The 25th book I read this year was Den of Vipers by K.A.Knight. This read was another foray into Dark Romance, which I’ve been giving a go in recent months and I think I’m finally ready to give in and admit I prefer fluffy ‘beach read’ romances. I’m not nearly as gritty as I thought…
This is definitely a NSFW post, with references to the sexual content of the book in the review part, so also definitely not under 18 friendly.
A brief plot summary
The Vipers own this town and when one of the people in debt to them offers up his daughter in payment, they have to accept in order to make an example of him. But with Roxy they’ve bitten off more than they can chew, she’s no damsel in distress and so when they come to ‘collect’ her from the dive bar she owns, she sends them packing with her trusty bat. The Vipers claim her eventually though and Roxy is imprisoned with them in their luxury apartment, they plan to make her their plaything but she’s not going to make it easy to keep her, despite her growing attraction to these four gorgeous, dangerous men. Against their will, all four guys and Roxy feel drawn to one another, seeing their darkest parts reflected in the other and, while a turf war flares up between gangs, they realise that this girl may be more than just a debt, she might be their salvation.
My thoughts
Honestly, my feelings about this book have gone back and forth, to the point where almost did not finish it. The first 200 pages are incredibly slow and I think the book could’ve ended about 200 pages before it did, the middle 200 is what saved it. I don’t love this attempt you find often in dark romance books to give each character their tragic backstory TM to justify the ‘darker’ aspects of the romance, both for the reason the MMC is behaving the way they do and why the FMC accepts it. This book spends a lot of time monologuing about their back stories and the many revelations on all the characters ‘journeys’. Basically, in this book they are either fucking or doing therapy with each other, and here and there you might find some plot.
However, kudos to author because they somehow did make me care about these characters towards the end and the spicy scenes are genuinely spicy (although the repeated use of the word ‘cream’ in reference the FMC’s… enjoyment, was a little much for me).
In conclusion… this was a book? I can’t necessarily recommend it but I also didn’t hate it?
I would for sure check the trigger warnings before reading though.
Check out some more bookish stuff
- The Tempest Blade – Danielle L Jensen
- Scared Sexy Novella series
- November reading wrap up
- House of Scarabs – Hazel Longuet
- The Rose trilogy – Jodie Louise Vail
- The Fallen and the kiss of dusk
- Love on the notes of destiny – Anna Penteras
- The Christmas Tree farm – Laurie Gilmore
- Built on Ruins – Kate S Toll
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