Let me start off by saying this: DO NOT IGNORE THE TRIGGER WARNINGS! They’re there for a reason, and they’re important.Listen, would allow this kind of treatment in real life? NO!Did I devour this book either way? YES!I’m keeping this review as spoiler free as possible.This book is FULL of trigger warnings, so I knew what I was getting myself into. This wasn’t going to be a cute, stress free read. I knew the MMC wasn’t going to be a lovable character. I lost count of how many times I put the book down and took breaks because he was making me mad and I couldn’t understand why the FMC wasn’t running for the hills. I stuck it out though, and I’m glad I did.I’m not going to lie, there were a lot of times I found myself gushing over the MMC. This book definitely made me question myself, because I couldn’t believe I was STILL rooting for him at times. I kept going back to the list of triggers and the author’s note so I could keep a level head lol. Am I excusing some of the things he did? Of course not. However, this is a dark romance book, so I wasn’t surprised with some of his actions. At some points I felt like even I was getting manipulated by the MMC, which I think goes to show how great of a writer the author is. She really sucked me into the story.Our FMC was such a sweetheart, but soooooo naïve too. I wanted her to stand up for herself, and defend herself! I hated seeing how easily she was manipulated, and how easily she backed down and went along with what she was told to do. I loved the first scene where she finally stood up for herself though! I felt so proud of her! Some of her actions reminded me of myself, so that could be why I wanted to jump into the story and protect her.One of my favorite thing in books is watching the character development unfold, and this book did not disappoint me. That said, don’t expect to have the characters be completely redeemed by the time you finish the book. Everyone’s opinion on this will vary, of course. For myself at least, I did enjoy the book, and I’m looking forward to reading more by this author.There were some parts I found cringey, but that’s basically a given with almost every book. For example, the constant Taylor Swift song naming. I completely understand it was a coping mechanism, but I still made me cringe lol.I really do appreciate the trigger warnings and the lengthy authors note at the beginning of the book. It’s so easy to get lost in a book, and forget that we’re only reading fiction. I definitely do not recommend ignoring them, because you can easily find yourself getting triggered with the heavy topics and scenes in the book.