From the outside, Bee Iverson and her fiancé, Aidan Shepard, look like any other happy couple—but looks can be deceiving. Not long into their engagement, secrets seep out of her past, lies surround them, and unwelcome surprises leak into their lives, breaking down Bee’s confidence not only in herself but in their relationship, too. Secret: Bee’s keeping a piece of her past from Aidan—for him. … Aidan—for him.
Aidan knows Bee’s a serial killer, preying on men as often as she can. In fact, their shared passion of such dark desires fuels their love for each other. Each stalks the cold, dark nights of Maine in search of their next victims—but separately. Aidan doesn’t want to play as a pair, but afterward they celebrate every kill. Every time blood is shed, their relationship deepens.
Lie: Bee is like any other serial killer.
As her past starts to bleed into her present, sleep comes harder and harder and monsters lurk around every corner. Worse still: as suspicion builds around a missing person’s case involving the murderous pair, Bee will have to either outwit the detective breathing down her neck…or come up with another way to secure her freedom.
Surprise: Freedom comes at a high price.
Content Warning: graphic violence, sexual content, and language
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First of all, this is a dark book. Don’t go in thinking you’ll get sunshine and rainbows; it takes those rainbows and grinds them into a dust and consumes the sunshine until everything is dark. It’s an interesting anti-hero story about a serial killer — a couple of serial killers, actually. And I don’t mean couple as in pair. I mine a romantic couple. It’s a psychological wild ride into the mind of Bee, who not only likes to kill, but she also is incredibly lustful. So, on top of dark, expect a lot of intimate scenes that are equally intense in their own right, and dark on occasion as well. It’s a unique take from the twisted mind of a woman who partners with another of the same mindset and how they evade capture as well as find solace in each other. The narrator was a bit nasel, dropping her consonants, and the voices she did were a bit distracting at times, but it didn’t ruin the incredibly riveting story. Highly recommend but not for the faint of heart.
This is one weird story. I struggled with the characters. Not them per say but the idea of them. They were all over the place. The story seemed to choppy and a lot of thoughts put together. One min they are dragging a body through the woods and the next they are having sex. No break in the scene. Then usually it’s back to body dragging or killing. Whenever B goes to a bar. I never really know which what is really happening and what isn’t. Usually she can’t remember either so I get no answer. That ending was just on par with the rest of the book. Apparently this story isn’t for me.
I did listen to this on audio. The narrator, Kim Rossi, sounded a bit nasally at for but either I got used to it or she quit. Either way after that everything went fine.
The second installment in Maria Ann Green’s Darkness series, Deeper Into Darkness takes us deep into the mind of Bee Iverson, mild-mannered writer by day, ruthless serial killer by night. Throughout the novel, Green expertly weaves a tale between Bee’s past and present that create a fully-formed, wholly unique female protagonist.
This book is delightfully dark and twisted, and is perfect for those who enjoy a few plot curveballs and surprises. Green’s adept storytelling skills are evident not only in the plot, but also in the way she has us rooting for the protagonists, even though their actions are morally reprehensible. You can’t help but want Bee and Aidan to live happily together, even if that means two serial killers go unpunished. The ending of this book creates more questions than it does answers, and I, for one, cannot wait to see what happens next.
**I received an ARC for my honest review.**
I loved the book. I just could not wrap my mind around a female serial killer lol. I know there were some but I only know of 2. Anyway. This was a great book to read. It was just a little bit weird for me having a female serial killer and later in the book, the engaged couple serial killers, together. AAAHHH!! That just blows my mind lol. Now I would love to read the third book and wonder if she or they would continue to kill when she maybe pregnant. If you like dark romance or just dark anything, then this series would be perfect for you. Suggest 18 + for people to read.
This was an ARC in exchange for an honest review.