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She only wants one thing; to leave their broken town. He only wants one thing; her.
When you were born on the North Shore of the Falls, that’s where you stay. There is no way out, no fairy-tale-like escape, no hope. Our broken town has always been at war. Two gangs fighting to take over the shithole we’re all stuck in. I only know one girl who wants to leave this place. Me.
I’ve always been a tough, North Shore girl. Fighting is in my blood, survival in my DNA.
But two years ago, Caden King broke me, and he has proof of it.
Now he wants to blackmail me into doing a job for him. The kind that puts my chance of escaping the North Shore at risk. The kind that means betraying my own crew.
He’s on me at all times, his dangerous mind always working on ways to torment me further.
Caden is wicked, unhinged. The North Shore Kings wear his name because of the vicious ways his family has been leading their crew.Everyone always says there’s no point in fighting him. He has that madness in him that blurs the line between right and wrong. Now he's got his hold on me, and I have nothing and no one to protect me from him.
There’s no way to win. No way to escape him. I’m left with no choice but to do exactly what I’m told.
𝕄𝕪 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤:
Let me start off by saying that I don’t typically read dark romance but this cover was stunning and I couldn’t resist! This is the first book that I have read by Lola King and won't be the last!
I really did enjoy this book but at times I did find myself cringing. Not because of the writing but for the subject matter. It was intense and I wasn’t fully prepared for it. I would suggest that you read the trigger warnings.
Both of these MC’s have had a tough, trauma-filled life but they both desire to be better and together they strive to do it. Even with all of the darkness of this book, there was a sweetness to the story…it has a dark, angsty Romeo and Juliet vibe to it! It was an emotional rollercoaster with lots of spice that kept me turning the pages.
It surprised me how much I loved these characters! What a good book!!!
Thank you Valentine PR and Lola King for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!