Cry Madness by Renee Rocco is live
A dark romance with a fairytale twist, this is a sexy spin on Alice in Wonderland, and I really enjoyed this book!
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Blurb
THEY’RE ALL MAD HERE
Maddox Hathorne is everything Alice Knightly doesn’t need, yet he’s everything she wants. At his best, he’s eccentric—at his worst, he’s psychotic. She’s also the only person in Wonderland who’s not afraid of him, and on the night their friendship crosses the line into romance, her world shatters.
Grief-stricken, Alice tries to escape the pain. She fails and flees Wonderland. Danger guides her back home, leaving her trapped between a past she can’t outrun and a treacherous road leading to an unpredictable future.
A predator saturated in sin, Maddox has his sights set on her all over again. This time, when they spiral down a rabbit hole of depravity, there’s more than the promise of ecstasy waiting for them at the bottom.
*CRY MADNESS is a complete standalone reimagining of Alice in Wonderland. This sizzling Dark Academia Romance features an antihero who pushes the boundaries of what it means to be ‘morally gray’ and a heroine fierce enough to tame the Mad Hatter.
Review
3.5 stars
A dark romance with a fairytale twist, this is a sexy spin on Alice in Wonderland, and I really enjoyed this book!
Maddox and Alice grew up together – she as the privileged and beloved daughter of a wealthy family, and he an orphaned misfit. Their differences didn’t matter though, and they fell in love and were it for each other. But they are torn apart by tragedy and, lost in grief, Alice leaves town. She returns three years later and Maddox knows this is his chance to get his girl.
Maddox is everything we love in an antihero. He’s broody and dangerous, smart and sarcastic, he’s slightly unhinged but completely soft for his girl.
“I’d rather endure a thousand lifetimes in a world where you ignore me than spend even one letting second in a world without you.”
It’s not an easy reunion. Alice is still trying to deal with her trauma, and she tries to keep her distance, but Maddox is determined, he’s shameless, and he’s unapologetically smitten. He teases and flirts, they bicker and banter, and their chemistry is still wild and undeniable, and the anticipation is so, so good!
“I don’t want just a kiss.”
If this woman asked me for every drop of blood from my veins, I’d bleed dry for her. “What do you want, Alice?”
“You, Maddox.” She looks down at me, tears in her eyes. “I want you.”
“You have me. You’ve always had me.”
The romance is sexy and all consuming, and surprisingly swoony, and I loved watching these two come back together.
“Sweetheart, I’ll take you any way I can get you, as long as you’re mine.”
It’s a short read and the story moves quickly, but I was still easily sucked in. The dark romance elements bring drama and violence along the way, but I was here for the love story, and it did not disappoint. Other characters are introduced, most with their own unique fairy tale twists, and I’m hoping there will be more books in this world.
I really enjoyed this one.
3.5 stars.
An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author for an honest review.