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Carnival Obsession: A Dark Romance by Selena Winters, Selena Winters
2.5
dark fast-paced

Just like the first book, if you're looking for plot, this isn't for you. If you want delicious smut, this is 100% your book. Pick this up if these are your fav spicy kinks:
🌶️ Stalker 
🌶️ Being chased
🌶️ Exhibitionism
🌶️ Motorcycle acts
🌶️ Pierced (down below)

There was a scene where the carnival guys were talking about how unhinged Cade is but tbh I find Lars way more unhinged? Like Cade is a psychopath, don't get me wrong but Lars feels more unhinged because it seems like his head is screwed on right but he CHOOSES to be a psychopath in comparison to Cade who's just a psychopath by nature. I feel like that choice alone makes him more terrifying. 

And while Cade was batshit nuts, the smut with his girl was almost 100% consensual. Whereas Lars' smut with Alice was only about maybe 60% consensual. So please check your trigger warnings. 

That aside, this one actually has a bit more plot than the first book. Just a bit. Tbh I wasn't really interested in the plot because it was pretty obvious the carnival owners/workers were operating shady shit in the background. And the conflict was settled in a very anticlimactic manner. So yea, still bare bones plot but we're here for the smut and Ms Winters delivered! 

I rated this lower than the first book because I found the speed at which Lars and Alice went from unhinged toxic relationship to "mushy lovey dovey together forever"  comically contrived.

Otherwise, still a fun fast spicy read.