** A DARK and MIND-BLOWING STEAMY ROMANCE **I was young, innocent, and looking to start my career in psychology. However, it turned out I was in the wrong class, with the wrong professor, at the wrong time. One decision to become an apprentice changed my entire life.After being left with nothing, including my true identity, money, family, and friends, I was evicted from my apartment. I knew I’d … apartment. I knew I’d have to run and hide while struggling with starvation, but then a shady job offer became an appealing option in the midst of my desperation.
I was fully aware of the risks involved, but I’m well versed in reading people and assuming their intentions. Therefore, I was confident I wouldn’t end up being that woman who ran into a trap, decorated with luxurious accommodations and high-class amenities. I also wasn’t the type to reach for bait disguised as a gorgeous man with lust pooling in his eyes.
As it turns out, though … I was wrong about everything—almost everything.
I fell into the rabbit hole where nothing was as it seemed from the outside, and I had no clue I was the puppeteer of it all.
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This book left me speechless, with my heart on my throat and all my senses on overdrive. I’ve read some books by this author, most of them romcoms, but she excelled herself in this genre. It has darkness without being morbid, it’s hot but there’s still a romance and a love story within, but above all the plot and characters are so well developed that before you know it you are in the last chapter and you don’t know what hit you. Both Axel and Harley are extremely complex characters, their reasons and circumstances are completely different but they are so much alike without knowing, but the best of all is that the story will wrap you around it and you’ll even second guess what you already know.
5+ STARS FOR DARKEST PERCEPTION!! AMAZING is all I can say!!! OMG, this author can write any genre and turn it into a 5 star read. I absolutely loved this story, it kept me on the edge of my seat and turning pages. Harley and Axel’s story was full of deceit, secrets, pasts and so many feels. If you love romantic suspense you will want to 1-click this book, it is so good. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.
I received an arc from the author in exchange for an honest review.
wow this book was a total mind f*ck! When you think you have figured out everything, Shari threw in another plot twist. This book kept me guessing until the end. The characters in the book may not be what they appear, and nothing is what it seems.
I give this book 5 stars!!!
There are not a lot of authors that can write different genres, but Shari is definitely one of them.
I loved the characters of Harley and Axel!!!
I definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves a good suspense novel, and likes to be kept guessing
She would not do what others have done. She is in the wrong class and with the wrong professor. She promised she would not go down the same road as other but she is soon doing so. What is she going to do? Where will it all end? Follow her journey
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This is a new author for me, and I found that at times I was sitting on the edge of my seat due to the suspense and intensity of the writing. This is told from dual points of view and I enjoyed hearing from both Harley and Axel. The author has come up with a plot that has complex characters, there are so many twists and turns with a lot of deceit, action, mystery and some romance that I was left mesmerized throughout the entire book. I love the way this author tells a story, her writing is so engaging, she gives the reader enough to keep them engaged and thirsty so that putting the book down is simply not an option.
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Shari J Ryan can rip my heart into a million pieces with her stories and then turn around a write such a mind bender wow! So amazing!
Wow. What a fantastic read!! Darkest Perception had me captured from the very first page. Definitely not what I was expecting…. It was so much better. The characters, Axel and Harley, have been portrayed very well and really make the story captivating. Their histories, stories and personalities make this book captivating from the get go. The twists and turns throughout the book keep coming and keep readers spellbound to the very end. You feel the need to keep reading to find out what will happen next. I couldn’t put the book down. Very well written.
Darkest Perception by Shari J. Ryan is a dark, twisty read told in alternating points of view that will keep you guessing as the story unfolds. The heroine, a psychology major, has no idea that accepting an internship with her professor will radically change her life – and not for the better. Six months into the internship her professor goes to prison and she is forced to assume a new identity and run for her life.
She spends a year as Harley, living in hiding, trying to scrape by, barely surviving. When presented with a sketchy job opportunity offering food and shelter, hunger and desperation lead her to accept. She will be working under and answering to the very mysterious Axel. But what exactly has she agreed to do? Why won’t he just tell her? What is Axel hiding?
This suspenseful story is full of mystery and intrigue. A gripping tale that is difficult to put down once you begin reading. I was thoroughly entertained and surprised as each secret was revealed.
* I voluntarily read an ARC and provided my honest review. *
Twisted and thrilling!
I’ve been a big fan of this author’s works, she can make me laugh, cry, swoon and fall in love with her stories. However, this is my first thriller/suspense story of Ms. Ryan’s. I can say that she has exceeded my expectation!
The depth and the twist of this story had my head reeling and got my stomach twisted in knots! I really enjoyed this one!
Wow! This book is different from the other books from this author that I have read. Most of the other books were funny and romantic and lighthearted. This book was dark and twisty and edge of your seat type read. I was so wrapped up in the story and kept trying to figure out things and then it changes on me and made me question the things that were happening! This is a must read!
I knew Shari could write funny. I knew she could write sexy. I knew she can nail a second chance romance, but I had no idea she was capable of dark & twisty!
I enjoyed the suspense of the not knowing. The technology side of this story was intriguing. The characters kept you scratching your head. Who do they work for? What is darkest perception?
Entertaining roller coaster ride of lies, deceit, action and suspense with a dash of romance. Great page turner!
4.5 Mind Blowing Stars!
Perception can be created and twisted to meet our needs or the needs of others. This story will change your perception again and again and again. Harley was caught in a web of deceit and lies. She lost everything and is living on the streets. She will do almost anything now that she is completely desperate for food and shelter. She agrees to take a job from two very mysterious men. But the events that follow have her questioning everything, including her own safety. This is an exhilarating and sometimes shocking story that will have you on the edge of your seat, trying to figure out what is happening. There are so many twists and turns and dark secrets, it’s hard to figure out who to trust. Even Harley is one big surprise after another. This sexy, mind blowing story will test your perception to the very last word!
This story was very different than any other I’ve read by Shari J Ryan and that’s a good thing. It’s not your typical romance read. There’s secrets, lies, entanglements, blackmail, intrigue and mystery. You try to guess what’s going on from the beginning and just when you think you get what’s going on, it all get’s turned upside down leaving you with the “I never saw that coming!” feeling. Are Harley, Axel and Everett who they seem they are, or are they more. What is the Darkest Perception and how do each of them play a role in it? This one will truly keep you guessing to the end. If you want a story a bit different than you’re used to, then pick up this one and start the guessing game.
Darkest Perception was a unique story that captivated me from the very beginning. I was intrigued by Harley’s story. There were so many secrets & hidden motives, and the complex personalities of Harley & Axel were interesting. I loved that I never quite knew when a twist would present itself. I really loved this book, especially the epilogue. I hope Shari J. Ryan writes more books in this genre.
I voluntarily read a complimentary Advance Reader Copy.
Darkest Perception = MIND BLOWN! There were so many plot twists, secrets, lies, and shocking events. This book does contain a love story but it’s not your typical HEA. Harley and Axel have their moments throughout the book but the focus is on the mystery. You really need to grab this book ASAP and put the pieces together for yourself.
Fact: Shari J. Ryan can successfully write any genre!!
Every book of Shari Ryan’s that I have read have left me in awe and enamored. While this is not her typical genre it left me completely mind blown. I am not sure how an author can write in so many different genre’s and still excel every time. This story was completely dark, twisted and deceptively addicting. From the moment I began reading I was not sure what the f@$k was happening but I sure as hell wanted to know. I could not put this book down from start to finish it was a complete decent into the deepest, darkest rabbit hole I have ever fallen into.
When an intelligent psychology student, who seems to never catch a break, has a chance to apprentice under her professor Dr. Mason Phillips, it is an opportunity she can’t possibly pass up. But she ultimately has no clue what she is getting herself into and that her world, as she knows it, is about to change forever. An absolute mind bending trip down the rabbit hole. Halfway through her internship, her professor goes to jail and she is forced to assume a new identity and live her life on the run.
Struggling to live her new life , she gets a job opportunity that is sketchy at best. And so begins the mysterious, mind twisting tale of Harley and Axel.
When I read the last page and put this book down my mind screamed – What in the f@$k did I just read? And my mouth exclaimed – the best sh!t ever!
Totally destabilizes, confuses and manipulates your mind!!!
“When truth is blurred by lies and misinformation, perception becomes reality and all is lost.”
Some authors you know what your going to get when you read there books. But with Ryan you just never know. Other then that it’s going to be a good read. She can write serious, funny, edge of your seat, tear jerkers. And now this. I finished this book a few days ago and had to let my thoughts settle a little. To figure how I was going to review it without giving anything away.
This book is an edge of your seat, what the heck did I just read, read. Ryan will mess with your head and leave wondering if you trust your own thoughts when you are finished. LOL!!!! This is nothing like she’s thus far and it was a page turner.
Something different, keeps your mind guessing… is anything really what it seems?
This book is nothing like shari has ever written and dang it’s so good. Suspense that keeps you guessing, had me thinking if I was in that situation what would I do?
Mind twist or mind f… for sure
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Do you love dark and twisted books? Do you love a book that will keep you turning the pages faster and faster? Well Shari Ryan’s Darkest Perception is the book for you. Shari is a writer that hits you in the feels with her heartwarming writings. She can make you piss your pants laughing with her funny rom-coms. What you don’t see coming is a book that messes with your mind and keeps you on your toes. Shari has wow’d her readers with everything she writes. Darkest Perception is one book that I can add to my list of the best books she’s ever written…
The two main characters, Axel and Harley, have a past. A past that Harley is having a hard time remembering. Axel on the other hand, hasn’t forgotten Harley. They meet once again years later. This time their “relationship” is built on lies and secrets.
I am going to leave it at that…. I refuse to spoil this 5 star read for anyone.
BUY THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You won’t be sorry.. I promise you….
Whoa! This book! Mindf*ck indeed! I don’t even know where to start, so much suspense, you’ll think you have it all figured out then someone does something and you’re like WHAT IS HAPPENING?!? Very good, smart story that will keep you guessing (mostly incorrectly) until the very end. I really liked Harley, I liked how intelligent she seemed, she can’t seem to catch a break poor thing, I just wanted to hug her lol. Axel was smart too, but what my mom would have called a ‘different kind of smart’, like Axel had street smarts and Harley seemed to have more book smarts. I could not put this down, kept turning the pages until there were no more left to turn. Well written, well thought out, and just keeps you on the edge of your seat.