Book Review: Your Knife, My Heart By K.M. Moronova

 Ok, so, there's no water theme here. 

I do like to dabble into the dark romance genre from time to time. 

I love the overblown intensity of emotion, the impossible situations, the deus ex machinas employed to "fix" things when everything goes so horribly wrong. 

So, enter an ARC copy of  Your Knife, My Heart. 

It is true that a very deluxe edition comes out in November, (perfect for gifting your romance loving reader)  but my copy came across as an ebook file on my reader. SO no super cool stabby sprayed edges, decorated case, or end papers. 

  I have a theory that often books that aren't the best get the sprayed edge treatment to boost sales.

  I was delighted that this one did not disappoint from the story standpoint!!!! 

  So, lets do a quick review with no spoilers, because as you know, I abhor a spoiler. 

This is the story of how Cameron and Emery come together in brutal circumstances. He's a lethal asset in an underground military group- but he's got a teensy problem- his partners keep ending up dead. Emery was shaped into a deadly assassin and when she's caught, she's given a "second chance" in the military group. Did she request this? Oh no... but she's a fighter and she's going to grab any chance for survival 

   Emery is predictably both frail appearing and extremely tough. Cameron's terrifying, but with a load of trauma, that possibly... just possibly Emery can be "the one" to heal.  Despite the predictable nature of the plot line, I can say I had a great time with this novel. Lots of morally gray to black characters, action, and some mild insanity interspersed with RoMAnCE. (sort of.) When I pick up a dark romance, I take a lot of pleasure in wondering how the plot line will be executed (no pun intended here.) I'm not looking for a novel that will permanently alter my world perspective, I'm just looking for a good time.  Moronova delivers that time in spades, and then leaves us breathless with a cliffhanger! 

So this is NOT a book club read, unless your club is dedicated to the Dark Romance genre ( my book club ladies would go for Ali Hazelwood  but not for this!) It's definitely one to enjoy with a decadent chocolate snack and a warm cozy set up. 

Giving this one 3 chili peppers out of 5.  Definitely a spicy book with lots of heart and passion. 

Many thanks to Net Galley and Bloom Books for sending this eARC my way. It was the perfect read in between some heavier non-fiction reads! STATS

First Published : 11/11/25

Pages: 304

Available as an Audio Book :YES

Trigger Warnings: death, drug use, blood, medical situations, violence, murder, Sex, Military type situations, mental health situations. 

Not a full TW list, please read responsibly.