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My name is Cade Harris, and I’m dead.

By now, you will have heard what I’ve done and what happened to me because of it.

You’ll hear my name and think I’m the devil because those are the stories you’ve been told.

Or you’ll listen to the cries of a girl and think I’m a savior, because she loved me.

I’m neither of those.

But words are all you have left of me. So, take mine and then tell me who I am.

273 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2026

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2,280 reviews727 followers
January 14, 2026
4,5 💔💔🖤🖤🌟🌟🌟🌟s❗️❗️❗️❗️

“I can handle my pain, but yours is one I can’t survive.” Cade

This sentence encompasses everything around Cade’s emotions for Bunny, from the depth of his love for her to the way she made him feel.

I needed Cade’s pov. His story. It was the perfect closure.
Heart wrenching, stirring, emotionally devastating.

I was in total awe of how tragically beautiful it was, and how it resonated with me on such a deep level.

Cade.
The absolute sacrifice.
The ultimate act of devotion and selflessness.

”I love you, Bunny.
Until the end.”
Cade

💔

⚠️ If you want to read it, I would advise you to read ‘The Death of Us’ first.

C.A. Mariah, thank you from the bottom of my (broken) heart❣️
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1,559 reviews2,233 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
December 28, 2025
Genre: Romantic Tragedy
Type: Standalone
POV: First Person - Male
Rating:




Cade Harris had a dream of using his skills as a fighter to escape his abusive household. The opportunity that was supposed to change his life, did exactly that in the worst way possible. Meeting Bunny reignited the fire within him, but neither of them realized it would scorch their souls.



It’s impossible not to feel for Cade with everything he’s been through. And considering what happened, it made my heart hurt for him even more. While I liked Bunny in certain ways, I had a hard time not being angry with her. Also, I have to say, I loved the bond one of them had with another character.

I killed for her. I don’t regret it, but conflict begins to fester in my thoughts. It has a way of sneaking up on you.


Even though I already knew how the story was going to unfold, it didn’t lessen the emotional impact. It made me think about questions of morality—what’s deserved and what’s right.

Until The End is a story of depravity, survival, and consequences. It would appeal to readers who enjoy a dark love story with emotional punch.

Note: This book is Cade’s side of the story from The Death of Us. Technically, it is a standalone, but I highly suggest reading the previous book first.




💀🐰💀. . . (F)BR with Twinsie CC . . . 💀🐰💀




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1,257 reviews725 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
December 27, 2025
4.5★

“For the first time, I’ll finally get to love someone.”

Told from the point of view of Cade Harris, this book recounts what shaped him leading to his ultimate choice for Bernice “Bunny” Walters.

“I swear to myself never again. I’ll never push. I’ll never try to change her mind. Anything she wants, I’ll make sure to deliver to her feet with a fucking smile.”

Certainly, learning more about Cade’s past only intensified the inevitable and my impressions remained consistent as compared to finishing the first book, The Death of Us. As these characters endure trauma and pain, they are reshaped and the need for justice is strong but it also comes with a hefty price.


*An ARC was provided for a review.*


*This was a (F)BR with Twinsie Hawkey*


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99 reviews5 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
December 30, 2025
Until The End
By C. A. Mariah
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
TROPES:
* 🔪Deception
* 🔪Betrayal
* 🔪Fated Love
* 🔪Revenge
* 🔪Infamy
* 🔪Tragedy
Until the End by C.A. Mariah is a visceral, emotionally taxing dark romance that refuses to offer the easy comfort of a traditional "happily ever after." It follows a haunting story of survival, revenge, and trauma, centered on two characters who meet in a "hellish" environment and forge a bond that is as desperate as it is deep. Mariah’s writing is exceptionally raw, capturing the gritty reality of life after unthinkable tragedy with a level of intensity that makes it hard to put down, even when the subject matter becomes difficult to stomach. Prepare yourself to read and be absorbed into the complexities of this storyline. Mariah does a beautiful job at capturing by both the tragic and the eerie sense.
The strength of the novel lies in its unflinching character development; the protagonists are deeply flawed and "monsters" in their own right, shaped by the depravity they've endured. The pacing is relentless, leading to a conclusion that is both tragic and beautiful, though it may leave readers feeling emotionally gutted. For those who enjoy dark romance with significant triggers and a plot that prioritizes heavy themes over lighthearted escapism, this is a must-read that will linger in your mind long after the final page.

10/10 Would recommend to family and friends.
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126 reviews17 followers
January 1, 2026
ARC Review
Until The End by C.A. Mariah
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶
Infinite trauma. Infinite heartbreak.
If you haven’t read The Death of Us, please don’t start here. Your heart needs the full journey.

This is Book 2 of the duet, and somehow… C.A. Mariah broke me even more than the first time. Until The End gives us Cade before the pain, before the cage, before he became Blade. We walk with him through his captivity, his suffering, his love, and every moment that shaped him into the boy we already mourned.
Reading the same story through Cade’s eyes hurt in ways I wasn’t prepared for. His love for Clara and Bunny is deeper, softer, more devastating and knowing how their story ends makes every tender moment feel like a knife to the chest. I knew what was coming. I still wasn’t ready.
The emotions never let up. The trauma lingers on every page. And yet, I needed this book. I needed to feel him. I needed to understand him!

The ending, it felt sudden. I actually flipped back through the pages, convinced something had to be missing. But it wasn’t. C.A. Mariah didn’t need to write it. We already knew. Bunny's story laid it out for us. My heart just wasn’t ready to let Cade go. Not yet. 💔

This is the kind of duet that stays with you. The kind you reread slowly, painfully, chapter by chapter, side by side, so you can hold both hearts at once.
Thank you @c.a.mariah for trusting me with Cade and Bunny’s story again. It hurt. And I wouldn’t change that.
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20 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
December 22, 2025
This bookkkkkkk! 😭😭 Did I just read this from front to back in four hours, one sitting... why yes, yes I did. Gawd I was hooked! This was one I though I was ready for but it got me straight in the feels. This is Cade's sode. His story. His pov. And wow it guts ya. This was a story I never really knew I needed it, until I started it. Seriously to have his side after loving Bunny's pov in The Death Of Us was just something I can't really explain. The ending ohmygosh ohmygosh. An og character back. I'm gonna hush on that though since this was an ARC. Seriously so thankful to have been able to read this early. THANK YOU C.A. Mariah for the opportunity!!!! I was so excited yet scared cause I knew what to expect in a sense.... you know if you also read The Death Of Us first. All in all I am in love with Bunny and Cade all over again and missing them something fierce now. Gosh they broke me right in two.... BOTH times!
I say go read TDOU now so you can be ready to devour this one whole on January 1st! But with that I will add you can read this in either order in my opinion.

I love you.
Until the end.
125 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
December 28, 2025
Although I am sure done before, this is the first time I have gone into a story...knowing the end and the outcome. But knowing this already didn't take away from the story, it added to it.

I left The Death of Us not only feeling sadness for Bunny, but also for Cade, and that was without knowing anything really about him. This fills in all the blanks but if you think it'll make everything feel easier, you are wrong.

Knowing Cade makes it all the more heart breaking. I said it about Bunny, but Cade also deserved to live. He fought for it and he earned it, whilst never deserving the hand he was dealt.

And like The Death of Us, I speak as if these two characters are real people. And that is down to the incredible writing and depth put into both by C.A.Mariah. I fear I have only just stopped thinking about Bunny and Cade so often, and now I am back to where I was. Feeling heartbroken for two characters that deserved to love and live in the peace they could have created together.
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3,532 reviews80 followers
January 15, 2026
“I love her, and that’s the beginning and end of everything.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

I knew that this book would hurt to read, but I never realized how deeply it would cut.

Bunny and Cade’s story is not an easy one to read. It is extremely heavy, gut-wrenching, tragic, violent and emotionally devastating from beginning to end. There were so many moments when I just stopped reading and let the tears flow down my face. Tragically beautiful and poignantly written.

The undeniable and otherworldly love that existed between Bunny and Cade could not be broken. Their kind of love is a once-in-a-lifetime love that could never be broken. They would do and did do anything for each other.

Their story is one of tragedy, corruption, wickedness, survival and vengeance.

I knew what was going to happen, but I really wasn’t ready for how devastating it was all going to be.

Bunny and Cade will always have a place in my heart.

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160 reviews10 followers
December 29, 2025
i fell in love with cade and bunny last year and i was overly excited for more of them. the first book was one of my favorites, i felt the story so deeply and i was really saddened by both of their stories. i couldn’t stop reading this book just like the death of us. it’s one of those that move you.
reading this story from cade’s eyes and mind was exceptional even if heartbreaking. we can see how much he wanted to escape and try to heal without ever looking back. vengeance was not his priority but finding love and happiness in simple things was.
i love bunny so so much, she’s a once-in-a-lifetime character. i love that she was not perfect; she made mistakes and she acted on impulse many times. but knowing her story, no one should blame her for any of it. i was so glad to get a glimpse of her and her pov at the end of the book.
thank you c.a. mariah for providing this arc and always being so kind. i hope many will find this book and cadebunny’s story as amazing as i do.
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Author 8 books69 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
December 29, 2025
This book, along with The Death of Us, is something that will live with me forever. I’ve honestly never read anything quite like tale of Bunny and Cade, and I probably never will again. It’s so raw and unapologetically dark that it isn’t afraid to hurt you.

The way C.A. Mariah writes is just incredible. She makes you feel every single emotion like a blow to the gut, but only leaves you crawling back for more and that’s exactly what I like to read.

Bunny and Cade broke through every single obstacle, but not without scars and broken bones, to be with each other.. whether it’s in this life or the next.

I cannot recommend this book enough, along with The Death of Us. They’re both truly a work of art, and I’m so honoured to have be given the chance to read about Cade’s life.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
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382 reviews1,023 followers
January 4, 2026
"you loved me. i loved you... we lived long enough to do that."

similarly to the first book, the death of us, this one had me hooked from the very beginning. following this heartbreaking journey, now from cade’s point of view, absolutely ripped my heart to shreds.

cade’s past added yet another element to the story, and even just seeing bunny’s tenacity, courage, and strength from another perspective made the story that much more impactful to me personally.

bunny and cade. you will forever live on in my heart.

i also would like to applaud the author for her ability to handle such sensitive topics with the utmost respect and care.
thank you c.a. mariah, i’ve been sobbing and have been in pain while reading this but i truly love your beautiful mind.

the author very kindly provided this arc in exchange for an honest review.
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70 reviews
January 4, 2026
I wanted to devour this one the way I did “The Death of Us”, but I made myself take my time w/it. Thinking that because I knew what was going to happen, it wouldn’t hurt as bad…I was wrong!

Reading Cade’s story created “new wounds” when I felt like my “old wounds” from Bunny’s story had finally “healed”. & Clara…oh Clara :’( I had to close my Kindle & just cry for her. Literally sat on my couch & cried for Clara, for all that she went thru & for what she meant to Cade!

The end is so abrupt that I thought my Kindle was tweaking out! I went back & forth a few times to see if there was a glitch or something, but there wasn’t. The ending had to be abrupt cause…iykyk.

Thanks again for such an amazing story C.A. Mariah!
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Author 1 book11 followers
January 4, 2026
since reading the first story The Death of is, it made me wonder how they came to be in that moment together, and now I know. A tragic start comes to a tragic end. we get to learn how these two entangle each other's souls and why things turn out the way they do.
somehow some people get to escape and others get to bring another along for the ride.
Cades start was a difficult one but he's taken all that rage and channeled it into something much more sinister, and Bunny she's just as twisted as him. A perfectly imperfect match made through sin.

I love reading C.A Mariahs work. she takes you to the dark and twisted and makes you see the human in her characters.

great read doll!!
119 reviews
January 5, 2026
Gut-wrenching, devastating, tragic and oh so beautifully written. After reading The Death of Us and being completely shattered, being chosen as an ARC reader for Until the End was something I was incredibly grateful for. Getting to know Cade means finally understanding the full story, and without giving too much away, this is unlike anything else I’ve read.

Some of their moments hit so personally that words don’t feel adequate to describe just how powerful this book is. If you read anything this year, let it be Until the End, especially after The Death of Us. The emotions are raw, heavy, and absolutely worth feeling.

(As always, please check trigger warnings.)
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126 reviews4 followers
December 30, 2025
PLEASE 😭

This book hurt, it hurt so bad.

Reading The Death Of Us made me cry, but Until The End hurt my very soul and ripped my heart out of my chest, but man what I would do to be able read these for the first time again.

Bunny & Cade never deserved what they went through, nobody ever deserves that, but they tried so fucking hard to make it through to the other side.

Cade said ‘I don’t want to die… not when I’ve fought this hard to stay alive’ and I just couldn’t stop crying 😭

Thank you C. A. Mariah for writing TDOU & UTE (and every other one of your books) absolute masterpieces.
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3,453 reviews155 followers
January 5, 2026
After having read The Death of Us I instantly started looking forward to this book! I got right back into this world. I really enjoyed it and felt a lot!

When I found out that we were going into Cade's point of view I needed to dive in. Getting into Cade's mind had my heart and I going through such a range of emotions all throughout! You get to dig even deeper with this story, and especially Cade.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Cade and Bunny will have you and your heart feeling EVERY bit! These characters and the raw and the real of it all will truly get to you.

Check out the author's note about the triggers/content.



*I volunteered to read and review a copy of this book from the author*
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197 reviews9 followers
January 4, 2026
So emotionally devastating 😭

There was just something about seeing this all from Cades point of view that really wrecked me. You know how it’s going to end and you still are emotionally wrecked when you realize it’s the same brutal ending you already know. Def a must read if you loved the first book. Take the trigger warning serious and have some tissues near by. It’s not an easy journey - it’s tragic, sad, bloody, and beautiful all at the same time.
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391 reviews9 followers
January 2, 2026
I knew this book would destroy me, but OMG, I wasn't prepared. This is the POV of Cade and even if isn't sequel, i really recommend read The Death of Us first. This book is a masterpiece: I was angry, sad and with so much raw emotions that this book turns out the first of the year. I loved every second of this.
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92 reviews9 followers
January 8, 2026
𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙢𝙖𝙢𝙖. 𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙮.

I am broken.

If you’re a fan of romantic tragedies, you need this duet. C.A. Mariah warned us this book would shatter us & it did. In the best way possible.

I will think about Bunny & Cade for the rest of my life. 🖤

“I think I’m a monster.” Of all the things she could ever be, that will never be one of them. And if it was, “And whose fault is that?”
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43 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
December 27, 2025
Just when I thought that I couldn’t love Bunny and Cade more, I was proven wrong. Seeing things thru Cade’s eyes makes it that much harder to swallow what they went thru. These babies just wanted to be loved and follow their dreams. 😭 this duet is truly amazing.
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917 reviews82 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 4, 2026
Wow what a story: this is one of those that hurts. The writing is as amazing as always, bringing it all to life. I love them so much, even more after getting his side of the story. Cade and Bunny are one of my all time favorites no question. Their story is devastating, it breaks you without ever getting to that healing part, but gosh it's an incredible story. I'll never get over the deep raw love they had for each other, in the middle of the soul breaking pain they had to survive, nothing could dim the love between them!

"I got you. Until the very end."
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971 reviews1,000 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
January 12, 2026


My heart hurts after reading The Death Of Us. I know I needed to read Cade's story. The author did not disappoint.

Cade's heart is just so beautiful and the pain he went through, my heart bled for him. First, he figured he could use his skill to escape his abusive household. What happened was so much worse. But in the darkness, he found love and a trauma bond with Bunny.

My emotions were everywhere as I wrote this review, and I'm tearing up. I’m changing my review rating to five stars. Honestly, this book is a masterpiece and took me on a wild ride. Have tissues on hand. I recommend reading Death of Us first.
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