Nightshade

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬: Incomplete Duology

-Book 2 releases July 2026

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Dark Contemporary Romance

𝐌𝐂'𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐞: Published as YA but feels adult.

𝐏𝐎𝐕: Daul – Her/Him

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 4⭐️

𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞: 3🌶️ Yearning, tension, kissing, banter, sexual acts & descriptions.

𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 & 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨:

An enjoyable read with a captivating atmosphere and memorable characters. In the beginning, the story was intriguing, but I found my interest fading around the 80% mark. I ultimately decided not to continue with the series.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙:

❥ I loved the side characters. They have so much personality, are so full of life and love. I wish I had friends like that in college.

❥ Alex? Dreamy, devoted, and full of warmth. His love for his family, friends, and Ophelia was beautiful to witness. He truly gave off book husband energy with his protectiveness, loyalty, and heart.

❥ The dark academia atmosphere was amazing. I have discovered recently I have a thing for dark old, haunted castle-based stories.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚:

❥ At times, the story would skip ahead suddenly, and it felt like key pieces of dialogue or development were missing. I also found the plot predictable, knowing who the "villain" was as soon as I met them.

❥ I struggled with how often the main character cried. While I understand she was still grieving her parents (four years later), it sometimes felt excessive and made it harder to stay emotionally connected. It felt like she wanted to be miserable and alone, but then moped about being alone. Because of this, I had a hard time connecting with her as a main female character.

𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬:

❥ Dark Academia

❥ Hate to Love

❥ Elite University

❥ Mafia-ish

❥ Creepy Scottish Castle

❥ Protective MMC

❥ Found Family

❥ He Falls First

❥ Morally Gray

❥ Murder Mystery

❥ Revenge

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: July 2025