Once You’re Mine

I can’t even think of where to begin. I was simultaneously reading as fast as possible and rereading parts cause I didn’t want it to end. I don’t think I’ve ever highlighted more than I have in this book. The man is HOT. HAWTT. I literally, I’m not even kidding, HAD to talk to a friend about him and show her some of the things I highlighted and quite literally had a dream that same night. I’ll never EVER get over this book boyfriend. The storyline is so good, the buildup had me freaking DYING. And the book itself is truly just written so finely it flowed so well. And now I’m headed over to read the next one STAT cause I’m dying over here.

I didn't want to like this book and I'm ashamed I do. I'm ashamed that I flew through it in 3 days of reading, when that's never happened to me with any other book. Their relationship is obviously unhealthy. Stalkers are rarely ever hot, rich men and if a man did ANY of the shit he did irl, it would not bode well. Beating the shit out of someone in a bar and police not being called, literally killing a man and setting the place on fire and absolutely no investigation taking place? Definitely unrealistic, but it is fiction after all and I guess that's the point of dark romance. Their entire relationship is unhealthy, obviously. But at least the fmc Calista isn't a complete idiot like in many other dark romance novels. Although, if you know you have a stalker and there just so happens to be the same guy constantly coming out of nowhere randomly wherever you are, I would think the math would be mathing. But I digress. It has a quick pace with very little fluff, which I appreciate. Kept me engaged, hence why I zipped through it so quickly and ends on a cliffhanger. So I guess I'll be binging the sequel now. 😪 Hopefully I won't be up til 5am for a second night in a row. 🥴 Their relationship (if you want to call it that) goes 0 to 100 REAL quick. Touch her and you die is definitely an understatement. The intense drama of their sexual tension almost made me laugh, but not necessarily in a bad way. I did like that even though he's unhealthily enraged with any man that comes within 5ft of her, he's still gentle and caring with her and makes it clear from the jump that he wouldn't hurt her. Well, physically at least being that stalking mentally and emotionally causes harm. But anyways.. The fact that he does become so enraged once he finds out her trauma was a big green flag for me (as ironic as that may be) and in that case I am totally okay with him unleashing his fury onto whomever caused it and will read through that scene with glee in the future if it's described in the second novel. 😈 Absolutely LOVED her BFF Harper! She's funny and probably the most normal thing about this whole book. 😂 My two qualms: The phrase "worried my bottom/lower lip" is used pretty consistently and ground my gears. But that's just my personal issue. Given the cover, I was expecting more of a paranormal stalker romance, so I expected him to be like a ghost or incubus or something. But it's contemporary, so I was kind of disappointed in that. I'm definitely interested in a paranormal stalker romance, so if you've read this far and know of some, please comment below. 😁😁

This would be a much better book if it wasn't so repetitive. It would have been better at 200 pages. I did enjoy the story enough to get the 2nd book. It is definitely a vibes read.

As soon as I read the blurb for this book, I knew it was going to be a good one. And I was right! ONCE YOU’RE MINE features Calista, the down-on-her-luck daughter of a disgraced Senator who has recently been murdered. In an attempt to find his murderer, she reluctantly accepts the assistance from the Prosecutor of her father’s criminal case, Hayden; believing that he has the finances and resources to wield better results. What Calista doesn’t know is that although Hayden makes his living on the right side of the law professionally, he lives by a different set of vigilante rules in his personal life. Before long, Calista finds herself falling in love with Hayden and slowly discovering that there is more to Hayden that meets the eye. WARNING: Don’t start this book before bedtime! It definitely has “just one more chapter” potential! This was a very suspenseful read that will keep you turning the pages because the story develops at a fast pace and each chapter is brilliantly ended with a “chapter-cliffhanger” that will urge you to read further. You will feel for Calista and her suffering and in spite of Hayden’s methods for handling obstacles hellbent keeping him from Calista and her safety, you will find yourself cheering for this good/bad guy. Although there were some deliciously sensual scenes between these two, this book was more suspenseful than spicy. so, if that’s what you’re seeking in this stalker romance, you should keep this in mind. It also ends in a cliffhanger. This book was excellent and I highly recommend it. I cannot wait to read Book Two to see what happens next! Happy reading!

Dark romance with great spice. The plot is fantastic, granted the ending is a cliff hanger which upset me, but I've been there before and already bought the second book before I started reading this one. One thing I will say, the first and second book, definitely could have been one bigger book. However, focusing on the development of their relationship in this book as the main plot and not the mystery aspects is an understandable reason why they are separated.

Just finished and I love Hayden soooo much. Yah hes a wee bit of a creep but 😍🤤. And Callie, sweet Callie.... cant wait to see what the next book has in store for the two of them! Its definitely a slow burn, touch her and die, open door dark romance but the intensity can be felt from the beginning and its so captivating! All I know is I'd love to see my man handle anyone like Hayden does for Callie🤣

The condition of the book came pristine throughout (spine, edges flawless). Theres no annoying stickers whatsoever on the book cover itself (inside or out) (i plastic wrapped mine for longevity).

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The book's quality is great, with good pages and an engaging story. It's a well-rounded package. If you're a fan of dark romance and thrillers, don't hesitate - give it a try

Even as a German, this book is good to read and easy to understand (if you know English). However, it was quite difficult (for me personally) to get into the book and establish a connection with the characters. The processes went very fast and some things came super suddenly. But when I got used to the writing style and the characters, I couldn't put the book down.