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Books I Have Devoured
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items Dark? ✅️ Spicy? ✅️ At times, unhinged? ✅️ I'll mainly include dark romance, but also books that I've just really enjoyed. I love dark romance, horror, mystery, Gothic and dark academia. These books are perfect for curling up with a blanket and lettin...
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Runyx
Navessa Allen
Sophie Lark
Kaylie Smith
Hannah Nicole Maehrer
🖤 Favorite Books 🖤
Runyx
This whole series is amazing! I love Tristan and Morana. Morana is a different kind of FMC simply because she is portrayed as highly intelligent and stands up for herself.
The Predator (Dark Verse, #1) by RuNyx
I love a good dark academia romance, and this book checked all my boxes. Spicy and in a spooky, old university? Check and double-check.
Gothikana by RuNyx
I loved this book! I will always enjoy anything with a dark academia vibe.
Enigma: A Dark Academia Romance: RuNyx - Books
The Dark Verse series is amazing, and I love how all the characters grow together in their lives. The whole series is worth reading, and my favorites are The Predator, The Reaper, and The Emperor.
Dark Verse Series by RuNyx
Navessa Allen
Probably one of my favorite books I've read! It's funny and spicy, and the characters are easy to enjoy. It's a fun and sexy read.
Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1) by Navessa Allen
I loved this book, too! I always worry I won't like a sequel as much, but this one is equally as good as Lights Out. I love the characters, and I like that the author included the characters from the first book. The humor is there, but it's a more dr...
Caught Up (Into Darkness, #2) by Navessa Allen
Sophie Lark
I love this book also, and it's high on my list of books I would recommend to anyone getting into smut. I love the story, and the idea of the FMC flipped this dark, gothic mansion. Sophie Lark's books are easy reads if you want something spicy and fu...
Grimstone #1 - Sophie Lark
I liked this book as well. I love a good series with continuing characters. Sophie Lark's books are a fun, spicy, easy read. Good storytelling!
Monarch (Grimstone, #2) by Sophie Lark
Kaylie Smith
This is one of my favorite books I've read so far in 2025. It combines necromancers (my favorite magic) and spice and a fantastic story. It's fun and sexy!
Phantasma (Wicked Games, #1) by Kaylie Smith
I didn't like this one quite as much as Phantasma, but it's still good! Phantasma was just top-tier for me. 🤌 Definitely worth a read!
Enchantra (Wicked Games, #2) by Kaylie Smith
Hannah Nicole Maehrer
One of my favorite series! I love the characters! The story is fantastic and I love the growing romantic tension through the series. It's funny!
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
This is the second book in the series. Just as good as the first one! I love the growing romantic tension. This is one of my favorite series I've read.
Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
🖤 Favorite Books 🖤
This book has such a plot twist! It's such a good book and close to the top on my list of favorite spicy books.
Pen Pal by J.T. Geissinger
Another for the favorite list! Another book with a twist ending and so good!
The Fabric of Our Souls by K.M. Moronova
This was one of the first smut books I read. It's a good book and a good intro into smut that's a bit darker.
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) by Brynne Weaver
I've read the whole series, but this one is my favorite. This is a great series if you love books with a bit of fantasy, academia, and a bit of romance. It's a cozy read.
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
I finally bought this book after months of looking at it and wondering if I would actually enjoy it. I love dark romance, and I love mythology, but I just wasn't sure about them as a story and how the actual characters would be written. It took me a ...
Neon Gods (Dark Olympus, #1) by Katee Robert
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I love a weird horror story and Grady Hendrix never disappoints! I love the illustrations that accompany the book. It makes the book seem like an employee handbook for IKEA. 😆
Horrorstor: A Novel by Grady Hendrix
I bought this as a read for Spooky Season and it did not disappoint! Think of this as almost like a combination of Haunting Adeline and Lights Out. There is humor, dark romance, and stalking...what's not to enjoy?
Scaredy Cat - Kindle edition by AJ Merlin
I just finished this book and sobbed like a baby at the end. It was a story that felt a little too close to home in dealing with my ex-husband and his mental health issues. It does have mental health issues at the forefront, but it ended up being suc...
Bone Deep by Rachael Chadwick
I cannot recommend the audiobook enough! I'm not even an audiobook girlie, but this series has changed my mind. I have devoured this series. Corvin King and Joe Arden on one audiobook? Yes! The character, Grey....his voice is 🤌. I read it along with...
Unhinged (Dance With My Demons, #1) by Steph Macca
Penelope Douglas
I believe this was the first Penelope Douglas book I read. I wasn't sure at first if I was going to like it at first, but it grew on me, and I wanted to see good things finally happen to the characters. It ended up being pretty high on my list of fav...
Five Brothers by Penelope Douglas
Karina Halle
Just finished this as a spooky/spicy read for October. It has a plot twist at the end that was not expected. Interesting storyline and a decent amount of spice. I gave it a 4/5 stars on Fable.
Grave Matter by Karina Halle
Brynne Weaver
I love Brynne Weaver's books, and Tourist Season did not disappoint. The banter between the main characters reminded me a bit of Rowan and Sloane from Butcher and Blackbird. It's humorous with murdery bits and spice.
Tourist Season (The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy, #1) by Brynne Weaver