Once You're Mine: A Dark Stalker Romance (Possessing Her)

The characters have such a fun banter and full of surprises! I adore the possessive/ dominance/obsession that this author created for Hayden, and the independent strong female lead Calista. Beautiful name by the way. I cannot do my adult-things without snagging time with book 2! Absolutely amazing 👏, and definite spice moments. I forsee the characters light and dark being a fantastic blend, and I cannot wait!!!

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. 😁😁

Had a lot of potential but with enough small issues what I could only give it 3.5 stars. First of all, the book was amazing until 50% then it kind of started to go off the rails. Calistas character felt inconsistent. At times she was a timid, shy, socially awkward and inexperienced young girl. Other times she was a witty and snarky adult woman with a good up bringing and a Senator for a father. It was like she had two different personalities and they didn’t mesh. Then this girl - who’s so timid she can’t even talk to a somewhat pushy coffee store customer - gets a job as a half-naked bartender in a B-rate Hooters-esque bar? No, just no. The stalking never got intense or angsty or… thrilling. Her reaction was “meh… I think I have a stalker”. Okayyyy. At no point was she scared for her life or did I feel a sense of uneasiness about the events happening. The writer could have made it so much more interesting. The interactions between Hayden and Calista started out great, but quickly delved into insta love territory, and the worst part was her self-depreciating inner turmoil about not being good enough. Towards the end the inner monologues got tedious. I just would rather action and dialogue drive the plot more than thoughts. The whole “I own you now” situation - while I typically love it, there is nothing better than a growly, dominant MMC - it just felt off. I was rolling my eyes over some of the interactions. On top of it all, for a stalker romance it was only mildly spicy. Granted I just got done reading a bunch of Penelope Douglas - aka the Queen of morally grey MMCs - so that has undoubtedly colored my opinion. I could only give it 2🌶️. The book had a lot of potential but it kind of fell flat. I’m debating if I want to read the second book just to see how the cliffhanger resolved.

I expected obsession. I expected suspense. I expected a morally gray man who had no concept of personal space. What I didn’t expect was how beautifully this book would describe love. Yes, it’s dark. Yes, it’s obsessive. But woven between the tension and possessiveness are some of the most memorable passages I’ve highlighted in a long time. The author has a way of putting emotions into words that make you stop reading for a second just to appreciate them. If you enjoy protective, “touch her and die” energy, plenty of suspense, and a romance that’s equal parts unsettling and strangely heartfelt, this one is absolutely worth picking up. Favorite part: the writing itself. Some of those quotes are staying with me for a long time.

This was a fast paced, sexy, unrealistic but the vibes were immaculate read! The FMC is dumb. Like, what do you mean who is your stalker?🤣 There’s only one suspect and it’s insanely obvious. The MMC was obsessive and possessive and what more could you really want from your red flag men?🥰 The plot line is silly but really the whole book is. Harper is the most real character in this book. I loved this book purely based on vibes. It was quick, fun, and I enjoyed it. I’ll definitely finish out the duology.

This book has been on my TBR for awhile. Now that I’ve finally got a chance to read it, I was not disappointed. Such a crazy story, but I didn’t like being left on a cliffhanger because now I need to hurry and read the second book. Overall, this was such a well written story and I highly recommend it.

Love, love, love a good stalker to lovers trope. The way Morgan Bridges shows how the MMC is struggling with the new emotions the FMC has made him feel really helps give a look inside the mind of the MMC. The struggles the FMC has had to face shows how strong she really is. This book is chefs kiss. That cliffhanger about killed me. My only complaint is the cliffhanger and the MMC's secret...

I want to give this two stars but for whatever reason it isn’t letting me. This book started off alright, but turned into a very obvious wanna be knock off version of 50 shades of gray, but extremely cringe compared to 50 shades. I’m all about a possessive, dark romance for sure. But this was just so obviously trying too hard to be like something popular before it. The interactions between the characters was completely ridiculous, in my opinion and honestly pretty hard to even read. By the end of it I’ve basically skimmed through just because I paid for it, I want to finish it but I definitely can’t see myself buying the second one. Will likely only read if I come across a friend who has it or something. Calista is annoying, her name is wack for one, for two she is just an annoying character. She’s too easily bowing down with an occasional attempt at being defiant, and once again…. Knock of of 50 shades. Anyways the interactions were super awkward and yeah just not my favorite book at all.

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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I'm giving this; 4.75⭐ 2.5 🌶 What absolutely fab read I had a very time reading this book. The story grabs your attention straight away and I was straight into it, it a great flow. It is straight in with the MMC stalking, obsessing over the FMC and he can't really understand why. The FMC is at first very quiet and grieving the loss of her parent but as the story goes along she finds she has more power then she thinks and you do see come out her shell a bit at a time. Book 1 does leave a bit of cliffhanger and I'm so glad I've book 2 to jump straight into, I'm looking forward to reading 📚 it. I did wish book 1 had a little longer. Then of course there's the bestie what absolute hoot 😁😂 that woman is some the things that come out her mouth 😁😂😘.

Llego en super buen estado y super padre el libro