the face. Repeatedly. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛*𝐭𝐜𝐡.
]|I{•---------⋘⋙---------------•⪼⦕࿅⦖⪻•---------------⋘⋙---------•}I|[
The covers in this series keeps getting better and better. I mean look at this 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐂𝐄!!! I want this book so bad. Her writing style is so addictive i 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘, 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 need my next dose of her Villainous characters right now..
⚜𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄⚜ Hello lovelies, let me introduce you to a 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓-𝐓𝐇𝐄-𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑-𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆-𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋-𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘-𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 book. This was one of most anticipated book of the year and Emily McIntire did not disappoint. If you thought 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 was amazing or that 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 was even better then let me tell that 𝐖𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 blew the meter of greatness with the mother of sledge-fu#king-hammer with how 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 this story was.
It's not just the evolution of her stories that are leaving me in awe right now but the evolution of the author’s writing, talent and imagination. The way she keeps 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 with her story-telling techniques and formidable characters is mind-blowing. Her words just flows off the pages effortlessly and seems so flawless, i am highly impressed.
Which would explain how i 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 this book in so little time, honestly i feel like i just sat down and opened the book, but I'm somehow finding myself writing my review now. If this time-lapse doesn't prove to you this is a series worth reading, idk what will. Cause if you don't find yourself coming back to reality 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 when you turn the last page of your book then what is even the point.
“I’m mad that I lost control,” she continues.
My grip on her hands tighten, and I know, I know that I should pull away. That after this is over, I’ll spend hours hating myself for falling for someone I’m supposed to stand against. But when it comes to Eveline Westerly, I’m a fucking fool.
So, instead of leaving and reporting in to Seth, I move our interlaced arms and wrap them around her middle, before removing my fingers, dragging them down the front of her body as I sink to my knees.
“Then take it back.”
]|I{•---------⋘⋙---------------•⪼⦕࿅⦖⪻•---------------⋘⋙---------•}I|[
Now Eveline our heroine, that woman is without a doubt my reincarnated soul, spirit animal and the love of my life combined. I mean who here never got irritated for having a dead man's blood soaking into their shoes for the rest of the night?! Me definitely me and 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 that was. Ugh don't even remind me. Hmm probably not something i should have confessed. . . Well, pretend i didn't say anything then.
Evie had the 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨 and i was so ready to see her erupt everytime some idiot a**hole didn't know any better. Honestly everything she did had me on my knees worshipping her or wanting to hug her and give her some well deserved love. Her character dug it's claws deep into me with the way her grief called to mine it was just so 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭.
And you know how we all say i love me some badass boss b*tch moment from our 𝐅𝐌𝐂 well 𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐒𝐒 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 in this story. And while reading about her place in their organization and her relationship with her father, i remembered a quote i read at some point somewhere about Ares and Athena. 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐎𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐂 𝐖𝐚𝐫, 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐮#𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. Eveline is 100% unapologetic about who she is and what she's capable of and if that makes her the vilain, Well I'm team Bad Witch Always and Forever.
“You know,” she starts. “I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to cut off a man’s testicles.”
[..] She tilts her head. “Should I try it on you?”
“Evie, come on. Don’t lose it right now.” His voice is strained. “Your dad will kill me if I have to hurt you.”
“Lose it? I’m not losing anything,” she says, glancing over at me. “People seem to think I have problems with impulse control. Can you believe that?”
“Apologize,” she demands.
“I’m sorry,” he rasps.
She tsks. “Just like a man. Giving the bare minimum and expecting us to be satisfied. Say it like you mean it Liam, and maybe you won’t leave this room a eunuch.”
He gulps. “I’m sor-sorry, Evie. I was wrong. I won’t disrespect you again.”
She reaches up and pats his cheek twice. “Good boy.”
]|I{•---------⋘⋙---------------•⪼⦕࿅⦖⪻•---------------⋘⋙---------•}I|[
Nicholas, 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 where do i even begin. His love and protectiveness for his sister melted my cold dead heart. Our undercover agent was my kryptonite, i swear that man was made to rob my brain from all coherent thoughts.
These two were made for each other and i 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐄 anyone to argue with me. They each had many missing pieces stolen from their heart and soul, that could only be found by the other. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞. Their dynamic was so passionate, real, full of hatred and sexual tension it was pure ecstasy. I really, really loved how they let themselves be vulnerable with one another, since that was something they didn't get to have in a very long time and the fact that they trusted each other enough to exposed themselves was a huge act of intimacy to me. 𝐀 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡.
I was taken on an intense, dark, twisted ride full of grief, anger and duty with two characters made of darkness. I am fully obsessed and can't get enough of them. Both wanted to peel back the others layers one by one until all their secrets and deepest dark desires were found all the while falling head over hills for eachother despite 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 in their way.
Mainly her lack of trust and the walls she built around her heart or his deep rooted issues with drugs and how it affected him and the ones he loves. And i absolutely loved how the author 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 and handled his hatred and disgust over anyone involved in the making or selling drugs to give us the most sexiest, passionated scenes worthy of 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧.
“I don’t think about how this is inappropriate. How she stands for everything I’m against. How I’m the villain of her story as surely as she is mine. And I definitely don’t consider the wire hidden around my neck, catching everything as it happens.
My tongue dives into her mouth, searching for the hint of metal, and when I find it, the small ball of her piercing massaging against me, a shock-wave rolls through my body.
My hand tightens around her throat, her pulse beating against my skin. She moans, her talon-like nails digging into the back of my neck, and my cock throbs, pressing against the front of my jeans.”
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Dorothy, Dorothy oh let me count thy ways i want to stab you in the face. Repeatedly. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛*𝐭𝐜𝐡.
]|I{•---------⋘⋙---------------•⪼⦕࿅⦖⪻•---------------⋘⋙---------•}I|[
The covers in this series keeps getting better and better. I mean look at this 𝐅#𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐂𝐄!!! I want this book so bad. Her writing style is so addictive i 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘, 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 need my next dose of her Villainous characters right now..
February 28, 2023
4 Bleeding Poppy Stars ⭐️
No one is happier than I, that I eventually clicked with an Emily McIntire book (FINALLY) - I was almost going to throw myself off a metaphorical cliff since everyone keeps raving about these and I wasn't seeing the picture...but maybe it was my love of Wicked, or maybe that I always thought Dorothy a "bad guy" in the original movie - (I mean she killed the Wicked Witch of the West's Sister and stole her shoes!!!!) or maybe I finally found myself over the rainbow for the story and characters...BUT THANK GOODNESS Wretched did it for me.
EVERY PROBLEM I had in the previous books was somehow rectified and NOT present in this (or at least not to the point that it became annoying) ...
The story felt the right length (Like Goldilocks trying things out in the 3 Bears House - the length was "not too long or not too short". The end wrapped up at the perfect spot when I started feeling like this was drawing to a close and it didn't feel as rushed too close everything up as the previous two books.
The Character's relationship development was just right! There was actual progression!!!! Not just a horny obsession! They went through the enemies to lovers cycle PERFECTLY....from a "quick fuck" to "I don't like you" to "I cannot stop thinking about you" to "WOW - you actually see me for who I am and accept my flaws" to "OK, I think I love you"!!!!
The WRITING was also a MAJOR improvement - this was clear, easy to understand, and relatively easy to DEVOUR!!! It also had a good balance of witty dialogue, description, plot building and development. It sets the stage perfectly for a small family who rule illegal operations in the town!
I also loved the characters in general - Evelina was an interesting, fun character who is beautifully flawed and extremely volatile. She is thoroughly Wicked and unapologetically so and I REALLY loved being in her head! I also loved to see how Nick's moral compass fought until the end against his attraction for Evelina and his job of trying to do the right thing by the law... The banter between these two was just perfect and it made me gleefully smile at how he annoyed the crap out of her and got under her skin (and in her face!)
The spice in this was also a little (ok ACTUALLY A LOT) spicer than the previous two books and there was also a little more - BUT I am not complaining and I totally want a guy to whisper naughty sonnets to me while making me.....
Overall I am glad I didn't call it quits on the Never After Series and gave this one a shot! It was sexy, unexpected, delightful and quite educating!
NOW FOR NOTES ON THINGS, I LEARNED IN THIS BOOK!
I have this annoying habit that when something piques my interest in a book - I NEED to go down the google Rabbit Hole of Investigations until I feel utterly sated with a decent understanding of the concept. This happened on 4 occasions in this book!
No one is happier than I, that I eventually clicked with an Emily McIntire book (FINALLY) - I was almost going to throw myself off a metaphorical cliff since everyone keeps raving about these and I wasn't seeing the picture...but maybe it was my love of Wicked, or maybe that I always thought Dorothy a "bad guy" in the original movie - (I mean she killed the Wicked Witch of the West's Sister and stole her shoes!!!!) or maybe I finally found myself over the rainbow for the story and characters...BUT THANK GOODNESS Wretched did it for me.
EVERY PROBLEM I had in the previous books was somehow rectified and NOT present in this (or at least not to the point that it became annoying) ...
The story felt the right length (Like Goldilocks trying things out in the 3 Bears House - the length was "not too long or not too short". The end wrapped up at the perfect spot when I started feeling like this was drawing to a close and it didn't feel as rushed too close everything up as the previous two books.
The Character's relationship development was just right! There was actual progression!!!! Not just a horny obsession! They went through the enemies to lovers cycle PERFECTLY....from a "quick fuck" to "I don't like you" to "I cannot stop thinking about you" to "WOW - you actually see me for who I am and accept my flaws" to "OK, I think I love you"!!!!
The WRITING was also a MAJOR improvement - this was clear, easy to understand, and relatively easy to DEVOUR!!! It also had a good balance of witty dialogue, description, plot building and development. It sets the stage perfectly for a small family who rule illegal operations in the town!
I also loved the characters in general - Evelina was an interesting, fun character who is beautifully flawed and extremely volatile. She is thoroughly Wicked and unapologetically so and I REALLY loved being in her head! I also loved to see how Nick's moral compass fought until the end against his attraction for Evelina and his job of trying to do the right thing by the law... The banter between these two was just perfect and it made me gleefully smile at how he annoyed the crap out of her and got under her skin (and in her face!)
The spice in this was also a little (ok ACTUALLY A LOT) spicer than the previous two books and there was also a little more - BUT I am not complaining and I totally want a guy to whisper naughty sonnets to me while making me.....
Overall I am glad I didn't call it quits on the Never After Series and gave this one a shot! It was sexy, unexpected, delightful and quite educating!
NOW FOR NOTES ON THINGS, I LEARNED IN THIS BOOK!
I have this annoying habit that when something piques my interest in a book - I NEED to go down the google Rabbit Hole of Investigations until I feel utterly sated with a decent understanding of the concept. This happened on 4 occasions in this book!
May 24, 2022
Excellent fucking book!!!!! Emily Mcintire created one of the best female villains I've ever read!!!!!! Eveline is one of the scariest bad ass psycho bitches of all time and I adored her!!! She was witty,smart and had bigger balls then must guys I know and the chemistry between her and DEA undercover agent Nicholas was smoking hot!!!! This reimaging of the Wiz of Oz was fucking so twisted but in a good way. I was completely hooked not just by the steamy dirty sex but also by Eveline! She might be crazy as fuck but considering how she was treated by her own family I'm not surprised. And when the only person who ever showed her any love her sister Nessa is murdered it sets the stage for not only a grieving heart but a one way ticket down a very dark hole. Because when you feel you have nothing to lose nothing matters except revenge and I do like how Eveline took care of her sisters murder!!!! Emily Mcintire is a hell of a writer and she is very good at writing dark romance and while her villains are usually dark and slightly fucking sick you can't help but see the scars they carry and not feel like they got the shitty end of the stick! I've always loved a villain at least with them you know what your getting! This is another adult themed book with adult language and some sex scenes that had me saying WTF because things that should have made me cringe ended up turning me on in the end! What the hell have you done to me Emily!!!!! I'm a good girl !😂 until next time Luv's💕💋
May 23, 2024
I feel weird giving this book 5 stars because realistically I don’t think it’s the best thing ever written. It isn’t that intelligent. The writing style isn’t anything outstanding. BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER because I think at the end of the day I rate books based on how they made me feel and how much I enjoyed them.
I… LOVED… THIS!
Granted, I’m a huge wizard of oz fan, so a twisted fairytale version is so far up my alley it isn’t funny. Being a fan meant enjoying the story that much more because of all of the Oz and Wicked references. It was really fun.
This was the first book I’ve read with such explicit SMUT, which usually I don’t love or care for, but in this book.. it was almost so full on I couldn’t look away. I was a little obsessed with the whole thing to be honest.
Plenty of good plot twists too!!
Look it’s not a must read but if you’re considering it, definitely give it a go. Read all the trigger warnings first, the book is so full on.
I… LOVED… THIS!
Granted, I’m a huge wizard of oz fan, so a twisted fairytale version is so far up my alley it isn’t funny. Being a fan meant enjoying the story that much more because of all of the Oz and Wicked references. It was really fun.
This was the first book I’ve read with such explicit SMUT, which usually I don’t love or care for, but in this book.. it was almost so full on I couldn’t look away. I was a little obsessed with the whole thing to be honest.
Plenty of good plot twists too!!
Look it’s not a must read but if you’re considering it, definitely give it a go. Read all the trigger warnings first, the book is so full on.
December 31, 2022
reread 12/31/22
I want a threesome with them 😔
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5 stars ☆ "You don't have to trust me, Eveline, but words are your safe space, the same way that they're mine." my fingers thread through her hair. "Let me be your calm in the chaos, pretty girl."
A badass female villain and an undercover agent?!! this one already sold me.
I was in a huge slump this week and tried so many books to read and ended up finding more until this book. This book got me hooked from the very first chapter and idk what kind of drugs or spell did ms Emily put but it really did for me.
THE BANTER >> THE TENSION >> THE SMUT😩🐈🦋 !!! it got me running laps how hot and amazing it was. Like the room fill with money scene and the 🔫 scene?!? *faints*. it got me kicking my feet, giggling loudly and made my kitty sweating and all. (ignore that lmaooo)
Eveline, GIRLLLLLLL. idk if I want to be her or to be with her because she’s such a badass and the way she talks back to Nicholas was just *chefs kiss* I loved her so so much.
He groans when I pull away, tossing his head back. "You're fucking killing me."
"These things must be done delicately," I say. "But I like having you at my mercy."
"You're such a good boy." THIS LINE >>> OMF 🐈🦋
"Naughty boy, trying to come before I tell you to." I move from my knees, running my palms up his heated skin until my arms wrapped around his neck and my ass is in his lap, his thick cock pressed against my slick pussy. "Do you want to come, baby?" *SCREAMSSSS*
Nicholas, even though I don’t like you at some times but *screams* his dirty talk and flirting back to Eveline was just giving me butterflies 🦋 HIS PRAISING?!?? GDKSJDJS I don’t know if he’s so lucky to have her or Eveline is lucky to have him?! probably both??? gahddd they’re just so perfect to each other.
"Keep going, pretty girl. You're doing so well." HELPP 🚨😮💨🦋🐈
"Jesus, pretty girl. You could ruin lives with a smile like that."
IT’S JUST THE NICKNAME PRETTY GIRL FOR HER WAS JUST MAKING ME BLUSH HDKSNDKSKS
"Tell me to sit and eat like a good boy, and I swear to god I'll do it." ARGHH THIS MAN 😩
"I didn't know that I could love until you. And you're not perfect, okay? You piss me off and you do things I never thought I'd be alright with, and you're moody as hell. You're actually furthest fucking thing from perfect I've ever seen. But Eveline... you're perfect for me." my heart 🥹
There are a lot more quotes I want to include but it just feels like a quote dump instead of a review 😭🤭 anyways…
THE BEST ONE YET IN THE SERIES AND PROBABLY WON’T SHUT UP ABOUT THIS BOOK FOR A FEW WEEKS.
I want a threesome with them 😔
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5 stars ☆ "You don't have to trust me, Eveline, but words are your safe space, the same way that they're mine." my fingers thread through her hair. "Let me be your calm in the chaos, pretty girl."
A badass female villain and an undercover agent?!! this one already sold me.
I was in a huge slump this week and tried so many books to read and ended up finding more until this book. This book got me hooked from the very first chapter and idk what kind of drugs or spell did ms Emily put but it really did for me.
THE BANTER >> THE TENSION >> THE SMUT😩🐈🦋 !!! it got me running laps how hot and amazing it was. Like the room fill with money scene and the 🔫 scene?!? *faints*. it got me kicking my feet, giggling loudly and made my kitty sweating and all. (ignore that lmaooo)
Eveline, GIRLLLLLLL. idk if I want to be her or to be with her because she’s such a badass and the way she talks back to Nicholas was just *chefs kiss* I loved her so so much.
He groans when I pull away, tossing his head back. "You're fucking killing me."
"These things must be done delicately," I say. "But I like having you at my mercy."
"You're such a good boy." THIS LINE >>> OMF 🐈🦋
"Naughty boy, trying to come before I tell you to." I move from my knees, running my palms up his heated skin until my arms wrapped around his neck and my ass is in his lap, his thick cock pressed against my slick pussy. "Do you want to come, baby?" *SCREAMSSSS*
Nicholas, even though I don’t like you at some times but *screams* his dirty talk and flirting back to Eveline was just giving me butterflies 🦋 HIS PRAISING?!?? GDKSJDJS I don’t know if he’s so lucky to have her or Eveline is lucky to have him?! probably both??? gahddd they’re just so perfect to each other.
"Keep going, pretty girl. You're doing so well." HELPP 🚨😮💨🦋🐈
"Jesus, pretty girl. You could ruin lives with a smile like that."
IT’S JUST THE NICKNAME PRETTY GIRL FOR HER WAS JUST MAKING ME BLUSH HDKSNDKSKS
"Tell me to sit and eat like a good boy, and I swear to god I'll do it." ARGHH THIS MAN 😩
"I didn't know that I could love until you. And you're not perfect, okay? You piss me off and you do things I never thought I'd be alright with, and you're moody as hell. You're actually furthest fucking thing from perfect I've ever seen. But Eveline... you're perfect for me." my heart 🥹
There are a lot more quotes I want to include but it just feels like a quote dump instead of a review 😭🤭 anyways…
THE BEST ONE YET IN THE SERIES AND PROBABLY WON’T SHUT UP ABOUT THIS BOOK FOR A FEW WEEKS.
June 27, 2023
emily ate this one up😭😭😭😭
March 24, 2023
4/5⭐️
This was really really good!! My heart was aching through half of it… I’m just so sad that it was so short… I wish it was longer tbh. However, what was given was still fucking amazing!!
I mean… enemies to lovers? Secret identity?? Female villain??? Betrayal and angst?!?!
Such an amazing combination!!
I loved this book a lot!! I’ve always been a fan of the wizard of oz and the way Emily McIntire turned this amazing story into an even more amazing dark romance is beyond me!! She’s just so freaking talented and this book is proof of that!!
I absolutely fell in love with Eveline. She’s definitely my favourite girl out of the whole Never After series. She’s just so amazing, strong, badass and gorgeous overall.. I would literally die to marry her!! I also relate to her in some aspects of her life which therefore made me love her even more!! She definitely has every right to be a villain and I support all of her rights and wrongs!!
Nicholas is very veryyyyy lucky to have her…
I also loved the premise of the story. Nicholas having to work undercover with her family and slowly but surely falling in love with her even though she’s everything he despises? So fucking good!!
Also the angst in this book had me dying!! Istg my heart was aching so badly throughout most of the book. It was just so intense, I almost couldn’t handle it!!!
And the chemistry between Eveline and Nicholas was so so so good!! That and their banter. They’re just so fun to read about and I loved each and every second of them being together!!
However, I didn’t really like that the story was so fast paced and so short. I believe that there could’ve been more depth to the plot and the characters if it was a bit longer. It just kinda fell short to me at some points. Especially the ending! I really needed to see more grovelling on Nicholas’ side (iykyk).
I also got to be honest that I didn’t fully fall in love with Nicholas… Idk why I just feel like something was missing. He just doesn’t hit as hard as the other Never After men.
Overall, it was still an amazing read! Definitely can’t wait for Twisted considering that it’s apparently a lot of people’s favourite.
This was really really good!! My heart was aching through half of it… I’m just so sad that it was so short… I wish it was longer tbh. However, what was given was still fucking amazing!!
I mean… enemies to lovers? Secret identity?? Female villain??? Betrayal and angst?!?!
Such an amazing combination!!
I loved this book a lot!! I’ve always been a fan of the wizard of oz and the way Emily McIntire turned this amazing story into an even more amazing dark romance is beyond me!! She’s just so freaking talented and this book is proof of that!!
I absolutely fell in love with Eveline. She’s definitely my favourite girl out of the whole Never After series. She’s just so amazing, strong, badass and gorgeous overall.. I would literally die to marry her!! I also relate to her in some aspects of her life which therefore made me love her even more!! She definitely has every right to be a villain and I support all of her rights and wrongs!!
Nicholas is very veryyyyy lucky to have her…
I also loved the premise of the story. Nicholas having to work undercover with her family and slowly but surely falling in love with her even though she’s everything he despises? So fucking good!!
Also the angst in this book had me dying!! Istg my heart was aching so badly throughout most of the book. It was just so intense, I almost couldn’t handle it!!!
And the chemistry between Eveline and Nicholas was so so so good!! That and their banter. They’re just so fun to read about and I loved each and every second of them being together!!
However, I didn’t really like that the story was so fast paced and so short. I believe that there could’ve been more depth to the plot and the characters if it was a bit longer. It just kinda fell short to me at some points. Especially the ending! I really needed to see more grovelling on Nicholas’ side (iykyk).
I also got to be honest that I didn’t fully fall in love with Nicholas… Idk why I just feel like something was missing. He just doesn’t hit as hard as the other Never After men.
Overall, it was still an amazing read! Definitely can’t wait for Twisted considering that it’s apparently a lot of people’s favourite.
April 20, 2022
But if I’m her calm, then she is my chaos, and if I can’t live with her forever, then I don’t want to live at all.
THIS BOOK WAS PHENOMENAL. Hands down the best in the series. Emily’s ability to creat a female villain and make me love her and Nick is unparalleled.
5✨
THIS BOOK WAS PHENOMENAL. Hands down the best in the series. Emily’s ability to creat a female villain and make me love her and Nick is unparalleled.
5✨
August 21, 2024
I want to be evie when i grow up and i mean that. This is my favorite book in the series thus far. The tension was so hot and i go back to this book so often because of how often i think about this couple. It’ll always be one of my all-time favorites.
December 16, 2024
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│ ⊹ 𝟺.𝟻 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜, 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚁𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐! ⊹
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yes yes yes!!
This was actually SO GOOD. This is my favorite book in the series so far. It flowed pretty well, the story was intriguing and didn't put me to sleep like the first two.
Also, the writing was 1000 times better, and you could definitely tell this was edited unlike the first two.
Wretched is also a broken fairy tale where the main character is the villain and loosely takes references from the Wizard of Oz. Kudos to the author for making the dark-haired morally grey character a woman! I love it!
I loved the two main characters, Eveline is a badass. She is enchantingly imperfect and remarkably unpredictable, she embodies a captivating blend of flaws and volatility. Unapologetically wicked, I relished the experience of getting to know her complex psyche.
And Nick, witnessing his unwavering moral compass grapple with the magnetic pull of attraction to Evelina, all while navigating the delicate balance between his duty as a Federal Agent, to uphold the law and his burgeoning feelings, was truly captivating. The banter exchanged between these two characters was flawlessly executed, bringing about gleeful smiles as he skillfully irked her, managing to get under her skin and right into her face.
Their romance was almost perfect and the progression and pacing was amazing.
Overall, it was action-packed, the smut was so good. Although I feel like it needed a little more character development but with how short this was it wasn't terrible. I definitely recommend this one!
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│ ⊹ 𝟺.𝟻 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜, 𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚁𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐! ⊹
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yes yes yes!!
This was actually SO GOOD. This is my favorite book in the series so far. It flowed pretty well, the story was intriguing and didn't put me to sleep like the first two.
Also, the writing was 1000 times better, and you could definitely tell this was edited unlike the first two.
Wretched is also a broken fairy tale where the main character is the villain and loosely takes references from the Wizard of Oz. Kudos to the author for making the dark-haired morally grey character a woman! I love it!
I loved the two main characters, Eveline is a badass. She is enchantingly imperfect and remarkably unpredictable, she embodies a captivating blend of flaws and volatility. Unapologetically wicked, I relished the experience of getting to know her complex psyche.
And Nick, witnessing his unwavering moral compass grapple with the magnetic pull of attraction to Evelina, all while navigating the delicate balance between his duty as a Federal Agent, to uphold the law and his burgeoning feelings, was truly captivating. The banter exchanged between these two characters was flawlessly executed, bringing about gleeful smiles as he skillfully irked her, managing to get under her skin and right into her face.
Their romance was almost perfect and the progression and pacing was amazing.
Overall, it was action-packed, the smut was so good. Although I feel like it needed a little more character development but with how short this was it wasn't terrible. I definitely recommend this one!
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April 15, 2024
4,25/5⭐️
Imo najlepszy tom jak narazie 🔥
Typiara z mafii, w końcu jakaś agresywna, slay bohaterka, która jest tam mózgiem.
No i on, agent federalny działający pod przykrywką, ale chłop złapał taką obsesję na jej punkcie, że w sumie to zaczął usprawiedliwiać sobie w głowie to, że ona kogoś zabiła na jego oczach.
To było w ogóle 10/10 jak ona kogoś zastrzeliła, a chłop 🫨🫨🫨🫨🫨
ONI BYLI TACY HOT! Ona pisze sobie wiersze, więc on jej zaczął Shakespeare’a podczas smutu cytować 🔥🔥🔥
Przeczytałam to w jeden dzień, zajebiste.
Imo najlepszy tom jak narazie 🔥
Typiara z mafii, w końcu jakaś agresywna, slay bohaterka, która jest tam mózgiem.
No i on, agent federalny działający pod przykrywką, ale chłop złapał taką obsesję na jej punkcie, że w sumie to zaczął usprawiedliwiać sobie w głowie to, że ona kogoś zabiła na jego oczach.
To było w ogóle 10/10 jak ona kogoś zastrzeliła, a chłop 🫨🫨🫨🫨🫨
ONI BYLI TACY HOT! Ona pisze sobie wiersze, więc on jej zaczął Shakespeare’a podczas smutu cytować 🔥🔥🔥
Przeczytałam to w jeden dzień, zajebiste.
August 9, 2024
me when he pulled out the gun AND IT WASN'T USED FOR MURDERING PURPOSES:
February 9, 2023
Wretched is one of the steamiest and most violent fairy tales I have read. Naturally, I loved it. Take everything you know about The Wizard of Oz and throw it out the window. This Yellow Brick Road takes you down a different path. The heat, it’s burn everything to the ground hot. Seriously, I think this book broke the smutty hotness meter. I need Nicholas. Evelina is a trigger-happy badass and you do not want to cross her. Dorothy — we hate her. Like I said, forget everything you thought you knew. This “fairy tale” has been McIntire’d and I am not in the least bit upset about that.
Quotes
She’s unnerving in a type of way that makes your skin crawl.
Tell me to sit and eat like a good boy, and I swear to fucking god I’ll do it.
He doesn’t have much, but he does have the fucking audacity.
Give me your words, pretty girl.
I don’t like dressing up, but I do love wearing heels.
This feels different. This feels like more.
━━━ BR with Capri! ━━━
Quotes
She’s unnerving in a type of way that makes your skin crawl.
Tell me to sit and eat like a good boy, and I swear to fucking god I’ll do it.
He doesn’t have much, but he does have the fucking audacity.
Give me your words, pretty girl.
I don’t like dressing up, but I do love wearing heels.
This feels different. This feels like more.
━━━ BR with Capri! ━━━
April 7, 2023
ESTE LIBRO ES UNA OBRA DE ARTE.
Estoy en shock. Es todo lo que necesitaba y MÁS.
Ella es parte de la mafia. Él es un detective encubierto.
ESTOY ENAMORADA.
Estoy en shock. Es todo lo que necesitaba y MÁS.
Ella es parte de la mafia. Él es un detective encubierto.
ESTOY ENAMORADA.
April 15, 2022
First of all I want to say I’m so THANKFUL I received an ARC of this book! And I’m gonna read Scarred next week to finish up this series for me.
I’m honestly struggling with this one and I don’t know if how I’m feeling is “oh this book isn’t for me, but it’s for someone else and that’s cool!” and “I actually have a lot of issues with this book and I wouldn’t recommend it.” I want to say that I enjoyed Hooked so much!! I found it to be chaotic and fun, but I found this to be chaotic and make me feel bad.
I think one of my biggest issues with this book are the two main characters who I didn’t find to be redeemable or likable (I’m so sorry!). Evie is like…a really bad person. Like probably the worst lead I’ve read in a romance? And then I question myself, “oh well is this internalized misogyny like if a dude was doing the things she was doing would I be okay with that?” And honestly, no! I don’t want to say what she does because it’s a spoiler (you find out like 20% in I think) but I was like “please no”. And by the end of the book I don’t think she answered for her misdoings at all.
I found Nick to be as dumb as bricks (yellow bricks amirite?). He made so many mistakes and I never found him to be “heartless” but they kept on telling me he was heartless. ALSO, and I can’t believe I forgot this, but he is so disrespectful to Evie!! And I understand enemies to lovers you gotta have some hate there but he called her derogatory names multiple times. I was like I just need an ounce of respect.
Their chemistry together I did enjoy however! Especially once we got past their meet cute. And some of their softer moments together I WAS DYING IT WAS VERY SWEET AND MUCH NEEDED.
I found the writing to be very “tell not show” at times and also corny at times. Alll the secondary characters were two dimensional to me. And the plot had a ton of holes in it like I don’t have answers still about a couple of things.
However like idk if you’re looking for SERIOUS enemies with benefits with a female lead who is just super mean and hates everything then MAYBE this is for you? But tbh I’d probably recommend another book before this one.
I’m honestly struggling with this one and I don’t know if how I’m feeling is “oh this book isn’t for me, but it’s for someone else and that’s cool!” and “I actually have a lot of issues with this book and I wouldn’t recommend it.” I want to say that I enjoyed Hooked so much!! I found it to be chaotic and fun, but I found this to be chaotic and make me feel bad.
I think one of my biggest issues with this book are the two main characters who I didn’t find to be redeemable or likable (I’m so sorry!). Evie is like…a really bad person. Like probably the worst lead I’ve read in a romance? And then I question myself, “oh well is this internalized misogyny like if a dude was doing the things she was doing would I be okay with that?” And honestly, no! I don’t want to say what she does because it’s a spoiler (you find out like 20% in I think) but I was like “please no”. And by the end of the book I don’t think she answered for her misdoings at all.
I found Nick to be as dumb as bricks (yellow bricks amirite?). He made so many mistakes and I never found him to be “heartless” but they kept on telling me he was heartless. ALSO, and I can’t believe I forgot this, but he is so disrespectful to Evie!! And I understand enemies to lovers you gotta have some hate there but he called her derogatory names multiple times. I was like I just need an ounce of respect.
Their chemistry together I did enjoy however! Especially once we got past their meet cute. And some of their softer moments together I WAS DYING IT WAS VERY SWEET AND MUCH NEEDED.
I found the writing to be very “tell not show” at times and also corny at times. Alll the secondary characters were two dimensional to me. And the plot had a ton of holes in it like I don’t have answers still about a couple of things.
However like idk if you’re looking for SERIOUS enemies with benefits with a female lead who is just super mean and hates everything then MAYBE this is for you? But tbh I’d probably recommend another book before this one.
April 13, 2022
"I want you to get down on your knees and lick my 🐱 like a good pup."
HOLY HOT BASKETS OF SH!T. Did I absolutely DEVOUR Wretched when the ARC landed on my kindle tonight? Absolutely, no questions asked. Am I a little sad I read it so fast? Duh.
💋 Enemies to Lovers
💋 Bad girl/good guy
💋 Enemies with Benefits 🥵
💋 Undercover Cop/Crime Boss
💋 STRONG FMC
💋 Praise
💋 Smokin' hot tension
I don't even know where to freaking start when it comes to talking about Wretched.
HOW ABOUT WE TALK ABOUT THE STRONG FEMALE MC, EVELINE. EVELINE IS AN ABSOLUTE BADASS IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. Did I also fall in love with Eveline? Abso-freaking-lutely. She is so powerful, so confident, and so just HERSELF. One of my favorite scenes is when she's pinning a 6'4 man to the wall while she doesn't even reach 5'2. LIKE DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH POWER YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO DO THAT?!? H.O.T.
But then... there's Nicholas. Oh sweet jesus. THE MOUTH ON THAT MAN IS SINFULLY SWEET. He is absolutely filthy and I would be on my knees for him at any time. SUCH A SMOOTH TALKER. AND THE WAAAAAYYYYY HE JUST LOVED EVELINE. AND CREATED A SAFE SPACE FOR HER. GAAAAHHHH!!! I am a certified hoe for Nicholas. He can defile me in any way he wishes. Break my legs, idc sir.
But let's be real. I'd risk it all for both of them. BUT THE WAY EVELINE WAS SO CONTROLLING AND POWERFUL DURING THE ✨ spicy ✨ SCENES??!?!?!? MISS GIRL HAD ME DROOOOOOOLING!!!!! 😍😍 I have honestly never really fell in love/swooned/simped for a FMC, but Eveline really had me by the throat. *literally*
NOW FOR THE PLOT!! If you know me, then you know I absolutely love crime-related books, so when this was centered around a drug bust... I automatically was hooked. Was it predictable? Most definitely, but it was still so freaking FUN to read!!! I loved having the internal struggles of both characters, which made the tension all the better... 👀
AND DON'T WORRY.... IT DOES HAVE A HEA ;)
NEEDLESS TO SAY, YOU NEED TO GO AND THE SHIZ OUT OF THIS BOOK BECAUSE EMILY DID NOT FREAKING MISS. IT WAS PERFECTION. 💋
HOLY HOT BASKETS OF SH!T. Did I absolutely DEVOUR Wretched when the ARC landed on my kindle tonight? Absolutely, no questions asked. Am I a little sad I read it so fast? Duh.
💋 Enemies to Lovers
💋 Bad girl/good guy
💋 Enemies with Benefits 🥵
💋 Undercover Cop/Crime Boss
💋 STRONG FMC
💋 Praise
💋 Smokin' hot tension
I don't even know where to freaking start when it comes to talking about Wretched.
HOW ABOUT WE TALK ABOUT THE STRONG FEMALE MC, EVELINE. EVELINE IS AN ABSOLUTE BADASS IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. Did I also fall in love with Eveline? Abso-freaking-lutely. She is so powerful, so confident, and so just HERSELF. One of my favorite scenes is when she's pinning a 6'4 man to the wall while she doesn't even reach 5'2. LIKE DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH POWER YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO DO THAT?!? H.O.T.
But then... there's Nicholas. Oh sweet jesus. THE MOUTH ON THAT MAN IS SINFULLY SWEET. He is absolutely filthy and I would be on my knees for him at any time. SUCH A SMOOTH TALKER. AND THE WAAAAAYYYYY HE JUST LOVED EVELINE. AND CREATED A SAFE SPACE FOR HER. GAAAAHHHH!!! I am a certified hoe for Nicholas. He can defile me in any way he wishes. Break my legs, idc sir.
But let's be real. I'd risk it all for both of them. BUT THE WAY EVELINE WAS SO CONTROLLING AND POWERFUL DURING THE ✨ spicy ✨ SCENES??!?!?!? MISS GIRL HAD ME DROOOOOOOLING!!!!! 😍😍 I have honestly never really fell in love/swooned/simped for a FMC, but Eveline really had me by the throat. *literally*
NOW FOR THE PLOT!! If you know me, then you know I absolutely love crime-related books, so when this was centered around a drug bust... I automatically was hooked. Was it predictable? Most definitely, but it was still so freaking FUN to read!!! I loved having the internal struggles of both characters, which made the tension all the better... 👀
AND DON'T WORRY.... IT DOES HAVE A HEA ;)
NEEDLESS TO SAY, YOU NEED TO GO AND THE SHIZ OUT OF THIS BOOK BECAUSE EMILY DID NOT FREAKING MISS. IT WAS PERFECTION. 💋
April 23, 2022
3.25 ⭐️ This is really hard for me as i LOVED the first 2 books of this series. Although I still found it entertaining, I didn’t really like any of the characters and the plot wasn’t really convincing enough for me.
Evie & Nick (Brayden)’s relationship was on/off for me. sometimes i liked them and other times i didn’t. Like i loved their sexual chemistry, but i think that’s all it was. i didnt really see anything else worthy of an ‘i love you’ in their case. they do be having good sex though, good for them lmao.
also, the plot was too fast for me. i never got bored, which is a good thing, but it wasn’t convincing. like how is this “gang” just automatically letting nick in without question?? letting him in their home and stuff. not convincing and quite honestly, really dumb. and the ending?? too perfect in my opinion. and don’t get me wrong, i am a SUCKER for hea but in this case, i feel like a worse ending would’ve been better 🤷🏼♀️ just my opinion
obviously im in the minority here and that’s okay!! i still really loved the first 2 books, and i enjoy emily mcintire’s writing style so i can’t wait for book 4 :)
Evie & Nick (Brayden)’s relationship was on/off for me. sometimes i liked them and other times i didn’t. Like i loved their sexual chemistry, but i think that’s all it was. i didnt really see anything else worthy of an ‘i love you’ in their case. they do be having good sex though, good for them lmao.
also, the plot was too fast for me. i never got bored, which is a good thing, but it wasn’t convincing. like how is this “gang” just automatically letting nick in without question?? letting him in their home and stuff. not convincing and quite honestly, really dumb. and the ending?? too perfect in my opinion. and don’t get me wrong, i am a SUCKER for hea but in this case, i feel like a worse ending would’ve been better 🤷🏼♀️ just my opinion
obviously im in the minority here and that’s okay!! i still really loved the first 2 books, and i enjoy emily mcintire’s writing style so i can’t wait for book 4 :)
October 24, 2022
A mess.
No plot. No romance. It just didn't make any sense.
I liked the FMC tho, she actually had a backbone.
All the characters were two-faced mfs, except the FMC.
No plot. No romance. It just didn't make any sense.
I liked the FMC tho, she actually had a backbone.
All the characters were two-faced mfs, except the FMC.
April 28, 2025
I really enjoyed this! I was already pretty excited for it so I’m glad it didn’t disappoint. I was super into it and I genuinely didn’t know how it was gonna end or how everything was going to play out.
Although halfway through I bought 2 other books that I was also dying to read so it kinda sped through this one so I could read the other books I had. I also kinda lost steam through the middle just because I have to really be in the mood for a romance book!
Although halfway through I bought 2 other books that I was also dying to read so it kinda sped through this one so I could read the other books I had. I also kinda lost steam through the middle just because I have to really be in the mood for a romance book!
May 27, 2023
"I don´t know how anyone could hate you."
"Don´t you hate me?"
"About as much as you hate me."
This is a two POV book, told by the POV´s of Evelina and Nicholas.
What I liked about Evelina was that she was a major badass and coldhearted in some moments, but could also be vulnerabel and emotional in others. She definitely had her feminine rage moments in this book. I have to say Nicholas felt a bit like your typical fuck boy to me, not really book boyfriend material in my opinion.
The side character I liked the most was Seth, even though I know almost next to nothing about him. He has no backstory, no side plot, all I know about him is that he is a great friend to Nick and has a beard. I really hated Dorothy as well as their father.
The first half of the book was really okay and good for me, (This is the reason for the three stars, otherwise I would have rated it lower) I was sucked into the story and it really held my interest. After the second half I have to say that sadly faded....The romance didn´t really feel like romance to me. Nicholas was basically only lusting after her for most of the book. I think the moment I hated the most was when she confessed her feelings to him and all he said was "Thank you for loving me." Like dude, that is almost the worst reaction out there. The pacing was okay and I liked the suspense. The smut scenes were definitely good and the dirty talk was there.
Overall it was an okay read that just really lacked in the romance departure for me.
trigger warnings: murder, torture, drugs, arson
"Don´t you hate me?"
"About as much as you hate me."
This is a two POV book, told by the POV´s of Evelina and Nicholas.
What I liked about Evelina was that she was a major badass and coldhearted in some moments, but could also be vulnerabel and emotional in others. She definitely had her feminine rage moments in this book. I have to say Nicholas felt a bit like your typical fuck boy to me, not really book boyfriend material in my opinion.
The side character I liked the most was Seth, even though I know almost next to nothing about him. He has no backstory, no side plot, all I know about him is that he is a great friend to Nick and has a beard. I really hated Dorothy as well as their father.
The first half of the book was really okay and good for me, (This is the reason for the three stars, otherwise I would have rated it lower) I was sucked into the story and it really held my interest. After the second half I have to say that sadly faded....The romance didn´t really feel like romance to me. Nicholas was basically only lusting after her for most of the book. I think the moment I hated the most was when she confessed her feelings to him and all he said was "Thank you for loving me." Like dude, that is almost the worst reaction out there. The pacing was okay and I liked the suspense. The smut scenes were definitely good and the dirty talk was there.
Overall it was an okay read that just really lacked in the romance departure for me.
trigger warnings: murder, torture, drugs, arson
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