Pen Pal (Standard Edition)

I approached this book without prior knowledge, intrigued by the enthusiastic praise I had seen in smut romance groups. In hindsight, I wish I had done more research because I discovered that it is not a dark romance novel, which left me somewhat disappointed. Although the story held my attention enough to finish in a single sitting, much of my engagement stemmed from my confusion about the plot. Based on the title and marketing, I expected a spicy pen pal romance, but instead, I found myself immersed in a ghost story. I likely wouldn’t have picked it up if I had known it was paranormal fiction. The writing and storytelling were commendable, featuring a decent amount of smut, and I appreciated the Dom/sub dynamics between the main characters. However, their relationship progressed too quickly, and while this became clearer by the end, I still felt their backstory was lacking. The plot twist at the end surprised me, even though I tried to predict various outcomes. However, many story elements didn’t feel logically coherent, and the resolution felt abrupt and unsatisfying, as we never truly discovered what happened to the main characters. Ultimately, I rated it 3 out of 5 for the writing quality—it captivated me, but overall, the book wasn't to my taste. Despite many readers finding the story emotional, I didn’t connect with it in that way.

LOVE LOVE LOVE

I DID NOT see that ending coming!! The writing in this book was very good. It's definitely 5 spice with some BDSM play so if that's not your thing, I would skip it. But it was a unique story line and had me guessing the whole time!

Okay so I truthfully was not a fan in the beginning because of all the spice because I don’t normally enjoy that but omg that ending and the lead up was AMAZING and the characters have so much depth, love love love that aspect 🫶🏻

The story is wild, IMO the sex scenes are drawn out. The story is the winner here though, the twist is jaw dropping.