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Lost Daughter of a Serial Killer #1
Stolen Crush
Finding out you’re the daughter of a millionaire true crime novelist isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
When I was two, I was kidnapped. Kidnapped by a loving family, sure, but still kidnapped.
Now, my biological mom wants me to live with her on the opposite side of the country.
Her … and my new stepdad and his jerk of a son: Parrish.
Wannabe tattoo artist, languorous rich boy, pouty mouth.
Starting a new life on the West Coast sucks, especially when there’s no love lost between me and my new family.
Oh, and my biological father? Did I mention that he’s a serial killer who wants me to play his games?
Find the right clues, follow the right trail, or someone I love gets hurt.
But what if he’s just kidnapped someone I hate instead?
Parrish Vanguard is a royal asshole.
The question is: does he deserve to die?
With the help of Parrish’s best friends—Maxx and Chasm—I have to risk everything to save a boy who considers himself my sworn enemy. Even if I save his ass, he’ll never thank me.
Lucky for him that our love-hate relationship isn’t a deal breaker.
I’ll play, Dad.
Start the game.
STOLEN CRUSH is a 180,000 word love-hate/high school romance with suspense/thriller themes. Includes foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest.
When I was two, I was kidnapped. Kidnapped by a loving family, sure, but still kidnapped.
Now, my biological mom wants me to live with her on the opposite side of the country.
Her … and my new stepdad and his jerk of a son: Parrish.
Wannabe tattoo artist, languorous rich boy, pouty mouth.
Starting a new life on the West Coast sucks, especially when there’s no love lost between me and my new family.
Oh, and my biological father? Did I mention that he’s a serial killer who wants me to play his games?
Find the right clues, follow the right trail, or someone I love gets hurt.
But what if he’s just kidnapped someone I hate instead?
Parrish Vanguard is a royal asshole.
The question is: does he deserve to die?
With the help of Parrish’s best friends—Maxx and Chasm—I have to risk everything to save a boy who considers himself my sworn enemy. Even if I save his ass, he’ll never thank me.
Lucky for him that our love-hate relationship isn’t a deal breaker.
I’ll play, Dad.
Start the game.
STOLEN CRUSH is a 180,000 word love-hate/high school romance with suspense/thriller themes. Includes foul language and sexual scenes; any sex featured is consensual. This is a reverse harem novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest.
586 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 14, 2021
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C.M. Stunich
182 books14.4k followersC.M. Stunich is a self-admitted bibliophile with a love for exotic teas and a whole host of characters who live full time inside the strange, swirling vortex of her thoughts. Some folks might call this crazy, but Caitlin Morgan doesn't mind - especially considering she has to write biographies in the third person. Oh, and half the host of characters in her head are searing hot bad boys with dirty mouths and skillful hands (among other things). If being crazy means hanging out with them everyday, C.M. has decided to have herself committed.
She hates tapioca pudding, loves to binge on cheesy horror movies, and is a slave to many cats. When she's not vacuuming fur off of her couch, C.M. can be found with her nose buried in a book or her eyes glued to a computer screen. She's the author of over thirty novels - romance, new adult, fantasy, and young adult included. Please, come and join her inside her crazy. There's a heck of a lot to do there.
Oh, and Caitlin loves to chat (incessantly), so feel free to e-mail her, send her a Facebook message, or put up smoke signals. She's already looking forward to it.
Stalk me, please!
www.cmstunich.com
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She hates tapioca pudding, loves to binge on cheesy horror movies, and is a slave to many cats. When she's not vacuuming fur off of her couch, C.M. can be found with her nose buried in a book or her eyes glued to a computer screen. She's the author of over thirty novels - romance, new adult, fantasy, and young adult included. Please, come and join her inside her crazy. There's a heck of a lot to do there.
Oh, and Caitlin loves to chat (incessantly), so feel free to e-mail her, send her a Facebook message, or put up smoke signals. She's already looking forward to it.
Stalk me, please!
www.cmstunich.com
www.facebook.com/cmstunichauthor
www.twitter.com/CMStunich
I'm also on Goodreads, Spotify, Google +, Instagram, and Pinterest.
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July 16, 2021
tw: explicit sex between minors (i’m going to start adding this until the adult authors understand that even tho the characters look like (and maybe act like) 20/30/40 year olds in their head, they’re still writing them underage, and therefore writing child porn), (and eventual cheating trope it seems. i’m hoping not but… seems that way yuck)
i have to say, i’m kind of a little disappointed with this bc the premise is right up my alley but… it was just a little bit of a let down, mostly with the characters because felt younger than 16-19. and you know, when i read about teens, i’m not looking for perfection. i’m not looking for adult decisions or actions from people who don’t even have their brains fully developed, i’m expecting mistakes and some childish behavior. but these characters felt almost too childish, like they belonged in middle school and sometimes i actually forgot that they were supposed to be in high school. idk if it’s bc they talk like unintelligible, cringey tiktoks a lot of the time and coherently the other time, but idk most of the main characters seemed incredibly juvenile. and dakota got on my nerves a lot because she seems to bounce from one thing to the next in the span of one sentence.
and some of the scenes were so… idk over the top? almost comical? it felt like i was reading an anime or kdrama (no not a manga or manhwa, an anime/kdrama. like i was supposed to be watching these scenes instead of reading them if that makes sense? because they would only ever fit in that context and not in real life or in a book because it’s so out of place)
the mother storyline and the suspense storyline really has me in a chokehold tho i’ll tell you that
i have to say, i’m kind of a little disappointed with this bc the premise is right up my alley but… it was just a little bit of a let down, mostly with the characters because felt younger than 16-19. and you know, when i read about teens, i’m not looking for perfection. i’m not looking for adult decisions or actions from people who don’t even have their brains fully developed, i’m expecting mistakes and some childish behavior. but these characters felt almost too childish, like they belonged in middle school and sometimes i actually forgot that they were supposed to be in high school. idk if it’s bc they talk like unintelligible, cringey tiktoks a lot of the time and coherently the other time, but idk most of the main characters seemed incredibly juvenile. and dakota got on my nerves a lot because she seems to bounce from one thing to the next in the span of one sentence.
and some of the scenes were so… idk over the top? almost comical? it felt like i was reading an anime or kdrama (no not a manga or manhwa, an anime/kdrama. like i was supposed to be watching these scenes instead of reading them if that makes sense? because they would only ever fit in that context and not in real life or in a book because it’s so out of place)
the mother storyline and the suspense storyline really has me in a chokehold tho i’ll tell you that
July 14, 2021
Adult book set in a young adult world.
The storyline is original, characters diverse and is suspenseful.
I struggled a lot with the age of the characters.
The main character is 16 and some of the words used, and the way they were used, to describe things left me feeling very cringey. The characters lacked maturity and I had trouble liking and relating to them.
I’ve read quite a few adult romance/RH books where the characters are in high school and it didn’t bother me as much as this book did. Some of these books have ended up being my favourites.
If you don’t mind your adult/new adult books set in a high school scene with younger characters then you will probably really enjoy this
The storyline is original, characters diverse and is suspenseful.
I struggled a lot with the age of the characters.
The main character is 16 and some of the words used, and the way they were used, to describe things left me feeling very cringey. The characters lacked maturity and I had trouble liking and relating to them.
I’ve read quite a few adult romance/RH books where the characters are in high school and it didn’t bother me as much as this book did. Some of these books have ended up being my favourites.
If you don’t mind your adult/new adult books set in a high school scene with younger characters then you will probably really enjoy this
July 19, 2021
I’m not overly thrilled with this book. Since I started reading Stunich I discovered that the newer the book, the more she makes use of repetition in her story. About the way someone looks, about the predicament someone is in, thoughts etc. And I started experiencing it as annoying. In this book also I thought some ‘problems’ that had to be overcome felt a little bit set up and juvenile, which is unfortunate because I do like the idea of the kidnapped-and-found-teenage-daughter, the stepsibling love and the feelings for C & M and also the my-dad-is-a-serial-killer idea.
Looking at the rating of this book I’m one of few I guess, not overtly liking this story. I do hope the second book has a bit more things that actually happen and a little less fill-up-thoughts.
Looking at the rating of this book I’m one of few I guess, not overtly liking this story. I do hope the second book has a bit more things that actually happen and a little less fill-up-thoughts.
July 23, 2021
Couldn’t finish
First let me say, I have read everything by this author have loved and eagerly anticipated her releases for years. She has written my favorite all-time books. But, I may be done. This book is horrible. Almost as if it’s not the same author. But I know it is because the last two books of Havoc turned this direction as well. Not sure if the author is going through something right now and it’s showcasing in her FMC’s but I could not even finish this book. Kota is a whiny, negative brat. I get she’s sixteen. But come on. Who wants to read about someone that literally puts down everything. She won’t give anything in her new life a chance and constantly has inner dialogue about her old home and everything about it. I kept reading for awhile, to see if maybe there is some growth, but it ended up being too much, so I had to quit. Kota is not likable in anyway, so I cannot even want those guys to fall for her. Especially with how hateful and nasty she talks to them constantly. But I guess if you follow up with “I know I’m being mean and bratty”, it’s okay. We’ll it’s not if you continue to do it. Over and over again. So disappointed.
First let me say, I have read everything by this author have loved and eagerly anticipated her releases for years. She has written my favorite all-time books. But, I may be done. This book is horrible. Almost as if it’s not the same author. But I know it is because the last two books of Havoc turned this direction as well. Not sure if the author is going through something right now and it’s showcasing in her FMC’s but I could not even finish this book. Kota is a whiny, negative brat. I get she’s sixteen. But come on. Who wants to read about someone that literally puts down everything. She won’t give anything in her new life a chance and constantly has inner dialogue about her old home and everything about it. I kept reading for awhile, to see if maybe there is some growth, but it ended up being too much, so I had to quit. Kota is not likable in anyway, so I cannot even want those guys to fall for her. Especially with how hateful and nasty she talks to them constantly. But I guess if you follow up with “I know I’m being mean and bratty”, it’s okay. We’ll it’s not if you continue to do it. Over and over again. So disappointed.
December 20, 2021
I’ve been sitting on this book for a while. CM was a one click author for me but after DNFing the HAVOC series and seeing the negative reviews for this one I kept going back and forth or whether or not to start this. I had book one downloaded on KU since the day it came out and it just kept sitting and sitting. Well I made a before New Years goal to at least attempt to read every book that I have downloaded on KU and then starting fresh in the new year. So it was finally time to jump into this one and, boy-oh-boy, do I regret it.
This is a really hard one to rate because I think I just failed to get the author intentions with her characters. Was this supposed to be satire? I had a really hard time connecting to the characters because they just felt so young, so entitled, so immature and I didn’t know if they were supposed to or not. At times it felt like this was some inside joke and it was written in a way where we were actually supposed to be making fun of the stereotypes of Gen Zers; it felt almost like the characters were trying to be self deprecating about their generations interests and faults and complaints in the same way that she was using Tess as a way to be self deprecating about authors.
The ‘my parents f*cked me up’ themes are strong in this book. It gets to be exhausting and redundant and makes the book drag. It doesn’t endear me to a character when not a single one of them, including the adults, could take any responsibility for any choice they made and on top of that every one of the h’s reactions and actions had to be hashed out through her inner dialogue and the conclusion was always the same: she didn’t want to be acting that way but her life just sucks! Whine, pout, sigh. 🙄 Snore! The author says this isn’t a bully romance and I guess it isn’t because all the characters are judgmental and bullies to each other. It sort of had a similar vibe to The Secret Girl but just way more aggressive and cruel. I sort of wish it was a bully book and that the h didn’t just lash out constantly because it just turned it into a bunch of petulant teenagers constantly cutting each other down. If you’re going to go in that direction then you need to at least make the boys able to take what they can dish out because as soon as the h went too far the boys just cried foul and ran away leaving them appearing weak. The “my life sux” teen angst, scene gamer girl trapped in WASP land, ‘she’s not like the other girls’ themes were just way too prevalent as well. I actually like alternative characters but not when it’s used as a tactic to make her appear so much better than everyone else.
Now this may all seem like I just don’t get this genre and that I’m one of those “get off my yard” adults but I’m not. My last five star read was a NA HS book. I read a TON of HS/college age books, NA is my preferred genre but where I struggled here was not only with the characters and also with the world building. I usually view these types of books settings and worlds as sort of like alternate universes and with all the tiktok, influencer, pop culture references in this one it just made it too difficult to suspend reality. With most NA I don’t actually feel like I’m reading about teenagers but here there was absolutely no f*cking way to confuse the fact that these characters were 16 and 17. I think I’m just not the target audience for this one, I think it’s written for a younger audience. Maybe she’s branching out and trying to drum up a younger audience of readers. The bottom line: I love NA drama but prefer NA-ish characters to act more adult. I’m just not able to connect to characters who do tiktok dances and say “simp” and “Heh” constantly. They do get moderately, sorta, better when they’re dealing with the main plotline (which is intriguing and good) but 95% of this book is just teenage shenanigans and family drama wrapped up in a bow of cruelty so even though the main plot is good there isn’t enough of it in this book and the characters were already too unlikable and young and irritating for what little plot we did get to save this book for me.
All in all I don’t know if I’ll continue on. I may just skim book two to see how the cliffy is resolved and to see how the situation with Maxx is handled but probably not for a while because I just can not imagine being in the h’s head any longer and I don’t see myself actually finishing the series as a whole even if the characters did have some major freaking growth and development or personality transplants. I think I may just stick to this authors PNR work from now on because this book just made me really sad and just made me long for more Zara and Brynn. For anyone debating this one if you didn’t like Bernie in HAVOC you aren’t going to like this h either and at least in HAVOC the dudes were interesting but these ones are not, at all, like no where near as interesting and intriguing or hot.
This is a really hard one to rate because I think I just failed to get the author intentions with her characters. Was this supposed to be satire? I had a really hard time connecting to the characters because they just felt so young, so entitled, so immature and I didn’t know if they were supposed to or not. At times it felt like this was some inside joke and it was written in a way where we were actually supposed to be making fun of the stereotypes of Gen Zers; it felt almost like the characters were trying to be self deprecating about their generations interests and faults and complaints in the same way that she was using Tess as a way to be self deprecating about authors.
The ‘my parents f*cked me up’ themes are strong in this book. It gets to be exhausting and redundant and makes the book drag. It doesn’t endear me to a character when not a single one of them, including the adults, could take any responsibility for any choice they made and on top of that every one of the h’s reactions and actions had to be hashed out through her inner dialogue and the conclusion was always the same: she didn’t want to be acting that way but her life just sucks! Whine, pout, sigh. 🙄 Snore! The author says this isn’t a bully romance and I guess it isn’t because all the characters are judgmental and bullies to each other. It sort of had a similar vibe to The Secret Girl but just way more aggressive and cruel. I sort of wish it was a bully book and that the h didn’t just lash out constantly because it just turned it into a bunch of petulant teenagers constantly cutting each other down. If you’re going to go in that direction then you need to at least make the boys able to take what they can dish out because as soon as the h went too far the boys just cried foul and ran away leaving them appearing weak. The “my life sux” teen angst, scene gamer girl trapped in WASP land, ‘she’s not like the other girls’ themes were just way too prevalent as well. I actually like alternative characters but not when it’s used as a tactic to make her appear so much better than everyone else.
Now this may all seem like I just don’t get this genre and that I’m one of those “get off my yard” adults but I’m not. My last five star read was a NA HS book. I read a TON of HS/college age books, NA is my preferred genre but where I struggled here was not only with the characters and also with the world building. I usually view these types of books settings and worlds as sort of like alternate universes and with all the tiktok, influencer, pop culture references in this one it just made it too difficult to suspend reality. With most NA I don’t actually feel like I’m reading about teenagers but here there was absolutely no f*cking way to confuse the fact that these characters were 16 and 17. I think I’m just not the target audience for this one, I think it’s written for a younger audience. Maybe she’s branching out and trying to drum up a younger audience of readers. The bottom line: I love NA drama but prefer NA-ish characters to act more adult. I’m just not able to connect to characters who do tiktok dances and say “simp” and “Heh” constantly. They do get moderately, sorta, better when they’re dealing with the main plotline (which is intriguing and good) but 95% of this book is just teenage shenanigans and family drama wrapped up in a bow of cruelty so even though the main plot is good there isn’t enough of it in this book and the characters were already too unlikable and young and irritating for what little plot we did get to save this book for me.
All in all I don’t know if I’ll continue on. I may just skim book two to see how the cliffy is resolved and to see how the situation with Maxx is handled but probably not for a while because I just can not imagine being in the h’s head any longer and I don’t see myself actually finishing the series as a whole even if the characters did have some major freaking growth and development or personality transplants. I think I may just stick to this authors PNR work from now on because this book just made me really sad and just made me long for more Zara and Brynn. For anyone debating this one if you didn’t like Bernie in HAVOC you aren’t going to like this h either and at least in HAVOC the dudes were interesting but these ones are not, at all, like no where near as interesting and intriguing or hot.
May 22, 2022
Stolen Crush is the first book within the Lost Daughter of a Serial Killer series. If I thought C.M. was going to take it easy with me, well, I was completely wrong. Things go from crazy to batshit really freaking quickly. It also doesn't help that everyone is acting sort of suspicious either. Or maybe, just maybe, they are all pretentious rich assholes.
Either way, I was completely hooked. Especially after meeting Dakota. Or is it, Mia? No, she definitely goes by Dakota. Mostly because that's the name she has known for most of her life. It doesn't matter that she was kidnapped at two years old, she doesn't remember the name Mia. So, it's a little weird that she's back with her real mom, Tess. Now she only knows her by Mia and it's difficult for them both. Well, it's even more difficult with Tess's family because they want nothing to do with Mia.
At first. Slowly, she worms her way into some of them. It helps that's she a strong independent bi-sexual girl with a backbone. Or at least she thinks she's bisexual? Either way, I'm excited for her to explore things a bit more in the other two books. I won't be mad if she just sticks with guys in her harem but it's up to her.
Besides the ongoing drama, there's a little mystery lurking in the dark corners of this book. I was wondering if secrets were going to be revealed and was pleasantly surprised when I figured out who one of the suspects could be. With Parrish being kidnapped, I can only imagine the worst outcome since her dad has him. Definitely hoping that they find a way to save him because I will riot if he doesn't make it.
Other than that, I need more romance. The sexual tension is killing me here people. Plus, she really does just need good news. I don't really care about her relationship with Tess at this point. I just want Parrish back.
Either way, I was completely hooked. Especially after meeting Dakota. Or is it, Mia? No, she definitely goes by Dakota. Mostly because that's the name she has known for most of her life. It doesn't matter that she was kidnapped at two years old, she doesn't remember the name Mia. So, it's a little weird that she's back with her real mom, Tess. Now she only knows her by Mia and it's difficult for them both. Well, it's even more difficult with Tess's family because they want nothing to do with Mia.
At first. Slowly, she worms her way into some of them. It helps that's she a strong independent bi-sexual girl with a backbone. Or at least she thinks she's bisexual? Either way, I'm excited for her to explore things a bit more in the other two books. I won't be mad if she just sticks with guys in her harem but it's up to her.
Besides the ongoing drama, there's a little mystery lurking in the dark corners of this book. I was wondering if secrets were going to be revealed and was pleasantly surprised when I figured out who one of the suspects could be. With Parrish being kidnapped, I can only imagine the worst outcome since her dad has him. Definitely hoping that they find a way to save him because I will riot if he doesn't make it.
Other than that, I need more romance. The sexual tension is killing me here people. Plus, she really does just need good news. I don't really care about her relationship with Tess at this point. I just want Parrish back.
September 23, 2021
I don't think I was the target audience for this book. So bad. Immature, angsty, mouthy teens. Not for me. Acting like a bitch all through the book and then falling in love with your enemy after you bang once. Terrible.
February 26, 2022
3.5 Stars!
I am definitely not the target market for this book. If I had read this back in high school it would get 5 stars. It has all the story, characters, and drama high school me would have loved. The more experienced me, still completely loves the story, just not into all the high school drama. I like him, I hate him, oh but wait, I like that other guy too.
The book blurb got my attention. I wanted to read about a girl who was kidnapped at age 2, then stolen from the only family she's ever known at age 16, plus happens to be the daughter of a serial killer, and how she would adapt to all of that trauma. It sounded like a fun read and it has been so far.
I am definitely not the target market for this book. If I had read this back in high school it would get 5 stars. It has all the story, characters, and drama high school me would have loved. The more experienced me, still completely loves the story, just not into all the high school drama. I like him, I hate him, oh but wait, I like that other guy too.
The book blurb got my attention. I wanted to read about a girl who was kidnapped at age 2, then stolen from the only family she's ever known at age 16, plus happens to be the daughter of a serial killer, and how she would adapt to all of that trauma. It sounded like a fun read and it has been so far.
May 4, 2024
4.6 stars.
I have issues with a few things..but I’m also invested now. So. Here we are.
I have issues with a few things..but I’m also invested now. So. Here we are.
October 8, 2021
C.M Stunich writing is so addictive, I couldn’t stop reading until I finished at 5 am.
That’s not to say Stolen Crush doesn’t have flaws, there’s a lot of absurd situations and really long inner monologue of the protagonist that was so repetitive it made me roll my eyes a lot.
But overall it was a good book, I’m really invest in the story now and already started the second one.
That’s not to say Stolen Crush doesn’t have flaws, there’s a lot of absurd situations and really long inner monologue of the protagonist that was so repetitive it made me roll my eyes a lot.
But overall it was a good book, I’m really invest in the story now and already started the second one.
July 18, 2021
I have read most of CM's books and this is unlike anything she's done before. It has similarities as all books in this trope do but there are generalisations and formulas we see in the bully trope, naive fmc, playboy mc, hateful vitriol from jealous girls and this bucks a lot of those trends. The premise is interesting too, the serial killer angle is new and whilst it only kicks off in the last third of the book its well paced. I like the dynamics of Dakota, Chasm and Parrish. I like that the guys aren't the typical book bullies and I understand why a lot of reviews have criticised the author for making the characters 16/17 but the power play and manipulation from Tess wouldn't authentically occur if Dakota was older. It's no different to the likes of Gossip Girl or the OC. For me I mostly kept it out of mind. Which was easy to do when the chemistry, interactions and sex scene were all in proportion to their age!
One thing I'm finding troubling is how Maxx fits into this. I might be making presumptions but it's heavily implied more is there and I can't see how I would accept this with his relationship with Maxine even if they haven't had slept together.
All in all I'm hooked and looking forward to seeing where this goes!
One thing I'm finding troubling is how Maxx fits into this. I might be making presumptions but it's heavily implied more is there and I can't see how I would accept this with his relationship with Maxine even if they haven't had slept together.
All in all I'm hooked and looking forward to seeing where this goes!
October 13, 2021
Omfg….
This was one of the most frustrating books I have read this year. Why? Well, it was a very slow start. I kept removing it from my current reads and adding it back. Which I never do, but this book was so freaking annoying at times, and all of a sudden it was super interesting and intense. It drove me crazy! I knew I had to finish this one though.
Okayyy. So, as I said very frustrating book. But, I also LOVED it at the same time. The characters are a bit annoying in the beginning, but once you learn more about them you start to understand why they act the way they do. Parrish and Dakota are two very different characters. Dakota is pretty badass in this book. I liked her character for most of the book, not gonna lie she did annoy me a few times.. Anyways, I actually really like Parrish, but what happened to him in the end…. NOT RIGHT! Ugh, I don’t want to spoil anything, but seriously that ending?!?! Well, on to the next one.😅
This was one of the most frustrating books I have read this year. Why? Well, it was a very slow start. I kept removing it from my current reads and adding it back. Which I never do, but this book was so freaking annoying at times, and all of a sudden it was super interesting and intense. It drove me crazy! I knew I had to finish this one though.
Okayyy. So, as I said very frustrating book. But, I also LOVED it at the same time. The characters are a bit annoying in the beginning, but once you learn more about them you start to understand why they act the way they do. Parrish and Dakota are two very different characters. Dakota is pretty badass in this book. I liked her character for most of the book, not gonna lie she did annoy me a few times.. Anyways, I actually really like Parrish, but what happened to him in the end…. NOT RIGHT! Ugh, I don’t want to spoil anything, but seriously that ending?!?! Well, on to the next one.😅
April 12, 2022
I liked this book enough but I honestly felt Dakota was a bitch. To everyone and not in the "cool way" like Bernadette from the Havoc Boys was. She was just mean to Tess when, I felt, she was trying. She was mean to Chasm when he never deserved it. She was mean to Parrish which he kinda deserved but she kept it up when he was changing.
I'm also curious how this will turn into a Reverse Harem because right now its a threesome. I have no clue how Maxx will become a part of things. In THAT way anyway.
Even though I'm bitching about these things I still really enjoyed it. I loved all the guys. The relationship Dakota has with the Banks and Maxine is very sweet. And then the mystery, I can't wait to get deeper into it now that its began!
I'm also curious how this will turn into a Reverse Harem because right now its a threesome. I have no clue how Maxx will become a part of things. In THAT way anyway.
Even though I'm bitching about these things I still really enjoyed it. I loved all the guys. The relationship Dakota has with the Banks and Maxine is very sweet. And then the mystery, I can't wait to get deeper into it now that its began!
July 31, 2021
repetitive
The story was 16/17 year olds who do a lot of brooding stares, door slamming and avoiding strange parents. They are fairly mean but decent kids put in impossible situations. That said, i’m getting tired of C.M over describing the characters apparel. Every other page we get a head to toe description of both male and female characters; you really have to skim over it just to stick with the buried story. It had potential even if you figure it out it wasn’t what i thought would happen. It has such potential but i’m afraid i’m giving the series a DNF… She cared to much about the characters looks that i didn’t care about them enough by the end.
The story was 16/17 year olds who do a lot of brooding stares, door slamming and avoiding strange parents. They are fairly mean but decent kids put in impossible situations. That said, i’m getting tired of C.M over describing the characters apparel. Every other page we get a head to toe description of both male and female characters; you really have to skim over it just to stick with the buried story. It had potential even if you figure it out it wasn’t what i thought would happen. It has such potential but i’m afraid i’m giving the series a DNF… She cared to much about the characters looks that i didn’t care about them enough by the end.
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July 19, 2021
Shallow characters and dragging plot!
I've read every single book by this author and loved all of them. All the plots are original and the characters complex. This book just wasn't my favorite. I really didn't like Dakota. She was the most narcissistic character I've ever read. All she did was have inner monologues about herself and wonder what people thought of her. She was immature, petty, mean, obnoxious, and just an all around jerk. I have no idea what the guys even saw in her quite frankly. The most interesting thing about her was the kidnapping story but that just gave her more of an excuse to act like a schmuck. The "bullying" was a lot of below the belt insults that I don't think your average person could forgive. Every barb of words felt unnecessarily cruel. Instead of it being a sexy battle of the minds it felt more like verbal diarrhea of the hormonal teenagers. Also, there was a huge emphasis placed on how people smelled in the book. It started to weird me out a bit. There were a ton of details about how angry, irritated, turned on, turned off, tired, hungry, and pretty much every emotion under the sun Dakota was feeling at the time. Pages and pages of going down to eat breakfast, driving somewhere, walking down the halls, stolen glances, and random daily living activities. It didn't really progress the plot in anyway or help me get to know the characters better. Other than the whole I'm an angsty and hormonal teen who likes to play video games I just identified these people as spoiled brats.
The younger siblings get lost in the story and all the emphasis placed on Lumen and other rando characters didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I read a lot of back and forth with Dakota and Danyella but didn't see the point of it. The dialogue between her, Parrish, and Chasm would have been more interesting to me. Not just the let me tell you all the ways I think you're inadequate in every way conversations. I wanted more in depth and heart felt conversations between them.
Her and her mom trying to find common ground could have been another book altogether. It was like watching As The World Turns sometimes. So much drama but no progress. How can there be so many words but nothing happening?
When Parrish gets kidnapped there was a part where I felt that Chasm had to beg Dakota to help Parrish. She agreed, then acted like she was saint Dakota and would do anything for him. It was really odd to me. Why did that even have to be asked? Given the nature of their relationship she should have jumped at the chance to help without any prompting from Chas. It irritated me. Don't get me started on the kidnapper and the tasks he has her do. It felt like I was going on a misdemeanor charged scavenger hunt that wouldn't result in anything but boring me into a stupor. The characters were young...16 and 17 years old. I think my dislike of this book might have something to do with the selfishness and maturity level of the characters. They all had the emotional depth of a Dixie cup. I enjoyed the stepbrother trope and really like that Dakota is bi and unapologetic. That seems to be her only redeeming quality quite frankly. In the next book, I hope the characters get to grow up a bit and have more meaningful interactions. Acting like a 12 year old isn't a good look.
I liked the interaction between her and her sister, Maxine a lot. That seemed to be the most genuine and natural relationship she had with anyone in the story. I really hated how she got butterflies looking at her sister's boyfriend and acted like a love struck puppy around him. I have sisters and would NEVER do anything like that. In fact, thinking about a guy my sister's are in love with in anyway that is inappropriate makes me want to dry heave. If she was 12 years old fine but, she is old enough to just be skeezy about the whole scenario for me. It was just another of the many reasons I did not like Dakota.
In conclusion, this was not my favorite book. It just isn't what I'm used to from this author. Given how many books she's written and this is the only one out of all of them I don't like is a very impressive track record. C.M Stunich is an excellent writer and the queen of RH stories. Once the second book comes out I may feel like I was too harsh with this one if their is more character growth and plot development. I'll just have to wait and see.
I've read every single book by this author and loved all of them. All the plots are original and the characters complex. This book just wasn't my favorite. I really didn't like Dakota. She was the most narcissistic character I've ever read. All she did was have inner monologues about herself and wonder what people thought of her. She was immature, petty, mean, obnoxious, and just an all around jerk. I have no idea what the guys even saw in her quite frankly. The most interesting thing about her was the kidnapping story but that just gave her more of an excuse to act like a schmuck. The "bullying" was a lot of below the belt insults that I don't think your average person could forgive. Every barb of words felt unnecessarily cruel. Instead of it being a sexy battle of the minds it felt more like verbal diarrhea of the hormonal teenagers. Also, there was a huge emphasis placed on how people smelled in the book. It started to weird me out a bit. There were a ton of details about how angry, irritated, turned on, turned off, tired, hungry, and pretty much every emotion under the sun Dakota was feeling at the time. Pages and pages of going down to eat breakfast, driving somewhere, walking down the halls, stolen glances, and random daily living activities. It didn't really progress the plot in anyway or help me get to know the characters better. Other than the whole I'm an angsty and hormonal teen who likes to play video games I just identified these people as spoiled brats.
The younger siblings get lost in the story and all the emphasis placed on Lumen and other rando characters didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I read a lot of back and forth with Dakota and Danyella but didn't see the point of it. The dialogue between her, Parrish, and Chasm would have been more interesting to me. Not just the let me tell you all the ways I think you're inadequate in every way conversations. I wanted more in depth and heart felt conversations between them.
Her and her mom trying to find common ground could have been another book altogether. It was like watching As The World Turns sometimes. So much drama but no progress. How can there be so many words but nothing happening?
When Parrish gets kidnapped there was a part where I felt that Chasm had to beg Dakota to help Parrish. She agreed, then acted like she was saint Dakota and would do anything for him. It was really odd to me. Why did that even have to be asked? Given the nature of their relationship she should have jumped at the chance to help without any prompting from Chas. It irritated me. Don't get me started on the kidnapper and the tasks he has her do. It felt like I was going on a misdemeanor charged scavenger hunt that wouldn't result in anything but boring me into a stupor. The characters were young...16 and 17 years old. I think my dislike of this book might have something to do with the selfishness and maturity level of the characters. They all had the emotional depth of a Dixie cup. I enjoyed the stepbrother trope and really like that Dakota is bi and unapologetic. That seems to be her only redeeming quality quite frankly. In the next book, I hope the characters get to grow up a bit and have more meaningful interactions. Acting like a 12 year old isn't a good look.
I liked the interaction between her and her sister, Maxine a lot. That seemed to be the most genuine and natural relationship she had with anyone in the story. I really hated how she got butterflies looking at her sister's boyfriend and acted like a love struck puppy around him. I have sisters and would NEVER do anything like that. In fact, thinking about a guy my sister's are in love with in anyway that is inappropriate makes me want to dry heave. If she was 12 years old fine but, she is old enough to just be skeezy about the whole scenario for me. It was just another of the many reasons I did not like Dakota.
In conclusion, this was not my favorite book. It just isn't what I'm used to from this author. Given how many books she's written and this is the only one out of all of them I don't like is a very impressive track record. C.M Stunich is an excellent writer and the queen of RH stories. Once the second book comes out I may feel like I was too harsh with this one if their is more character growth and plot development. I'll just have to wait and see.
July 17, 2021
Interesting concept
I loved the concept of this book, but not necessarily the execution of it. I truly thought the story line had great potential, but it dragged so much in certain areas that it was hard to keep going at times.
I loved the concept of this book, but not necessarily the execution of it. I truly thought the story line had great potential, but it dragged so much in certain areas that it was hard to keep going at times.
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September 25, 2021Someone on tiktok said the three guys in this story are virgins . I need to read this now .
July 15, 2021
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Steam: 🔥🔥/5
Plot:🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇/5
Genre: Love-Hate / Reverse Harem / / Thriller Romance
Stolen Crush Cm Stunich
▪︎Stolen crush was an amazing book. It was such an original plot line and it was done so well. The drama, the angst, the forced family and the slow burn romance was absolute perfection. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I felt the pain Dakota went through being torn from everything she knew and forced to be apart of something she didn't ask for. I was confused at first with Chasm and Parrish and the hate they threw towards her but all good things come to those who wait and I'm finally starting to see the bigger picture. This book draws you in with the mystery and gets you addicted to figuring it out. I loved all the small details in the book are leading to something huge. I really didn't want this book to end, apparently it's a huge book but I flew through this and was still begging for more. I NEED ANSWERS AND I NEED MORE ASAP!! 😩 I think this might be her best work yet !! I really hope we get the rest of this series fast, because I might cry with frustration of not knowing lol. This is one of my top books of this year ✌🔥🥇
Steam: 🔥🔥/5
Plot:🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇/5
Genre: Love-Hate / Reverse Harem / / Thriller Romance
Stolen Crush Cm Stunich
▪︎Stolen crush was an amazing book. It was such an original plot line and it was done so well. The drama, the angst, the forced family and the slow burn romance was absolute perfection. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I felt the pain Dakota went through being torn from everything she knew and forced to be apart of something she didn't ask for. I was confused at first with Chasm and Parrish and the hate they threw towards her but all good things come to those who wait and I'm finally starting to see the bigger picture. This book draws you in with the mystery and gets you addicted to figuring it out. I loved all the small details in the book are leading to something huge. I really didn't want this book to end, apparently it's a huge book but I flew through this and was still begging for more. I NEED ANSWERS AND I NEED MORE ASAP!! 😩 I think this might be her best work yet !! I really hope we get the rest of this series fast, because I might cry with frustration of not knowing lol. This is one of my top books of this year ✌🔥🥇
July 17, 2021
Omg this story was phenomenal. CM has done it again. The story and the characters had me hooked. I absolutely love Parrish, Dakota and Chasm. I’m dying too see what will happen next. Never have I read a CM book that I didn’t like. CM is an author that I always one click and everyone should one click this book ASAP.
August 3, 2021
CM is one of my all-time favorite authors and I really wanted to love this book. I have literally devoured pretty much every book in her catalog and preorder everything she comes out with. I’m extremely sad and disappointed to say I really didn’t enjoy this one and I’m not sure if I’ll be continuing on with this series. I’m giving this 4 stars because I simply can’t bear to give one of my favorite authors a lower rating than that.
I think my biggest challenge was that I really disliked the FMC. I always try to be open minded and not judge characters too harshly before a book or series ends because characters can be redeemed. However, I simply couldn’t get past my strong dislike of Dakota and how she treated others.
Another challenge for me. This book, like the final Prescott High book, seemed to be a platform for CMs personal political and societal opinions. Now, I firmly believe that as an author, it’s completely her prerogative to write what she wants in her books. The problem was that it was just a bit too much for me, despite the fact that I consider myself a feminist and fairly progressive politically. I just wanted more plot and character engagement and less Dakota internal diatribe.
Overall, I do believe this was a well written book with a unique storyline and intriguing characters. Others will probably love this book unfortunately, it just wasn’t for me. I still love CM and am excited for her next release, I just didn’t love this one.
I think my biggest challenge was that I really disliked the FMC. I always try to be open minded and not judge characters too harshly before a book or series ends because characters can be redeemed. However, I simply couldn’t get past my strong dislike of Dakota and how she treated others.
Another challenge for me. This book, like the final Prescott High book, seemed to be a platform for CMs personal political and societal opinions. Now, I firmly believe that as an author, it’s completely her prerogative to write what she wants in her books. The problem was that it was just a bit too much for me, despite the fact that I consider myself a feminist and fairly progressive politically. I just wanted more plot and character engagement and less Dakota internal diatribe.
Overall, I do believe this was a well written book with a unique storyline and intriguing characters. Others will probably love this book unfortunately, it just wasn’t for me. I still love CM and am excited for her next release, I just didn’t love this one.
August 15, 2021
Wow.
Wow.
I'd actually somehow forgotten how much of a talented writer CM is. Her words weave worlds that you tumble into, and have to claw your way out. She writes beautifully, the imagery that she creates with her words making it feel as though you are there, experiencing everything as if for the first time.
This book was addictive. Obsessive. It took over my soul and refused to give it back, until I'd read the final word. Even then it stayed with me, leaving me desperate, aching for more.
It's dark and heart wrenching, full of trauma, pain and suffering. But also a soul shattering love that shines like a flame in the darkness, guiding you home.
In a word; exquisite.
Wow.
I'd actually somehow forgotten how much of a talented writer CM is. Her words weave worlds that you tumble into, and have to claw your way out. She writes beautifully, the imagery that she creates with her words making it feel as though you are there, experiencing everything as if for the first time.
This book was addictive. Obsessive. It took over my soul and refused to give it back, until I'd read the final word. Even then it stayed with me, leaving me desperate, aching for more.
It's dark and heart wrenching, full of trauma, pain and suffering. But also a soul shattering love that shines like a flame in the darkness, guiding you home.
In a word; exquisite.
September 11, 2021
C.M STUNICH NO ME DECEPCIONÓ
amo la escritura y los personajes que creó en esta historia, empezando por Parrish que es definitivamente mi favorito de todo el libro. Me metí demasiado en su manera de actuar, como al principio se muestra desagradable y pretencioso, pero luego poco a poco que vas conociéndo su verdadero YO que no puede ocultar más porque no es una mala persona 🥺💕 estoy completamente enamorada de él, solo pido NO LE HAGAN DAÑO A MI BEBÉ 😭😭
Dakota, la protagonista y quien narra la historia es MI CHICA FAVORITA, entendí cada reacción y dilema que tiene respecto a su madre biológica, sentí más conexión con ella en esa trama. Me fruste y me sentí triste por ella, es una friki tan linda que su mundo cambió con una sola llamada🥺 necesito ya él segundo libro para ver su nueva faceta cazando al asesino en serie.
Chasm LO AMO, no puede ser más lindo😭 parece todo un chico duro, pero realmente es un chico con principios y protector de las personas que quiere. Fue fácil conectar con él, traía diversión a las escenas y además un chico inteligente es solo superior >>>>
El personaje que más me intriga saber y como se desarrollará en la trama del próximo libro es Maxx, sale muy pocas veces pero en los últimos capítulos fue tomando cierto protagonismo cuando se involucraba con Dakota, la verdad es que me gusta y agrada mucho Maxx🤙🏼ya quiero saber que pasa realmente con él y la hermana de Dakota, porque definitivamente Maxx será parte del harén de Kota 🤌🏼
Todos los personajes principales, me dejaron muy enamorada, y también los secundarios como es Lumen y Danyella, tienen esta personalidad tan diferente que las hace especiales.
La mamá biológica y la que secuestro a Dakota de bebé me hacen sospechar muchas cosas, definitivamente ocultan algo grande. Y por último el papá de Dakota, Justin, que es lo que pretende porque al parecer sus acciones vienen de algo grande que va más allá de ser el papá de Dakota. INTRIGADA ESTOY.
En fin, próximo libro quitame la estabilidad emocional porque ando sufriendo por Parrish, y además dame escenas de Maxx y Chasm con Dakota porque necesito YA saber como se desarrollará el romance entre ellos.
Estado: Preocupada
amo la escritura y los personajes que creó en esta historia, empezando por Parrish que es definitivamente mi favorito de todo el libro. Me metí demasiado en su manera de actuar, como al principio se muestra desagradable y pretencioso, pero luego poco a poco que vas conociéndo su verdadero YO que no puede ocultar más porque no es una mala persona 🥺💕 estoy completamente enamorada de él, solo pido NO LE HAGAN DAÑO A MI BEBÉ 😭😭
Dakota, la protagonista y quien narra la historia es MI CHICA FAVORITA, entendí cada reacción y dilema que tiene respecto a su madre biológica, sentí más conexión con ella en esa trama. Me fruste y me sentí triste por ella, es una friki tan linda que su mundo cambió con una sola llamada🥺 necesito ya él segundo libro para ver su nueva faceta cazando al asesino en serie.
Chasm LO AMO, no puede ser más lindo😭 parece todo un chico duro, pero realmente es un chico con principios y protector de las personas que quiere. Fue fácil conectar con él, traía diversión a las escenas y además un chico inteligente es solo superior >>>>
El personaje que más me intriga saber y como se desarrollará en la trama del próximo libro es Maxx, sale muy pocas veces pero en los últimos capítulos fue tomando cierto protagonismo cuando se involucraba con Dakota, la verdad es que me gusta y agrada mucho Maxx🤙🏼ya quiero saber que pasa realmente con él y la hermana de Dakota, porque definitivamente Maxx será parte del harén de Kota 🤌🏼
Todos los personajes principales, me dejaron muy enamorada, y también los secundarios como es Lumen y Danyella, tienen esta personalidad tan diferente que las hace especiales.
La mamá biológica y la que secuestro a Dakota de bebé me hacen sospechar muchas cosas, definitivamente ocultan algo grande. Y por último el papá de Dakota, Justin, que es lo que pretende porque al parecer sus acciones vienen de algo grande que va más allá de ser el papá de Dakota. INTRIGADA ESTOY.
En fin, próximo libro quitame la estabilidad emocional porque ando sufriendo por Parrish, y además dame escenas de Maxx y Chasm con Dakota porque necesito YA saber como se desarrollará el romance entre ellos.
Estado: Preocupada
February 21, 2024
Book: Daughter of. Serial Killer
Read By: Ebook
Author: C.M. Stunich
Genre: Reverse harem, Dark Romance, High School
Recommend: Yes
< b>Age recommendation: 16-30+ Years
My feelings:
This series has been a turbulent journey for me, filled with both love and frustration. Out of all the books, this one in particular was a struggle to read. The slow start had it collecting dust on my "current reads" shelf for far too long. But eventually, I pushed myself to finish it, and oh boy, was it a wild ride.
Parrish doesn’t answer me. Instead, he reaches down to take my hand, curling his fingers through mine. And that’s it. I’m sold. I’m sold on him, on the possibility of ‘us’, on the thrill of the impossible.
The first half tested my patience and made me want to gouge out my own eyeballs, but then the second half had me speed-reading just to unravel the next twist. It was a rollercoaster of emotions! And let's not forget how lengthy it is; if you're listening to the audiobook, prepare for approximately 20 hours (give or take) of your life dedicated to this story. Talk about frustrating. But despite all that, I couldn't help but love it. The characters may have been aggravating at first, but as their layers were peeled back, their actions started to make sense. Parrish and Dakota are complete opposites, yet equally captivating in their own ways.
Somehow, I’d been under the notion that no matter how much Tess and I squabbled, that there was some spark of unconditional love inside of her that would allow me to rebel and express my feelings without facing any repercussions. Somehow, I thought that I could fight back until I was too tired to fight anymore and she’d … I don’t know, be there to help pick up the pieces?
Dakota truly shines as a badass in this book, though she did have moments where she grated on my nerves. My heart ached for her mother's struggles, yet I also found myself wanting to simultaneously punch Parrish and maybe even kiss him. However, my ultimate favorite character has to be Chasm; he's definitely earned his spot on my book boy friend list. As for Maxx, I'm still trying to figure out his role; perhaps he'll join the harem? Regardless, I can't help but feel sorry for her sister caught in the middle of it all.
“You deserve to be more than just a secret, Dakota.”
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July 17, 2021
She's a beautiful stranger even to herself. Dakota? Mia? It turns out being kidnapped at age 2 and raised by one family and then returned to your bio-mom at 16 can result in an identity crisis. And when your bio-mom wasn't a future CEO and you are a green-haired gamer girl finding d place in your new life comes with more than a little discomfort. It doesn't help that she's forbidden to talk to the family she knows and her new family isn't exactly welcoming. Throw in confusing feelings about her new stepbrother and a serial killer bio-dad, and Dakota's life is a complete mess.
Honestly. I struggled through the first part of this book. It seemed to be following in the same path as the last few bully romances by this author. Hugely successful, I know but one thing I have always appreciated about this author is her versatility. I didn't want a recycled story with more rich, mean boys and a misfit girl especially when I wasn't sold on the girl. I was relieved when the book strayed onto an original path. However, it took most of the book before I could embrace Dakota. Yes, Tess is an Ice Queen but her daughter didn't exactly come across as likable either. Mean is mean even when you are hurting, scared or confused. If it's not okay for Tess or Parrish to be hurtful, the same goes for Dakota. How can you blame your mom for not trying when you aren't either? There wasn't a sympathetic character in the house over the age of 12 and only Maxine and possibly Maxx outside. Aside from my issues with the characters, I have one other major complaint. The political views. Why get your message across with subtlety when you can use a sledgehammer? It's too much. I share the views of the author but don't feel the need to preach constantly. It distracts and derails. It takes away the enjoyment. The finished product is not as good with all of the political views being forced into the story. So to recap, I struggled with the characters and didn't like the first half of the book. Then everything changed. Finally, Dakota started forcing her place. Dakota trying to see how she fits with Parrish and Chasm was much better than the constant bickering. I like Maxx but unless Maxine dies, I don't see how this works out. You can't love someone "fierce" and make a play for what's theirs first. Still, the growing connections are good. The "game" and clues are fantastic. Twisted, clever, puzzling. I love it. There are books that I know I'm going to love because of their first sentence. This definitely was not one of those books, However, I think I just may love the next book because of the last sentence in this book.
Honestly. I struggled through the first part of this book. It seemed to be following in the same path as the last few bully romances by this author. Hugely successful, I know but one thing I have always appreciated about this author is her versatility. I didn't want a recycled story with more rich, mean boys and a misfit girl especially when I wasn't sold on the girl. I was relieved when the book strayed onto an original path. However, it took most of the book before I could embrace Dakota. Yes, Tess is an Ice Queen but her daughter didn't exactly come across as likable either. Mean is mean even when you are hurting, scared or confused. If it's not okay for Tess or Parrish to be hurtful, the same goes for Dakota. How can you blame your mom for not trying when you aren't either? There wasn't a sympathetic character in the house over the age of 12 and only Maxine and possibly Maxx outside. Aside from my issues with the characters, I have one other major complaint. The political views. Why get your message across with subtlety when you can use a sledgehammer? It's too much. I share the views of the author but don't feel the need to preach constantly. It distracts and derails. It takes away the enjoyment. The finished product is not as good with all of the political views being forced into the story. So to recap, I struggled with the characters and didn't like the first half of the book. Then everything changed. Finally, Dakota started forcing her place. Dakota trying to see how she fits with Parrish and Chasm was much better than the constant bickering. I like Maxx but unless Maxine dies, I don't see how this works out. You can't love someone "fierce" and make a play for what's theirs first. Still, the growing connections are good. The "game" and clues are fantastic. Twisted, clever, puzzling. I love it. There are books that I know I'm going to love because of their first sentence. This definitely was not one of those books, However, I think I just may love the next book because of the last sentence in this book.
July 21, 2021
CM does it again! If you love her other series you'll love this too!
Gah where to start! Dakota gets ripped from the family she grew up with to go be with her family by DNA and is told she's not allowed to talk to them afterwards. Finding out you were stolen at the age of 2 and being ripped away from the only people she knows crushes her. Dakota not only tries hard to be opened minded when Tess brings her long lost daughter home but Tess seems to only care about her job- writing about her daughter. Not only does Dakota struggle with Tess she now has 5 new siblings one being Parrish.
Parrish immediately has it out for her because his entire life has been about finding Dakota aka Mia. Parrish's best friend Chasm is always around and they both end up with feelings towards her not knowing how to navigate this. Being forced to not talk to her "stolen" family pushes Dakota to seek out her sister Maxine only adding more problems when Parrish and Chasm try and cover for her with Tess. After finally giving into her desires for Parrish is he taken buy yet another secret Dakota was not aware of - her biological father also notorious serial killer has kidnapped Parrish and forces her to do some terrible things to try and get him back.
Gah where to start! Dakota gets ripped from the family she grew up with to go be with her family by DNA and is told she's not allowed to talk to them afterwards. Finding out you were stolen at the age of 2 and being ripped away from the only people she knows crushes her. Dakota not only tries hard to be opened minded when Tess brings her long lost daughter home but Tess seems to only care about her job- writing about her daughter. Not only does Dakota struggle with Tess she now has 5 new siblings one being Parrish.
Parrish immediately has it out for her because his entire life has been about finding Dakota aka Mia. Parrish's best friend Chasm is always around and they both end up with feelings towards her not knowing how to navigate this. Being forced to not talk to her "stolen" family pushes Dakota to seek out her sister Maxine only adding more problems when Parrish and Chasm try and cover for her with Tess. After finally giving into her desires for Parrish is he taken buy yet another secret Dakota was not aware of - her biological father also notorious serial killer has kidnapped Parrish and forces her to do some terrible things to try and get him back.
September 10, 2021
Wow. I loved loved loved it. I wish I picked it up earlier, but so many people had low ratings. Like, how?! It kinda reminds me of Finding Carter the TV show. Cant wait to read book 2!
October 22, 2021
2.5 stars
July 15, 2021
Sooooo Good!
This book was amazing, and I can’t wait to find out what happens next! The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat.
This book was amazing, and I can’t wait to find out what happens next! The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat.
July 15, 2021
Amazing
Wow !!!!! This book was fantastic !! With a shocking of an ending ! A must read I love all the characters and couldn’t recommend this more
Wow !!!!! This book was fantastic !! With a shocking of an ending ! A must read I love all the characters and couldn’t recommend this more
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