Pretty Little Fears

Blackwood University, Book 1

De: SJ Ryder

Narrado por: Lucy Rivers, JF Harding

Blair

This was supposed to be the most opportunistic year of my life. In some ways, it was. It started off with a bang: a full scholarship to my dream school, the beginning of a sisterhood, and things in my life were finally looking up. It was everything I hoped for. Until it wasn't. Intrusive thoughts run through my head on repeat. I don't know what I did to deserve this, or if I'll even make it out alive. Until he makes the mistake of joining me in this loop of torture, will we be able to escape this hell unscathed? Or do we meet our end together in this madness?

Emmett

My tragedy has seethed itself deep inside my being, consuming and wrapping me in a dark blanket of misery. I was positive there wasn't any good left in this world until I laid eyes on my little angel. She engraved herself into my soul, becoming my obsession. After she's taken from me, I vow to go through hell to get her back, even if it means looking my very own demons in the eyes.

©2024 SJ Ryder Publishing (P)2025 Blue Nose Publishing

Kept me on the edge of my seat

I really enjoyed the secret society dark college romance. the suspense and tension were high, which is exactly what I like. The intimate scenes between Emmett and Blair are spicy hot! The character build is perfect, and I absolutely love how Blair keeps her fire through the whole book no matter what she has gone through. The HEA is not a realistic one, that I actually really liked it and the way it brought happiness back to both Emmett and Blair. I listen to it in audio with dual narration, and the narrators were spot on. You definitely must heed the trigger warnings. There are some very dark scenes in this book.

Decent time filler

This book went in waves. There were great parts, crappy parts, and mediocre parts. Narrators were good choices. Plot was good. Dialogue? Not so much. It also felt like the somno was thrown in just so the author could say it was there. Spice was decent, but very repetitive and some scenes also felt like they were only added as an afterthought.

Loved it

I really loved this book. And the bonus epilogue? It glued all the broken pieces back together. Lucy Rivers and JF Harding were phenomenal!

Beautiful chaos in book form top tier audiobook!

5⭐️5🎤5🌶️

Talk about a trigger list 😅 As advised, like always, make sure to check your trigger warnings.

This is a pretty big warning list, it’s super dark within the dark romance area. And yes! It’s a great book. There’s so much to unpack with this one from start to finish.

You want drama? You get it! You want dark/twisted? You get it! You want obsessed W/ her? You get it! You want secrets/hidden world? You get it!! And much more—just when I thought it was done, the list got bigger and bigger for stuff that’s going on.

Both MMC & FMC are strong characters. There were a few times I shouted at the FMC like, “how don’t you see it!” lol, but hey, who doesn’t love a good shouting moment, ’cause we all do.

Things pick up very quickly, giving you details of the world that they’re in and the life that they live. I didn’t expect the turns it took, which was fun to experience. I love it when something keeps me on my toes.

This is a dark college romance with vibes of seçret soćiety/st@lk!ng and more. Trust me the list is massive, which is why it’s important to make sure to check the trigger warnings, as I said before.

The author does a great job of creating this world and delivering the story to the readers. We get to see the MMC find himself in a situation such as he knows what he wants is the best way I can explain it. The FMC is just starting a new journey, and here comes the “it boy” making things one crazy journey.

Overall, I enjoyed it. It’s a 5-star experience for me all the way around—from the story to the characters to tiny details and, of course, the narration. It’s done perfectly. The narration is exactly how I imagined these two characters sounding, which brought it to life perfectly for me. One of the best movies for my ears.

So hot

So so good I need more I want to know about everyone else what happens all the other boys more please