Swallow it Down by Addison Cain is AMAZING!

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5)

Quick Blurb: A dystopian novel set six years after nuclear warfare has left most of the world unlivable. A young woman comes across a cruise ship on the Mississippi River and discovers it’s both Heaven and Hell. The Captain is trying to preserve the human race, and he does it through using women as whores, all what he calls his “necessary evil”. It works until he happens to fall in love with this new young woman he has to force into this “necessary evil” machine.

Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Trigger warnings (or oh yes, more please!): Rape, Dubcon and/or noncon, Cruel Hero, Forced Breeding, Forced Pregnancy, Women used as rewards, currency, possessions

The Rave:

I’ve read Addison Cain’s somewhat controversial Born to be Bound series and I loved it. I read a couple other books by her and found they didn’t quite live up to the writing and plot I had expected.

Then I gave Swallow it Down a try and was so happily surprised! I rarely find books that make me think, make me cry, and make me go “oh, he’s hot” all at the same time. This book definitely lived up to that standard and I’m already eager to go back and reread my favorite parts.

This book is also lighter (though not light!) than Born to be Bound. The FMC is given more of an opportunity to voice her thoughts, to keep her opinions and beliefs, even if the MMC feels the need to correct her. There are shades of Shepherd in the MMC without introducing the flaws of the Born to be Bound series.

I think what impressed me the most was that despite all of this necessary evil, the MMC could be vulnerable, honest, and even show his hurt and disappointment in the FMC. It’s not often I read a Dark Romance and want to snuggle the MMC until he feels better, especially if he’s willing to show tears.

In fact, just give him to me and I’ll take good care of my new book boyfriend!

Read it! I don’t think you’ll be sorry buying it for $7. Best book I’ve read in a few months and I am new to Dark Romance and all of the books in the genre!

🎆 Bonus 🎇 : If you’ve already read Swallow it Down, what other books would you recommend that are similar? I’d love to keep diving into Dark Romance. I feel like I’ve only really gotten a small peek into the whole genre.