Review: Mindf*ck series

 

Title: The Mindf*ck series 

Author: S.T. Abby (C.M. Owens)

Release Date: April 2019

May Contain Spoilers

The Risk - book 1

They took too much.

Left too little.

I had nothing to lose...until him.

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~Lana~

I didn't expect him.

I didn't want to fall in love.

But I can't let him go.

Logan Bennett makes the world a safer place.

He's brilliant.

He's a hero.

He locks away the sick and depraved.

But while he's saving lives, I'm taking them. Collecting the debts that are owed to me.

Ten years ago, they took from me. They left me for dead.

They should have made sure I stayed dead.

Now I'm taking from them.

One name at a time.

I've trained for too long.

I've been patient.

I can't stop now.

Revenge is best served cold...

They never see me coming, until I paint their walls red.

Logan doesn't know how they hurt me. He doesn't know about the screams they ignored. He doesn't know how twisted that town really is.

He just knows people are dying.

He doesn't know he's in love with their killer.

No one suspects a dead girl.

And Logan doesn't suspect the girl in his bed.

They're looking for a monster.

Not a girl who loves red.

Not a girl in love.

I'm a faceless nightmare.

At least until I tell them the story they've pretended never happened.

But in the end, will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?

**Graphic

**Adult language

**Some triggers could be too much for the easily disturbed reader

**Sexual content

**Fucked up moral compass; read at your own risk.

Oh my goodness. Why did I wait so long to pick up this series? 

I love CM Owens Wild Ones series, & I love the Dark Side series by her pen name Kristy Cunning- but I have been hesitant to read this series for years now. 

But I loved it. 

The Risk follows Lana, a girl who is out seeking revenge on all those who have left her for dead. The ones she is after never sees her coming until it's too late. And Logan, the guy she may be falling for- who also just happens to be an FBI agent. 

I love Lana. She may have went through hell when she was younger, but she's back stronger then ever & out seeking revenge on those who have wronged her. 

And I loved this book. I can't believe I have put off reading it for so long. They are short, quick reads but sooo good, and are perfect fall reads. It's the perfect combination of dark but fun.. And I cannot wait to read the next one to find out what happens next. 

5⭐ out of 5⭐. 

2🌶️ out of 5🌶️. - a couple scenes in some detail. 

Tropes: 

→ dark romance 

→ contemporary romance

→ serial killer h, x FBI H

→ forbidden romance 

→ revenge 

Sidetracked - book 2

They always want to break me, but I'm too strong now. Untouchable. 

Or at least I was...until her. 

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LOGAN 

I've had tunnel vision for one main goal for so long, that I forgot there was a whole other world just outside. Until Lana. 

She's everything I never expected, and I love the fact I can never guess her every move or reaction. It's part of the reason I keep falling. But I also know she shuts me out, hides things from me she feels she can't share. 

One day, I hope she trusts me enough to share. 

It isn't until my job puts her at risk that I realize just how fierce she is, but it doesn't stop me from doing all I can to protect her. I should walk away to protect her better, but I can't. Instead, I'm forced to find other ways to keep her safe. 

I just hope it's enough. 

Though she is fierce, she's still fragile... 

Right?

I am seriously loving this series, and can't believe I waited so long before picking it up. 

It may be dark- following Lana who is a serial killer as she is out for revenge on those who wronged her when she was younger, and her relationship with Logan- who is an FBI agent who has her case, and is trying to hunt her down, but it's also fun- and funny. It is a great quick read, and I am loving every second of it - and cannot wait to continue the story. 

5 ⭐ out of 5⭐. 

2🌶️ out of 5🌶️. - a couple scenes in some detail. 

Tropes: 
→ dark romance 
→ contemporary romance
→ serial killer h, x FBI H
→ forbidden romance 
→ revenge 

Scarlet Angel - book 3

To kill a monster, you have to be twice as monstrous. To love a monster, you have to share your soul... 

Logan Bennett makes me want to have a future not tainted by the constant hunger for revenge. Doesn't mean I can stop. Doesn't mean I want to stop. It just means I want more...one day. 

But how do you make a good man love the monster inside you without stripping his soul away as well? He is all the best parts of me right now, resurrecting bits of my heart I forgot could even exist. 

He makes me feel something other than cold. 

He also thinks I'm weak and fragile. Something I laugh about to myself, while secretly soaking in all his protectiveness and concern. 

If anyone touches him, harms him, or even threatens him, then they should probably run. Because his girlfriend is a little bit crazy. They just don't know it yet.

I am seriously loving Logan & Lana's story. As the FBI is uncovering answers to what happened ten years ago, they are also closing in onto the serial killer. Even if Lana could stop, she doesn't want to until her revenge has been made, avenging the death of her family, and who she used to be. But once Logan uncovers the truth, she fears that he will see her as the monster she truly is. 

Each story is fast paced, and dark, but also sprinkled with humor. I love Lana & how absolutely strong she is. How she over ame the hell and horrors she had been through. 

5⭐ out of 5⭐. 

2🌶️ out of 5🌶️. 

- a couple scenes in some detail. 

Tropes: 
→ dark romance 
→ contemporary romance
→ serial killer h, x FBI H
→ forbidden romance 
→ revenge 

All the Lies - book 4

To understand the monsters in the world, you have to get inside their heads. It's a dangerous place to be, especially when you start to empathize and lose your own sense of morality. 

But that's never happened to me... 

I've never felt conflicted on any case. Right is right and wrong is wrong. It's simple. Black and white. There's no such thing as a gray area. 

But fuck this case. I don't even know what side I'm on anymore. I don't understand how this town can continue to function without breaking under the weight of all the lies they've spun and lived. 

Every time I find a shard of truth, my gut twists, my heart beats faster, and I hate this place a little more. Every time I think I've heard the worst, another truth is dug up from the ashes of more burning lies. 

Worst of all, I don't even know who to trust anymore. My head is all messed up. 

I pride myself on being impossible to fool. 

I'm an expert at knowing when someone is lying to me. 

I never believed in being blinded by love...until Lana. 

**BE WARNED: Some flashbacks can get intense to readers with a sensitive trigger. Skip the blocks in italics if that's the case.

As the FBI are closing in, to uncover the dark secrets of the small town, they are also closing in on the serial killer case they have been working on- and closing in on Lana. But will she survive if her secrets come to light? 

I love how strong that Lana is- after everything she has been though, not only is she still facing each day- but she is getting the revenge she deserves- and ridding the world of all the monsters from her past. I cannot wait to read the conclusion of Lana's story. 

5⭐ out of 5⭐.

2🌶️ out of 5🌶️ - a couple scenes in some detail. 

Tropes: 
→ dark romance 
→ contemporary romance
→ serial killer h, x FBI H
→ forbidden romance 
→ revenge 

Paint It All Red - book 5

Hush, little baby, don't say a word... 

Will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together? 

It's time to fuck with their minds. 

It's time to finish it all. 

It's time to paint it all red... 

Monsters don't usually wish for happily-ever-afters.

Oh my goodness. 

Lana finally burned down the town that stood by and watched her horrors she endured unfold- painting the streets red, and dropping bodies of the guilty in her wake. 

But monsters don't get their happily ever afters. 

I loved this book - loved Lana's story from start to finish. I loved seeing Lana seek out her revenge. And also cried for her, and everything she lost. She may have been a victim to a horrible crime, but she rose up and became a nightmare to those who wronged her- becoming so much stronger- not just physically, but mentally as well. These books were amazing, and I'm mentally kicking myself for putting them off for so long. These books were dark and twisted, but I loved them, and loved Lana. 

5⭐ out of 5⭐

2🌶️ out of 5🌶️. - a couple scenes in some detail. 

Tropes: 
→ dark romance 
→ contemporary romance
→ serial killer h, x FBI H
→ forbidden romance 
→ revenge 

Trigger Warnings