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Nero by S.J. Tilly

11 reviews

megreads12's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No

3.0

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r_oy_s's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Payton, who's in her late 20s, lives alone and works in a coffee shop. One day she left her balcony door open so that she could enjoy the stormy weather. And what did that stormy weather bring in?
A freaking guy who's hiding from the police and decided to take refuge in Payton's apartment by climbing her balcony. The man of the discussion was Nero, who's almost 40, a dark, brooding, well suited, albeit handsome guy who could shut Payton's trap with his smoldering looks. And that girl, who wasn't even scared for her life for a second actually fell asleep while in presence with a stranger, cause she was too exhausted to stay awake! ARE YOU SERIOUS??
Then moving forward, Nero became OBSESSED (yes, in caps) with Payton because of her innocence and the rose scented perfume he could smell from her. Crazy right? Hold on peeps. It gets more crazier. Then one day Payton frustrated with her life's hardships decided to feel better by giving away her virginity to that stranger. But, she didn't have any contact information about that said person. So what did our girl do? You won't believe it. She left her balcony door open...again...because she knew somehow that the stranger from the other night will definitely come to her aid whenever the need arises. And boy, he did!

After their first night together they both started acting like jealous couples even though they never discussed commitment. Even they move in together to protect Payton from potential danger. By Nero's command she was surrounded by security and was prohibited from leaving the house. Of course, she had to go and defy him by going for a coffee run with a bunch of body guards disregarding everyone's safety. And, yes, you have guessed it right, she got abducted by her boyfriend's rival. Which leads to Mission Rescuing Payton. Obviously the mission was successful and they had their happy ending.

Payton's character was portrayed as meek and naive, although there's a history behind, still it was irritating to see her extremely weak and spineless throughout the whole book and then acting like a total dumb-ass when she should have shown basic common sense. She had that damsel in distress vibe going on for reasons and Nero definitely stepped in to become her knight in shining armour, except he's more than that. Nero is a self proclaimed stalker, he's unbearably possessive, extremely controlling and an absolute creep. He simply broke into her apartment, watched movies while eating popcorn, rummaged through her belongings and stole her body wash. Whenever he took any of her belongings for keepsake he would leave a crisp 100$ bill for it, it didn't validate his obsession rather his disrespect towards Payton. The way he treated Payton playing with her insecurities and stoking her vulnerabilities, I seriously wanted to slap him. And when Payton reacted the way she was supposed to he got mad at her and decided to punish her....of course through sex! And while having sex he picked that moment to confess that he had many fuck buddies including the date from his party and they're nothing but whore in his eyes - it was meant to assure Payton and us readers that he values her more but the timing of this revelation and name calling other women weren't appreciated at all. Also, he never stopped himself for list ning Payton's repeated attempt to stop his confession about sexual history rather he kept going. Therefore, He's also an insufferable jackass.

Then comes the part which I disliked the most. During the first time they had sex Nero was unaware of Payton being a virgin; so when he realised that he looked down at his dick covered in blood and went ahead to swipe that blood on his fingers and licked it off. Then he MOANED. What the actual fuck?!

"I eye the blood on my fingertip, before shoving it into my mouth.

The moan that leaves me is bone deep. The coppery taste that floods my senses is my new addiction, and I don’t think, I just shove back inside her."
After that there was a time when they're having a stand off Nero claims that he knows Payton very well because -

"I know what your virgin blood tastes like when it’s painted across my cock. We know each other."

This guy took deranged meaning to another level. And what the heck is this blood licking fetish? Is this a new kink I'm not aware of? Cause if it's actually a thing then probably I was living under a rock. Because I've read my fair share of romance books but I've never come across this kink until now. And reading about it literally made me gag. What surprised me more was that no one seemed to mention that in their reviews. Probably it isn't unusual for anyone except me. But that's okay, you learn so ething new everyday by existing on this earth.
Back to the discussion, Payton and Nero's relationship was at first insta-lust then it swif ly turned into insta-love. Knowing that Nero was stalking her and was secretive about his identity Payton didn't have any qualms before moving into his home. She happily let him boss her around and settled into the new cushy life. Then out of nowhere they started throwing L-bombs to each other. Mind you that besides having sex a handful of times they didn't have any proper relationship so the progression of it was basically non-existent. Hence this forced love fest slowly became a cringe fest. The plot isn't worthy of mentioning, it was a predictable one. The steamy scenes weren't steamy enough for me. Coupled with these annoying MCs were grating on my nerves. The wri ing was usually fast paced but it dragged oftentimes, short chapters, dual POV and bromance between Nero and his best friend King were the only saving grace I thought Hans was unhinged but Nero is Unhinged Pro Max. Overall it was an okay-ish read.

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hellowildflower's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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mabellene's review against another edition

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challenging dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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moriahleigh's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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drowninggirl's review against another edition

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Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

I really enjoyed myself the first half of the book, I loved Payton. I like dark romances but her saying no and the mmc ignoring that is r*ape people and that isn't dark that's just a crime. Nero isn't a mind reader and no means no even if Payton thinks maybe yes. Would've been 3,75 stars otherwise.

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simplysyrup's review against another edition

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Ok so the whole book was weird but he broke into her apartment and SA her while she’s repeatedly saying no… so I’m gonna leave it where it is not sorry

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hellodebbies's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved the book AND the characters in this one ! I did find the beginning annoying since Nero was talking about the alliance everytime other than that it was a perfect read for me

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shinyfox's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

Content Warnings: Sexual content, gun violence, violence, murder, blood/gore, kidnapping, stalking, domestic abuse, fatphobia, and dubcon.
Mention of: rape, child abuse, mental and physical abuse, and trafficking.

I saw this book rec'd for people just getting into dark romance so I figured I'd give it a try. If you like a man with red flags you'll happily ignore...Nero is the man for you. haha So many moments of...this shouldn't be hot this is very bad behavior...and yet 🔥

The overall story of Nero and Payton was a lot of fun to read though I do wish we got a little more detail. Too many times it felt like something was mentioned, that is important and we should know more about, and then it wouldn't be mentioned again. Hoping that the next book that features King gives us a little more context and info.

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