Finally a good dark romance with a good grovel. It was fucked up and delicious. I hate that a lot of contemporary dark romances tack on a happy endingFinally a good dark romance with a good grovel. It was fucked up and delicious. I hate that a lot of contemporary dark romances tack on a happy ending with no sort of apology for the messed up stuff the love interest did. I need the highs to make up for the lows and that's what I got with this one. adding this one to my favorites!...more
This was so good. I devoured it and will definitely re-read it. It was dark, but not DARK like a lot of other kidnapping stores are. It was actually rThis was so good. I devoured it and will definitely re-read it. It was dark, but not DARK like a lot of other kidnapping stores are. It was actually really sweet in a twisted way. ...more
I usually avoid contemporary romance in favor of historical or fantasy, but this was so well done. The whole mobster world made it feel far enough remI usually avoid contemporary romance in favor of historical or fantasy, but this was so well done. The whole mobster world made it feel far enough removed from real life to hook me. ...more
4 1/2 stars. Awesome overall, but I could have done without the POV of Irina's nurse and Stepon. They were the POV for some important scenes and creat4 1/2 stars. Awesome overall, but I could have done without the POV of Irina's nurse and Stepon. They were the POV for some important scenes and created a level of separation between me and the characters that actually mattered. If an emotional scene between characters is occurring I want to be in one of their heads, not a bystander that doesn't fully grasp what's happening. Honestly, keeping the POV to just Irina, Miriam, and Mirnatius would have been preferable in my opinion, and would have made the story more focused.
Also, I didn't really like the Audible audiobook narration. There was almost no indication for POV switches or much of a difference between character voices, except for the voice of the fire demon that was just weird and hard to listen to. Having a different voice actor to voice the demon's lines, such as a deeper-voiced man, would have been nice. Instead, it just sounded like they were choking on something while they tried to sound creepy. I'd definitely recommend the physical book over audio. Robert Petkoff and Tim Curry have set my expectations for audiobook narration too high I think....more
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