Guide to Dark Romance🖤 // dipping your toe in to full on drowning in darkness
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Күн бұрынI filmed this video twice because I had second thoughts about where I ranked some books, so if certain clips look a little different or you notice things change in the background, it's because I filmed them hours apart after I sat with my thoughts😅
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@sakshi3096 Жыл бұрын
I need more books like haunting Adeline.....
@vithori4 Жыл бұрын
me too
@paayal129 Жыл бұрын
i have never heard someone say such a truthful sentence 😭
@katerinaareadsss Жыл бұрын
@@meganvbriggs Raw is not a love story like haunting adeline if that is why you’re recommending it! You won’t like the main guy the way you like Zade he is genuinely an awful individual yes that’s my personal opinion but he is portrayed to be that way he doesn’t get redemption like Zade does, just a warning for if you though Raw was a romance it’s definitely not
@katerinaareadsss Жыл бұрын
If it’s your kinda thing tho then that’s completely your opinion 🤷🏼♀️
@meganvbriggs Жыл бұрын
@@katerinaareadsss I wasn’t recommending it for romance, it was for the stalking aspect. thanks anyways.
@JAKandtheBookStack 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting ranking! I would have put Adeline higher due to lack of consent. I’m still learning what my tastes are for dark romance, it’s such an interesting sub genre
@nursyvibz3788 Жыл бұрын
I did not know these kinds of books existed for a long time. I thought I was a total weirdo when I would stumble across effed up themes and just want them to be darker, worse, violent....it feels so much more real to me than tepid romance with swooning maidens. I love these suggestions and will check them out!
@michaelbaziotis8287 Жыл бұрын
Why can't more reviewers be like this one? She's very well prepared. She gets straight to the point and breezes through the reviews without pausing. Giving us succinct reasons why we would or wouldn't enjoy the book. She doesn't let her dress strap or necklaces distract from her presentation either. So it doesn't distract us either. This is SO refreshing! There are literally dozens of other reviewers who would have stopped in the middle of their presentation to give us a 10 minute rant on how they wished they'd worn a different outfit or suddenly feel the need to tell us about their favorite jewelry. Instead, this young lady comes off as truly enthusiastic about her book recommendations. And it's contagious. She comes off as genuine and authentic. Well done, keep up the good work. Insta sub!
@ksaaangz 10 ай бұрын
Life of Anna is my favorite series of all time I have been on a book hangover FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!
@morganwilson5440 Ай бұрын
Okay but the gun scene in haunting Adeline is wild
@heyhorinshi Жыл бұрын
Hunting Adeline was the first dark romance I’ve head, still beating the second and men, was that fun, is just dark for dark sake and so much chock value but that kept me reading and that good cause I need to keep reading and escape so is great
@khushbubhagora1924 Жыл бұрын
It was my first dark romance book
@kiaradorazio1439 Жыл бұрын
@@khushbubhagora1924 same time
@jaaustin500 24 күн бұрын
Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series is great dark romance with the emphasis on ROMANCE and not just the heroine getting traumatized all the time. I would give it a level 3 for intensity and the traumas both main characters have to deal with. 👍
@lookitskatiex Жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you made this! I like dark romance novels but I like consent and things still so this is a really good resource. It makes me happy to see others that read these things and aren’t shaming! I hate being accused of being a bad feminist for liking problematic love interests. Tom Riddle started it for me lol.
@avasromancebooks 2 жыл бұрын
Okay this is the type of video I needed!! Thanks Michae!♥️🖤
@brielle3048 2 жыл бұрын
YESSS! Just added a couple to my TBR that I didn’t already have 😊
@irenervbooks 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you made this video! This year I read Still Beating and it's one of the best romance books I've read in such a long time. I've always read the usual cute contemporary romances and now I'm looking for something different, like dark or slow burn where the characters go through a lot of stuff before getting together and I enjoy this so much. Also, I started reading Dark Notes because of you, love your recommendations!! Hugs from Spain 🤗💖
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love Dark Notes!!! One of my favs! Just wanna let you know in case you didn’t know there is a scene involving animal violence towards the end of the book during a big confrontation…just wanted to let you know in case you didn’t!
@marydelprete3668 2 жыл бұрын
your videos are literally my favorites 💕
@NovelLife 2 жыл бұрын
This was SUCH A GOOD VIDEO!!!!! 👏👏👏 literally a perfect guide to dark romances
@johnsaxongitno4life588 2 жыл бұрын
I really really need this video so thank you very much for it love it 🥰 love you 😍 and your amazing channel please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖
@stardust1815 Ай бұрын
The thing with Pepper Winters is I would recommend her more grey books like The Ribbon Duet and The Luna Duet because while both of those have dark themes it's not the whole book and the couples in both are them (Ren and Della and Nerida and Aslan) are true soulmates.
@badreader__ 2 жыл бұрын
loved still beating and the cat & mouse duet! agree that hunting adeline got pretty dark. one of the darker ones i've read was the swan & the jackal, but hunting adeline felt darker in some parts
@doreenarcher8543 Ай бұрын
I loved the four horseman series❤️
@pardonthisbookaddict 2 жыл бұрын
Such a great list. I have been reading a lot of dark romances lately. I would add 2 of my personal favorites if you haven’t read them yet. Mercy by Debra Anastasia and Monster in His Eyes by JM Darhower.
@GeorgiaVard 2 жыл бұрын
Tillie Cole’s books are very dark! I recently read the Lord of London Town and the Deadly Virtues series (3 books so far) and all of them are 5/5!!!!! I adore TC writing style!!! Kisses from Europe 💐🦋
@ThatTallBookGirl 2 жыл бұрын
This is so freaking good Michae!! 🖤🖤 bring the people to the dark side!!!
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
The dark side is more fun😈
@jessicagolden1631 2 жыл бұрын
I love this!!! Thank you so much for doing this video 🥺adding so much on my tbr 😂
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the idea!!! I hope you found some you’ll love🥰
@Isa00pd 2 жыл бұрын
I love that you actually go there! I love dark romances, but I usually lean toward a 3 or 4. I usually say that the darker the book is, the more "innocent" the hero has to be - in the sense of, if the book is very very dark, to me it's not ok that the hero is actually doing the dark stuff. Whereas if it's a lighter dark book, I'm ok with a moraly skewed hero.
@namatamataba784 Жыл бұрын
I think I agree
@KourttneyL 2 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh I needed this!
@Saraht4 Жыл бұрын
Bestie, i LOVE these spicy recs!
@Oheyitsmichae Жыл бұрын
We only know spicy books here!!
@byt4n 2 жыл бұрын
Great list! Another dark romance that I love is the Dirty Broken Savages series! It's a really great reverse harem, mafia-ish romance that's pretty dark (murder, torture etc), but the connection and the character development all the main characters have is really great.
@Jytjnjm7 2 жыл бұрын
So I want to start by telling you that you make my day better every time you post. Almost all the books you recommended were 5 stars for me, and for that I want to thank you. By the way, you're super pretty. Greetings from Romania.💜
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching!!🥰
@Jytjnjm7 2 жыл бұрын
@@Oheyitsmichae I think I'm going to start crying, I didn't think you'd see this.🥺
@freyleyce 2 жыл бұрын
here for the level 5 recs🤪😂
@sakurablossoms94 Жыл бұрын
You may like : Lap of Luxury by Brianna Hale (second in a series but a standalone. You will get more out of it by reading the first book first but it isn't necessary) Innocence (dark mafia) by Stasia Black (complete trilogy based on Hades and Persephone)
@lindseygirl1982 2 жыл бұрын
You definitely need to do a part two of this one! I got a lot of recs from this and I think I’m going to have to skip the last one
@suzieboros545 2 жыл бұрын
please please do the entry level- experienced level for mafia romances!
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
Will definitely do this, probably in the fall when I’m in more of a mafia mood!!
@taylorpaigee Жыл бұрын
This is so helpful! I am trying new things this year and my first ever dark romance was the cat and mouse duet.... haha not beginner friendly but ended up loving it!! Adding all of your recs to my TBR
@shwetaaaaaaaaaaaa 10 ай бұрын
Im finishing up Hunting Adeline and I will start Does it hurt by HD Carlton. I love reading the works of same author on a loop and I dont like interruptions. So I will read all books by a particular author and finish it and then start another author, rather than, just starting a random book.
@evakladou9520 4 ай бұрын
If anyone wants a rh book with good plot, good spice, Deep connection between the characters and romcom vibes I recommend any one of Lily Gold's books. They are all standalones. Have no cheating and happy ending. Thank me later!
@skyyrodriguez4125 Жыл бұрын
Ok, yes please! My first ""dark"" romance was Brutal Prince, and even within the Sophie Lark I think that was the most tame, and then went to Pam Godwin and it was too much for me heheh
@ar.8579 Жыл бұрын
I loved Hooked. I have no idea what it is about a handsome villain with no guilty conscience; a psychopath/killer that gets graphic and then his plan being derailed by his attraction to Wendy made me appreciate him so much. It’s like he was almost confused when he started caring about her. The mix of content was PERFECTION to me. A lot of references to Peter Pan had me in shock because someone gave me this book and I had no idea it was dark, romance, graphic, rated R, or even mentioning my CHILDHOOD fairytales in so many references ?? . Absolutely loved the amount of crazy in this piece . !
@purified.waters Жыл бұрын
hooked was my first ever book i bought and i LOVE LOVE LOVE it !!
@ar.8579 Жыл бұрын
@@purified.waters RIGHT?! I’m going down the psychopathic rabbit hole.. haha Hooked was perfection!
@liezllovesbooks 2 жыл бұрын
I love the enslaved duet Giana darling
@AngelReading_11111 Жыл бұрын
You should try dead man walking
@liezllovesbooks Жыл бұрын
@@AngelReading_11111 I read that one too
@kokosmoments8013 Жыл бұрын
Hooked is really really good 🔥
@starr1suicide 2 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend amo jones and Natalie Bennett
@PinkLilyGarden 8 ай бұрын
Try bloodshed by Molly Doyle. It's possibly level 3-4. The audiobook is phenomenal and spicy with multiple narrators.
@pandabea3177 Жыл бұрын
Stupid question but wherecan i find the risk and other from the mindfuck series in physical form? Can't find it anywhere and i really love the serialkiller aspect from it.
@clintonsmids792 10 ай бұрын
Your cat made me laugh 😂
@marianaramires799 Жыл бұрын
I thought still beating would already be a level 5. That stuff was definitely the darkest I’ve read.
@Diana._.01 9 ай бұрын
Me who started with haunting Adeline 😅
@khierson11 Жыл бұрын
What would you label The ritual as?
@ChiChiZombiee 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this video. I’m laughing cause when I started Dark Romance I went full head to level 4-5 🤣 but loved it SO much I think I have issues lol I also think that Hunting Adeline (book 2) its level 5 that was very dark, and Hooked I felt like it was a 3 BUT maybe it’s cause I read it after Hunting Adeline so maybe that’s why I felt it was a lot less darker. I need a PITCH BLACK recommendations vid!!!!
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
I’ll definitely add a pitch black rec video to my schedule!
@sakshi3096 Жыл бұрын
Dude same my first dark romance book was haunting Adeline 💀
@jlafaro 2 жыл бұрын
I like dark but only if the darkness isn’t between the MCs. Does that make sense? Like nothing that the MMC is doing to the FMC or vice versa. Then it’s hard for me to buy in to the romance after that. Still Beating is one of my all time faves.
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
Yes totally get that!
@Isa00pd 2 жыл бұрын
Curious to know how you would classify the Deliver series by Pam Godwin, and also Sicko by Amo Jones. I'd say 5, but would love to see your opinion.
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t read Deliver yet but I do have the first book I’ll read it eventually! And I would probably put Sicko at a 4 or 5 I feel like it kinda falls between those two for me😅
@enchantixcreations8133 Жыл бұрын
Suggest books where i can see mafia and blind girl romance
@meganeasley6513 Жыл бұрын
I went from Colleen Hoover books to Den of Vipers (assuming BOTH were romance books)🤣
@Luluberri Жыл бұрын
Hopefully in the future we will have more clearly defended sub-genres or tags in dark romance listings, as I am sick of reading an interesting story, only for the every sex scene to turn into BDSM. BADSM, Kidnapped, Mafia, slavery etc, could have a tag or listing somewhere much like we see with reverse harem, LGBTQ, books.
@chxlsea.wicked1865 Жыл бұрын
Not me starting with Hooked and being halfway through and so far it’s not that dark to me…either I’m in for much darker things later or I’m real fucked up
@skilva 4 ай бұрын
oh you mean Haunting Adeline should NOT have been my first dark romance?
@nicoreads Жыл бұрын
I mostly agree with your list but I found Still Beating not that dark. And Hooked was kinda boring tbh... But the other ones were perfect choices for the different dark levels of romance.
@haleylia8935 2 жыл бұрын
You should do a friends to lovers book recommendations
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t done one before I will definitely have to do one soon thank you!!
@haleylia8935 2 жыл бұрын
@@Oheyitsmichae np I love your recommendations so much I trust you with my books so I know you’ll make it great
@kiaradorazio1439 Жыл бұрын
I started haunting adeline with out knowing, but I'm absolutely hooked
@dessertcomes1st 2 жыл бұрын
Found this video interesting but I am the opposite: I've been reading dark romances but am now choosing to go to the lighter side. I really, REALLY prefer substance over smut and I'm struggling to find books like that.
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
I would suggest B. Celeste or Micalea Smeltzer! Both aren’t super smutty and more deliver the emotional punch
@Nezhaofachtennight0812 Жыл бұрын
So, like, I started dark romance with the Cat And Mouse duet:) Everything was okay though.
@AngelReading_11111 Жыл бұрын
Can't even say How many times I read them .. Love them books!!
@Nezhaofachtennight0812 Жыл бұрын
@@AngelReading_11111 I like The Mindfuk series a lot more but the Cat and Mouse duet is also good.
@AngelReading_11111 Жыл бұрын
@@Nezhaofachtennight0812 yesss I love addie and zade so muchh too
@AngelReading_11111 Жыл бұрын
S T Abby's mindf*ck series is on another level tho . Seriously it's my fav book of all times Haunting adeline too .. dayyuumm I want me some of this mc
@paramotordj3695 Жыл бұрын
Try Author Kira Johns
@sayismartinez7615 Жыл бұрын
Me just realizing, after finishing Enthralled, that it was on level 5 and I definitely did NOT wanted to read this xd
@supersandkorn3780 4 ай бұрын
😍👍❤
@SKIMSPersonalStylist 2 жыл бұрын
📚📚📖
@BetweenThePagesWithLouLou Жыл бұрын
What is dub con and the other con?
@sayismartinez7615 Жыл бұрын
"Dub con" is dubious consent, as in it's questionable. Not exactly non consent, because in some ways it's there, or the MC desires it or there is, at least, a doubt. In "non con" there's no consent, at all, so basically rape, although it's usually worked troughout the book
@BetweenThePagesWithLouLou Жыл бұрын
@@sayismartinez7615 thank you 😊
@nicki.in.bookland 2 жыл бұрын
🔦 👀 Put me in, coach! Very interested in The Game! Mindf*ck is on my overdue lisy💀
@Oheyitsmichae 2 жыл бұрын
You need to!! But also I haven’t read untouchable yet so we’re even😂
@nicki.in.bookland 2 жыл бұрын
@@Oheyitsmichae touche
@sisonkemakuzeni3624 2 жыл бұрын
Do you have a dark romance book with a submissive female lead. I don't want a strong female lead
@swoonscapades 2 жыл бұрын
Lmao, your poor friend! I remember someone started me off with a Kitty Thomas book and 🥲🙃 that... traumatized me for a long while. But then I eased back into dark romance & now I can't go back 💖 this is why I just send people rec videos instead because my tolerance for the genre is skewed; I have few triggers & can handle reading about some pretty messed up stuff, so I'm afraid to scare someone off from this genre by giving them something i think isnt that dark but might be for a newbie to Dark Romance 😅 but this video was great & your rankings were accurate (and I love the system you had for why you ranked them the way you did) 👌
@namatamataba784 Жыл бұрын
Anyone read five out of ten
@jessiemayfield6749 Жыл бұрын
Hooked is hilariously cringy not fun dark
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