Periculum (Devil’s Playground, Book 1) by Natalie Bennett
General Genres & Darkness Level - Basic info & Content
Darkness Level 4
Horror
Mystery
Psychological/Mind Fuck
Tropes & Triggers - Although I try my hardest not to include any spoilers, these tags may give away a little more of the story. If you don't want to risk the possibility of knowing a wee bit extra about the type of content and aren't too bothered anout exact tropes then don't click here 🙂
Angry/Hate Sex
Enemies to Lovers
Kick-Ass Heroine
New Adult
Psychological/Mindfuck
Sassy Heroine
Slow Burn
Strong AF Heroine
My Rating is 5 Stars
Darkness Level – 4 out of 6
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Blurb
Tragic and Twisted fell in love…
Ave Satanas, something wicked this way comes.
It’s time for the reckoning to begin.
Enter the Devil’s Playground wary where you tread, for demons are lurking with trickery up their sleeves.
Here good and bad cease to exist, and not all will make it to the end.
The price of freedom will be revealed only after bloodshed and rapture.
A claiming of one and purging of others.
That audio recording played exactly three minutes before the crash.
It was a riddle, a warning, and a promise, but they didn’t know that until it was too late.
Now stranded with two friends and a group of apprehensive strangers, Liliana Serpine must decide who and who not to trust as she navigates her way through Hell in the form of an opulent city. There’s one person who stands out among the others.
He has a gorgeous face and a darkly enigmatic aura. Being drawn to him is inevitable, but staying by his side becomes a necessity for survival. When secrets start being revealed in blood, everything changes. From dabbling in the taboo, being tempted by the forbidden, and falling in lust with the carnage, those that make it out of this alive will never be the same people they once were.
**Author Note**
Twistedly ambiguous romance, unhinged MCs, and varying content some may find distressing or distasteful. I strongly advise new readers to check the CW or author note inside.
My Review Of Periculum (Devil’s Playground, Book 1) by Natalie Bennett
Wow! This one was so different from the books I’ve been reading lately and in a good way.
It was just so intriguing! I had no idea what was going to happen next and it messed with what little sanity I have left, lol.
Think – The Purge, meets Saw, meets, The Cube – movies. (yeah, I’m showing my age as none of these is made in the last decade, lol).
It was a little confusing and I got lost. A lot. But not in a bad way!
Seriously mysterious goings-on that keeps you on the edge of your seat and your eyes skittering around the room every few seconds to make sure you’re not being watched.
By a freaky wee clown.
With weapons.
LILIANA
This lass is recovering from a night of living it up with her girls on a wee getaway. She and her two besties are hopping aboard a tour bus to get to the airport and fly home. They all have a lot of pressure on them from their families and felt like they needed a last hoorah before life gets serious and heavy.
So they’re boarding the bus and Liliana spots a group of four very hot dudes around the same age sittin’ at the back.
One, in particular, is super noms and she’s immediately picturing him nakey. She’s drawn to him for some reason and becomes more interested when she realises something in his eyes.
Or, I should say something missing in his eyes.
Yup, this dude is trying to cover up his extremely cold and unfeeling self.
He’s missing something. That pesky empathy and compassion thingy, lol.
Anyway, When the bus is detoured and there’s an accident Liliana gets a bump to the head.
When she regains consciousness all Hell breaks loose and the story just gets odder and odder.
Again, in a great way.
CIARAN
This is one canny (if you’re not sure what this word means then check out the Geordie Dictionary lol) lad. All sharp angles and sex appeal, lol. Tattoos and a smirk you wanna slap off his face…and then lick better.
When shit gets fucked up and the group are dumped into what I can only describe as a scene from an even freakier Saw, he and his minions take charge and it rubs Liliana up the wrong way.
I mean, who does he think he is trying to tell her what do do?
Okay, he may have been correct but still…
There is something extremely hot going on with this dude and by the end of the book, I was kinda…panting. From exertion. And not due to jogging. More like one-handed reading sports…you feel me?
He’s alpha to the freakin’ core and not someone you wanna play games with.
He has secrets. And you just know they are gonny rip your heart and soul to pieces.
SEX SCENES
Nom, nom, nom, nom!
He grabbed my ass, keeping his eyes locked with mine as I sank myself down onto him. His dick was bigger than I’d just guessed, stretching me, creating a delicious burn as my body worked to accommodate his size. I sucked in a breath and moaned appreciatively, bringing my hands to his shoulders. “Don’t slow down now,” he taunted. “You wanted to fuck me, so fuck me. And make it good.” His words urged me onward. I rolled my hips, rocking against him. Once I found a tempo, I rode him hard, shamelessly taking him deeper inside me, clenching my walls around to make us both feel more. His hands kneaded my ass, slamming me down harder and harder until he was seizing back the control he’d given me. He grabbed a handful of my hair and wrenched my head back until tears formed in my eyes from the pain. His mouth closed around my left breast, and he bit down hard enough to break the skin. I cried out as I came—hard. I didn’t have a chance to gather my bearings. He stood up and placed me on my back, shoving my knees up until the muscles in my legs began to burn. “No one will ever get this part of you again,” he ground out, pushing his dick back inside me, setting a gruelling pace. He fucked me as if his main goal was to rip me in half. I’d never wanted to be broken as much as I did then. When he finally released my legs, it was to wrap both hands around my throat and fuck me with a renewed vigour as his grip grew increasingly tighter. He had the ability to snatch my life away if he wanted to—he was twisted enough to do it. The realization had another gush of arousal drenching his cock. I screamed for him, begged him not to stop. Our sweat-slickened bodies slid together. I dug my nails into the flesh of his muscled back, making sure I marked it. Coming with a dick inside me was so rare, I couldn’t keep up with the frequency with which he forced me to endure the pleasure he repeatedly gave. If this wasn’t his usual method of fucking then he was right: buried deep inside me, I already wanted more. My body shook and trembled, hellfire coursing through my veins. His grip grew painful, a low growl unfurling from his throat. My vision danced with dots as he cut off my airflow. When I thought I’d pass out, he withdrew completely and flipped me over onto my stomach, knotting a hand in my hair as he slammed back inside me and sunk his teeth into my shoulder.
FINAL THOUGHTS on PERICULUM by Natalie Bennet
EVERYONE is hiding something from me, and I need to know what it is, damn it! I love this book
5 Stars