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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
Spicy, fast paced love story. I liked it very much, as my first mm exclusive read I thought it was really good. This story connects with other stories by Ryan Mundy that I now must read.. I enjoyed the pace of the story for a fast paced quick read I recommend this it all my dark romance friends.
I liked this one a lot. I love a good mafia romance. Tobias is the Russian Pakhan in America, he is a ruthless killer who is looking for the accomplice that stole from him. When he discovers this man had a boyfriend, he breaks into the man’s apartment and his obsession is born. He’s never been attracted to men before but there is something different about Gabriel. He starts to stalk Gabriel. Until someone hurts Gabriel and he decides to take Gabriel with him to protect him. Gabriel is a man that has been hurt too many times, he lived a horrible life as a child and teenager, saw and went through more than any young person…any person period, should. He is scared and lives a very quiet life that revolves around his art and teaching children art. When his ex beats the crap out of him over the suit leaving his apartment, he finds himself kidnapped and back in a world he thought he had escaped. But turns out, he has the hots for his stalker/kidnapper. And Gabriel might be scared of the world but he isn’t scared of Tobias, he feels safe with Tobias and he is sassy and full of bossy attitude. These two together are fire! And so dang cute. This book has a lot of dark themes and of course bloody mafia gore. The writing was well done. I absolutely loved it.
Sweet, obsessive Tobias.
Innocent, innocent Gabriel.
Two men with opposite personalities, both craving the same thing; Love.
What DO you do after meeting, and interrogating a man you can’t get enough of.
You watch his every move. You break into his house and watch him sleep; amongst other things
Innocent, innocent Gabriel.
Two men with opposite personalities, both craving the same thing; Love.
What DO you do after meeting, and interrogating a man you can’t get enough of.
You watch his every move. You break into his house and watch him sleep; amongst other things
I might like that I have a stalker, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid and want something to actually happen to me.
Tropes:
Mafia, stalker/kidnapping, forced proximity, grumpy x sunshine, touch him and die, possessive MMC.
ARC review:
I’m struggling with what to rate this book and what I actually feel about it. I loved the story itself and the characters and their unlikely but so precious relationship was great. But something about the writing and the storytelling was just not for me, it had me confused at times and made the frustrations I felt about the characters even bigger.
However, I really did enjoy the story, and the plot had me engaged and interested the whole way. Gabriel was just amazing (always talking, his emotional support donuts, his creative spirit and his traumatic past not stopping him). Tobias was a different story, he was interesting and sweet, but his way of running from the problems and causing Gabriel additional heartburn was frustrating. But he definitely made up for it with his dirty-talk, his devotion to Gabriel and his loyalty and unbreakable determination.
Also with so much happening in their past and present, I thought it could have been fleshed out and divulged a bit more - made it more emotional perhaps. Maybe that’s my biggest issue with the book - I wanted more emotion, more character growth and details, more expanding on the families and intricate relationships happening.
"You can take it, Little Rabbit. That ass was made to take my cock. So that's exactly what you're going to do. Take me like the good little slut you are. Make me cum in your ass."
Tropes:
Mafia, stalker/kidnapping, forced proximity, grumpy x sunshine, touch him and die, possessive MMC.
ARC review:
I’m struggling with what to rate this book and what I actually feel about it. I loved the story itself and the characters and their unlikely but so precious relationship was great. But something about the writing and the storytelling was just not for me, it had me confused at times and made the frustrations I felt about the characters even bigger.
However, I really did enjoy the story, and the plot had me engaged and interested the whole way. Gabriel was just amazing (always talking, his emotional support donuts, his creative spirit and his traumatic past not stopping him). Tobias was a different story, he was interesting and sweet, but his way of running from the problems and causing Gabriel additional heartburn was frustrating. But he definitely made up for it with his dirty-talk, his devotion to Gabriel and his loyalty and unbreakable determination.
Also with so much happening in their past and present, I thought it could have been fleshed out and divulged a bit more - made it more emotional perhaps. Maybe that’s my biggest issue with the book - I wanted more emotion, more character growth and details, more expanding on the families and intricate relationships happening.
"You can take it, Little Rabbit. That ass was made to take my cock. So that's exactly what you're going to do. Take me like the good little slut you are. Make me cum in your ass."
This was absolutely an amazing read loved how it took me on a roller coaster ride on my emotions MM this was
Oh so we're just not going to mess around! The book literally starts with Tobias stalking Gabriel.
Okay, so I’ve been putting this off for a bit since I’m super new to mm romance, but this was AMAZING. Tobias and Gabriel’s story just hit so hard! Everything about them felt so real and raw—like you could actually feel their connection. They’re literally a perfect match. I’m so glad I gave this one a shot!
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
