I don’t see dead people.I see you.I see every incarnation of you.I see the history of your soul.I can see your aura soaked in the blood of your previous lives.Most people are inherently good or evil.Some flit between darkness and light.Few can change the fabric of their essence; it’s a fight that most are too weak to win.He was once darkness.An evil so pure that his very soul is black and yet I … that his very soul is black and yet I am drawn to him like a moth to a flame.
Some days, I feel like I am drowning, the waves of my feelings stealing the very air from my lungs.
Other days, I feel nothing at all.
I’m unsure which is worse; gasping for air or dying from this thirst.
Can you learn to breathe underwater when you find someone worth drowning for?
Feyness is a dark romance standalone.
Readers of a sensitive disposition may want to step away from the book.
Step away, nothing to see here.
Readers who like to dance on the dark side, come on in and enjoy the ride.
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I have read all of ES Carter’s other books and loved each one. This story is so dark and so very different from her other books with a hero so evil, how could I possibly fall in love with this tale and its characters!?
“I am darkness.
The blackest of black.
She is light.
Would she taint me with her goodness?
Would I find redemption in the softness of her skin and the warmness of her flesh?”
The book starts out when Faye is given to Cole by her monster of a father. Faye can see that Cole’s aura is evil and black and she can’t help but be afraid even as she is attracted to him and to his outer beauty.
“I am his to have. His to use. His to inflict pleasure… or pain.”
The author’s amazing writing painted pictures of each scene in my mind with her words. I was immersed in the story, dragged along with Faye…I felt everything with her and for her!!
“…all I am is need disguised as a vessel made of blood, bone, and sinew. This man slays me with desire. Sick, twisted, dirty desire.”
At times I felt overwhelmed with the brutality of the story, especially in flashbacks, but it really served to connect me to Cole, Faye, even Luke (and dare I say Grim).
I know this story is a standalone but in the end I couldn’t help but want more. I want to go back to this world with Cole and Faye. I want to see what they can accomplish together. I want to discover more about Luke and even Grim.
4.5 stars
“I may not wear a collar and lead, but I am just as much a prisoner; owned, bartered, dead inside.”
Feyness is the first book I read by ES Carter but it definitely won’t be my last! I was hooked right away. I started reading the book and I got so excited because I just knew this book would be one crazy ride. The bar was set high for me from the beginning. I am pleased to announce that this book met my expectations. It was darker than I expected, which I am really happy about. Because I get disappointed with a lot of dark romances, where I am expecting dark and twisted characters but end up with normal characters that just don’t do it for me. This can be because I read a lot of really dark books so my hard limits and needs are up higher than the regular reader. Dark means different things to different readers.
“I am snow white, and he is the poisoned apple, and despite this knowledge, right here, right now, I would die for just one bite of flesh.”
Let’s talk about our main character Faye. Who is being married off to a twisted killer by her evil father. And let me tell you her dad is one sick bastard! She is being married off to Cole who is definitely NOT a good guy. There were scenes in this book that had me cringing because they were so ruthless and horrific. The author definitely has a dark side to her. Cole wants to break, hurt and feast on her flesh. I love that we have dual POV, because I love getting into the heads of these dark characters.
“I’m not a hearts and flowers man. If I ever offer her a heart, it will be warm and still beating…”
There are a couple of flashbacks that were heartbreaking and explains why Cole is the way he is. It also shows what Faye has gone through in her past, which was pretty sick too. My heart broke for both characters in these moments. What I love most about Faye is that even though she had no real freedom and has been through some really traumatic events, she is still very strong. She didn’t let what happened to her break her. Even though Cole is a dark character, there is a light inside all his darkness. I can’t blame him for ending up the way he did. Cole and Faye are a perfect match. His darkness doesn’t push her away, she embraces it! In a lot of dark romance I get annoyed by the female character because they play hard to get and it unnecessary lengthens the book. I like straight forward characters and in this book all of them are that.
“I want to obey this man. I need to please him and not only because I fear his wrath but because he has somehow bound me to him. In some sick and twisted way, I crave his approval.”
There were so many great quotes I highlighted, too bad I can’t include all of them in here. But hopefully they give you some view into what kind of story this is. It was very dark. The only down side I can find to this story is the length. For me it could’ve been much longer. I was missing seeing the characters more as a couple. I wanted more development in their relationship. I think that is the reason why I couldn’t 100% connect with them. I also wanted more intimate scenes, normally there are too many of them in dark romances but in this book I wanted more of them. The plot was great and very original. I REALLY really loved. I wish there were more books like Feyness. My dark and twisted mind needs to be fed by these type of stories.
“Hope is a sick thing. It is even more vile than admitting that the monster in front of me turns me on.”
This book is a stand-alone but I am hoping the author will be persuaded to either write a sequel for Faye and Cole or give two side characters their own story. I especially want Cole’s brother Luke to get his own book because he was even darker than Cole. But Grim was the worst. That guy is messed up on a whole another level!
“I want him to use me as he sees fit, even if it hurts; even if it hurts so badly that I never crave his touch again.”
“Readers of a sensitive disposition may want to step away from the book. Step away, nothing to see here.”
Like other readers I didn’t really look too much into the synopsis for this book before diving in, and when I read this warning Eli put at the start of the book, I also didn’t take it too seriously, I mean Pfft! I LOVE dark books, they are my Jam! But WOW!! This has to be the darkest, most intriguing, heart wrenching, graphic and violent book I have read yet! And I absolutely devoured it whole!!
This is a book with such visceral gritty imagery you can almost taste the blood in your mouth and feel the blows incurred and palpate the pain in your chest from your heart tearing apart!
I could see the colours described and visualise the scenes in great detail such is the masterful storytelling of this author!
With most dark stories there is a battle of good versus evil, and the players are quite clearly from one camp or the other, but in this tale you are never too sure where the battle lines are drawn and on what side the warriors stand, as there is darkness in all those invested here and some movement between the two as the story develops.
I loved the supernatural element to the book, Faye’s abilities a shield and weapon she uses to protect and arm herself against the evils in her hideous upbringing and uncertain future.
She is almost ethereal in the beginning of the story but proves a worthy adversary and then powerful ally to her the monster she is betrothed to.
And Cole Hunter is the most wicked monster in the most delicious packaging!
I’m a little in awe of Eli’s creation of this superb alpha beast of a man, I really can’t think I’ve ever come across another character quite like him, where you truly want to dislike him from the start but slowly piece by piece he is revealed to, although be still a vicious antihero, he is almost humane, part liberator and guardian angel, though dark angel at that!!
This is no beautiful romance, but don’t discount the feeling and intensity of the pull of these characters, they just won’t get there by conventional means, and isn’t that just the most seductive thing about their love?
I’m wasting no time moving on to the next offering in this series, Parasight, I can’t get enough of this alluring dark world! All the stars!!!
This book was pretty good. Not sure if I will read the others in the series though.
I’ve read all 3 books in this series. This book or series is not for someone who can’t read about sexual assault or violence. I loved the endings for all 3 books. For all the tragedy and violence, you do get to read positive outcomes for all of the main characters. It just takes a very bumpy road to get there. I’m hoping there is more books in this series especially because so much was left unresolved. I reccommend this series for anyone that can handle this type of storyline.
This is a dark read but I enjoyed it throughout.
This book had potential, but it fell short of my expectation. The characters’ pasts were too horrible to have made them accept each other do easily. The violence was realistic but unrealistically forgiven. The plot was contrived and underdeveloped. I like dark romance, but this just didn’t hit the mark.
A bit too harsh for me.
This was a dark, twisted tale abt Faye, who sees auras surrounding people, especially the darkness around Cole, her new husband.
This story had all the elements to keep the reader fully entertained: steamy scenes, detailed descriptions and characters that kept the reader wanting more
3.5 stars
Wow! This was one intense, violent, graphic read!
From the first scene this book paints a dark world filled with depravity and violence. I was dry mouthed and wide eyed as I read this.
Although there is a hero, he’s not what I would call book boyfriend material. To be honest, I didn’t like him from the first moment Faye saw him – despite her own instant attraction – to the very end. Yes, in the end we learn he’s not all bad, but unfortunately I wasn’t able to ascertain that fact for myself due to his actions. I did like his protectiveness of her, although it seemed to waver from time to time.
Faye was an interesting heroine. She could see auras and was surrounded by men who carried only darkness. Her new husband is the same but as his aura changes, it gave me a bit of comfort knowing that while Cole couldn’t say the words, he certainly felt more than violence, anger, and death towards her.
I enjoy a dark read occasionally and this was certainly dark. But I also have a need to feel that the characters, especially the hero, will never harm the heroine…without her consent at least. Cole is abusive towards Faye and allows his brother to be so as well. While he eventually ceases his angry lashes of abuse at her, there was never a moment where he regretted it or that I felt he apologized for his actions. Perhaps that is why I couldn’t totally connect with him.
Despite my inability to love this book due to Cole, I will say that this book is going to be perfect for that reader that likes thing dirty, violent, grotesque, and graphic while not concerned over the hero’s actions regarding the heroine. Yes, he does fall in love to the extent he’s capable of, but I need more. If you do not, you’re all set and I highly encourage you to read this one ASAP.
Readers who are sensitive in any way will need to steer clear! And for you dark lovers, this is your catnip
The writing was perfect and really well done. It has all the elements that made it progressed past my expectations an exceptional read.
Too dark for me
Described as dark romance, there was little development of characters or the premise behind who the “Red Order” is or the ‘abilities’ the protagonist has. Interesting concepts, none were fully explored. This made it difficult to buy into story, the relationship. or the necessity for some of the graphic violence. There is a second book, so perhaps this is required. I’ll probably give it a skip.
I hated it . Dark and vile
This was a book so unbelievable I truly has a hard time reading the content. It was filled with awful people and subjects that were difficult to digest. A love story, but one I don’t want to continue with.
Very different
I’ll be honest, I was terrified to read Feyness. I read a snippet of it on the Book+Main app, and fell in love, but I somewhat knew what to expect, and was so scared. However, I plunged in without reading reviews, without reading the blurb, without reading anything other than the snippet on the app. I AM SO GLAD I DID! I absolutely loved it! I love the way ES Carter writes, and I can’t wait to start Parasight (Red Order #2) Carter makes the characters so relatable, even in the midst of bloodshed, and evil. You are pulling for them to make it work! I can’t rave enough about this book. It’s not for the faint of heart, but if you aren’t scared to take a chance, I definitely would recommend it!