Savage Love

Penelope Bloom — 2020

CharliThe dark god of Parker High used to be my childhood friend. But that was before. Before the fire. Before people got hurt. Before I left and came back. Cassian practically drips with danger. He's a shadow made flesh-all beautiful, hard lines and heat. When I left, he was as poor as me. Now his family has enough money to buy the whole town.None of that is enough for him. He still wants me to pay, and humiliating me isn't enough. He wants me to suffer.But if he thinks I'm going to roll over and accept the blame for what happened, he's wrong. I may be scarred. I may be more than a little broken. But all that means is I'm ready for him to bring his worst.CassianIf destruction is an art, then I'm Michelangelo.And Charli's going to be my masterpiece.Her heart is going to be my plaything. Maybe I'll bruise it.Maybe I'll break it.Hell, if she's lucky, I might even take it for myself.

Reviews

Navya @readyourbooks

Nov 1, 2021

“𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒌. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆. PERFECTION. This is the only word I can think of after reading this fantastic novel. Being a modern Beauty and the Beast retelling, this novel gave me all the feels without being like the original story. √ Age-gap √ Modern fairy tale romance √ Opposites attract √ HEA The male lead-- Xavier is the archetype of a cold hearted, vicious person. I didn't hate him but I had strong feelings for kicking him. The female lead-- Royal is a princess who holds power, is smart, a quick learner & very strong, mentally and emotionally. With Xavier being the dark brooding beautiful forest & Royal being the shining sun, the gravity between the two is noticable & raw. They are opposites with burning sparks & a stubborn nature. I loved how @AshleeRose showed the feelings change. The chemistry is palpable & the scenes are smoking hot. I cried, I smiled & I was ready to force them two in a room together. The ending, oh my god, I can't stress how good it is. The epilogue made me freaking sob & the beast does get a happily ever after. TW: Almost Rape. He's so bossy, rude & sexy at the same time, making me smile & frown simultaneously! My favourite scene was when they went to meet Royal's parents at the restaurant. The whole scene as soon as they entered to when they reached home, dayummm🔥 PS: The cover is stunning! ••••••••••••••••••••••• I've recieved an ARC in exchange for an honest review.