I came into this book trying to see if by the time I last read RuNyx (Gothikana - 2023) and then now with her new release if the writing would improve, and while I can confirm that there at least seemed to have some editing that was done here, it still very much read like Wattpad.

I honestly feel like this book doesn't warrant the size that it is, and even though the actual page count is over 400, the content of the story doesn't fit within that because of the cringe gaps between chapters with random Pinterest level "atmosphere" pics and accompanying quotes. The quotes were actually one of the issues I had with the book as well, since not only does it sometime not even setup the theme for the upcoming chapter, it makes it BLANTANTLY obvious the writing talent between RuNyx and these quotes where these were pulled from (mostly classic literature). It seems almost sacrilege to have the Bronte sisters and Dante next to lines as cringe as what appears on these pages. I'm not sure of the author was trying to almost make commentary that her writing level should be on par with those, but if that was the case that's a whole other issue in itself.

Moving on, I feel like so many of the setup for Caz would have worked better in a fantasy setting, since it's so hard to believe lines about him being a demon prince (or whatever other nonsense titles were given to him by Salem) when he's an above average built man that as far is ever told did commit murder in a fit of rage only once which he also seemed to admit was an accident and was very upset over? Then in the next sentence is out there threating death to anyone that even breathes in her direction? It not only doesn't match up and makes for inconsistency issues, it also just doesn't work in the setting and world that these characters reside in. He doesn't really do much corrupt behavior other than being a terrible boyfriend (though to do be fair she's also not a very good partner in a relationship) and having no control of himself which doesn't match his age and reads more like a cringe teenager that is a social outcast.

I feel like once again we have plot that is mess soup and grammar/spelling mistakes but I can at least recognize that her writing is improving and has benefitted from having an editor. While the relationship works a little better in this novel than previous, you can tell that the author has a kink for student/teacher (or adjacent roles), so if that's also your thing at least you found it here but I would say there are probably better books out there for it. Final notes this was Gothikana with a part time editor and different font but almost a copy/paste of her previous story. I could have made this review so much longer but keeping it shorter because I think I can officially say that I will not be picking up another book from this author since two out of two times has been just WAY below average.