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A review by 7sofia7
A Lock of Death by Beena Khan
This author writes fucked up stories in which men are ruthless killers, women are unhinged and survivers (tw sa), the initial dynamic is fucked up and it never really changes, they simply become dark and codependent together. And I eat this shit up!!!
I have read stories that were more messed up for sure but this one is still not for the faint of heart. As I stated previously i would compare it to a K Webster novel.
At the end I didn't root for the relationship per se and I did not find the sex secne hot but I was deeply enthralled by this book. I liked the two main characters, their story, their dynamic, everything. I have to say thay when I first discovered this author this was the title with the tropes and the blurb that captivated me the most but I decided to read the previous books in order to acclimate me to this world. This book works really well as a standalone so you don't have to do as I have but I still found the progression usefull to getting used again to this level of darkness. (The cruel beauty series starts with a kidnapping but I've read so many reiterations of the beauty and the beast/captive mafia romances and it had so many tropes that are common in this kind of narrative that they didn't hit me very hard)
I recommend this book even just a standalone mafia/woman about to be sold/a captive road trip book but I want to say it again: it's dark. It's not cora reilly it's k webster.
It's my favourite from this author but it's fucked up and not a love story that I root for. It's also a slow burn (but the tension is there from the beginning)
Trigger Warnings SA (not the most detailed descriptions but the heroine has had a terrible life aince she was a child)
I have read stories that were more messed up for sure but this one is still not for the faint of heart. As I stated previously i would compare it to a K Webster novel.
At the end I didn't root for the relationship per se and I did not find the sex secne hot but I was deeply enthralled by this book. I liked the two main characters, their story, their dynamic, everything. I have to say thay when I first discovered this author this was the title with the tropes and the blurb that captivated me the most but I decided to read the previous books in order to acclimate me to this world. This book works really well as a standalone so you don't have to do as I have but I still found the progression usefull to getting used again to this level of darkness. (The cruel beauty series starts with a kidnapping but I've read so many reiterations of the beauty and the beast/captive mafia romances and it had so many tropes that are common in this kind of narrative that they didn't hit me very hard)
I recommend this book even just a standalone mafia/woman about to be sold/a captive road trip book but I want to say it again: it's dark. It's not cora reilly it's k webster.
It's my favourite from this author but it's fucked up and not a love story that I root for. It's also a slow burn (but the tension is there from the beginning)
Trigger Warnings SA (not the most detailed descriptions but the heroine has had a terrible life aince she was a child)