The Devil Wears Black

I love L.J. She books, but this was so... Generic. I normally like dual povs, because there's angst, I live for that. But they both lack charm, I wanted to slap maddie, and chase was on and on and on and on with the same thing.

There are some authors that I microdose myself so I can read them for a long time, this was a disappointment.

I thought this book was going to be less heartwarming romance and more smut. I was wrong. I loved Chase and Mad. I loved Ronan and Katie and Lori and Sven and Layla. I just loved everyone. I liked the banter as much as the sad moments. Her wardrobe was questionable, to say the least, but it's an easy way to add the “quirky” into an FMC. I really liked this book. I definitely will pick up more books from this author.

I came...I tried...and I got my first DNF of 2022 at 45%.


This was a buddy read with a fun group of Bookstagrammers. They, at least, made this book fun. As for the book itself...

Drivel. I really tried to connect with Maddie, Chase and their story but couldn't. Chase is an egotistical bully who plays at having a good heart while at the same time emotionally abuses Maddie ...

Maddie is immature and hard to even like. She complains about her nickname “Maddie the Martyr” yet does nothing to change this. She keeps saying she is this new Maddie who will not take crap from anyone yet I didn't see that. She never fully grew and when it came to Chase she just rolled over and let him handle her.

I don't like books where they glorify mentally abusive relationships like this. I also kept asking myself how old these characters were supposed to be because of the games and immaturity levels.

I'm glad some readers enjoyed this book and this author but I won't be reading anything by them again.