Cruel by Trisha Wolfe
Series : A Necrosis of the Mind Duet #1
Publication Date : March 20th 2021
From USA Today best-selling author Trisha Wolfe comes a new gripping psychological thriller.
I was born a psychopath. But he made me a killer.
Revenge is a lucrative business, and for Blakely Vaughn, it’s more than just profitable, it’s fun—until it becomes personal.
As a biomedical scientist, Dr. Alex Chambers has devoted his life to the study of curing diseases. When he loses someone close to him to a heinous act of violence, he vows to cure the illness he believes is at fault.
Blakely and Alex collide on a path of immeasurable ruin. A quest to avenge a loved one sparks a dark and deadly obsession, where a dangerous union of cruel minds raises the question: How far is too far?
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I had been waiting for this book for more than a year and let me tell you it was definitely worth the wait! Trisha Wolfe is one of my go-to authors in dark romance and I've ended up loving every single book of hers that I've read(almost everything that she's written lol). So, I jumped into this story the minute it dropped on my kindle and I was hooked from the very first line!
Cruel follows the story of Blakely Vaughn, whose job is to exact revenge on behalf of her clients(for a fee of course) and Alex Chambers, a biomedical scientist, who for his own reasons is obsessed with finding out a cure for psychopathy.
When a common prey causes their paths to intersect, Blakely becomes the new target for Alex's obsession and while he accompanies her on her revenge job, she is also slowly pulled into the web that he has created. What would happen when a woman who lacks empathy meets a mad scientist obsessed with finding a cure? You'll have to read the book to find out! ;)
This book took me on a crazy, rollercoaster ride and each chapter had me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next! The thing that I love the most about Trisha's books is her writing! It's hauntingly beautiful and always pulls me in till I'm completely submerged. And her characters are so unique and multi-faceted! You can never completely figure them out as they'll leave you guessing about many things.
Both Alex and Blakely are very powerful and enigmatic. They're cruel to others and to each other which is what makes them the perfect match. You never know who is the hunter and who is the prey. Who is the catalyst and who becomes the fuel? Even they themselves can't figure it out. They were destined to go on this road from the moment they met each other and the chemistry between them is explosive!
"Thinking of Blakely as a soft, delicate flower makes me smile. She’s neither soft nor delicate."
Neither of Alex or Blakely's actions could be classified as right or wrong, but they drew me into their story completely with their narratives. Blakely is quite different from the usual heroines that we come across and that is reflected in her actions. She's not a character that we would root for that easily, but I loved how the author managed to make me fall in love with her! And Alex may look saner than Blakely at first, but he's just as twisted as her!
I was unable to put my kindle down until the very end and guess what? It ends with a cliffhanger! (*cries*)
I found the overall atmosphere of the book a little similar to the author's other series - Darkly, Madly duet(which is one of my faves along with her Broken Bonds series!). Both of them have twisted characters that play mind games with each other! And some events link these series together.
So, is it wrong to hope for a Grayson-London cameo in the next book? ;)
If you loved that duet, you'll definitely fall in love with Alex and Blakely's story! And if you haven't read any of Trisha Wolfe's books yet, what are you waiting for?
*An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review*
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USA Today bestselling romantic thriller author Trisha Wolfe. From an early age, Trisha Wolfe dreamed up imaginary worlds and characters and was accused of talking to herself. Today, she lives in South Carolina with her family and writes full time, using her imaginary worlds as an excuse to continue talking to herself.
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