I thought I’d give it a try, even after reading the one review. I know that there was a rape scene on the first chapter. I can handle that. I have no issue with the fact that it was written. I have a lot of issues with how Layla and grandma talked about Layla’s mom and “dad”. That was rape. That’s not a love child. Just because Layla’s mom wasn’t “forced” doesn’t mean it’s consensual. And the fact that Layla said this…When she stood, her grandmother’s eyes widened in fear. “He has to pay, Granmama. My daddy may have tricked her, but in the end, he gave my mama a choice. Massa Jonas beat me and just took what he wanted.” That is what made me DNF. I was willing to look past the toxic and downright wrong view of what happened to her mom. I thought, okay, this is what the characters think but it’s not reality. But the issue is, I don’t think that the author realizes how messed up the dialogue surrounding a rape that resulted in a child.



I didn’t want to leave a star review because I don’t feel like it’s fair of me to rate it without reading it. Me DNFing is my rating. But Netgalley made me rate it.

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK.

The synopsis says "Being the love child of a top-tier demon and a human isn’t all it’s cracked up to be."

The love child in question was born after a slave master brutally raped a 15 year old enslaved girl during the first chapter of this damn book. No content warning or anything. I guess this author is confused by the definition of love child because last time I checked, a child born from rape doesn't qualify.