Cruel Reign: A Dark Enemies to Lovers College Romance (Sweetest Revenge Book 3)

Name: Cruel Reign: A Dark Enemies to Lovers College Romance (Sweetest Revenge Book 3)
Author: Zoey Shelby

Zoey Shelby

Book 3 in the Sweetest Revenge (Zoey Shelby) series · Reading order →

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Why we recommend it

Cruelty reigns on a campus where privilege and vengeance share a bed in this dark enemies-to-lovers college romance. A heroine determined to settle a score meets a hero whose contempt smolders into something far more dangerous. For readers who love bullies turned obsessions, sharp-tongued antagonism and a slow-burning surrender soaked in spite, this fierce installment keeps the rivalry blazing and the tension merciless.

At a glance

Cruel Reign is book 3 in Zoey Shelby’s Sweetest Revenge (Zoey Shelby) series. Spice 4/5, darkness 4/5 — mid-range for revenge romance. Among 313 rated revenge romance books, 17% are less dark and 27% less spicy. Tagged tropes include bully, revenge and enemies to lovers. It is about as dark as Zoey Shelby’s other books on Readark (average darkness 4.0/5). 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.

Tropes

Bully Enemies to Lovers Morally Grey MC Possessive-Obsessive MC Revenge

Book details

Published: March 2022

Cruel Reign spice level

Cruel Reign 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