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adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
“No, I was going home for Sophia.”
DAMN. Diamond In The Dark was so good.
Ginevra Russo is a girlboss by herself; but add her to the boys? Unstoppable. Knowing that her life would come crashing down around her when she came back home after a decade? Keeping control of her needs when she goes into a poly relationship? Ugh, I LOVE her.
All 3 boys; Rian, Liam and Cormac, agreeing to marry Ginevra, only to be blindsided and actually fall in love with her. Each of them have something special about them that makes you love them even harder. I dare you to choose a favorite out of them, because I can’t.
Just the way they all take care of her; from the intimate moments to knowing when she needs to not be in control.
And that entire scene at the fights when they first get there?
Diamond In The Dark was an absolute joy to read, I fell in love from the first page. I fell in love with Jacobson’s writing and I cannot believe this is their debut.
If you need another dark mafia why-choose romance in your life (and yes, you do), pick this up. Like now.
“ “Beg for my forgiveness, Liam.’ “
“ “God, Cormac, love isn’t about being deserving enough. It’s sliding into each other’s jagged cracks and edges and tangling ourselves up in each other, somehow more whole together than apart. I found you, and I held you tight. Liam came back into our lives, and we snatched him up, too. And we’re not going to let Ginevra go either. Because she’s f*cking perfect.’ “
Tropes // arranged marriage, mafia, why-choose, polyamorous relationship
Tw // graphic sexual content, human trafficking, kidnapping, blood, torture, drugging, degradation, death, abortion (briefly mentioned), needles, murder, non-con, dub-con, bondage, knife play, blood play, explicit BDSM
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Torture, Death, Blood, and Gun violence
Minor: Abortion
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