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Widowed by S. Perez
4.0
Kyro & Reyna: A Bizarre-Trainwreck of a Couple That I Just Couldn't Look Away From! LOL
This will be a very strange review to write because I'm not really sure if I love it. I enjoyed it but... for all intents and purposes, it was... bizarre. This review contains a few light spoilers so stop reading now if you want to go in blind!
Reyna is the mother of a brilliant 10-year-old son who has suffered the loss of her husband, Ivan. While still mourning the loss of her love, Reyna has resorted to becoming a paid escort. One day, she meets a new client, a man named Kyro who is Ivan's "brother"... Bratva brother that is. Reyna is stunned to learn that her deceased love was ex-Bratva and Kyro has returned to honor a promise to his fallen brother to take care of his wife and son. Reyna then marries Kyro and finds herself falling in love with the Bratva Pakhan.
Here's where it gets bizarre... Reyna is not your average widow. She is actually not what one would expect when reading a book like this. As it turns out, Ivan has no idea that his sweet wife is not the innocent, doe-eyed deer he tried to protect from his violent past. Reyna is dark and just as twisted as Kyro, sharing in his thirst for violence and bloodlust.
Reyna gives a new, twisted meaning to the term "Widowed". If you think she's sitting around brooding, kneeling at her husband's grave, and wearing black this entire book, think again. This woman becomes bizarrely unhinged as Kyro unlocks her inner demon and unleashes her into his world. Faithfully, these two descended together, both of them slipping deeper and deeper into the void of sex and violence. This book is an excellent depiction of two dark souls finally finding their match.
This book would have been phenomenal had it not been for the constant quantum leaps back and forth between past and present. The constant flashbacks really interrupted the flow of the story. Further, the scenes could have been a better flushed out with more details to better world-build.
There were many unanswered questions about characters and actions that took place in the story and its characters that could have been wrapped up rather than leading the reader to assume. What happened with Maeve? Did she ever continue to run for office? How did she react to her hubby's fate? What happened with Nikolai and Izzy? Was it even revealed if they were a couple? It's for these reasons that I cannot award the execution of this book five stars, but the engaging plot and main characters were enough to keep me interested to want to know how it will all end. Maybe the answers will be given in future books? I certainly hope so.
Overall, this was a very, VERY spicy, sexy-naughty, intriguing read so please check your triggers! I loved the inclusion and the diversity present between the characters. I'll admit, it wasn't what I thought it was going to be, but I promise you... in a good way! Definitely strayed from the formula usually found in books like these and I loved it! I look forward to reading more books from S. Perez.
Happy reading!
This will be a very strange review to write because I'm not really sure if I love it. I enjoyed it but... for all intents and purposes, it was... bizarre. This review contains a few light spoilers so stop reading now if you want to go in blind!
Reyna is the mother of a brilliant 10-year-old son who has suffered the loss of her husband, Ivan. While still mourning the loss of her love, Reyna has resorted to becoming a paid escort. One day, she meets a new client, a man named Kyro who is Ivan's "brother"... Bratva brother that is. Reyna is stunned to learn that her deceased love was ex-Bratva and Kyro has returned to honor a promise to his fallen brother to take care of his wife and son. Reyna then marries Kyro and finds herself falling in love with the Bratva Pakhan.
Here's where it gets bizarre... Reyna is not your average widow. She is actually not what one would expect when reading a book like this. As it turns out, Ivan has no idea that his sweet wife is not the innocent, doe-eyed deer he tried to protect from his violent past. Reyna is dark and just as twisted as Kyro, sharing in his thirst for violence and bloodlust.
Reyna gives a new, twisted meaning to the term "Widowed". If you think she's sitting around brooding, kneeling at her husband's grave, and wearing black this entire book, think again. This woman becomes bizarrely unhinged as Kyro unlocks her inner demon and unleashes her into his world. Faithfully, these two descended together, both of them slipping deeper and deeper into the void of sex and violence. This book is an excellent depiction of two dark souls finally finding their match.
This book would have been phenomenal had it not been for the constant quantum leaps back and forth between past and present. The constant flashbacks really interrupted the flow of the story. Further, the scenes could have been a better flushed out with more details to better world-build.
There were many unanswered questions about characters and actions that took place in the story and its characters that could have been wrapped up rather than leading the reader to assume. What happened with Maeve? Did she ever continue to run for office? How did she react to her hubby's fate? What happened with Nikolai and Izzy? Was it even revealed if they were a couple? It's for these reasons that I cannot award the execution of this book five stars, but the engaging plot and main characters were enough to keep me interested to want to know how it will all end. Maybe the answers will be given in future books? I certainly hope so.
Overall, this was a very, VERY spicy, sexy-naughty, intriguing read so please check your triggers! I loved the inclusion and the diversity present between the characters. I'll admit, it wasn't what I thought it was going to be, but I promise you... in a good way! Definitely strayed from the formula usually found in books like these and I loved it! I look forward to reading more books from S. Perez.
Happy reading!