What happens when you accidentally kidnap the girl of your dreams?Noah Decker has carved out a respectable, if lonely, life for himself, designing video games in his Cold War-era house, caring for his chickens, and faithfully patronizing the local pub for their corned beef sandwiches. And loving Addison. Addison, who moves with the grace of a ballerina as she waits tables. Addison, whose every … tables. Addison, whose every published word he reads again and again until he’s committed them to memory.
Addison, who doesn’t even know he exists.
But Noah’s nonexistent status is blown apart late one night when Addison staggers into the path of his car, scantily dressed, incoherently drunk, and without a phone. Incapable of leaving her passed out in the street, Noah has no choice but to bring his dream girl home for the night so she can sober up.
Except Addison doesn’t wake up grateful—she wakes up panicked. She accuses Noah of terrible things, acts he’d never dream of committing, and threatens to report him. Noah can’t let that happen. Won’t let that happen.
Even if it means locking Addison in a bunker.
Deliciously twisted and unexpectedly heart-wrenching, Underdog explores the private suffering of loneliness and the terrible potential of a nice guy who’s all out of options. Fans of You by Caroline Kepnes and the works of Gillian Flynn will love Underdog.
“Underdog is equal parts gripping and disturbing. A reminder that our lives can alter in an eye blink. Decent people do deplorable things. We’re all shades of dark and light. It’s riveting when darkness wins.” — Andra Watkins, New York Times bestselling author of Not Without My Father
“Thought-provoking and disturbingly erotic, Underdog will make you question your own ethical boundaries.” — Meghan O’Flynn, bestselling author of the Ash Park series
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Dark, gritty, haunting, poignant, disturbingly erotic, and sensual in ways that will make you reexamine your own ethical boundaries. Kristen Mae blows my mind in a new twisted way with every book! DO NOT MISS THIS ONE.
This book had me turning pages until the very end. Kristen can WRITE, y’all. She’s a master of dark erotica and this is one of her best. Pick it up — you won’t be disappointed.
I’ve read a lot of twisted romance stories…and have never read anything like this. It’s disturbingly realistic for one. The anti hero from whose perspective the story is told is an awkward, over weight nerd not some dominant, muscular guy like these stories usually feature. He gets into a situation way out of his depth and his subsequent self exploration and behavior is both endearing and maddening. This author is simply brilliant at inserting the reader into her story…could not put it down. Highly recommend!!
This story puts you inside the head of Noah, which is an interesting place to be. It made me think a lot about how you can rationalize anything if you really want to, but deep down you know it’s wrong & that will eat at you. Also, how one mistake or impulse decision leads to a spiral of bad choices. Both Noah and Addison change a lot throughout the book and it’s interesting to follow how they become both better and worse in various ways. The ending wasn’t a complete shock, but it wasn’t exactly what I expected either. All in all, a good book that will take you to some dark places & really make you think.
This book will have you on the edge of your chair! Dark, twisted and profound with bits of compassion and eagerness. Do you feel hatred toward the right character? Maybe feel bad for the wrong one.. who knows! This book has so many twists and turns, it was hard to put down. I love all of Kristen’s books and this one certainly is no different.
Where do I even start? This is the third book I’ve read from this amazing author. Some books start out slow and you really have to work to get interested. This is not the case here. The book starts and finishes with excitement. I could hardly put it down I liked it so much. Nerdy Noah is so easy to love. He makes you want him to have a happy ending. He deserves it right? Addison is that girl we all want to be. Pretty, outgoing, and seems to have it all. You wonder could she really fall for a guy like Noah? She seems to want too or does she? I can’t recommend Underdog or Kristen Mae books enough. She is the queen of dark and twisted; sweet and loving.
I would also like to add that after every book I feel like I have to process everything. I sit there kinda shell shocked haha.
Just finished Underdog and… woah. Addison is badass! And Noah, he had me all over the place, from feeling sorry for him, to rooting for him, to hoping he ended up chicken feed-on repeat through the entire book. Fantastic writing, as usual!
It’s easy to think you’re a moral person until you’re faced with the ultimate test. This is what happens to Noah when he accidentally finds himself caught between what he knows is right and what every fiber of his being is telling him he wants. You won’t be able to put this book down, and you might even find yourself rooting for the underdog in this disturbingly twisted and erotic novel from best-selling author Kristen Mae.
This book was a little different than her other books. I mean, it was still dark and twisted, but the POV was male so that was a first.
I don’t know that I felt a strong emotional connection to the characters in the story until I got to the end and really replayed what I just read. This book is a bit of a sleeper, but once it is all played out, you are just taken aback by what just happened.
I feel like the book gets better the more you are able to grasp the cleverness, manipulativeness, and overall ingenious of some of the characters (I don’t want to get specific but you will understand once you read it).
Overall, I think this book is worth reading and then replaying the scenes once you are finished. If you do that, you will better understand the intelligence it took to create a story that changes your entire perspective once you complete it and doing so without plot holes.
Another winner from Kristen Mae, with a story that will leave you never certain of who you’re rooting for, even at the very end. Can you even trust your instincts?? You’ll wonder…