
literally why my do not read list is oenelope douglas rina kent hd carlton colleen hoover neva altaj and danielle lori. the last two being added for (danielle) the sa scene in the darkest temptation and for (neva) having her book after darkest sins be a step sibling romance where they became siblings when he was 18 and she was a baby and then theres letters from when she was in middle school and meetings in prison(grooming/pedophilia) the start of the actual pursuit is when she just graduated hs
exactly why she went on my dnr list and its sad cause her second book in the series is my favorite couple and the book before the one I mentioned is my second favorite couple and that book was the one that had me thinking like omg were back and shes not trash no more only for her to do a u turn w the next book which features the fmc neras little sister
you’re right for the most part however id say its modern dark romance thats rape fetishization. im a dark romance lover who stopped claiming the title after seeing how it evolved to what it is now cause I used to be able to blindly read books without searching to get spoiled to make sure theres no romanticized rape back then but I cant do that now. I ask if everything is consensual before adding anything to my tbr these days because even if it isnt they ommit that from the tags bec
because rape by itself isnt enough to say yeah I make the mmc rape the fmc and they end up together because I dont mind rape when its for storytelling like somebody going through abuse and this is their story but I do get triggered when its ROMANTICIZED. and they usually lump it under spice and cnc when mind you cnc ain even supposed to be romanticized cause its an unhealthy coping mechanism thats supposed to be worked through its not supposed to be a permanent kink bc of it nature but they dgaf