Beware the Rosemond Ripper Review: Bloody, Twisty and Darkly Addictive
Beware the Rosemond Ripper by T.L. MacRae is not your typical horror romance. Set in a fictional Scottish town, it’s a chilling, blood-drenched take on obsessive love. The story follows two serial killers, who are best friends but unaware of each other’s double life.
It’s gruesome, unhinged, and full of messed-up affection. If you're fine with taboo topics and bloody slow-burn madness… welcome to Rosemond.
My Rating:
❤️❤️❤️❤️🤍
"Bloody, twisty and darkly addictive"
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What the Book is About
Cole is charming, calculated and a killer. But he has a code. Luna, on the other hand, has her own hidden identity. Being in touch only through messages, neither knows the other’s secret. As they grow up, their bond tightens… blurring the lines between love, violence and obsession.
What Works
This book doesn’t pretend to be tame. The gore is graphic. The romance is obsessive. And the characters are unapologetically unhinged.
The push-pull between Luna and Cole is twisted, full of repressed truths and unspoken danger. There’s a disturbing beauty in how trauma, attraction and violence blend in Luna’s life. Her internal chaos is unsettling yet poetic.
And even though the story is violence-heavy, the romance keeps things emotionally sharp.
What Falls Short
The inner monologues of the characters go deep... sometimes too deep. While Luna’s journal-style POV adds emotional depth, some parts drag or feel repetitive. Also, some scenes could have been tighter. It isn’t a fast-paced horror, but leans more toward psychological and reflective.
Who Should Read It
Fans of serial killer romance tropes will love it. This is not for the faint of heart, though. It’s extreme horror-romance with heavy content warnings for violence, trauma and morally gray leads.
Final Thoughts
Beware the Rosemond Ripper is an unsettling, slow-burning spiral into obsession, violence and grief. It’s eerie. It's intimate. And it dares to make you empathise with killers. It’s a messy, moody, murder-filled romance that doesn’t let you look away.
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