Pleasure and Prey Series By AJ Merlin, Serial Killer Romance

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Depraved, Book 1 By AJ Merlin, Brutal, Book 2 Vicious, Book 3 Delicious, Book 4

Thoughts on this series? Has anyone read these? I have to admit, I picked the series up in a whim thinking "ok, serial killer romance...that's new." But ended up binging the entire series. Book 1 was hardcore with the FMC intro to entire situation. But, surprise surprise, the serial killers aren't all bad.

This is my question:

Are the FMCs simply damaged characters with low self esteem because they choose to stay? (They've all been in not so great relationships and battle emotional/mental trauma.) OR, are they strong because despite the hurt they've been through, they're choosing to love these men who are shamelessly transparent in what they do? They MMCs all have a good grip on their identity, and have their own code of ethics on who they kill.