@@meganvbriggs Raw is not a love story like haunting adeline if that is why you’re recommending it! You won’t like the main guy the way you like Zade he is genuinely an awful individual yes that’s my personal opinion but he is portrayed to be that way he doesn’t get redemption like Zade does, just a warning for if you though Raw was a romance it’s definitely not
I did not know these kinds of books existed for a long time. I thought I was a total weirdo when I would stumble across effed up themes and just want them to be darker, worse, violent....it feels so much more real to me than tepid romance with swooning maidens. I love these suggestions and will check them out!
Interesting ranking! I would have put Adeline higher due to lack of consent. I’m still learning what my tastes are for dark romance, it’s such an interesting sub genre
Why can't more reviewers be like this one? She's very well prepared. She gets straight to the point and breezes through the reviews without pausing. Giving us succinct reasons why we would or wouldn't enjoy the book. She doesn't let her dress strap or necklaces distract from her presentation either. So it doesn't distract us either. This is SO refreshing! There are literally dozens of other reviewers who would have stopped in the middle of their presentation to give us a 10 minute rant on how they wished they'd worn a different outfit or suddenly feel the need to tell us about their favorite jewelry. Instead, this young lady comes off as truly enthusiastic about her book recommendations. And it's contagious. She comes off as genuine and authentic. Well done, keep up the good work. Insta sub!
Hunting Adeline was the first dark romance I’ve head, still beating the second and men, was that fun, is just dark for dark sake and so much chock value but that kept me reading and that good cause I need to keep reading and escape so is great
I’m so glad you made this! I like dark romance novels but I like consent and things still so this is a really good resource. It makes me happy to see others that read these things and aren’t shaming! I hate being accused of being a bad feminist for liking problematic love interests. Tom Riddle started it for me lol.
I love that you actually go there! I love dark romances, but I usually lean toward a 3 or 4. I usually say that the darker the book is, the more "innocent" the hero has to be - in the sense of, if the book is very very dark, to me it's not ok that the hero is actually doing the dark stuff. Whereas if it's a lighter dark book, I'm ok with a moraly skewed hero.
Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series is great dark romance with the emphasis on ROMANCE and not just the heroine getting traumatized all the time. I would give it a level 3 for intensity and the traumas both main characters have to deal with. 👍
loved still beating and the cat & mouse duet! agree that hunting adeline got pretty dark. one of the darker ones i've read was the swan & the jackal, but hunting adeline felt darker in some parts
The thing with Pepper Winters is I would recommend her more grey books like The Ribbon Duet and The Luna Duet because while both of those have dark themes it's not the whole book and the couples in both are them (Ren and Della and Nerida and Aslan) are true soulmates.
Tillie Cole’s books are very dark! I recently read the Lord of London Town and the Deadly Virtues series (3 books so far) and all of them are 5/5!!!!! I adore TC writing style!!! Kisses from Europe 💐🦋
I loved Hooked. I have no idea what it is about a handsome villain with no guilty conscience; a psychopath/killer that gets graphic and then his plan being derailed by his attraction to Wendy made me appreciate him so much. It’s like he was almost confused when he started caring about her. The mix of content was PERFECTION to me. A lot of references to Peter Pan had me in shock because someone gave me this book and I had no idea it was dark, romance, graphic, rated R, or even mentioning my CHILDHOOD fairytales in so many references ?? . Absolutely loved the amount of crazy in this piece . !
I'm so glad you made this video! This year I read Still Beating and it's one of the best romance books I've read in such a long time. I've always read the usual cute contemporary romances and now I'm looking for something different, like dark or slow burn where the characters go through a lot of stuff before getting together and I enjoy this so much. Also, I started reading Dark Notes because of you, love your recommendations!! Hugs from Spain 🤗💖
Absolutely love Dark Notes!!! One of my favs! Just wanna let you know in case you didn’t know there is a scene involving animal violence towards the end of the book during a big confrontation…just wanted to let you know in case you didn’t!
Such a great list. I have been reading a lot of dark romances lately. I would add 2 of my personal favorites if you haven’t read them yet. Mercy by Debra Anastasia and Monster in His Eyes by JM Darhower.
Great list! Another dark romance that I love is the Dirty Broken Savages series! It's a really great reverse harem, mafia-ish romance that's pretty dark (murder, torture etc), but the connection and the character development all the main characters have is really great.
Loved this video. I’m laughing cause when I started Dark Romance I went full head to level 4-5 🤣 but loved it SO much I think I have issues lol I also think that Hunting Adeline (book 2) its level 5 that was very dark, and Hooked I felt like it was a 3 BUT maybe it’s cause I read it after Hunting Adeline so maybe that’s why I felt it was a lot less darker. I need a PITCH BLACK recommendations vid!!!!
You may like : Lap of Luxury by Brianna Hale (second in a series but a standalone. You will get more out of it by reading the first book first but it isn't necessary) Innocence (dark mafia) by Stasia Black (complete trilogy based on Hades and Persephone)
Ok, yes please! My first ""dark"" romance was Brutal Prince, and even within the Sophie Lark I think that was the most tame, and then went to Pam Godwin and it was too much for me heheh
Im finishing up Hunting Adeline and I will start Does it hurt by HD Carlton. I love reading the works of same author on a loop and I dont like interruptions. So I will read all books by a particular author and finish it and then start another author, rather than, just starting a random book.
So I want to start by telling you that you make my day better every time you post. Almost all the books you recommended were 5 stars for me, and for that I want to thank you. By the way, you're super pretty. Greetings from Romania.💜
I like dark but only if the darkness isn’t between the MCs. Does that make sense? Like nothing that the MMC is doing to the FMC or vice versa. Then it’s hard for me to buy in to the romance after that. Still Beating is one of my all time faves.
Hopefully in the future we will have more clearly defended sub-genres or tags in dark romance listings, as I am sick of reading an interesting story, only for the every sex scene to turn into BDSM. BADSM, Kidnapped, Mafia, slavery etc, could have a tag or listing somewhere much like we see with reverse harem, LGBTQ, books.
If anyone wants a rh book with good plot, good spice, Deep connection between the characters and romcom vibes I recommend any one of Lily Gold's books. They are all standalones. Have no cheating and happy ending. Thank me later!
Stupid question but wherecan i find the risk and other from the mindfuck series in physical form? Can't find it anywhere and i really love the serialkiller aspect from it.
S T Abby's mindf*ck series is on another level tho . Seriously it's my fav book of all times Haunting adeline too .. dayyuumm I want me some of this mc
This is so helpful! I am trying new things this year and my first ever dark romance was the cat and mouse duet.... haha not beginner friendly but ended up loving it!! Adding all of your recs to my TBR
I mostly agree with your list but I found Still Beating not that dark. And Hooked was kinda boring tbh... But the other ones were perfect choices for the different dark levels of romance.
I haven’t read Deliver yet but I do have the first book I’ll read it eventually! And I would probably put Sicko at a 4 or 5 I feel like it kinda falls between those two for me😅
Not me starting with Hooked and being halfway through and so far it’s not that dark to me…either I’m in for much darker things later or I’m real fucked up
Lmao, your poor friend! I remember someone started me off with a Kitty Thomas book and 🥲🙃 that... traumatized me for a long while. But then I eased back into dark romance & now I can't go back 💖 this is why I just send people rec videos instead because my tolerance for the genre is skewed; I have few triggers & can handle reading about some pretty messed up stuff, so I'm afraid to scare someone off from this genre by giving them something i think isnt that dark but might be for a newbie to Dark Romance 😅 but this video was great & your rankings were accurate (and I love the system you had for why you ranked them the way you did) 👌
Found this video interesting but I am the opposite: I've been reading dark romances but am now choosing to go to the lighter side. I really, REALLY prefer substance over smut and I'm struggling to find books like that.
"Dub con" is dubious consent, as in it's questionable. Not exactly non consent, because in some ways it's there, or the MC desires it or there is, at least, a doubt. In "non con" there's no consent, at all, so basically rape, although it's usually worked troughout the book
I need more books like haunting Adeline.....
me too
i have never heard someone say such a truthful sentence 😭
@@meganvbriggs Raw is not a love story like haunting adeline if that is why you’re recommending it! You won’t like the main guy the way you like Zade he is genuinely an awful individual yes that’s my personal opinion but he is portrayed to be that way he doesn’t get redemption like Zade does, just a warning for if you though Raw was a romance it’s definitely not
If it’s your kinda thing tho then that’s completely your opinion 🤷🏼♀️
@@katerinaareadsss I wasn’t recommending it for romance, it was for the stalking aspect. thanks anyways.
I did not know these kinds of books existed for a long time. I thought I was a total weirdo when I would stumble across effed up themes and just want them to be darker, worse, violent....it feels so much more real to me than tepid romance with swooning maidens. I love these suggestions and will check them out!
Interesting ranking! I would have put Adeline higher due to lack of consent. I’m still learning what my tastes are for dark romance, it’s such an interesting sub genre
Why can't more reviewers be like this one? She's very well prepared. She gets straight to the point and breezes through the reviews without pausing. Giving us succinct reasons why we would or wouldn't enjoy the book. She doesn't let her dress strap or necklaces distract from her presentation either. So it doesn't distract us either. This is SO refreshing!
There are literally dozens of other reviewers who would have stopped in the middle of their presentation to give us a 10 minute rant on how they wished they'd worn a different outfit or suddenly feel the need to tell us about their favorite jewelry.
Instead, this young lady comes off as truly enthusiastic about her book recommendations. And it's contagious. She comes off as genuine and authentic. Well done, keep up the good work. Insta sub!
Hunting Adeline was the first dark romance I’ve head, still beating the second and men, was that fun, is just dark for dark sake and so much chock value but that kept me reading and that good cause I need to keep reading and escape so is great
It was my first dark romance book
@@khushbubhagora1924 same time
I’m so glad you made this! I like dark romance novels but I like consent and things still so this is a really good resource. It makes me happy to see others that read these things and aren’t shaming! I hate being accused of being a bad feminist for liking problematic love interests. Tom Riddle started it for me lol.
Life of Anna is my favorite series of all time I have been on a book hangover FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!
I love that you actually go there! I love dark romances, but I usually lean toward a 3 or 4. I usually say that the darker the book is, the more "innocent" the hero has to be - in the sense of, if the book is very very dark, to me it's not ok that the hero is actually doing the dark stuff. Whereas if it's a lighter dark book, I'm ok with a moraly skewed hero.
I think I agree
Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series is great dark romance with the emphasis on ROMANCE and not just the heroine getting traumatized all the time. I would give it a level 3 for intensity and the traumas both main characters have to deal with. 👍
loved still beating and the cat & mouse duet! agree that hunting adeline got pretty dark. one of the darker ones i've read was the swan & the jackal, but hunting adeline felt darker in some parts
The thing with Pepper Winters is I would recommend her more grey books like The Ribbon Duet and The Luna Duet because while both of those have dark themes it's not the whole book and the couples in both are them (Ren and Della and Nerida and Aslan) are true soulmates.
Tillie Cole’s books are very dark! I recently read the Lord of London Town and the Deadly Virtues series (3 books so far) and all of them are 5/5!!!!! I adore TC writing style!!!
Kisses from Europe 💐🦋
I loved Hooked. I have no idea what it is about a handsome villain with no guilty conscience; a psychopath/killer that gets graphic and then his plan being derailed by his attraction to Wendy made me appreciate him so much. It’s like he was almost confused when he started caring about her. The mix of content was PERFECTION to me. A lot of references to Peter Pan had me in shock because someone gave me this book and I had no idea it was dark, romance, graphic, rated R, or even mentioning my CHILDHOOD fairytales in so many references ?? . Absolutely loved the amount of crazy in this piece . !
hooked was my first ever book i bought and i LOVE LOVE LOVE it !!
@@purified.waters RIGHT?! I’m going down the psychopathic rabbit hole.. haha Hooked was perfection!
I'm so glad you made this video! This year I read Still Beating and it's one of the best romance books I've read in such a long time. I've always read the usual cute contemporary romances and now I'm looking for something different, like dark or slow burn where the characters go through a lot of stuff before getting together and I enjoy this so much. Also, I started reading Dark Notes because of you, love your recommendations!! Hugs from Spain 🤗💖
Absolutely love Dark Notes!!! One of my favs! Just wanna let you know in case you didn’t know there is a scene involving animal violence towards the end of the book during a big confrontation…just wanted to let you know in case you didn’t!
Such a great list. I have been reading a lot of dark romances lately. I would add 2 of my personal favorites if you haven’t read them yet. Mercy by Debra Anastasia and Monster in His Eyes by JM Darhower.
I loved the four horseman series❤️
Great list! Another dark romance that I love is the Dirty Broken Savages series! It's a really great reverse harem, mafia-ish romance that's pretty dark (murder, torture etc), but the connection and the character development all the main characters have is really great.
This is so freaking good Michae!! 🖤🖤 bring the people to the dark side!!!
The dark side is more fun😈
please please do the entry level- experienced level for mafia romances!
Will definitely do this, probably in the fall when I’m in more of a mafia mood!!
Okay but the gun scene in haunting Adeline is wild
here for the level 5 recs🤪😂
Loved this video. I’m laughing cause when I started Dark Romance I went full head to level 4-5 🤣 but loved it SO much I think I have issues lol
I also think that Hunting Adeline (book 2) its level 5 that was very dark, and Hooked I felt like it was a 3 BUT maybe it’s cause I read it after Hunting Adeline so maybe that’s why I felt it was a lot less darker.
I need a PITCH BLACK recommendations vid!!!!
I’ll definitely add a pitch black rec video to my schedule!
Dude same my first dark romance book was haunting Adeline 💀
Okay this is the type of video I needed!! Thanks Michae!♥️🖤
You may like :
Lap of Luxury by Brianna Hale (second in a series but a standalone. You will get more out of it by reading the first book first but it isn't necessary)
Innocence (dark mafia) by Stasia Black (complete trilogy based on Hades and Persephone)
Ok, yes please! My first ""dark"" romance was Brutal Prince, and even within the Sophie Lark I think that was the most tame, and then went to Pam Godwin and it was too much for me heheh
Im finishing up Hunting Adeline and I will start Does it hurt by HD Carlton. I love reading the works of same author on a loop and I dont like interruptions. So I will read all books by a particular author and finish it and then start another author, rather than, just starting a random book.
This was SUCH A GOOD VIDEO!!!!! 👏👏👏 literally a perfect guide to dark romances
YESSS! Just added a couple to my TBR that I didn’t already have 😊
So I want to start by telling you that you make my day better every time you post. Almost all the books you recommended were 5 stars for me, and for that I want to thank you.
By the way, you're super pretty.
Greetings from Romania.💜
Thank you so much for watching!!🥰
@@Oheyitsmichae I think I'm going to start crying, I didn't think you'd see this.🥺
I thought still beating would already be a level 5. That stuff was definitely the darkest I’ve read.
Try bloodshed by Molly Doyle. It's possibly level 3-4. The audiobook is phenomenal and spicy with multiple narrators.
I love the enslaved duet Giana darling
You should try dead man walking
@@AngelReading_11111 I read that one too
I really really need this video so thank you very much for it love it 🥰 love you 😍 and your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖
I like dark but only if the darkness isn’t between the MCs. Does that make sense? Like nothing that the MMC is doing to the FMC or vice versa. Then it’s hard for me to buy in to the romance after that.
Still Beating is one of my all time faves.
Yes totally get that!
Hopefully in the future we will have more clearly defended sub-genres or tags in dark romance listings, as I am sick of reading an interesting story, only for the every sex scene to turn into BDSM.
BADSM, Kidnapped, Mafia, slavery etc, could have a tag or listing somewhere much like we see with reverse harem, LGBTQ, books.
If anyone wants a rh book with good plot, good spice, Deep connection between the characters and romcom vibes I recommend any one of Lily Gold's books. They are all standalones. Have no cheating and happy ending. Thank me later!
your videos are literally my favorites 💕
Haunting Adeline was sooooo good but hunting Adeline emotionally destroyed me. Zade is sooooo misunderstood
Bestie, i LOVE these spicy recs!
We only know spicy books here!!
Your cat made me laugh 😂
I love this!!! Thank you so much for doing this video 🥺adding so much on my tbr 😂
Thank you for the idea!!! I hope you found some you’ll love🥰
Me who started with haunting Adeline 😅
I started haunting adeline with out knowing, but I'm absolutely hooked
Stupid question but wherecan i find the risk and other from the mindfuck series in physical form? Can't find it anywhere and i really love the serialkiller aspect from it.
Ohhhh I needed this!
So, like, I started dark romance with the Cat And Mouse duet:) Everything was okay though.
Can't even say How many times I read them ..
Love them books!!
@@AngelReading_11111 I like The Mindfuk series a lot more but the Cat and Mouse duet is also good.
@@Nezhaofachtennight0812 yesss I love addie and zade so muchh too
S T Abby's mindf*ck series is on another level tho .
Seriously it's my fav book of all times
Haunting adeline too .. dayyuumm I want me some of this mc
This is so helpful! I am trying new things this year and my first ever dark romance was the cat and mouse duet.... haha not beginner friendly but ended up loving it!! Adding all of your recs to my TBR
You definitely need to do a part two of this one! I got a lot of recs from this and I think I’m going to have to skip the last one
I went from Colleen Hoover books to Den of Vipers (assuming BOTH were romance books)🤣
I mostly agree with your list but I found Still Beating not that dark. And Hooked was kinda boring tbh... But the other ones were perfect choices for the different dark levels of romance.
I highly recommend amo jones and Natalie Bennett
Curious to know how you would classify the Deliver series by Pam Godwin, and also Sicko by Amo Jones. I'd say 5, but would love to see your opinion.
I haven’t read Deliver yet but I do have the first book I’ll read it eventually! And I would probably put Sicko at a 4 or 5 I feel like it kinda falls between those two for me😅
oh you mean Haunting Adeline should NOT have been my first dark romance?
Suggest books where i can see mafia and blind girl romance
Not me starting with Hooked and being halfway through and so far it’s not that dark to me…either I’m in for much darker things later or I’m real fucked up
What would you label The ritual as?
Hooked is really really good 🔥
You should do a friends to lovers book recommendations
I haven’t done one before I will definitely have to do one soon thank you!!
@@Oheyitsmichae np I love your recommendations so much I trust you with my books so I know you’ll make it great
Lmao, your poor friend! I remember someone started me off with a Kitty Thomas book and 🥲🙃 that... traumatized me for a long while. But then I eased back into dark romance & now I can't go back 💖 this is why I just send people rec videos instead because my tolerance for the genre is skewed; I have few triggers & can handle reading about some pretty messed up stuff, so I'm afraid to scare someone off from this genre by giving them something i think isnt that dark but might be for a newbie to Dark Romance 😅 but this video was great & your rankings were accurate (and I love the system you had for why you ranked them the way you did) 👌
Me just realizing, after finishing Enthralled, that it was on level 5 and I definitely did NOT wanted to read this xd
Found this video interesting but I am the opposite: I've been reading dark romances but am now choosing to go to the lighter side. I really, REALLY prefer substance over smut and I'm struggling to find books like that.
I would suggest B. Celeste or Micalea Smeltzer! Both aren’t super smutty and more deliver the emotional punch
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Try Author Kira Johns
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What is dub con and the other con?
"Dub con" is dubious consent, as in it's questionable. Not exactly non consent, because in some ways it's there, or the MC desires it or there is, at least, a doubt. In "non con" there's no consent, at all, so basically rape, although it's usually worked troughout the book
@@sayismartinez7615 thank you 😊
🔦 👀 Put me in, coach! Very interested in The Game! Mindf*ck is on my overdue lisy💀
You need to!! But also I haven’t read untouchable yet so we’re even😂
@@Oheyitsmichae touche
Do you have a dark romance book with a submissive female lead. I don't want a strong female lead
Anyone read five out of ten
Hooked is hilariously cringy not fun dark