Grave Love: A Dark Stalker Romance

It’s hard to describe this book as it is super dark. But it is so well written I was completely absorbed. The mental health inside thoughts were a bit too close to home but it was almost therapeutic seeing them written by someone else. The characters are beautifully developed and don’t deviate from themselves, they only grow from it. Definitely recommend this dark romance.

I'm finding it a little difficult to find the words to explain how and why I loved this book without giving anything away. This is very heavy on the dark and very dark on the romance. Do not take the authors note lightly and do not throw hate if you get triggered by something she very clearly warned you about. This book will not be for everybody, even if you think you are a "big dark romance" reader so pls read the warnings and really consider if this is for you.Blaze is not the typical morally grey but still hot af bad boy that I'm used to in my "dark romance", he is straight up pitch black and does/admits to things that walked the line for me. Personally, I did not find myself adding him to my book boyfriend list bc of those things but this doesn't mean I didn't enjoy him as our MMC. He was p0ssessive and scary and troubled and Audrey writes him so very well.Ren is complex, deep and feeling a worthlessness that she doesn't know how to escape other than through death. As someone who struggles with depressive episodes, sometimes reading her POV felt like having a mirror held up to myself and it was a little cathartic and therapeutic seeing my own thoughts and fears written down. Again, Audrey deserves complimenting on how well she wrote these characters because they felt real, their pain was recognisable and relatable.For me, this started to fall somewhere between dark romance and h0rror erot1ca bc I was struggling to find the romance (mainly bc of Blaze's treatment and opinion towards women for most of the books which, again, Audrey warns us about at the beginning) but once we hit 75% I got it and I found myself really rooting for Blaze and Ren. I thought I wanted it to end one way but as the end neared, I'm happy with the direction Audrey took their story. I worried it ending this way wouldn't feel right for these characters but once we got there it did feel authentic and honest and I really loved it.

I think it's really well written but I only really got into it like half way through the book and was fully gripped by it by 3/4.Still the end was amazing and would recommend.

Absolutely loveeed this book!I love Audrey's writing style and adter loving her other books i jumped straight on this one!Everything i wanted and more'The little corpse wants a taste of death? I'll force feed it her'Definitely recommend!!Please check the triggers if you feel you need tooIf you dont have triggers ect i recommended going in blind!

OK, it's taken myself a little while to wrap my head around this book. I'm use to dark and horror books. Personally I would want to describe this book as more horror romance than anything else. It is very, very dark, It's a masterpiece in the dark world. I absolutely loved it and the hea was perfect for the two of them. I'm so glad the book ended they way it did. The epilogue gave me some details I needed to hear. (Have an nice life Mrs richmond) absolutely fantastic book. Please make sure you are comfortable with the trigger warnings before reading.

I really enjoyed this. It was sooo different to anything I’ve read. It was really dark, like actually dark not like some books throw around the description “dark romance” when it’s not really, this was dark dark with dark twisted crazy ideas. Yet it was so beautifully written and the characters were so weirdly likeable. Amazing. Will definitely read more from this author. Kudos!

This was just not for me. I forced myself to finish it even though I really wanted to DNF.I enjoy dark romance and didn’t think I had any real triggers or dislikes but this book proved me wrong. It made me feel really uncomfortable, and not in a good way.It wasn’t badly written but just wasn’t for me.

If there is one word I can use to describe Audrey as a person and as an author, it's authentic. She doesn't coddle emotions or mince words, and consistently writes the most genuine and relatable (for some of us) characters. As always, Audrey's books will provide a safe space for any thoughts or feelings you think are too dark, intrusive, or abnormal.Ultra brief summary: depressed crematory operator meets homic*dal gravedigger. Bloody love, blunt conversations, and disturbed interests / actions.These are flawed (albeit impeccably written) characters. They are not written to have society's ideals of good mental health, or pristine physical features, because they are real and raw. Audrey has always had exceptional prose and this is no different - this is a wholly unique story with an brilliantly written character evolution.Grave Love juxtaposes two people who were both presented with horribly unfortunate scenarios in life and their contrasting trauma responses. One doesn't want to wake up again, while one wants to take the lives of others. Finding something worth living for vs something worth fighting for. This book forced me to confront depression and my own past/future, just as Blaze does with Ren, and I'm eternally grateful for that.Blaze has such a heartbreaking background, and while you may feel compelled to be sympathetic, I don't believe he would want sympathy...he and Ren both just want understanding, and he has found his way to cope. He makes her confront her reasons for an early death, and cares before he realizes. The shift is slow, but it is there...he reveres her. They are two sides of the same jaded, cynical coin, and it takes someone just as disturbed to get her.This book is dark, but it is absolutely sexy and romantic, and to me, it's even healing. Honorable mention: the collaring moment between them nearly made me weep.P.S. I don't mean "dark" as in "a slap on the face". READ TWs if you need & open your mind!

Whew! That was DARK…captivating and delicious but oh so dark. I feel elated and also feel the need to shower to wash off the ash.

Impressionada no tanto que eu amei esse livroFazia tempo que um dark me fazia cair o queixo, kkkkValeu MUITO a leituraPORÉM, leia mto bem os gatilhos, pq tem assuntos pesados

I questioned my sanity with every page.. and while this is one of the most depraved books I've read I haven't had this much fun in ages.Please, please check your TW's before jumping into this. This is DARK! You have been warned.Everyone else: enjoy!

This is possibly the darkest book I have ever read, there are a million and one triggers and I love every second of their twisted love affair.

That was wild and messed up and I definitely didn’t expect to cry at the end of it but sometimes certain things just hit you right in the feels in amongst the most messed up books. If you’re squeamish I wouldn’t recommend it but if you like wildly disturbing and gross reads with smut and a wealth of trigger warnings then this may be for you.