Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Graphic violence, Murder, Drug use, Childhood trauma, Dubious consent, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Gun violence, Substance abuse, Death of loved one, Trauma, Manipulation, Parental abuse, Grief, Sexual content
Wretched
by Emily McIntire
Book 3 in Never After
Two morally bankrupt people recognize their own darkness in each other, and McIntire never flinches from making Evelina the most dangerous person in every room she enters.
goodreads 3.83/5 149,584 ratings
storykind_community 3.8/5 10 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length282 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 6 books
Spice5/5 · Dark / taboo style
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium burn
- High
- Dark / taboo style
- The angst delivered
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- Secretly soft
- Forbidden love
- Rough / aggressive style
- Feral brain activated
- Morally gray
- Love/hate tension
- Animalistic / primal
- Obsessed
- Protective love interest
- Push and pull
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
- Assassin/spy
- Betrayal to trust
- Dominant vibes
- Tension finally satisfied
- Only soft for them
- Possessive / claiming
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Wall pinning
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive/protective
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Jaw holding / face cupping
- Clothes ripping
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Possessive
- Dominance
- Choking/breath play
- Degradation (light)
- Bondage/restraint
- Marking
- Claiming
- Hair pulling (hard)
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Manor house / estate
- Forced proximity
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- Hidden identity
- Hidden past revealed
- Villain gets the girl
- Undercover/spy romance
- Fairytale retelling
- Revenge romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Heavy
- Intense
- Edgy
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- General badass
- Dangerous
- Punchy
- Feral/unhinged
- Seductive
- Atmospheric
- Ambitious schemer
- Tense
- Banter-heavy
- Villain protagonist
- Suspenseful
- Raw
- Femme fatale
- Gritty
- Morally complex
- Poppy greenhouse drug empire
- Forbidden desire across enemy lines
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Book details
- Length
- 282 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book