The Bad Guy

I have read literally thousands of romance novels so my ratings may be generally lower than others, as my expectations are a bit harder to achieve. If I give a book 5 stars IT HAS BEEN WELL EARNED!General InformationPOV: DualInstalove? SemiPossessive Hero? YesssssVirgin Heroine? NoHeroine Widowed? NoHero Widowed? NoHero/Heroine in love with another? NoOther Man Other Woman Drama? YesCheating? NoOut of Five ⭐️'sGrammar/Spelling: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Writing Style: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Unique Story Line: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Pacing: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Character Development: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Likeable Hero: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Likable Heroine: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Plot: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Romance: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Steam/Sex Scenes: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Angst: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Entertaining: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Novel Length: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️Overall Enjoyment: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I'm not completely sure how to review this book.I guess I'm going to start by explaining I come from a dark romance place. I read the blurb as soon as it was revealed, and I was like, "I MUST POSSESS YOU, MY PRETTY."(So, what I'm saying is, I'm Sebastian, I guess.)I'm saying this as a disclaimer because my complaints are the exact opposite of literally every other complaint that currently exists in the reviews. I have that "did we read the same book?" feeling regarding some of those, but I'll get to that in a minute.I want to lead with: THIS BOOK IS WONDERFUL.And also: I WANTED TO THROW THIS BOOK ACROSS THE ROOM AND SHATTER MY KINDLE AGAINST THE WALL.But it's okay. I'm just madly in love with Sebastian. If you take nothing else away from this review, or any review, or life, it should be that Sebastian is wonderful and amazing, and you should read this book so you can meet him. (After reading the blurb and title, I went in fully prepared for a villain. In fact, Sebastian was a little Villain Lite for me, so... Contemporary romance readers who hate dark things may feel differently, but Sebastian is actually quite nice for a bad guy, and this book really isn't dark. It's edgy contemporary, maybe. Not dark.)Okay, so, have you seen Dexter? Sebastian is a psychopath with an awesome father who helped him learn how to get his human on. Reminded me of Dexter in that sense (the show, not the books). Sebastian is a CEO, a psychopath, and a total dreamboat. His sense of humor is wonderful. Being inside his head is great. Sexy sex scenes. Orgasm machine. Sure, he's a little unfeeling about some things, but again, the man is a diagnosed psychopath. Anything else would've been unrealistic. And he isn't unfeeling at all in regards to the heroine. Or, really, anything else once he develops the feels for her. She unlocks the love level for him, and so, sure, he wants to keep her around. A little kidnapping and captivity never hurt anyone, right?Well.I guess that's not accurate, but I don't care. Give Sebastian what he wants!So, I loved Sebastian. He's so well-done. I was won over immediately. Their first scene together and I was a goner. I was schoolgirl-giddy every time he showed up and she was nice to him. I was so excited.Now, the heroine is actually my issue with this book, and for completely the opposite reason I've seen. Among the not-feeling-its, I've seen several people say she accepted him and her captivity too soon. And to that I say: how??? Seriously, how? This literally made me feel like I got a copy of the wrong book. I don't want to give spoilers, so I'm not going to say at what percentage of the book she was still resisting Sebastian, but suffice it to say, it was late in the game. Late. She tried to escape 300,000 times. She was plotting and resisting and... my mind is literally blown, given the percentage of her last awful, traumatizing (to me, my poor heart) escape attempt, that anyone could possibly say that. So, if you're debating reading this and you're like "Eh, I hate kind-hearted heroines who accept their captivity too quickly," HAVE NO FEAR, YOU CAN READ THIS BOOK.I wanted to murder Camille by the end. I loved her for 70% of the book, and then between 70 and 76, she lost me. So that's my issue. BECAUSE she resisted for so long (and did something I hated so much) that I gave up on her. I started feeling like she was mean. I would be able to understand, probably, her holding onto the flimsy "I can't betray myself" card until the bitter end if he actually mistreated her, but aside from one little whiff of chloroform (and a paltry kidnapping), he did not. He was never mean to her, he never physically hurt her in any way, he gave her everything he could feasibly think of to make her happy... Yes, he made deals and blah blah blah, but when she started talking about his many sins against her, I kinda wanted to pop in the book and knee her in the face. At the start of the book, I thought she was going to be kinder--and it's not like she was vicious, but sometimes she did hurt him just because she knew she could, which made me wince (even though it was early enough that this was totally understandable; I just fell hard and fast for Sebastian, so I was very protective). And sometimes I just felt like she was made of stone to still be resisting so hard and being so unkind and everything when it was SO far into the game, and she was clearly into him (and with reason! Subtract the whole "he kidnapped her" thing and he's a sweet deal). The whole "I can't betray myself" argument isn't sufficient for me here, because caring for someone who treats you like treasured gold isn't a self-betrayal. And he was clear from the beginning that as soon as she "adjusted" she would essentially be free and normal again, he wasn't going to lock her up for the rest of her life. He just had to know she wasn't going to try to get him arrested or run away. You know, reasonable things! So, if she would've stopped resisting and trying to escape and would've played him a little, she would've been given the freedom she fought for so desperately, and still kept the dreamy orgasm-robot who loved her. Work smarter, not harder, Camille. Jeeze.Anyway, loved the (smart) teacher heroine (until I wanted to murder her and dump her in a river), adored Sebastian, totally enjoyed most of this book... did not enjoy being stuck in Link's head. Ew. Go die, Link. At one point Camille's friend completely reversed her position on something that didn't make a lick of sense, but that was a little thing. Whatever. I just wanted to murder people by that point. Lol. Good times.Anyway, recommended? Totally. Go meet Sebastian.<i>**Voluntarily (that's an understatement, I was salivating for this book) read and reviewed this. Don't know the author. Have no investment in misleading anyone. Honest, unbiased review!**

4/5 ⭐️ I started reding this book a few months ago and put it on hold because I wasn’t in the mood but I decided to pick it back up and I was not disappointed!Sebastian was a literal psychopath who was obsessed with his Camille from the very start. That is my favorite type of hero 🥰. I love an unapologetic hero who takes what he wants! I loved Sebastian and his obsession with Camille. She low-key craved his darkness though and I loved that.Camille started the story off with a bf and I LOVED Sebastian’s jealousy every time he touched what he considered was HIS 😂🙌🏼. He wanted her to himself so he decided to kidnap her. Kidnapping romances are my faves & I liked this one so much! 🙌🏼I honestly LOVED Sebastian. Camille was the only one who could make him feel any type of emotions 🥺. His childhood memories really tugged at my heartstrings.Camille was a sweet and caring person. Her reaction to being kidnapped was definitely believable. Although she was attracted to Sebastian, she was still trying her hardest to resist him.I loved that throughout the whole book Sebastian is literally telling Camille that he wants to keep her forever and just make her happy. I was actually swooning with how he treated her 🥰🥺. He treated her like an actual QUEEN 🙌🏼.This honestly was not as dark as I thought it would be. He treated her with so much respect. Is it bad that I actually wanted him to be more pushy & intense with her? 🤷🏻‍♀️ lol.Overall, it was a great read and Sebastian made this story for me but the ending was a bit too rushed in my opinion.

Celia Aaron is a new to me author. I rarely read boojs that aren't available on Kindle Unlimited, but after seeing a lot of recommendations for this, I bit the bullet and went for it.Well written and edited, I was interested from the start. What happens when a psychopath falls in love? You get kidnapped, that's what.But when the villain and the white knight switch roles, you get an endearing story where things aren't always what they seem.This story may have some dark elements, but I wouldn't class it as a dark romance. There's a droolworthy psycho villain, a good story with some Beauty And The Beast elements, and a HEA that will leave you smiling.Will definitely be back for more books by this author.

I was looking for a beauty and the beast kinda vibe and found this book.Sebastian meets Camille at a business party, he sets his sights on her and wants her from that second.He does anything any normal psychopath would do, he kidnaps her. 😂I loved the chemistry/push and pull between Sebastian and Camille.If you are looking for a captive romance then given this one a go.

This book is clearly a 5 stars review. It's every dark twisted fantasy in one book. The handsome bad guy, the white knight and the girl they fight over. But it's like it's of steroids. I love Sebastian, I was rooting for him all the way through, but I love a bad guy with no qualms for doing wait he feels to be the right course, Damn anything for one that gets in his way. It's a must read for the dark romance lover, keeps you on you toes, with insights to the thoughts of other characters as this story plays out. I loved the bonus chapter too which you can download at the end of the book.

This was a refreshing read. Sebastian was the star of the show. The plot was decent and kept me engaged. The only thing that’s stopping me giving it 5 ⭐️ was the ending with Link - it was tied up very quickly and wasn’t believable and then the epilogue portrayed Sebastian as if he were no longer a psychopath.Overall, it was a solid read for me.

I absolutely loved this book. Sebastian was divine, dark and deviant. Camille was feisty, sassy and intelligent.I enjoyed the story, the development of characters, his more than hers, but I liked that she was strong and knew her own mind.I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes a slightly darker romance and likes the love scenes to scorch the pages.Am now off to purchase more books from this author and hope they give me the same feels.