When Saylor finds herself in a killer’s house, she doesn’t know what to think. She expected to be chopped into little pieces just like his last victim; instead, he promises that the man deserved it, and that he won’t hurt her. There’s just one catch: she can’t leave until he trusts her. At first, earning his trust is an act. Saylor knows it’s dangerous. She knows she should run far and fast and never look back. Yet the lie soon starts to fail, because this killer is charming and sweet—and utterly obsessed with her.     

You know, I never expected serial killer romances to be so romantic, and yet here I am, fully embracing my dark romance era. I really appreciated getting more insight into the MMC this time around; Jed’s had a challenging upbringing, to say the least, and I actually felt a lot of sympathy for him. Despite his obvious strengths and his chainsaw massacre tendencies, there’s a real sense of vulnerability to his personality. FMC Saylor has ADHD/anxiety tendencies that hit me really hard at times. I can absolutely understand her conflicted feelings about Jed, especially with how much I related to her. Their chemistry was sizzling, and their romance adorable. Realistically, I don’t think I could fall for a serial killer, no matter how charming and sweet, but there were definitely a lot of moments when I thought “girl, same” and had to do some pretty serious self-reflecting (awks). I’m really bummed to have reached the end of the series for now, but I’m hopeful that there’ll be more stories in the future!