PLEASE READ TW & be honest with yourself when reading them TW: sex, mention of rape, violence, possessiveness, betrayal, torment, law-breaking, drugs, alcohol, obsession, murder, assault, SA & fear. Before this book, I tried one darker romance book & didn't love it, so I honestly didn't think I was a darker romance girl, UNTIL this book - it just changed everything! Tiktok had intrigued me to request it, and 'C0rrupt' by Penelope Douglas has proved it was a great decision. I couldn't put this book down; I just ATE IT UP! Switching between the present and three years ago. We see how one situation sets off the story & ruins people's lives. Corrupt follows Erika 'Rika' Fane, who three years ago let her fascination with the four horsemen, four previous athletes from her school, include her in their town tradition, Devil's Night. They bring her into their version of Devil's Night and show her a darker side with fire, violence and fear, allowing her to taste corruption. It's everything Rika ever wanted, including their leader, Michael, but what starts as a delicious dark dream, doesn't end well because one night later, 3 of the four horsemen are sent to jail, and Rika never gets back the feeling of that night ...or Michael. Now in a new city and starting her college life, Rika thinks everything from the past is just in the past, but all four horsemen are out & free, and they want blood. Her blood! They want to ruin her and make her life a living nightmare because she betrayed them... right? ALSO YES! I did order the set old & new covers (this book is a new cover, coming November 7th) AND just purchased the audiobooks from Audible (Jeremy York is Chef Kiss)... basically just take my money, Penelope!

I live in the U.S. and have purchased from Waterstones a handful of times, this review is in no way directed towards Corrupt. I am a massive Penelope Douglas fan and am only writing this review in hopes that it can help in a positive manner. I also have had mostly great experiences with Waterstones, but I wanted to bring attention to this matter. I made a large order for UK versions of PD's books (so I will be repeating my complaints on a few different books). The image is wrong, so I was deflated when I received the current cover. The one that Waterstones has up (currently at the time of this review 08/17/2023) is the original OOP cover. It is too costly to send the book back and I'd end up losing money.