From the blurb:
Am I running from death… or racing towards it?
Remiel Sauder has reached his breaking point. With no other choice, he leads his lifelong tormentor to Vile House, hoping to scare him off and increase his chances of survival. Vile House is well known, but he’s about to learn how deep their secrets and mysteries are rooted in the town’s history. No one enters Vile House without making a bargain, and Remiel is about to hand his life over to the devil he’s forced upon.
The Vile Boy in the purple mask.
Krypt never intended to take the bargain. He’s never taken one before. But when Remiel steps foot in the hall, he claims it immediately. Drawn to Remiel’s fear, Krypt agrees to the terms of the bargain and takes the local boy as his own, liking the way the tainted man brings his deepest monsters to life, rattling their chains. Little does he know that the curse haunting Remiel is about to haunt him, too, tying their lives together in a way neither of them bargained for.
Remiel thrives in fear. Krypt relishes in creating it.
They’re a match made in Moros and their downfall is their uprising. Because in sickness, these two find their health.
Sick Bargain is book 1 of the Vile House series, which must be read in order. It is a dark romance with a long list of content guidelines that can be found in the back of the book.
Deanna’s Review:
I want to begin this review by making sure you know this is a Dark Romance. Please take heed to read the content warnings provided (I will link to the author’s website at the end of this post for those warnings).
With that said, I absolutely loved this book. One of my favorite things is to head to read the “bad” reviews for books that I loved reading. Why do I do this? It gives me a different perspective of the book and makes me understand better why I liked the things I liked. (If that makes sense.)
Remiel thinks he’s cursed, and in his desperation to survive, he finds himself at the Vile House, where he bargains his life away to the Vile Boy in the purple mask. Krypt is delightfully demented, wanting to possess and own Remiel. I did not read the content warnings, so I was NOT prepared for some of the things that went down, and I enjoyed every second of the crazy that I read.
So, if Dark MM Romance is your jam, totally check out Sick Bargain by Nordika Night. Click the link to get your copy, or check it out on KU today. I’ve ordered my paperback and will be anxiously awaiting the next book in the Vile House series.
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