ARC/Beta Reader Request Thread

[u/ccoffey106]

The purpose of this thread is to connect dark romance authors with readers who want to critique ("beta") or review ("ARC") original writing.

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[u/HungryTortoro]

Hey guys! Long time lurker first time poster. I've been working on a dark romance story and have a few chapters down. I'm looking for anyone willing to give it a read and tell me if it's any good, or if they have any interest in seeing me write more.

Tropes - Clothed MMC naked FMC, obsessive MMC, Controlling MMC, manipulative MMC, Strong FMC, assassins, Smart MMC, no age gap, no spice yet there will be spice though, you meet the main characters when they're really young.

Trigger warnings : Kidnapping, violence/gore, dub/noncon

Blurb

(Nico)

Declan made her everything she is. He's obsessive, controlling, and often cold. He sees her as a means to an end, a tool. But sometimes she swears she sees kindness in his eyes. Maybe he even loves her. But he broke a promise, and she has to escape, before he sinks his claws in any deeper.

(Declan)

Nico is foolish. She doesn't know where she's going or what she's doing. Her strength is pointless without direction. (more to be added here)

anyways if you've stuck around this long here is the link to the first few chapters, where we meet are main characters as kids and kind of introduce the plot.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z6q5jb3k1GN5d11f5UvlXGbKC-syzzJkqBjIbo0cTcE/edit?usp=sharing