Before you come in, darling.
This corner of Cece Rants talks about explicit romance, erotica, kink and dark themes in fiction. It’s written for adults.
Clicking through is your word that you’re 18 or over — I can’t check IDs from here. If you’d rather not, the main site is right behind you.
Dark Romance, Taboo & Bully
“Read the content notes. Then read the book. In that order.”
The dark shit tag. Stalkers, captors, bullies, men the law would like a word with. Fiction that goes to uncomfortable places on purpose — which is exactly why the notes come first here.
Dark is not the same as spicy
Books tagged dark shit. Some are explicit, some aren’t; what they share is darkness in the relationship itself — coercion, obsession, violence, taboo. I flag content notes in each review, and a book being on this shelf is not a promise that it is “safe” for any particular reader.
Enjoying dark romance on the page is a reading preference, full stop. It isn’t a confession and it isn’t a diagnosis.
Highest rating first
Each title links to the one real review on the site. Within a rating tier, the newest review comes first.
Not read, not rated, not endorsed. Yet.
The Throne of Broken Gods (Gods & Monsters, #2)Amber V. NicoleTo read · not yet reviewed
The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia, #2)Carissa BroadbentTo read · not yet reviewed
Throne of the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar, #6)Zoey DravenTo read · not yet reviewed
The Wolf & the Wildflower (Fated Fae)Ella FieldsTo read · not yet reviewed
Craving in His Blood (Brides of the Kylorr, #2)Zoey DravenTo read · not yet reviewed
The Warrior Heir (The Heir Chronicles, #1)Cinda Williams ChimaTo read · not yet reviewedThe newest additions to my Goodreads to-read list. No ratings, because there aren’t any yet.
The shelf next door
Latest rant / rave on this shelfCrown Me DeadHeartstring Duet #1 · June 2026★★★★★Read the review →Not sure how dark you want it?
Read the two-minute guide on spice vs. darkness on the hub, then come back and pick with confidence.
Spice vs. darkness