Shirlene Obuobi
Penguin
14 July 2026
315
eBook - EPUB
Paranormal Romance
ARC via Edelweiss
Sean’s not in the market for love. The only female, let alone Black, interventional cardiologist at her hospital, she’s watched too many of her male colleagues divorce their first wives to marry younger models—and then there’s the abusive relationship she’s spent the better part of her early 30s healing from. Her passions are reserved for her best friend, her goddaughter, and her job.
Then she meets Julian. Brooding, beautiful and eleven years her junior. In short: A bad idea.
Julian pursues her in a way that sets off alarm bells in her mind, but she finds herself unable to resist their undeniable chemistry—even starts fantasizing about him in dreams that feel altogether too real. They also have a lot in common despite their age gap. So, to hell with it: If men can date younger, why can’t she? But the more Sean gets to know him, the more impossible Julian seems: He has a depth and sorrow to him that’s beyond his years, and sometimes there’s a look in his eyes that’s less than human, and leaves her feeling more like prey. Plus, Sean herself has been exhibiting odd symptoms—memory lapses, a lack of restraint that's unlike her, persistent exhaustion—that all trace back to Julian, making Sean feeling more than a little afraid. Who—or what—is she falling, irrevocably, in love with?
Die for Me started off really strongly. I was invested in Sean as a heroine and interested to see what would happen between her and Julian. The secondary characters were also well drawn and helped to support the story, and the pacing was generally good for the first three quarters of the story. I did find the ending a little rushed, though, and I struggled a bit to accept Sean's decisions towards the end, as they seemed to come a little too easily after everything she'd learnt. However, that was a minor gripe, and overall it was fun to read a paranormal romance a little different from the usual fare. It you enjoy paranormal tales with lesser-represented supernatural elements, some tension and a dash of spice, then you will likely find something to appreciate in Die for Me. I am giving it 4 stars.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
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