Author: Nora Blackwood
Genres: Dark Romance
Published: January 1, 2025
Pages: 403
Format read: Epub
Triggers: Child Abuse, Confinement, Violence, Cursing
Quick Thoughts: This is so deliciously dark!
This book was an ARC and given to me for free.
All reviews are entirely honest and my own opinion.
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In the heart of her thriving psychology practice, Amelia Harper believes she can help anyone heal—until Damien Blackwell, a notorious hitman with a chilling past, walks through her door seeking therapy for his obsessive nature. As their sessions unfold, Amelia’s carefully constructed world begins to crumble, triggering haunting flashbacks of her own traumatic past.
Vivid dreams of disturbing therapy sessions blur the lines between reality and nightmare, leaving Amelia unsettled yet inexplicably drawn to Damien. As her emotional attachment deepens, she battles her growing feelings for a man whose darkness threatens to consume her.
Caught between the professional and the personal, Amelia learns that love can be as dangerous as obsession, and the line between healer and victim is perilously thin. This dark psychological thriller explores the complexities of love, trauma, and the perilous dance between sanity and madness.
You’ve always known how this ends
Dark Therapy was such a pleasant surprise! It is a deliciously dark read, with enough plot points to keep me interested. I was pulled in by the blurb. We all know how much I love dark romance, especially with a stalker vibe. The blurb definitely gave me that feeling, so without any hesitation, I signed up for the ARC!
And I am happy that I did, because this was such a fun read! There is a really nice balance between spice and plot, with the book leaning just a tad more towards the plot.
Damien is just a book boyfriend, let me tell you that! He is just chef’s kiss and I loved him to smithereens. He is just exactly the shade of morally grey that I love. Which means he’s basically more morally black, but that’s just a little detail, lmao. I loved his character so much! He’s obsessived, he’s controlling, he is manipulative. All the yes from me!
Amelia I wasn’t so keen on at the start. I don’t know, her personality just did not exactly vibe with me. But as the book went on she developed a little and got much better! By the end I was not nearly as annoyed with her.
Nora’s writing style is fast paced and very easy to read. She has a way of immersing you into the story that is an amazing experience. Honestly, I was so sucked into the story that I had to take my time and come back down to earth before writing the review. It definitely is one of those books that’s finished with you, instead of you being finished with the book. I had a major book hangover, for sure!
And the letters! Oh my gosh, the letters! I loved them to absolute bits. They just had my heart.
Black Therapy is unhinged in all the right ways. It started a little slow, but soon enough I was completely emersed in the story! I just couldn’t stop reading. We did a one-chapter-a-day thing with the ARC team, and honestly I sometimes read more than one chapter. It was just that much fun to read!
This wasn't cure. It was an addiction
My bookhangover is still not completely cured yet. This book was just that much fun to read! I was doubting heavily between five stars and four stars. But Amelia just felt a little off to me at the start, which led me to giving the book four stars. Eventually she grew on me and I loved the development in the book.