This novella was an absolute blast! It’s dark, spicy, and wildly entertaining from start to finish! It’s a quick paranormal read that blends murder, magic, and mayhem with a wicked sense of humor. The story centers on a seemingly ordinary librarian who stumbles upon a mysterious book and ends up cursed with a bloodthirsty goddess living rent-free in her mind. The twist? She can only experience pleasure when she’s well unaliving people lol. Things take an even stranger turn when someone catches her in the act, cleans up the scene, and leaves behind a single black rose. Yep, we’ve got ourselves a spooky little stalker with soulmate potential. Add in another serial killer on the loose, and you’ve got chaos in the best way. It’s over-the-top, hilarious, and delightfully unhinged. I devoured it in one sitting and can’t wait for the next installment in this wild little series!

This novella is a wild, addictive ride packed into just 80 pages – and I loved every moment. I’m already counting down the days until the next episode drops in September.

Vera is a shy, timid librarian with a fierce secret – she’s possessed by a dark goddess who gives her intense, very literal pleasure whenever she kills the city’s worst men. Her mix of quiet bookishness and deadly sinfulness, combined with banter that had me chuckling out loud, makes her utterly captivating.

Enter Nikolai, an immortal with a brooding charm and a total soft spot for Vera. He’s awkward, devoted, and honestly a bit of a lovable simp – the way he cleans up her messes, leaves her black roses and follows her around had me grinning like a lunatic.

And then there’s David, the creepiest guy at the library – I was ready for him to disappear from the moment he showed up.

With perfectly paced dual perspectives, this dark, spicy, and hilarious story is utterly unhinged in the best way. If you want something fresh, wicked, and impossible to put down, this is it.

With thanks to NetGalley and Kirsten Coar for the ARC, this is my honest opinion.

LOVED THIS! It was crazy and funny and overall a fantastic time. I kept going WTF and some of Vera’s responses to things felt like what I would say. I can’t wait to see how the rest of this unfolds! It’s also such a quick read but the author could have made it longer and I would still eat it up.

This was a fun, quick read!
Episode 1 in a 4 part series.
I loved Vera! And fell for Nikolai right away. He’s a stalker. But make it cinnamon roll demon? YES. ALSO cleans up your murder scene and leaves a black rose. 😍 I am absolutely obsessed and can’t wait for book two!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes:
🖤Possessed FMC
🥀Morally grey Immorral MMC
🔪Supernatural Dark romance


This story is everything I needed and then some! 🖤

Just wow. This was unhinged in a glorious way, fast and sharp and quick witted. It was dark and delicious with a bit of humor thrown in. It was SUCH a fun read!!!🖤 I was so caught up I finished in an hour..👀

I wanted more though. I wanted more backstory, more world building, I wanted to go deeper. It's more like a snippet of a larger story, just a slice of cake, and dammit I am greedy and I want the whole thing shoved in my face!🎂

It has fabulous potential to be more than the novella it currently is, and if there's more coming? You can count me in 1000%.

i loved this book! if you like dark, spicy and unhinged this is definitely the book for you. usually some books would catch my attention within a few pages on a good day BUT this book had me hooked after reading the first page! i cannot wait for the next part.

This book was so much fun! I went in with exactly zero expectation because the author is new to me, but I can already tell she’s going to become one of my go-to authors.
I was drawn in by the plot summary and have no regrets. Vera is possessed. She’s also snarky, funny, unhinged and stabby. Nikolai is a dark immortal whose idea of courting is cleaning up her crime scenes for her and then stalking her. Match made in hell.
If you like your dark romance with a side of laughing-out-loud, this is definitely for you. I’d say the vibes are close to what I found in <i>Butcher & Blackbird</i>, I was so sad to get to the end because I was ready to continue all night long with these characters.
I can’t wait for the next episodes!

Great novella! The story was a quick read and paced really well. I am not normally a novella person but this was done extremely well!

I really loved part one of this book, the story was intriguing and has definitely left me wanting more. The writing was good and made for an easy read, I can’t wait to read part 2 now!!

This book was really crazy !!!! What did I read I would recommend because I love me a crazy wtf book lol I kept turning the pages cause it kept me interested

4/5⭐

Es la parte 1 de 4 novellas cortas.
Este libro fue corto, con un ritmo rápido y muy extraño, me encantó.
Me enganchó desde el primer capítulo.
Ambos protagonistas estan desquiciados.
Amo cuando los autores incluyen arte/ilustraciones en un ebook y este incluyó una espectacular.
No puedo esperar a leer el resto de las novellas y saber como sigue la historia

I adored this! It was like a rollercoaster of short, sweet, spicy, and downright funny moments.
The FMC is gloriously unhinged and kills it (pun intended) I love her!

Such a blast to read, and I’m excited for the next book already!