Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Attempted sexual assault, Bullying, Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Manipulation, Toxic relationships, Trauma
Make Me Lie
by C.R. Jane, May Dawson
Book 1 in Rich Demons of Darkwood
A high-drama dark college why-choose with secret-society pressure, serial-killer-family baggage, and a heroine who is done being easy prey.
goodreads 4.19/5 7,882 ratings
storykind_community 5/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length314 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice2/5 · Dark / taboo style
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Why Choose / Reverse Harem
- Medium burn
- Medium
- Dark / taboo style
- The angst delivered
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- Love/hate tension
- Rough / aggressive style
- Book hangover incoming
- Possessive love interest
- Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
- Obsessed
- Push and pull
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Possessive / claiming
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Rough but consensual
- Mine declarations
- Wall pinning
- BDSM elements
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Academy / campus
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Reverse harem / why choose
- Slum / undercity
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- College romance
- Bully romance
- Secret society
- Second chance
- Stalker romance
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Dark
- Heavy
- High
- Survivor
- Angsty
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- Intense
- Suspenseful
- Fast-paced
- Cliffhanger warning
- Morally complex
- Revenge arc
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Book details
- Length
- 314 pages
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book