Customer Review
- Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2020This is probably one of the darkest books I’ve read. But it is dark in a different way... usually I describe books as dark due to the content surrounding abuse and trauma. This book has that... but it’s not the focal plot. That’s part of what made the characters who they are and the focus is on that. How they are the people they are and who they become.
Roxy is kidnapped to pay her fathers debt. A father she has not had contact with in at least 7 years. She has been on her own living her life since 17. The Vipers run the town and are the most ruthless of mobsters. They take no prisoners. Show no mercy. And are gruesome on their revenge and dealings with others.
As they get thrown together they all begin to change and this is where I feel the story is. Yes there is a storyline about someone trying to takeover. Yes there are the other small ones of their pasts. But it’s mostly in my opinion about people and connections. Roxy is a fighter. She is a live wire that sparks them all into action. They did not realize the motions that they were just going through, the boredom they were experiencing. They all, including Roxy, were living life, but they weren’t LIVING life. The Roxy tornado shakes everything up.
Roxy fights with herself a lot. She is so use to being on her own, relying on herself, putting up walls, and not trusting anyone. So she pushes. She fights. She denies herself her true feelings. Though to be fair she is pretty insightful, but questions herself based on the fact that she is a captive and whether her decision or desire is true. Her pranks and desire for mischief were hilarious.
The guys are all uniquely different and not what they seem at first. They are hurt and broken in different ways. Ryder is the leader and the ice control one. He uses his desire to protect his family to control everything and keeps his feelings sealed away. Kenzo is his younger brother who is more charming and effervescent, but who still has darkness that he hides with his charm. Garrett is my favorite. He’s the most outwardly broken. Probably because his was the most recent where the others was when they were children. Garrett does not trust women and hates himself for his reaction to her. But he’s a big softy at times though he has a lot of anger and aggression. Diesel is the craziest, but also the most real. He knows who he is, embraces it and finds ways to feee that part of himself. He can truly see Roxy and how she will heal them all if she can survive them. His crazy is kind of endearing at times and definitely comic relief. He’s the big kid with no filter and no boundaries. His fanny packs were my favorite! The guys have to learn that they can’t control everything and that sometimes that is a good thing.
There is a lot of steamy scenes. Some of them are very graphic in the violence sense such as cutting, blood and chocking. It’s not really my thing, but I respect the fact that it was Roxys. It’s all consensual and she gets pleasure from pain. She asks for what she can handle and knows herself. She is not meek and she does not back down. These are mostly with Diesel if you want to skip them. Some other pain play with Ryder and Garrett but it’s much milder. The steam is hot though 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Grab. A. Fan.
It has multiple POVS. No MM. Some group scenes. This is not a soft love story. It’s gritty and dirty. It’s dark. But it is oh so captivating and addictive. The characters have more to overcome. They grow more and they shift the narrative. They aren’t good people but they can be good, they can love and they can do good things. They are all better together. It’s a long book.. 70 chapters with an epilogue. So buckle in! But it is a standalone, so no cliffhanger. Triggers: physical abuse, killing/torture, graphic violence. Again all sexual behavior is consensual and desired. Give in to your dark side and read this book!
