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lovelyinnature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Vomit, Police brutality, and Murder
bekkalee1786's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Alcohol
k8free963's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
jxzmine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Ableism
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
4.25
I loved this story! Not only do we get a queer dark romance between a cop and a mafia man but we also get autistic rep in Enzo.
Ngl I know that solving the mystery of who was sabotaging the Vitale brothers was important...but I really couldn't have cared less 😅 all I cared about was seeing how Tex and Enzo would make their relationship work ^^
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Blood
theklutzybibliophile's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
nyx_999's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“You have no idea.”
I couldn’t let him go. Not even if my brother asked me to. Tex had become something far more important.
“Enzo, you knew this wasn’t going to last.”
“I didn’t.” My chest felt as if a knife was steadily piercing it.
“Come on. I’m a cop. I—”
“You are mine!”
Please check the cw/ tw before reading the book.
Enjoy 💀💕🔫
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Toxic relationship and Stalking
moevb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore and Gun violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Sexual content
galleytrot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Tex is acting in the pursuit of upstaging his retired detective father, who is venerated for taking down a crime family in the prime of his career. Unfortunately, he’s playing a game of snakes & ladders while everyone else around him is playing 3D chess. He walks in to the Vitale’s bar with no game plan, just grit and determination and bluster. When Enzo pops out to buy him a drink, it’s all systems go and Tex will gladly give his body over in order to get close to the man. It isn’t until his own safe haven is breached that he begins to understand how dangerous the situation he’s gotten himself into might be.
TECHNICAL / PRODUCTION: 3.25 / 5⭐
I want to be clear upfront: I did not hate this story, but I was extremely baffled by a lot of the choices made about Tex’s character and his motivations. When I take a step back, he is a suitable and complex enough main character, but he is such a departure from what I was expecting in a story featuring a cop/mobster romance that for a while, I couldn’t accept that he wasn’t poorly written. From this book’s premise, I anticipated a battle of wits, two characters evenly matched, alternating between being one step ahead of each other; but this story really is about a silly little guy throwing himself blindly into a situation that he cannot grasp the breadth of and floundering around while things progress.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Trafficking, and Abandonment
narliee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail