Run Red

I slept on this one for a while because the cover art really didn't do it for me, but it came so highly recommended not only from the good people of Books of Horror (FB group) but also by the For You in Romance section of my Kindle recommendations that I eventually had to give in and pick it up. I have to say it is indeed the kind of romance I enjoy, low on the lovey-dovey and high on the “we'll be one and we'll be dead” regardless of whether or not the characters actually want that.

The only reason this isn't a 5 stars for me is that the regular spicy bit was way too long for my liking (if sex in books isn't off-putting to you it's probably a decent scene). Otherwise it's pretty engaging story and Daly managed to balance characterization and story well enough that we have something to be engaged in besides the gritty aspects of the story which are rendered with just enough detail to paint the scene nicely but not so much so that you lose the effect in extra details. Overall, it's bleak, it's graphic and steeped in blood and it's very good.