The Devil Wears Black

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.