Finishing last year with Jill Ramsower's "Devil's Thirst", the first book in her "The Moretti Man" series, was a great decision that wasn't even planned.

Before I started "Devil's Thirst" I had no idea that it would be my last book for the past 2024 and that it would put such a surprisingly good end to the year in this field. I don't think I was in the mood for the tropes that I had previously understood there were in the story, but after I started it, my mood immediately turned.

The writing style is extremely good and this is noticeable in the first 4-5 pages. It is so detailed, although it continued to keep the characters shrouded in mystery even after the author has introduced them to the readers and we have begun to get to know them. Very deep and rich in everything that a reader needs to be attracted to, and after the first few chapters, I was absolutely immersed in the story.

The characters are greatly built, and the upgrade in them over the course of the story is seen without a problem and is so well done that it is a real pleasure to follow.

I really liked Sante right from the start. He certainly knows how to choose his words to ignite the spark in Amelie and make my legs wobble. He is a big manipulator and plays a lot with her, and although his methods of keeping the main character by his side are quite questionable, it is obvious from afar that he wants her, he knows that she is the only woman for him, he does not stop fighting for her and is ready to do anything to get her. I also don't miss that he fixes the messes he has did, so - what's not to like about him?

Amelie will see me for exactly who I am, and she will come to accept that she's meant for me. I'll prove to her that my brand of f*cked up is what she needs. It may be a challenge, but that doesn't worry me. I can be relentless when it comes to getting what I want. And I don't just want Amelie Brooks; I'll go f*cking insane without her.

Amelie seems like a heroine who has been through too much and is quite overwhelmed emotionally by life, but she continues to fight, which I really liked about her. She is an extremely strong heroine, without being the typical rebel or bad girl, who only rose in my eyes throughout the story, although she had her moments of uncertainty that pulled her a step back from her progress.

"Sorry to burst your bubble, but that's not how this works. You chose me. I chose you. We haven't f*cked yet, but that's only because I want you to get to know me first. We can skip ahead, though, if it means you start to understand that you're mine."

The erotica and intimacy in the relationship between the two of them is felt without even a hint of any erotic scenes, and this also shows how good an author Jill Ramsower is. Of course, their erotic scenes themselves are extremely hot, but after I had already seen the rest, I had no doubt that she would do amazing with them too.

The climax is great. It's not exactly tense or with more action, as I expected it to be, but it developed in an interesting direction, without unnecessary dramatization or dragging out the action, which I really liked.

The ending was also great and makes me want to look at the rest of the author's books. I was very pleasantly impressed.
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Rating: 5/5

~~~This book was provided to me by Valentine PR for my honest opinion.~~~