Book Besties Challenge August 2025: Heavenly Darkness - Page 4

Originally posted by: Queen0fDarkness

Here you can block the credit card, you don’t get new ones as it’s credit and nowadays it’s easy to get without setting up a way to pay it back so can select manual payments, direct debit or pay by bank on a set date.

It’s a hassle and have to prove it wasn’t you who took out the credit. We have police action fraud team where you report stolen identity and fraudulent debts. You can take it as evidence to the credit companies and they stop the card from being used and start doing their own investigation. But that mark stays on credit file until it can be resolved. Sometimes can take years, other times trails go cold.

The person necessarily doesn’t lose money unless a direct debit has been set (99% of the time it hasn’t). As it’s a credit card so loss is mainly faced by the credit company. It’s why credit companies now sell on their debt to private companies to recover money etc. Here thankfully the mark stays on their credit for only 6 years even if it hasn’t been resolved or credit company hasn’t recovered their losses. And it’s hidden in their credit file after that and their credit rating starts stabilising.

I’m almost to chapter 9, only 10 pages to that chapter lol… and yeah I agree it’s getting interesting for sure. The boat s*x scene was so weird 🤣🤣

Do you like Simon? The tattoo guy? I like him and wonder what’s his story.

I didnt pay much attention to Simon. Maybe we will get his story in a separate book

Yeah it was and the shark parts were really disturbing. But I like the adrenaline rush. I want more trauma.

Also when do you think you will finish this book by? Just so we can start the other one around the same time.

Originally posted by: heavenlybliss

I didnt pay much attention to Simon. Maybe we will get his story in a separate book

Yeah it was and the shark parts were really disturbing. But I like the adrenaline rush. I want more trauma.

This isn’t dark at all, it’s more suspense don’t you think? Not even like thriller. The cat and mouse duet by HD C was dark. That had me on edge.

Originally posted by: heavenlybliss

Also when do you think you will finish this book by? Just so we can start the other one around the same time.

I’m almost on chapter 12, probably get to 20-25 tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednesday, won’t be able to read much as I’ve got things scheduled. So it would be Thursday or Friday I can pick up again and finish.

Originally posted by: Queen0fDarkness

This isn’t dark at all, it’s more suspense don’t you think? Not even like thriller. The cat and mouse duet by HD C was dark. That had me on edge.

Thats on my TBR. I heard its really disturbing though, reviews said they had to take a break during the second book because they felt the need to throw up.

I don't mind the suspense, I think it's a good plot and am enjoying it so far. I did find that shark scene dark but that's it. I do think it gets darker because the reviews said it;s a traumatising book.

Do you have any more darker reads apart from Cat and Mouse duet for me to read after this challenge? I want something really dark that will traumatise me but it should also have a good plot and not just erotica.

Originally posted by: Queen0fDarkness

I’m almost on chapter 12, probably get to 20-25 tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednesday, won’t be able to read much as I’ve got things scheduled. So it would be Thursday or Friday I can pick up again and finish.

Oh wow youre fast, im gonna go read now and try to catch up.

Next weekend I'm busy setting my bedroom with new furniture so I'll probably start the next book by Sunday.

Originally posted by: heavenlybliss

Thats on my TBR. I heard its really disturbing though, reviews said they had to take a break during the second book because they felt the need to throw up.

I don't mind the suspense, I think it's a good plot and am enjoying it so far. I did find that shark scene dark but that's it. I do think it gets darker because the reviews said it;s a traumatising book.

Do you have any more darker reads apart from Cat and Mouse duet for me to read after this challenge? I want something really dark that will traumatise me but it should also have a good plot and not just erotica.

I just found the shark and boat scene weird rather than dark 🤣

Cat and Mouse duet - the second book was really dark but I wouldn’t say I needed to pause or anything. Some scenes were disturbing due to the SA scenes, but the plot of revenge etc was just so good. Have you watched The purge series? It reminded me a bit of that.

The ones that I have loved plot driven, they weren’t so dark for me but did have some darkness.

King series (1&2) by TM Frazier

Broken love series by BB Reid

Sick Fux by Tillie Cole (This was unhinged darkness, this one stayed with me for a few days).

Kiss of Death - LP Lovell

Mindf*ck series by St Abby (these were 5 books of like 100-150 pages novella).

Originally posted by: heavenlybliss

Oh wow youre fast, im gonna go read now and try to catch up.

Next weekend I'm busy setting my bedroom with new furniture so I'll probably start the next book by Sunday.

I’m on Chapter 16 now so stopping now coz it’s almost 3am and need to sleep 😴

Last 2 weeks of August I won’t have any time to read so making most of my reading now 🤣🤣

Originally posted by: Queen0fDarkness

I’m on Chapter 16 now so stopping now coz it’s almost 3am and need to sleep 😴

Last 2 weeks of August I won’t have any time to read so making most of my reading now 🤣🤣

i'm on chapter 12 now, I really like how the romance and suspense is balanced so we don't get bored.

Ok jaldi jaldi khatam karo so you can start the other book