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Wanted Review

 



Book Source: BookSiren
Cross-Post Review: Chantie's Goodread Review
Spice Radar: 6 out of 10 (1 means little to no smut; 10 means extreme smut)
A part of a Series: No 
Genre: Dark Romance Novella
Starred Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐


Wanted is a Dark Romance Novella suited for readers over the age of 18. Some of the triggers includes home invasion, murder, explicit sexual content, profanity, substance abuse, violence, and non-consensual sex (or thinking of it). If this piqued your interest, then let's get into the review. 

Wanted Review

Wanted is a dark romance novella written by Lauren Biel. The protagonist, Cole, is a divorced junkie. A robbery gone wrong, and he became a wanted man. Divorced. A murderer. And a drug addict. The perfect protagonist. What more could a reader want? To escape the crime scene, Cole found refuge at Vanessa’s home. A nurse and a murderer. A mix no one thought was possible. Not even myself. Regardless of the circumstances, these two people overcame their heartbreaks and began a new and unorthodox chapter. 
Cole’s heart wrenching story squeezed at my Amygdala from the first chapter. He was this unstable character that pushed me to want to get to know why he was the way he was. What caused him to become such a man? I loved how Lauren evoked such curiosity. It was refreshing. The spice made it all the better. We want what we want. Good or Bad. Certain incident in our lives forces us to wake up and face the obvious. Cole's character portrayed such.  My appreciation towards Cole grew as the novella progressed. 
This was why it also struck me that it took me four chapters to learn the protagonist’s name. Cole was like a friend I couldn’t get close to because I didn’t know what to call him. And as the reader, of course, I wanted to be this suffering man’s ride or die. Learning his name earlier would have made our connection stronger from the get-go.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed the interaction between Cole and Vanessa. The hate and like atmosphere sent me over the edge. I could not get enough of it. I would rate Wanted four out of five stars. This is a great dark novella to recommend to all those readers who are lost. To all those people who have hit rock bottom. To all those readers who recovered from their dark moment. Not because our lives look like hell means we can’t find a light in the tunnel. After the dark moment there is always a chance to get up. We just have to choose to see the light and stand up again. 

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