DNF: Volcano of Pain (Volcano of Pain #1) by Heidi Stark

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Her stalker never forgot her, and there's no way he's going to let her go...

Desperate for a fresh start, Margaux moves to tropical Sunset Cay and drums up a hot surfer. Except her brother's best friend has always felt protective--and maybe even a little possessive--of her.

Margaux is an emerging dark romance writer, and her manifestation game is on point. So when she’s catapulted into a full-time writing career and meets the surfer of her dreams, he seems like everything she thought she ever wanted.

But as their love grows, literal and figurative cracks start to emerge. Because he hasn’t been entirely honest about his past.

And he’s got plenty of secrets to hide.

YOU CAN HIDE YOUR HORNS...BUT THEY’RE STILL THERE.

Dex has always felt protective--and maybe even a little possessive--of Margaux, his childhood best friend’s little sister. Covered in tattoos, and riding a motorcycle everywhere, Margaux has always felt a forbidden attraction to him.

HER SWEETEST DREAM BECAME HER DARKEST NIGHTMARE... BUT SOMEONE WAS WATCHING.

And he’s got plenty of secrets of his own.
This is a pitch-black dark stalker romance with heavy domestic violence themes. Check TWs.
Volcano of Pain is part one of a duet and ends on a cliffhanger.

Protective Unhinged MMC
Age Gap
Forbidden Love
Brother's Best Friend
Traumatic Past
Humans Can Be Evil
Karmic Retribution
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First line:
I've had crushes on older guys before.
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Source:
ecopy from Netgalley
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Rating:
 DNF @ 62%
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I love the exploration of how somebody falls in love with an abusive partner. Seeing how the relationship starts and how the red flags begin to appear but are easily swept under the rug until the pivotal moment violence erupts. However, I got really confused on the timeline and what was happening when. I also felt like the book was dragged out for too long. We also didn't get much of Margaux's past, and in fact learn that she's been married three times and has been sexually assaulted in the past in the MMC's POV (if we can even consider him the MMC since he only has a couple of interactions with Margaux in the book and a handful of POV chapters). 

I do think some people will like this book, but like I said, it felt too drawn out for me.



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