TITLE: MY DREADFUL DARLING
SERIES: HOLLOW GRAVES #1
AUTHOR: H.D. CARLTON
GENRE: DARK ENEMIES TO LOVERS BULLY ROMANCE
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 21ST, 2026
Synopsis
“My darling, it is you who is dreadful.”
Reverie Adams has only one goal in life: to keep her head above water with her father’s sinister legacy weighing on her shoulders. But she’s no stranger to drowning—it’s her very first memory, after all, and if her demons have it their way, it will also be her last.
Even with the blood of a serial killer running through her veins, Reverie attempts a normal life at Hollow Canyon University. But there’s a ghost from her past who refuses to set her free, haunting her every waking hour, and he will not rest until he has made her suffer.
Dreadful Sharpe has only one goal in life, but it’s not winning gold medals as an Olympic swimmer. The only thing Dread strives for is vengeance against the family who murdered his mother.
Determined to make Reverie pay, Dread does everything in his power to ensure she never finds a moment’s peace. If he has it his way, she will drown in his wrath until her very last breath.
However, not everything in Reverie’s past is as it seems. Together, they may be forced to face the most harrowing of truths: Dread isn’t the only ghost who intends to make Reverie suffer.
Reverie Adams has only one goal in life: to keep her head above water with her father’s sinister legacy weighing on her shoulders. But she’s no stranger to drowning—it’s her very first memory, after all, and if her demons have it their way, it will also be her last.
Even with the blood of a serial killer running through her veins, Reverie attempts a normal life at Hollow Canyon University. But there’s a ghost from her past who refuses to set her free, haunting her every waking hour, and he will not rest until he has made her suffer.
Dreadful Sharpe has only one goal in life, but it’s not winning gold medals as an Olympic swimmer. The only thing Dread strives for is vengeance against the family who murdered his mother.
Determined to make Reverie pay, Dread does everything in his power to ensure she never finds a moment’s peace. If he has it his way, she will drown in his wrath until her very last breath.
However, not everything in Reverie’s past is as it seems. Together, they may be forced to face the most harrowing of truths: Dread isn’t the only ghost who intends to make Reverie suffer.
My Review
❥ ☀︎ MY DREADFUL DARLING☀︎ ❥ ☀︎
Is the first full length dark enemies to lovers book in the (Hollow Graves) duet by author H.D. Carlton. Spoken in dual POV's. Dread (Kellan) & Reverie. Be aware that this does end on a cliffhanger.
Tropes:
💣 Enemies to Lovers
💣 Dark Bully romance
💣 Serial Killer's Daughter vs. Son of a Victim
💣 Obsession
💣 Touch her and die
When I first saw the teasers popping up all over social media I was beyond excited. I grabbed this one release day but have had a head cold and haven't been up to reading, flu gone, game over, life took a back seat and I dived right in.
Then: He was just a young boy who lost his mother, she was just a young girl who witnessed what pure evil lived in her house. Now: He hated her for who she represented, the sins of the father are hers to bear. And he's going to make her regret all the years he missed with his mother.
“ Reverie was the poor girl without her daddy. I was the evil boy who put him away. ”
I’ve read every single book of this authors and I’ve loved every single one of them, but this one has surpassed them all.. The bullying aspects were top notch, unique taunts I’ve not read before, Dreadful put her through the wringer but she was no wallflower and she fought back tooth and nail and he’d met his match tenfold.
These two took hate to a whole new level..But when they gave into their sexual chemistry it was pure smut and toxicity at its best..This is this author's spiciest book yet and I was here for the ride.. They were like a train crash ready to collide, combusting, with hate, lust, and unhinged obsession.. This was such a raw, emotional page turner which had me sitting on the edge of my seat tearing through the pages not able to put it down..
This book is worth every penny, it kept my attention throughout, dark and gritty, I’d even go so far as to say that the bullying aspects in this were the best I’ve read. Dreadful got creative and had his minions stepping up to the plate as they worshipped him and wreaked havoc on her by his demand.
Tropes:
💣 Enemies to Lovers
💣 Dark Bully romance
💣 Serial Killer's Daughter vs. Son of a Victim
💣 Obsession
💣 Touch her and die
When I first saw the teasers popping up all over social media I was beyond excited. I grabbed this one release day but have had a head cold and haven't been up to reading, flu gone, game over, life took a back seat and I dived right in.
Then: He was just a young boy who lost his mother, she was just a young girl who witnessed what pure evil lived in her house. Now: He hated her for who she represented, the sins of the father are hers to bear. And he's going to make her regret all the years he missed with his mother.
“ Reverie was the poor girl without her daddy. I was the evil boy who put him away. ”
I’ve read every single book of this authors and I’ve loved every single one of them, but this one has surpassed them all.. The bullying aspects were top notch, unique taunts I’ve not read before, Dreadful put her through the wringer but she was no wallflower and she fought back tooth and nail and he’d met his match tenfold.
These two took hate to a whole new level..But when they gave into their sexual chemistry it was pure smut and toxicity at its best..This is this author's spiciest book yet and I was here for the ride.. They were like a train crash ready to collide, combusting, with hate, lust, and unhinged obsession.. This was such a raw, emotional page turner which had me sitting on the edge of my seat tearing through the pages not able to put it down..
This book is worth every penny, it kept my attention throughout, dark and gritty, I’d even go so far as to say that the bullying aspects in this were the best I’ve read. Dreadful got creative and had his minions stepping up to the plate as they worshipped him and wreaked havoc on her by his demand.
