Monday, February 11, 2019

Book Review | Without Condition by Sonora Taylor

Without Condition is a horror/dark romance novel by Sonora Taylor.


Cara Vineyard lives a quiet life in rural North Carolina. She works for an emerging brewery, drives her truck late at night, and lives with her mother on a former pumpkin farm. Her mother is proud of her and keeps a wall displaying all of Cara’s accomplishments.

Cara isn’t so much proud as she is bored. She’s revitalized when she meets Jackson Price, a pharmacist in Raleigh. Every day they spend together, she falls for him a little more — which in turn makes her life more complicated. When Cara goes on her late-night drives, she often picks up men. Those men tend to die. And when Cara comes back to the farm, she brings a memento for her mother to add to her wall of accomplishments.

Cara’s mother loves her no matter what. But she doesn’t know if Jackson will feel the same — and she doesn’t want to find out.

I'm continuing my Women in Horror Month reviews with Without Condition by Sonora Taylor.

This is a tough review for me only because I was the wrong audience for this one.

The character development in Without Condition was great. I read this as a group read with several of the Ladies of Horror Fiction team, and we had some really great discussions after reading about the main character's childhood and experiences with bullying.

Without Condition was also well written and a quick read.

The only reason this wasn't a huge hit with me was it was less "horror" and more "dark romance". I'm just not a romance reader.

If you enjoy dark romance and need a great read for Women in Horror Month, Without Condition might be an excellent choice for you. I am definitely open to reading more of Sonora Taylor's work in the future.

⭐⭐⭐★★

Review copy provided by author

12 comments:

  1. Less horror and more dark romance could work for me and this is a fascinating concept! Might have to add this to the wishlist for now.
    Lynn :D

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    1. Yep! It's definitely an interesting pick for romance fans. :)

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  2. I didn't really see this one having a dark romance element but I still may pick it up. At least you enjoyed buddy reading it.

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    1. We had a great time reading this one. I think you should give it a try.

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  3. Interesting. That cover doesnt say "romance" at all. But I find the idea intriguing, so I might check it out some time.

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    1. It was an interesting read. I just need my murder/relationship percentages swapped. :)

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  4. This actually sounds like it would be an awesome horror read if it was actually horror. That line about she picks up men and they tend to die definitely sounds creepy!

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  5. Thanks forthe heads up. I'm not a fan of Romance, either. 📚

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    1. You're welcome. It will be great for those who are, but it's not for everyone.

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