Voracious (The Edge of Darkness: Book 2) (The Edge of Darkness Trilogy)

This series owns me. I picked it up when I was in one of the darkest places of my life and I swear it felt like someone reached in, grabbed my heart, and refused to let it go. Kade and Stacey became this weird little lifeline for me. I don’t even know how to explain it, but their pain and love and absolute fight for each other made me feel something again when I honestly thought I couldn’t. Their story is brutal and sad and beautiful all at once. They’re both so broken in their own ways but the way they hold on to each other made me cry more times than I want to admit. The flashbacks destroyed me. The sweet moments destroyed me. The hurt destroyed me. Every page felt like I was right there with them trying to survive too. There were moments that made my stomach flip with how dark it got and moments that were so soft I had to sit there and breathe it in. The quotes from this book? I’m keeping them in my soul. And that cliffhanger had me staring at my wall like I was betrayed by somebody in real life. This series means so much to me. It came to me when I needed something to hold on to and it genuinely helped me through one of the hardest times I’ve ever had. I’m not even being dramatic. It really saved me in a way. I need book three like yesterday. I need answers. I need healing. I need Kade and Stacey to get the ending they deserve because they have fought for it with every piece of themselves. And yes the spice? Absolutely five out of five. Emotional and intense and everything I wanted. I love this series with my whole chest. 🖤

⭐ Rating: 4/5⭐ *THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS* This book is not for the faint of heart. There are deeply disturbing moments, and I strongly urge readers to check trigger warnings before diving in. Scenes involving rape, manipulation, drugging, and the loss of an unborn child are written with such raw intensity. Kade’s pain, especially when he realizes the truth too late, when he's crawling to Stacey, barely alive, crying out how much he loves her, absolutely broke me. Stacey's strength, her silence, and the fear that shaped her every decision were equally hard to witness. Kade and Stacey have easily become one of my all-time favorite fictional couples. Their connection is deeply felt and beautifully written, but their story in this book is anything but easy. It’s brutal, gut-wrenching, and absolutely devastating. Both of them are shattered, haunted by pain and so much trauma. The emotional weight of their separation, when all I wanted was for them to find their way back to each other, was almost too much. Every flashback of their happier moments made the heartbreak even heavier, especially as their current reality only spiraled darker. What makes this book stand out is how well the plot was layered through flashbacks and dual POVs. The past wasn’t just used as filler, it gave their pain context. Kade buying baby items. Stacey mourning in silence. Their love for each other never wavered, even when every circumstance around them tried to tear them apart. Chris is one of the most vile, irredeemable villains I’ve ever read. And Bernadette? I have no words. The violence, the mind games, the cruelty, it was all so horrifying. I know some readers might be frustrated with the limited present-day interactions between Kade and Stacey, but it honestly worked for me. It made sense given where the story needed to go and the tension it created was unbearable in the best way. The pacing and the stakes kept me turning pages with dread, hope, and rage all at once. The ending? That cliffhanger was unreal. I still can’t believe how everything unraveled, and I’m so grateful I don’t have to wait to find out what happens next. With the 3rd book, Restitution already being out, and I’ll be diving in immediately because I need justice, retribution, and more than anything, for Kade and Stacey to finally have peace. If the next book doesn't give them their hard-earned HEA, I don’t know what I’ll do. This series has me in a chokehold, and I’m not okay. Off to start book three now

𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳. ------------------------ “I thought I was broken, that my emotions were limited, but I just hadn’t met you yet.” “The calmest I’ve ever felt in my life is when I’m with her. The voices are quiet, my heart slows to a healthy pace and I can sleep.” "Are you going to be my forever, Freckles?" What is forever if it's not with him?” “Feelings suck sometimes. They’re my best friends, but they’re also my worst enemies.” "It’s like a mixture of love and not being able to breathe unless she’s around – thoughts that run wild wondering what she’s doing, where she is, if she’s thinking of me. It’s the butterflies that flutter like maniacs when I know I’m going to see her soon. The Stacey Rhodes Effect." ------------------- Voracious was an emotional rollercoaster. My heart ached every time Kade and Stacey endured hell, and the flashbacks of their happier moments were the only light in a story otherwise full of trauma. Some scenes—torture, drugging, kidnapping—were gut-wrenching, so please check TWs; this is not for the faint of heart. Kade and Stacey are one of my most loved fictional couples. Kade dominates, obsesses, and loves Stacey in a way that’s beautiful, raw, and unrelenting. I was here for every moment. And yes—ALL the bike scenes, IYKYK 😏. Stacey is a powerhouse. She endures unimaginable trauma yet keeps fighting, showing resilience, depth, and heart. Her relationship with Tobias adds so much—their bond, his fierce protectiveness, and his evolution highlight her strength while giving the story extra layers of intensity. Watching Kade suffer at the hands of Bernadette, her daughter, Archie, and Chris was brutal. Some scenes were so hard to read I had to pause. He and Stacey deserve every ounce of happiness after what they endured. The tension, silence, and fear make every connection or triumph feel hard-earned. Kade’s love for Stacey is fierce and selfless, even through his stoicism and pain, and it hits you right in the chest. Voracious is dark, raw, tragic, beautiful, and addictive. It hurt, grounded me, and left me obsessing over Kade and Stacey long after the last page.

This entire series is amazing ( easily in my top 3) the writing, the heartache, the plot, the romance, the drama... its all beautifully written.

The only reason I’m finishing this trilogy is because I don’t like leaving books unfinished but I’m suffering every page on the way. This is one of the worst books I’ve ever read

When I say this book shredded my heart and stitched it back together with barbed wire, I mean it. Kade and Stacey are not just another fictional couple—they are the couple I will never forget. Their story is haunting, devastating, raw, and somehow still achingly beautiful. I cried, I raged, I had to set the book down multiple times just to breathe, but I also couldn’t stop turning the pages. What I Loved * Kade & Stacey’s love: Their connection is powerful, messy, and heartbreaking—truly one of my favorite fictional romances ever. * The emotional rollercoaster: From gut-wrenching heartbreak to fleeting glimpses of joy, the story captured every shade of pain and longing. * Flashbacks & memories: The happier moments sprinkled throughout felt like sunlight breaking through the storm. * The writing: Leigh Rivers doesn’t hold back—her storytelling is visceral, immersive, and unforgettable. * Character strength: Stacey’s resilience blew me away. Despite relentless trauma, she kept fighting. And Kade’s unwavering love, even in his darkest moments, made me ache for him. * Villains that made me furious: I have never hated characters the way I hated Chris, Bernadette, Archie, and the rest. That kind of emotional response says a lot about how well-written they were. * The tension: I was constantly on edge, heart pounding, desperate for them to find even a second of safety and peace. What I Didn’t Love * Absolutely nothing. This book was brutal, yes, but every single moment mattered. The pain, the trauma, the cliffhanger…it all served the story, and I wouldn’t change a thing. The ending left me speechless. That cliffhanger? Unbelievable. This book wrecked me in the best and worst ways. It’s not for the faint of heart, please check trigger warnings before diving in but if you’re ready for a raw, soul-crushing, and unforgettable love story, Kade and Stacey’s journey will stay with you forever.

Hel och fin.

The writer is great, but this atmosphere she created makes you want to stop reading, it's horrible to see the characters being humiliated every step along the way, this make them look weak and it's most likely they'll get a poor redemption cause the writer used the genius scenes for the villains, it's sad when you write stupid villains with 0 skills but they still win everytime and it's sad when you write characters good with security but made them look dumb for example, if Stacey had a new ID it didn't made sense when she was still seeing Kade's father or in contact with her brother Kyle, bc of they'd find her...that made Barry look stupid af and no nearly good at his job and I don't think someone being as skillful as him would've made this mistake, the constant beating Bernadette and Archie gets from Kade is crazy in which world someone with "so much power" would've accept this, also the whole flashback thing going on all the time is tiring, cause they keep showing things we could've noticed reading the whole book, also I don't get it why make them suffer so bad, why strip Kade so bad of his dignity as a man, don't even let me start on Base suffering like this when his family is from RUSSIAN MAFIA, like????? Why won't you let them win once? It end up being only a book about them suffering the whole time, it end up loosing who's the main character and who's not cause everyone should be sent to a mental institution cause they're all dead inside tbh. I see no point.