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apolen's review
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood
mells_view's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
<b>I was so drawn to her. Would my darkness swallow all her light?</b>
It’s been about two years since I’ve gotten lost in an Odette Stone read, and I’m happy to say that her stories are still incredibly well written and so easy to immerse yourself in. Beautiful Russian Monster definitely leans into the suspense aspect of the story heavily and straight from the start, while the romance aspect slowly builds and builds along the way with tension and a bit of sweetness.
Viktor and Blaire are essentially forced on this dangerous journey together in order to save his friends and her grandfather. Viktor has a past and experience in doing these dangerous and often criminal things, but Blaire is in a whole new world. Reading these two falling in love slowly while on this rollercoaster ride was so sweet. Odette truly takes the time to convince you of why these two match up. While the title does give extreme dark/mafia vibes the book is more suspense journey with a slow burn romance plot. There’s some criminal activity, but it’s less mafia more corrupt happenings. Anyway, I don’t want to get TOO into it, because this is a story you need to experience on your own.
Also that ending. Excuse me Ms. Stone… I need answers quickly!
**Note - this is easy to understand standalone, but I highly advise that you read Dark Russian Angel prior to this. You don’t need it to understand the plot, but it will introduce you to some of the characters in this story and why they are where they are in their lives. Not required, but in my opinion, read it first.
It’s been about two years since I’ve gotten lost in an Odette Stone read, and I’m happy to say that her stories are still incredibly well written and so easy to immerse yourself in. Beautiful Russian Monster definitely leans into the suspense aspect of the story heavily and straight from the start, while the romance aspect slowly builds and builds along the way with tension and a bit of sweetness.
Viktor and Blaire are essentially forced on this dangerous journey together in order to save his friends and her grandfather. Viktor has a past and experience in doing these dangerous and often criminal things, but Blaire is in a whole new world. Reading these two falling in love slowly while on this rollercoaster ride was so sweet. Odette truly takes the time to convince you of why these two match up. While the title does give extreme dark/mafia vibes the book is more suspense journey with a slow burn romance plot. There’s some criminal activity, but it’s less mafia more corrupt happenings. Anyway, I don’t want to get TOO into it, because this is a story you need to experience on your own.
Also that ending. Excuse me Ms. Stone… I need answers quickly!
**Note - this is easy to understand standalone, but I highly advise that you read Dark Russian Angel prior to this. You don’t need it to understand the plot, but it will introduce you to some of the characters in this story and why they are where they are in their lives. Not required, but in my opinion, read it first.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping