silent, brooding men and smart, headstrong women just do it for me.

from the beginning, tristian and morana’s chemistry was hot as fuck and so intense. i loved it. they may acknowledged, and acted on, their physical attraction early on, but emotionally, this was a slow burn romance. and i devoured it.

their first kiss? it was so horrifying, and immensely beautiful. it literally happened in the rain while he held a gun to her heart. the scene brought tears to my eyes. it was one of the most memorable kissing scenes i’ve ever read.

like i know the series is called “dark verse”, but this book was dark, way darker than i was expecting if i’m being honest. and my heart hurts for tristan and morana. for the innocent children that they were, and the adults they had to become to survive.

all in all, there are so many theories i have, and unanswered questions, when it comes to the tenebrae and shadow point outfits – and this mysterious Alliance that collapsed – and it all has me hooked for the next book in the series.

considering how much i loved gothikana and fell in love with runyx’s writing, i can’t believe it’s taken me this long to read her first series!