Week 44 Reviews: Lovely Violent Things, Lovely Wicked Things

From Goodreads:

He's the devil. And she's his wicked game.

Book two in the Hollow's Row series.

The night I gave in to Kallum Locke, I sold my soul to the devil. Now that devil has returned for me, a daemon siphoning off what soul I have left.

The Harbinger killer has descended on Hollow's Row amid an active case, where I've been hired as a consultant to profile two killers. One offering gruesome sacrifices to obtain an ancient philosophy, and the other a bad omen from my past.

A dark truth hovers at the edge of my memories—but is it real, or a trick by the chaos magician himself, meant to trap me in his web of lies and corruption.

Kallum is too consuming, his clashing green-and-blue eyes staring into my depths, demanding I feel the frenzy he teased from my soul.

I have to escape him.

I've tasted Halen St. James, my muse of heartbreak. I've sank my teeth into her tender flesh, lapped at her tears, marked her as mine…

So I'll be damned if I let her go now. Not this time—not when I'm so close to revealing our truth. It's easy to be tricked when you believe your own lies. And, oh, how my little Halen loves her pretty lies.

She's obsessed with naming me the killer. She's afraid of me, but I'm not the danger she should fear.

The moth is attracted to sweetness—and my little Halen is the sweetest damn thing.

Halen needs her big bad villain to protect her.

From Goodreads:

Halen:

I've created a monster. When past and present collide, the fallout feels like the death of my morality. Every time I look into Kallum's clashing, feverish eyes, I see a dark omen—the threat of what we'll do to each other if our desires run wild.

While the Hollow's Row case comes to a head, a new heinous player enters the scene. As the Alchemist threatens the town, I'm torn between a promise to help my friend, and my loyalty to Kallum—the man who has sacrificed everything for me.

I've created a monster—but he's my monster. And if I can't control Kallum's chaotic nature, I'll lose him…just as I've lost everyone I've loved.

There could be a future for us, but only if we don't damn ourselves first.

Kallum:

The moment Halen St. James crashed my world, I made a vow to harbor her darkness, the lovely spark who ignited my black soul. But now, it's time for Halen to finally step out of her shadows.

I would do—and have done—anything to keep her mine. I've become a villain to protect her. Even from herself.

When she looks into my eyes with recognition, I'm a man reborn, redeemed by her cleansing fire. Only there's a vital piece of our story missing, and without it, I'll always fear losing her—a primal fear that provokes the demon within.

The truth lies somewhere in the murky marsh waters, where killers and philosophers intwine, obscuring ancient wisdoms and feasting on the sweetest nectar.

I was created for her, to devour her heartbreak, and she was designed for me, the muse to the devil Full list can be found on author's website.

My Review:


Author: Trisha Wolfe
Series: Hollow Row #2, 3
Read: October 30th, 30th, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books, and Lovely Wicked Things is a End of Series 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Lock Key Press
Published: March 29th 2023, February 3rd 2024

Lovely Violent Things:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Lovely Wicked Things:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars