Why we’re excited
Noctus Graves and Vivian Covington agreed five years ago to keep each other's darkest secrets and never meet again. A ritual killer known as the Grimsdale Reaper changes that, leaving bodies around their old town that point straight at the night they both want forgotten.
K.M. Moronova has built a strong readership in dark romance, and this standalone mixes that with a serial-killer mystery. The enemies-forced-to-team-up setup is a reliable draw, and the book needs no prior reading. Readers who want dark romance with a real whodunnit at its centre should pick this one up.
On our most-anticipated list since 22 October 2026. See all the most anticipated books →
What to know about Become the Dark
K.M. Moronova is new to The Bookish Elf: none of their books has a review here yet.
From the publisher
From New York Times bestselling author K.M. Moronova comes a new biting, suspenseful dark romance.
Everyone has bodies in their attic.
Five years ago, Vivian Covington and Noctus Graves made each other a promise.
Your bodies will stay in my attic, if mine stay in yours.
They were never supposed to see each other again.
Until a ritualistic serial killer forces them back to the town they swore they'd never return to.
Once inseparable. Now bitter enemies. Vivian and Noctus share a secret that should have stayed buried forever. But as bodies begin appearing across Grimsdale, every crime scene becomes a message. Every victim pulls them closer to the worst night of their lives. And every clue proves someone knows exactly what happened.
Forced to work together, they find themselves hunting a killer who's been watching them for years―someone determined to drag their darkest secret into the light.
Because the Grimsdale Reaper doesn't just want to be caught.
They want Vivian and Noctus to pay.
And this time, the darkness won’t keep their secrets.
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