you’re telling me she chose the brooding bad boy who’s emotionally stunted, pushes people away and is wound up tight over the man who made her feel, ryou’re telling me she chose the brooding bad boy who’s emotionally stunted, pushes people away and is wound up tight over the man who made her feel, reassured her, spoke to her, protected her and waited? I’m so shocked. I never saw that coming. The heart wants what it wants.
the case on the other hand was so fun and fast paced! Loved seeing more depth and personality for the team....more
not me reading a book about a gay psycho serial killer who’s nicknamed the carver and believes he needs to kill and thinking “ but why’s he kinda..not me reading a book about a gay psycho serial killer who’s nicknamed the carver and believes he needs to kill and thinking “ but why’s he kinda..?”...more
I’ll give this one another chance in 2024. But for now, it’s a dnf. The premise is so fun and the book is fast paced and exciting but it’s not excitinI’ll give this one another chance in 2024. But for now, it’s a dnf. The premise is so fun and the book is fast paced and exciting but it’s not exciting ME...more
I feel like I can finally breathe. I’ve been waiting for Thomas and Aiden for so long, too long and honestly, I think it was worth the wait.
Drunken TI feel like I can finally breathe. I’ve been waiting for Thomas and Aiden for so long, too long and honestly, I think it was worth the wait.
Drunken Thomas loved Aiden more than his pride, more than his suffering.
I’m pretty sure if I re read the book, I could come up with some better constructive critisism but I flew through the book just wanting more of aiden and thomas so I didn’t stop to take notes. I think my biggest issue with Maniac was that the time spent for them to actually just bond and comfort each other, basically have more domestic moments without it leading to sex were minimal. I think their whole relationship started with just sex, and that’s not saying they didn’t have their moments, but it seemed like all the important and revealing scenes had sex as a coping mechanism.
There was not much angst or tension like I would’ve wanted. They’re relationship started very early on ( physical relationship ) but there was still a good amount of mutal pining and suffereing that was just chefs kiss. They had a good amount of fights and arguments that felt extremely raw and heart breaking and ngl, thomas was not at all what I expected here. He seemed to be a complete 180 from the man in the previous books. And that’s a good thing.
“Why couldn’t you have been willing to bear the weight of a little bit more scrutiny? For me? … You’ve taken it all just fine. Even Avi’s and Felix’s hotel bloodbath scandal. Why were they more imporant than me”
Since this is the last book in the series, we got a little too much page time with the other siblings. I love them but I came here for aiden and thomas and I don’t want to sacrifice my time with them for sibling banter. Still, im so happy this series ended well....more
Jeremy Volkov eliminated me. He maimed and slayed me and I justIt just keeps getting better and better.
3 stars. 4 stars. 3 stars. 4 stars. Fuck it.
Jeremy Volkov eliminated me. He maimed and slayed me and I just took it. Rina Kent nailed it with his character and how he remained a standard asshole consistently and managed to show humanity at times that it matter. ...more
for me, I felt like God of Malice’s main focus wasn’t even the main couple. It just felt like half the time we were getting introduced and reintroducefor me, I felt like God of Malice’s main focus wasn’t even the main couple. It just felt like half the time we were getting introduced and reintroduced to our older couples.
Avi better not be as much of a disappointment his brother was
if you didn't figure it out by now, this wasn't my favorite or anywhere close to becomingAvi better not be as much of a disappointment his brother was
if you didn't figure it out by now, this wasn't my favorite or anywhere close to becoming my favorite in this series. In terms of plot: this gets a 10/10. I was heavily invested and Headcase had the best crime - serial killer - psychopaths' plotline imo. But I'm a romance reader and that's where it was lacking for me.
tbh, I would've been fine with this if it wasn't a romance. The plot itself was enough to keep me reading but the sprinkle of romance in there was so underwhelming. The author could've done amazing scenes with the Dom-sub relationship that Asa and Zane had. Add that with a little more from the spanking and humiliation kink OJ teased us with and we could've had a 5 star easssily.
there was the anticipation of violence, of exacting his revenge in Zane's name. He'd hang them all up on rusty hooks and take them apart piece by piece if that was what Zane needed. It would be Asa's fucking pleasure to do so. Was that love?
A bigger disappointment??? no AIDEN. I'VE BEEEN ROBBED!!! Not me here reading every book in the series the day it comes out to catch glimpses of Aiden like some depraved human and she actually had the audacity to not give him ANY scene here?!?!?! she gave me an...an implication that he's there?!?!? Call me irrational but I'm reducing a star just for that.
The characters were fine, Asa was a little too similar to the other Mulvaney brother imo. He felt a bit stereotypical to me in terms of being a psychopath and it's almost like OJ ran out of ideas for psychotic behavior because at this point, she's just reusing lines to me. Zane, however, was a well written character. He reminded me a lot of Noah from Book One and not in a bad way. He submissive behavior was slow and almost reluctant but it was almost beautiful watching him embrace himself and let go of the past.
Some scenes were emotional to me and I suggest looking at the trigger warnings before going into this because there's some pretty disturbing shit going on.
ORDER OF FAVORITES
1. Moonstruck - in the lead with a whopping 9.5 pointss 2. Unhinged - a close second with 9.35 points that I might change when i wake up and realize I love Adam >> Atticus 3. Damaged - a novella so lets go with 6 points? 4. Headcase - 5 points just for the plot and handcuffs 5. Psycho - with 4.5 points and I've weirdly given this 4 stars?!? I must've written the review during my math exam...more
So this was not what I expected at all and I feel like that’s a theme every time I go into a book by this authorJesus Christ. Talk about twisted love
So this was not what I expected at all and I feel like that’s a theme every time I go into a book by this author.
Shep and Elijah completely stole my heart. Both of their innocence when it came to relationships and opening up and making themselves vulnerable hit the spot for me.
Shep was definitely a high functioning sociopath and the way he tried to learn how to be the man for Elijah was adorable. I loved how they had complete honesty between the two.
Shep had watched a video to learn how to give Elijah a blowjob. He’d studied up. For him. Just for him. His chest felt tight and a lump formed in his throat. It was such a bizarrely sweet gesture and so very… Shep.
Did I love this one? No. But it really made me want to read more by the author. There were more than a few moments in the book that came off as flat and almost boring to me. But that’s probably just me. I was quite surprised that this one didn’t have a daddy kink. I think I would’ve liked it more if it did, because Shep kept referring to Elijah as his boy. But I heard this author also does daddy kink, so I realllyy want to try that
“You are the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing I think about at night. You are the only person who makes me smile. I feel like something is missing when you leave the room. I would protect you with my life. Is that love?”
Overall. I liked this one. Not sure if it would be a favorite but I am excited to read more....more
If @Candy gave the book 4 stars, using the words possessive psychopath ,you can bet your ass I’m going to read it. And I did. And I loved4.2 stars ✨
If @Candy gave the book 4 stars, using the words possessive psychopath ,you can bet your ass I’m going to read it. And I did. And I loved it.
You know the best thing about a psycho hero? You will never have petty bs or drama in the book. It will be nothing but brutal honesty and dry humor and I. Am. Here. For. That. Shit.
This book was excellent. Absolutely amazing, I loved every minute of it from the characters to the plot to the violence.
Noah was a very well written character in my opinion. He was different from most of the characters I’ve read about, who has had a traumatic past. He was incredibly smart and determined which was demonstrated in the meet-cute Noah and Adam had : Noah tried to kill him.
“You can never love me,” he blurted. Oh. That. Adam reached out and took Noah’s hand. “I don’t know what love feels like. I don’t know what empathy or guilt feel like. But I know this: I want to fuck you and fight with you and fight for you and make up with you and make out with you and eat Greek food naked with you. Is that enough?”
Adam on the other hand was a well developed character. His personality as a psychopath was done in such a way that we weren’t given a guy who said “don’t fall for me, i won’t ever feel for you” but instead we got someone so protective and obsessive in a way was borderline psychotic.
“Like I want to stitch my body to yours. Like I want to live inside your skin. Like I would handcuff you to the radiator if you tried to leave me.”
He’s a killer who’s been trained to kill of the evil in the world with the help of his brothers. (I know. So cool)
“Yeah. We can be happy, sad, jealous, angry, surprised. Psychopathy doesn’t mean we feel nothing. It just means we don’t form attachments in the same way others do.”
I was so interested in this plot. We basically follow Noah and Adam as they try to find the men who sexual abused Noah when he was only a kid. The plot thickens when they find out there are many more than they expected, not only assault but murders and sex trafficking. I was very invested in every clue and puzzle they found.
It did, however, get very draggy at times. Not much that it made me skip, but enough that it felt like an information dump. Luckily, I expected as much going into this thanks to Candy’s review. And I did wish we got a more detailed scene of Noah meeting his mom. Maybe even just one chapter. It would’ve been nice to see their interaction.
I love love loveeeddd the family dynamic. It was so dysfunctional and cold. We have August, Asa and Avis (twins), Aiden, Atticus, Archer and finally the dad Thomas. All different level psychopaths in the spectrum. They were hilarious and It was beautiful watching them accept Noah into the fold.
“That would have been, like, three kills each,” Atticus chimed in. “Two for one of us,” August corrected. “I hate math,” Aiden muttered. “And twenty separate crime scenes to clean up,” Noah reminded them. “I’m just saying, killing three guys in one night would have been cool,” Avi pouted. “But, instead, you get to kill twenty guys during the day, with your brothers, as a family,” August said. “Other families just have barbeques,” Archer said, tone dripping with sarcasm.
Overall. I enjoyed this so much. I’m definitely going to continue on with this series with unfortunately high expectations. And this might just be me: but I very much want to read a book about Thomas, especially after him telling Noah “Nobody’s ever loved me either.”...more
**spoiler alert** Words cannot possibly begin to explain how much I loved this book. It was phenomenal. The perfect conclusion to the season. Honestly**spoiler alert** Words cannot possibly begin to explain how much I loved this book. It was phenomenal. The perfect conclusion to the season. Honestly, after reading it, I swear I let out a sigh of relief like “Jesus it’s over”. It was so heartbreaking! I felt pain for literally every person in this finale. The MC’s, the villains, the victims, Aanga, Gabi, anji. They were all just amazing in this.
Malcom and Seong-jae were….. well they were Malcom and Seong-jae.
“Don’t fucking scare me like that,” Malcolm whispered hoarsely. “Don’t you fucking scare me like that, I thought you were dead, you can’t…you can’t…”
“I do apologize for being careless enough to stand in the way of a collapsing ceiling. I shall make an effort to be more cautious in the future.”
This was such an unpredictable episode. I didn’t know what was going to happen-who was going to survive-and it was killing me. It was an enormous game of Tom and Jerry and catch me if you can.
“…why is he doing that?” Seong-Jae whispered. “Trying to unnerve us,” Malcolm said. “Mocking us. He’s right there and completely out of our reach…
Overall: this will forever be my all-time favorite series and I cannot wait for Cole Mccade to start the next season. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Random moments in the book that got to me
* Sila to Normand : “It’s all I ever wanted from you. My whole life…my whole life I just wanted you to love me the way you loved Mama! I just…I just wanted you to let me go be with her.” He trailed off into a miserable sniffle. “I didn’t want to be your pure son. I didn’t want to be pure at all. I just wanted to be loved.”
*Normand’s mouth forming the shapes Goodbye, my son and a strange instant of acceptance clearing the clouds from his eyes, bringing a peaceful smile to his lips, the icy sliver of the blade slashing quick and then, and then— Normand’s throat opened up.
*Malcom to seong-jae: “It’s over, and we’re going home.”
And a relief so stark it was like a sob captured in a singular moment, translated into the face of a man whose expression reflected everything throbbing in Malcolm’s heart.
*Malcom and Seong-jae: “Sila only wanted to die. Now he has to live with himself for as long as the judiciary system decides. And Normand…” “He died without the son he claimed to love so much,” Seong-Jae whispered. “And the world will never see his grandest show of all.”
*Seong-jae to Malcom: “I have missed waking up to realize you have been awake since dawn and are already in the kitchen with flour up to your elbows. I miss stumbling into each other trying to get to the shower, half asleep, when the Captain wakes us with a case in the middle of the night. I miss the way the light falls in through the windows at the end of a long day. I miss draping my legs over the arm of the sofa and shouting at the television with my head in your lap while you pretend to be paying attention over your book. ...more
**spoiler alert** Guess who’s gonna finish season 2?
This was so short and I completely devoured it and I’m going to Devour the next one because I’m o**spoiler alert** Guess who’s gonna finish season 2?
This was so short and I completely devoured it and I’m going to Devour the next one because I’m obsessive and I don’t care. Can you really blame me? This was the last line :
As he finally went still.
I don’t know who I felt more for. We see a whole new side of Sila. A back story that I didn’t see coming and something just so eerie and twisted and heartbreaking that no matter how much you want Sila to be gone, your heart breaks for the boy who just wanted someone to love him.
He had both Seong-jae and Malcom at gunpoint and we see them stalling and trying to find the truth. There’s not much to say about this one except it’s heavy and hard hitting.
“I want you suffering in confinement as you realize you are not the wind; you cannot slip your bonds. You are only a man. And I want you slowly pacing back and forth inside a six by six cell until you start to unravel, Seth. Until you cannot keep track of one thought to the next. Until the inside of your head is the worst place you could possibly be. Until you cannot remember your own lies.”
I know I didn’t write reviews for the other books in this season but I couldn’t help it lol. I completely flew through this series and by the time I was done… well I didn’t remember enough to write reviews....more
I think I spent an hour after finishing this book to try and figure out how I can write a review for this. All I can say is that this book was fucking I think I spent an hour after finishing this book to try and figure out how I can write a review for this. All I can say is that this book was fucking phenomenal. I'm blown away by single aspect of this book. The writing was flawless and captivating; a complete page turner and had me on the edge of my seat.
Plot: Malcom khalaji and Seong-Jae Yoon are paired together when a string of gruesome murders take place. When I say gruesome. I mean it. The description of the crime scenes was both disturbing and nauseating. They work together to try and solve this case while proving that the main suspect is falsely accused while the real killer is hiding in plain sight. The differences in both the characters made the reading experience more humorous and light-hearted; a direct contrast to the scenes related to death. And can we just talk about the diversity in this book? Absolutely beautiful.
The romance in this was slow burn. Like VERY slow. To a point where I didn’t even think they were going to have a scene together. But they did and I got tingles in places I didn’t know I had. I melted during the scenes where D.Yoon asked for Malcom’s extra gloves instead of his latex ones, because of Malcom’s latex allergy( yes I was fucking hysterical when he told this)
I am absolutely going to continue on with this series. I want to watch their relationship grow and I can’t wait to read about how hot they’re going to be together....more
this book hit all the boxes for me right now; it was an extremely emotionally ride but the pacing was just perfect enough for it to notYESSSS FINALLY!
this book hit all the boxes for me right now; it was an extremely emotionally ride but the pacing was just perfect enough for it to not be whiney and annoying.
i love both the heroes and the journey they went through together, the writing was so addicting! i couldn't stop reading.
the stalker plotline was absolutely brilliant. Couldn't have loved this more....more
I love a good psychologist -psychopath romance. But in this case; I felt like the tables were turned.
“You’re my reset, aIntrigued. That’s what I am.
I love a good psychologist -psychopath romance. But in this case; I felt like the tables were turned.
“You’re my reset, and every time I walk back through the door, and see you, I’ll push everything else away. I swear to you, Quinn, I’m not going to take you for granted, I’m gonna love you how you deserve to be loved.”
Absolutely loved the conversations the characters had. ...more
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