3.5 Stars
I wanted this woman,
and I was a man who always got what he wanted.
Nico “Junior” Trocci
knows Lauren Marchetti is off limits. She is sweetness and laughter, whereas
Junior exists in a world of violence and depravity. Men like him don’t get to
have women like her. It’s why he pushed her away back in high school and kept his
distance ever since.
But when Junior looks
Lauren up online, he discovers the shy, bookish girl he remembers is gone. In
her place is a strikingly beautiful woman whose social media is filled with
scantily clad pictures of herself and a connection to a nearby play club. Junior’s
innocent curiosity quickly turns into a dark obsession. Watching Lauren from a
distance isn’t enough; he needs to make her his.
He’s ruthless; a
walking red flag. Good thing red is my favorite color.
Lauren is intrigued
by the mystery man who keeps showing up at her club, who tempts her white-hot
desires. But as their flirty online messages stir up a deeper form of
connection, Lauren worries she’s developing real feelings for this brooding
stranger. As their combined desire ratchets up to a breaking point, who will
seduce who?
I took a minute to
get into the story. Once I was into it I loved it. Listening to the book vs
reading the book made it easier to fall into it. It was a darker book than book
1 which is why the struggle happened. I loved Nico and Lauren together. There
were a lot more darker moments with them then book one characters. There were
just as many new spicy scenes with some interesting locations. Definitely read
the trigger warnings to make sure you are comfortable with this book.
Book 2 Into the
Darkness
