Ballad of Nightmares

Jack Whitney, y'all! Jack. Freaking. Whitney! It's no secret that I am a fan of Jack's work, and this work is no exception. I was a bit nervous because dark romance isn't a genre I frequent, but I loved this so much. The dark elements were so well written, and the spicier dark bits were great as well. This book follow Sam (who I now love so much) and Ana. Ana is a mortal woman who is seeking revenge among the different kingdoms' leaders, and Sam is the leader of Shadowmyer. What begins as seduction with the intent to trap and/or kill Ana, quickly leads to more. The tension throughout this book is so good, and the pay off is even better! I would say the level of spice in this book is similar to her other works but with some darker elements/kinks. There is a found family friendship that I immediately fell in love with, and their banter was absolutely exquisite. Millie is one of my favorite side characters that Jack has written, and I think her and Lex are competing for ‘who is the most bad ass' inside of Jack's brain. This book was well paced in plot and character development. Ballad of Nightmares is an enemies to lovers adult dark romance with some fantasy elements. 18+ for sexual content, themes, language. Jack is always so good about listing her trigger warnings, so definitely check those out.