Sin Like The Devil Discreet Cover Edition: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance (Harrowdean Manor Discreet Edition)

Tropes:• Reverse Harem• Enemies to Lovers• Mental Institution• Disability & Mental Illness Rep• Slow BurnSo this was quite a slow burn romance, which I personally love…but I know some are more against it. The first half of the book really focuses on building Ripley’s character and background which, in such an intense book, I appreciated and actually thought the pacing worked really well in this instance.There are 3 MMC’s, Raine, Xander and Lennon, so this is a Reverse Harem. I don’t want to spoil anything but Raine was definitely my favourite, I had a bit of a harder time connecting with Lennon but i’m interested see how that story develops, I think there’s definitely a lot more there.My only slight issue was that the ending was quite chaotic and I got a bit muddled, it felt like my brain was being turned 😂 But like, that’s not a bad thing. It does end on a cliffhanger though, so… book 2 asap please?My favourite thing was just how real and raw this book was. I know J Rose drew from a lot of her own personal experiences and I really appreciated that personally, it takes a lot to divulge into personal experiences like that and it really helped me to understand the characters a lot more. None of these characters are particularly “good guys” as you would expect in a romance book.. They’re kind of all morally grey and Anti-hero-ish and have made mistakes, but it was very real.Although this is a spin-off of the Blackwood Institute series, I don’t think you *have* to read them first. I haven’t read the Blackwood Institute books but still thoroughly enjoyed this book. Though it is recommended you read them first!

I finished this book in like 2 days, I just couldn’t put it down. Being accepted for an arc of hands down one of my favourite authors was such an exciting experience.I adored BI, and the other interconnected series, but I think hands down Ripley might be my absolute favourite fmc out of all J Rose’s books. She is unapologetically (but also apologetically) herself, I love that we have such a morally grey female main, they could never make me hate you Ripley🫶🏻She’s extremely strong, but so raw and realistic in the way that she’s written, you can’t help but relate and empathise with her and what she’s gone through. I also love that we’re getting it told across two timelines, it adds to the excitement of what’s actually happened and what’s to come.J Rose always handles and writes about mental health problems so beautifully and respectfully. Her books have helped make me feel like I do deserve love and understanding, no matter what mental health issues I may face, and for that I can’t thank her enough.I will be (very) impatiently waiting for book 2 of Harrowdean Manor🖤

Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars!!!Book: Sin Like The Devil by J RoseWell, J Rose did it again!! I just freaking love her books so much 🖤"𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯."This book is so good, in every way there is! It is painfully well written. The emotions, the inner monolog, the struggles, the horrifying things that happen!J Rose has a way of making you feel as if you're right there inside the book! Experiencing the horrors of Harrowdean Manor"𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦. 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵."Ripley is the definition of a anti-hero, who wouldn't be after everything she's gone through! And then there's the three men who are probably as unhinged as she is, all fighting their own battles. But on top of that the need to somehow survive is strong!! Hatred goes hand in hand with love, they might need each other more then they realize!"𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵? 𝘈 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳."I loved diving back into the world of Blackwood Institute! This world means so much to me, I absolutely love these books!