Hitman · 2013
Last HitSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 4/5 (Pitch) · 6 trigger warnings flagged
Last Hit is book 1 of Hitman by Jessica Clare, published in 2013. Expect romantic suspense. Spice is explicit (4 of 5) and the darkness is pitch dark (4 of 5). We took the warnings from the Trigger Warning Database, a reader-run list. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 30 November 2013 (first publication, per Goodreads). Book 1 of Hitman.
Last Hit tropes
On this shelf, Last Hit is filed under Romantic suspense. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Last Hit spice level
Is Last Hit dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Last Hit scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More pitch books. How we rate.
Last Hit trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from the Trigger Warning Database, a reader-run list, grouped by us. Also on that list: child abuse. See the reader-submitted list.
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Full Last Hit trigger warnings
Who it's for
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Books like Last Hit
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Come
Come
J.A. Huss
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Romantic suspense
- Deadly Illusion
Deadly Illusion
Kathy Lockheart
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Romantic suspense
- First Touch
First Touch
Laurelin Paige
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Romantic suspense
- Last Kiss
Last Kiss
Laurelin Paige
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Romantic suspense
- Against the Dark
Against the Dark
Carolyn Crane
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Romantic suspense
- For Luca
For Luca
Soraya Naomi
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Romantic suspense
- Nikolai, Volume 2
Nikolai, Volume 2
Roxie Rivera
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Romantic suspense
- One Last Sin
One Last Sin
Georgia Cates
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Romantic suspense
Books like Last Hit, with a reason for each
Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Last Hit?
Last Hit spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 4 of 5 (Pitch).
What are the Last Hit trigger warnings?
Graphic: Sexual assault, Trafficking. Moderate: Murder, Captivity, Abuse. Minor: Death. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on the Trigger Warning Database, a reader-run list, grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Last Hit dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Last Hit scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch). Bleak on purpose. Comfort is not the job.
What tropes are in Last Hit?
On this shelf Last Hit is filed under Romantic suspense.
Who is Last Hit for?
For a reader who wants danger on every page alongside the romance. Spice is explicit. Darkness is pitch. Read the warnings on this page before you start.
What are some books like Last Hit?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Come by J.A. Huss; Deadly Illusion by Kathy Lockheart; First Touch by Laurelin Paige; Last Kiss by Laurelin Paige; Against the Dark by Carolyn Crane; For Luca by Soraya Naomi. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/last-hit.
What is the Last Hit age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) and darkness at 4/5 (pitch). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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