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Menace (Scarlet Scars, #1)
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a mafia romance with a wise crackin disabled hero & a bad ass sex positive sex worker? in the year of our lord 2018? you bet your ass
okay so this story follows morgan and lorenzo. lorenzo is a fun loving, mafia- boss- killing sociopath with a narrative unlike any i've ever read. i genuinely laughed out loud more than once, which i was not expecting for something marketed as a mafia romance. morgan is a 21 year old sex worker who has a run in with lorenzo when she pickpockets him at a bar. from there we are taken on a character driven journey with some nice plot twists as the icing on the cake.
what genuinely surprised me about this was the complete lack of slut shaming, problematic misogyny, or 'alpha' maleness. dare i say this book was even sort of feminist? morgan is not ashamed of her profession and doesn't want any sympathy for it. there's an especially awesome scene that she has with lorenzo where she talks about rape culture and the lack of respect for sex workers that i found fcking bad ass and so so rare in romance, especially a mafia romance.
other things i liked:
- the narrative style (alternates between lorenzo, morgan, and an unnamed character)
- the attention to characterization and inner dialogue that made the romance convincing!!! (seriously why do all mafia romances try to come up with an elaborate shoot-em-up plot, no one cares)
- lorenzo's humor (whoops i already said that didn't i)
the only thing i didn't love were the sex scenes. a tad too plentiful since the banter was off the charts entertaining to me. it says a lot about an author's chemistry building when i'm like "skip the good stuff let me listen to them talk."
if you kind of roll your eyes at mafia romances or usually avoid darker stuff i'd recommend trying this out. a genuine stand out in this genre, and a whole lot of fun.
okay so this story follows morgan and lorenzo. lorenzo is a fun loving, mafia- boss- killing sociopath with a narrative unlike any i've ever read. i genuinely laughed out loud more than once, which i was not expecting for something marketed as a mafia romance. morgan is a 21 year old sex worker who has a run in with lorenzo when she pickpockets him at a bar. from there we are taken on a character driven journey with some nice plot twists as the icing on the cake.
what genuinely surprised me about this was the complete lack of slut shaming, problematic misogyny, or 'alpha' maleness. dare i say this book was even sort of feminist? morgan is not ashamed of her profession and doesn't want any sympathy for it. there's an especially awesome scene that she has with lorenzo where she talks about rape culture and the lack of respect for sex workers that i found fcking bad ass and so so rare in romance, especially a mafia romance.
other things i liked:
- the narrative style (alternates between lorenzo, morgan, and an unnamed character)
- the attention to characterization and inner dialogue that made the romance convincing!!! (seriously why do all mafia romances try to come up with an elaborate shoot-em-up plot, no one cares)
- lorenzo's humor (whoops i already said that didn't i)
the only thing i didn't love were the sex scenes. a tad too plentiful since the banter was off the charts entertaining to me. it says a lot about an author's chemistry building when i'm like "skip the good stuff let me listen to them talk."
if you kind of roll your eyes at mafia romances or usually avoid darker stuff i'd recommend trying this out. a genuine stand out in this genre, and a whole lot of fun.
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Reading Progress
May 17, 2018
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May 17, 2018
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July 27, 2018
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July 30, 2018
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July 30, 2018
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July 30, 2018
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dark-romance
July 30, 2018
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mafia
July 30, 2018
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He is also a psycho apparently I AM INTRIGUED AF.
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This is the only dark erotica book I actually liked
wait..erotica?? nvm catch me removing this from my tbr
@reem it’s definitely not erotica, but there is sex if that bothers ya
chandler ainsley ❁ wrote: "@reem it’s definitely not erotica, but there is sex if that bothers ya"oh thats better then. hmm guess ill just skim through them then. are the characters good though?? im a total character hoe 👀
reem.☽ wrote: "chandler ainsley ❁ wrote: "@reem it’s definitely not erotica, but there is sex if that bothers ya"oh thats better then. hmm guess ill just skim through them then. are the characters good though??..."
the inner dialogue for the main dude has me laughing and also scared. i'm a character hoe as well, and these ones really work for me. also its surprisingly woke for a mafia romance? wtf? here for it
chandler ainsley ❁ wrote: "reem.☽ wrote: "chandler ainsley ❁ wrote: "@reem it’s definitely not erotica, but there is sex if that bothers ya"oh thats better then. hmm guess ill just skim through them then. are the character..."
fdjkdfdf think its time to read this then 👀
SASHA wrote: "Why when I was reading the synopsis of this book it was in the deep voice of that guy that does movie trailers?"HAH that's fantastic
i'm listening!!???!! this sounds good
Started reading it after watching one of your videos! I like Lorenzo's bluntness very much so far!
