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Dance of Deception (Darkest Dance #1)
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bookshelves: 2025-release, author-i-love, author-i-ve-read-before, valentine-pr, arc, review-copy, dark, masked-men, mafia-esque, family, family-issues, morally-grey-mmc, dance, forced-marriage, close-proximity, romantic-suspense
Mar 17, 2025
bookshelves: 2025-release, author-i-love, author-i-ve-read-before, valentine-pr, arc, review-copy, dark, masked-men, mafia-esque, family, family-issues, morally-grey-mmc, dance, forced-marriage, close-proximity, romantic-suspense
My Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️.25
In Short: Decadently dark and spicy. Everything dark romance should be.
Memorable Lines:
~"I'll light the f'in world on fire for you, little dancer."
~It's beautiful. We're beautiful. It's a f-ed up, dark, broken and twisted beauty."
General Thoughts: Jagger Cole is an auto-read author for me. I love his books. They are decadently dark and spicy and everything dark mafia romance should be. The second quote describes his books well--f'ed up but beautiful. I know when I read Jagger Cole that I'm about to binge-read an amazing book every time. And that's what happened here, too. I have yet to read a book of his that I haven't loved. He never misses. I love how he crafts his characters and books. I've read a lot of his books at this point, and I'm still loving all of them. At this point, I'm not sure he can miss.
This one felt different than some of his others. I can't put a pin on it, but it seemed to follow a different formula than some of his other books, but I still loved it. He's set up a interesting premise and world for this series, and I can't wait to read more. I received a review copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you, Valentine PR.
Spice Meter: ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️� It was definitely spicy.
Romantic Tropes
-dual POV
-dark mafia
-contemporary
-romantic suspense
-forced/arranged marriage
-forced/close proximity
-morally grey MMC
-masked man
-check your triggers
You can also find me on Insta @mylastromancenovel.
In Short: Decadently dark and spicy. Everything dark romance should be.
Memorable Lines:
~"I'll light the f'in world on fire for you, little dancer."
~It's beautiful. We're beautiful. It's a f-ed up, dark, broken and twisted beauty."
General Thoughts: Jagger Cole is an auto-read author for me. I love his books. They are decadently dark and spicy and everything dark mafia romance should be. The second quote describes his books well--f'ed up but beautiful. I know when I read Jagger Cole that I'm about to binge-read an amazing book every time. And that's what happened here, too. I have yet to read a book of his that I haven't loved. He never misses. I love how he crafts his characters and books. I've read a lot of his books at this point, and I'm still loving all of them. At this point, I'm not sure he can miss.
This one felt different than some of his others. I can't put a pin on it, but it seemed to follow a different formula than some of his other books, but I still loved it. He's set up a interesting premise and world for this series, and I can't wait to read more. I received a review copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you, Valentine PR.
Spice Meter: ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️� It was definitely spicy.
Romantic Tropes
-dual POV
-dark mafia
-contemporary
-romantic suspense
-forced/arranged marriage
-forced/close proximity
-morally grey MMC
-masked man
-check your triggers
You can also find me on Insta @mylastromancenovel.
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Reading Progress
March 13, 2025
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March 17, 2025
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2025-release
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author-i-ve-read-before
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author-i-love
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valentine-pr
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arc
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review-copy
March 17, 2025
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dark
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masked-men
March 17, 2025
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mafia-esque
March 17, 2025
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family-issues
March 17, 2025
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family
March 17, 2025
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morally-grey-mmc
March 17, 2025
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dance
March 17, 2025
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forced-marriage
March 17, 2025
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close-proximity
March 17, 2025
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romantic-suspense