SINOPSE
A dead body.
A dark secret.
And a sociopath who can't decide whether he'd rather kill me or kiss me.
Welcome to Lionswood Prep, the world's most elite boarding school. Here, old money reigns supreme, and if you can't flaunt your weight in designer labels, you'd better get used to sitting alone. As a poor scholarship student, I know these rules better than anyone. I've perfected the art of pretending I don't envy my classmates' limitless wealth just as well as I've mastered blending into the background.
Until the school's only other scholarship student takes a tumble from the fifth floor.
Mickey Mabel's death is ruled a suicide, but I have my doubts. The only thing I am certain of is that Lionswood's golden boy, Adrian Ellis, is somehow involved. It's a wild suspicion, considering Adrian is not just Lionswood's richest student...but also one of the nicest. He's the kind of guy who buys out the bake sale and caters lunch for a grieving student body... surely, he can't be a murderer, can he?
Most of my classmates worship the ground he walks on, but I've seen enough darkness to sense that there's more than a little of it lurking beneath that pretty smile of his.
I shouldn't get involved, but for the first time in nearly four years, I'm done sticking to the shadows. Except, exposing Adrian doesn't quite go to plan, and now, he has his sights set on me. He's determined to turn senior year into a game of cat-and-mouse, one where I'm not sure if his end goal is to kill me or possess me.
And the longer we play, the less certain I am that I want to escape his snare.
After all, I've got a few dark secrets of my own.
RESENHA
Oie, ooi gente! Tudo bem do lado daí?
Confesso que Limerence caiu no meu colo meio no escuro. Peguei pelo título, sabia apenas que era um dark com personagens jovens e… fui. E olha, fui surpreendida de um jeito muito positivo.
Eu costumo amar livros dark, mas geralmente passo longe de young adult e de romances ambientados em escolas de elite, principalmente quando o foco é bullying. Aqui, apesar do ambiente elitista, a história segue um caminho bem diferente do que eu esperava.
Somos jogados em Lionswood, um internato onde dinheiro manda e bolsistas sobrevivem nas sombras. Até que uma mor-te muda tudo. O que parecia sui-cí-dio começa a levantar dúvidas, e Adrian o garoto dourado da escola entra no radar. Ele é carismático, generoso… e perigosamente perturbador. Adrian não tem filtro, não tenta ser moralmente aceitável, e isso me ganhou fácil. Já a protagonista é atrevida, ambiciosa e cheia de camadas, definitivamente não uma mocinha tradicional, e eu amei isso.
O enredo prende demais, tem tensão psicológica, jogos de poder e um slow burn delicioso, daqueles que fazem a gente devorar capítulos. Fazia tempo que um romance assim não me pegava tão forte. É uma duologia e, sinceramente? Recomendo sem pensar duas vezes.
Me siga no insta para mais conteúdos literários 😘
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Heey, hey!
I went into Limerence almost blind, knowing only that it was a dark story with younger characters and it completely surprised me. Set in an elite boarding school ruled by old money, the story follows a scholarship student who starts questioning a supposed sui-cide. Adrian, the school’s golden boy, quickly becomes the center of suspicion. He’s charming, unsettling, and unapologetically dark.
The heroine is bold, ambitious, and morally gray far from the typical innocent lead which made the dynamic even more compelling. The plot is intense, addictive, and filled with psychological tension. The slow burn is perfectly paced, making the story impossible to put down. This duology was a pleasant surprise and an easy recommendation for dark romance lovers.
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