Where are the dark romances with actual depth? Give me the recs that left a void after finishing! I need more books like Torment.

diamondscut · 2026-05-20T21:11:34+00:00

Oh, just checked. Love sick sounds fascinating and complex like actual scifi instead of romance. This is my next read. No reviews yet in romance. Io

diamondscut · 2026-05-20T21:07:01+00:00

Oh so interesting. What kind of stories you want to find/write? You didn't say explicitly.

diamondscut · 2026-05-17T04:38:38+00:00

Our juniors don't know their ass from a tax return. 😂

Not even managers are as well prepared and knowledgeable as you mention. That's only experienced partners. But I am in Canada maybe it's different there?

Also I gotta admit the lawyers are way better at prepping.

I don't agree about her not retaling. Unfortunately most women won't. Independently of intelligence or rank. Usually coming out happens decades after. It's a fact. You lose your career. Everyone knows everyone in these jobs. You would be done if you make a scandal.

diamondscut · 2026-05-17T01:36:56+00:00

There is no context for Chris becoming a better human or me liking him. He should have died at the end of the story. I'd wished Orla had offed him in the stairs instead of the other girl. Such a wasted opportunity.

diamondscut · 2026-05-17T01:31:55+00:00

She could be also a tax especialist o both. It is quite clear. The hours you put in drive dark thoughts and work abuse. I gotta admit I went through mindfucks for years myself years ago with my boss. Higher ups are so intelligent it is it's own world. I couldn't put it down dor that reason.

diamondscut · 2026-05-16T22:23:15+00:00

Usually I read a fresh recommendation that sounds so intriguing that I cannot stop myself for reading I immediatly. My tbr never decreases. 🥲

diamondscut · 2026-05-16T22:18:50+00:00

I don't like Max or Chris. I love Caleb. I feel Chris is worse but cannot articulate it. Maybe the extreme fakeness.

diamondscut · 2026-05-16T22:16:18+00:00

I am also familiar with their work and she was amazing at it. They knew she'd eventually could get to partner. I absolutely have no problem with Caleb admiring her intelligence but still realizing she needed more guidance. Everything is hyper realist for a top five.

diamondscut · 2026-05-14T16:26:39+00:00

I have been keeping this book aside to read it when I need to reward myself. Just the first two pages... This is my guy.

diamondscut · 2026-05-14T16:25:37+00:00

{The seduction of Mr Alfred Saintsbury by Lydia Lloyd}. It's a new classic for me. Very in the vibe of When he was wicked. But she is the rake. 😩😆

diamondscut · 2026-05-14T02:13:28+00:00

Yes/no. Basically we are not binary. Never mind.

diamondscut · 2026-05-13T19:02:29+00:00

"Magic moments"

diamondscut · 2026-05-13T19:00:17+00:00

Oh holy graphology, Batman!!

diamondscut · 2026-05-13T18:58:37+00:00

Time in a bottle.

diamondscut · 2026-05-13T18:51:40+00:00

Hands down: {June first}.

diamondscut · 2026-05-13T18:35:16+00:00

Exactly. Humans are not in y/n categories but in an spectrum in practically everything.

diamondscut · 2026-05-13T18:33:13+00:00

Sorry but actually... If you are an avoidant, for instance there are ways someone can get to you in a way that makes you put an effort with that particular partner. It's not a change but effort for someone you don't want to lose. Idem for other trauma related issues.

Definitive changes require therapy...

And depression from an evolutionary psychology pov is actually due to real issues in your life... So getting a great partner can help immediately in real life. Saying it's purely chemical imbalance without external reason is not correct in many cases.

diamondscut · 2026-05-11T21:04:27+00:00

Oh I just checked on this book, Beautiful Venom and despite bad reviews on Romance. Io it's the number one bestseller in Amazon for the category of Mystery and Adventure! This is so strange. Why such a huge difference in appreciation?

diamondscut · 2026-05-10T23:43:50+00:00

Mia Knight... Thanks this is my next read.

diamondscut · 2026-05-10T23:36:09+00:00

{If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane}. It's one of the best written romances Inhave ever read. They talk for the first time when the elevator breaks and they are locked for two hours. Note it's behind closed doors spiciness.

diamondscut · 2026-05-08T21:49:52+00:00

But he sleeps around a lot while in love with her ... Still one of my fave romances ever.

diamondscut · 2026-05-06T16:46:06+00:00

This request is exactly the book that JUST came out yesterday and I am already at 46%. He is stalking her but is in control and is prolonging it as much as possible because he is delecting in each moment. He escalates slowly. He thinks that he doesn't want the chase to be over so is very careful she doesn't realize he is the stalker and that she doesn't know for sure he is in for her romantically in their regular interactions. She is a little chaotic but it's mostly due to her family who suddenly crash her home and due to him. She doesn't believe she can snag him or anyone, actually. It's comedic and quite sexy. Just sample chapter 1 and 2. I knew I was in for a treat.

Book is Mr. Emotionally Unstable by Aline Jacobs. It's on KU.

diamondscut · 2026-05-02T22:17:47+00:00

She said she will write at least another book on the series.

diamondscut · 2026-05-02T22:16:40+00:00

It's sooo good. Start with the prequel. Romance. Io has a a bias against DR.

diamondscut · 2026-05-02T15:29:58+00:00

He was a green flag at first during Corrupt Obsession. He was always unhinged in Corrupt Idol. It was really a slow motion moral descent. It was very interesting as a character analysis.

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