Hellebore Fields: A Dark Academia Hockey Romance

Item: Hellebore Fields: A Dark Academia Hockey Romance
Rating: 4.0

by Rivkah Plume

4.0 (3 reviews)

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📖 About This Book

He says I'm his light. But loving him feels like drowning in shadows.

At UC Wisteria, I'm supposed to be chasing my future: books, scholarship, and a life I've fought tooth and nail to earn. But instead, I'm being chased by Branwen Atthill, the campus hockey star with sharp edges, hidden scars, and ice-blue eyes that track my every move like I belong to him. When his obsession transforms into something that looks like love, I fall headfirst into the dark fairytale I always craved—until I start losing myself in its twisted pages.

Branwen is dangerous. Possessive. Beautiful in ways that make me forget to breathe. When the violence starts, I convince myself I can fix him. That if I love him hard enough, my light will chase away his darkness. But as secrets unravel and the campus grows more dangerous, I'm forced to confront the question I've been too terrified to ask: if I survive loving him, will I still recognize the girl I was before he consumed me?

He's everything I was warned about, and the only boy I've ever wanted to burn for.

Trigger Warning & Tropes:
Contemporary, Dark Romance, Erotic Thriller, Dark Academia, Hockey Romance, Stalker, Grumpy/Sunshine, Dubious Consent, Possessive, Tortured Past, Rags-to-Riches, Murder

Trigger Warnings

Stalker, Possessive, Murder, Dubious Consent

Estimated Words

53,000

Estimated Pages

198

ISBN / ASIN

9798991228299

🏷️ Genres & Tags

fiction romance darkromance darkacademia hockeyromance grumpysunshine newadult

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4.0 • 3 reviews

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Both the MMC and FMC are potential bright students but they’re dragged down by red flags the FMC refuses to acknowledge largely because she’s trying so hard to fit in. Although its fast pace, the writing delivers compelling narrative, highlighting the stark contrast between the characters’ behaviors, the complexity of human emotions, and unexpected twists, all set in a college and hockey background. I found myself groaning and practically yelling at the FMC to make better choices for herself, which is a testament to how this story really pulled me in. Please be mindful of the TW.

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This book started out strong and is very well written. It alternates from the FMC and MMC's points of view as you learn about their lives on campus as a scholarship recipient and the hockey player who is obsessed with her. For 25 chapters, I was captivated, and wanted to read more. It showed his drive to win her over, painting his obsession as his downfall (evoking my visceral reaction to him - well done!). But then, there was a very sudden, and surprising ending that didn't sit well with me. It seemed too far fetched and unrealistic. The fight scene between the MMC and the murderous second stalker wasn't believable simply due to strength differential and skill (the MMC is a hockey star, known fighter). Overall, I did enjoy this book, I just wished it ended stronger with more depth.

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