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Brutal Game: A dark college hockey romance (Kings of Reina University Book 1)
Book 1 in the Kings of Reina University series · Reading order →
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- Spice & darkness rated — content warnings listed below
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Why we recommend it
A dark college hockey romance where the game gets brutal both on and off the ice, this series opener delivers cruel kings and high-stakes hostility. Readers who love a possessive athlete antihero and an enemies-to-lovers charge full of friction will be hooked. Expect campus power plays, simmering rivalry that tips into obsession, and the rough, intense heat that comes when pride and desire collide.
At a glance
Brutal Game is a stalker romance by Jo Brenner. It rates 4/5 for spice and 4/5 for darkness, mid-range for stalker romance: of the 404 stalker romance books we rate, 7% score lower for darkness and 17% lower for spice. Tropes: stalker, bully and enemies to lovers. 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.
Book details
- Published
- October 2024
Brutal Game spice level
Brutal Game is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate
Brutal Game content warnings
We list 2 content warnings for this book. They stay hidden until you tap, so you can check without spoilers.
Content warnings (tap to reveal)
- Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
- Graphic Violence
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