Toxic: A Dark Romance Paperback – 25 Dec. 2023

the storyline grasps you from the beginning. glad i came across this book and they they both met their match. i wish there was another part to this book maybe including his povs

The first half of the book was really good and had a great story. Then it got weird and felt like an entirely different book. The main characters were acting completely different and the setting changed entirely. Yeah.. not worth the hype. Sorry.

☠️TOXIC☠️By Nicole BlanchardRating: 4.5🌟🌟🌟🌟/5🌟Spice level: 3.5🔥🔥🔥 /5🔥Pages: 260 on Kindle⚡️DARK romance⚡️ single POV (FMC’s point of view)⚡️forbidden romance⚡️abused yet kind + gentle FMC (not by MMC)⚡️inmate MMC⚡️special nickname “little mouse”😍⚡️ TRIGGER WARNING: domestic violence situations described on page;sexual assault situation described on page; non-consensual sex (ish?)“I am his to control, but he isn’t just taking it. He’s asking for it, and I submit to it freely.” First things first, Nicole Blanchard is a B E A U T I F U L writer. Seriously, some of the lines that she wrote were some of the most beautiful, imaginative words that I have ever read. The images that she created in my mind were so detailed that I felt that I was literally in the story, and it can be incredibly rare to find someone with that kind of talent. 👏🏼 The spicy scenes alone were so well written that it would take me a minute to realise what was actually happening. 😳 Next, GRACIN KINGSLEY. Aghhh this man has my H E A R T. I loved him, then i hated him, then i loved him some more. But ultimately, he reeled me in, heart first, just like he did to Tessa. The way that he cares about Tessa, how gentle + soft he is with her🥺 He literally embodies “alpha male” but with Tessa he just becomes a giant, sweet ball of adoration🥹 Gracin will fight to the death for Tessa and that alone makes my heart THROB in my chest. 🥰 And Tessa! Man, that woman embodies “girl power”! How strong, how brave, how determined! Everything that she went through and overcame, yet she is still standing and fighting with her head held tall. This story gave me Harley Quinn and The Joker vibes- crazy, tortured, wild, and pain. And as hard as it could be to read at times, it was such a fantastic story that I just couldn’t stop. So here I am, at 2 in the morning, with a toddler that will certainly wake up in 4 hours, telling you to go and read this. NOW.

I read this is in a day. It’s quite dark but also easy reading if that makes sense to my dark taboo reading friends 😂 good storyline and it’s the first I’ve read from this author - it won’t be the last. Spicy 🌶️ but also has a plot that keeps you interested.

▪ Check Trigger Warnings ▪Tropes: ▪ Dark Romance ▪ Forbidden- Nurse/Prisoner ▪ Morally Grey Anti-hero ▪ Single POV ▪ Joker/Harley Dynamic ▪This is my first book by Nicole and I enjoyed it, I did feel like it was missing something but I enjoyed it enough to keep going.Tessa is a nurse at Blackthorne prison and her husband is the warden. Tessa's husband isn't a nice man. When one of the inmates spots bruises on Tessa, things progress.I liked that Tessa's character had growth although she did annoy me at certain pointsm Gracin is a dangerous man and he has a lot to hide, I struggled to see what Tessa saw in him, he didn't seem to have a lot of redeeming qualities at all.Please do check the trigger warnings on the author's website as the triggers aren't In the beginning of the book and I really think they should be.

This book was pretty dark, story line was good (read the warnings prior). Spcie level wad good, really enjoyed this.

Wasn't overly impressed and sadly skipped over it in 30mins. It's a bad and definitely toxic murder filled love. If you like that style this is for you. Just not my cup of tea.

I did not expect this read to go the way it did. Talk about surprises, twists and some crafty plotting.Absolutely sensational read, highly recommend. 10/10

And it didn’t disappoint me at all. I enjoyed every part of this book. This was such a good read! I absolutely loved the characters they were written beautifully. So much plot mixed with spice I throughly enjoyed it. I couldn’t put it down.

Book arrived in perfect condition exactly as pictured

This one is not a mindless spice like others. It had some truth in it, truth about broken and tired people.

This book is defintely dark. You should read the TWs first, cause there is a lot of bad things happening to the FMC. It's spicy, dark and our heroine Tessa is able to transform into a badass.I don't understand the bad reviews here. This is one of my favourite dark romance books I've ever read. And I read a lot.This is not an arc review. I bought this book.

In short I loved the story, I look forward to read more from this Author ... The storyline was really good kept me om the edge of my seat, read it in one go