4.2 AVERAGE


♥Blake and Mercer ♥
Genre: M/M Romance
Format: E-Book (Kindle Unlimited)

Another great read from Nordika Night. Blake and his little demon ♥ I loved the dynamic between Blake and Mercer. Nordika's mental health rep in her books is also spot on. The characters go through real struggles but it isn't glamorized or used in a negative way. I love her rep of panic attacks & anxiety throughout the book. I could relate to Mercer in that way. The spice was so good. When Mercer and Blake get together it is fire. The pet names and dirty talk from Blake sooooo steamy. I loved this book so much, no buts.

Character Development: 3.9/5
Plot: 3.9/5
Writing Style: 4.5/5
Spice Level: 3.9/5
Overall Rating: 5/5

Tropes:
• Contract Killer
• Size difference
• Hurt/Comfort
• Bratty MC
• Mental Health Rep
• HEA

Cheating:
SpoilerNo

Third-act breakup:
SpoilerNo

Strict roles or vers:
SpoilerStrict roles

Age: 23 (Mercer) and 30 (Blake)
POV: Dual POV (First Person POV)
KU: Yes
Series: No, standalone
Pages: 379
Publication Date: 08/15/2023


♥ Favorite Quote ♥
“You should come with a warning label. Little Demon: All. The. Hazards. All of them. I’m sewing it in all your clothes.”
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lvrst4rs's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

⤷‧₊˚ ⭑ || dnf @14%

readsforlife's review

4.5
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was dark, sweet, emotional and sometimes funny. This type of spice is not my favourite, but Blake was so sweet and supportive it was well balanced in the end 
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oofie's review

DID NOT FINISH: 3%

Not my jam. Not feeling the bratty twink and overly macho mafia man.

tangoecho's review

3.75
medium-paced

saff_23's review

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vitaminec's review

5.0
funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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mejjktb's review

4.5
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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itsmeggiej2's review

4.0
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense

I wasn't sure what I was getting into with this book... I didn't really read the synopsis (and I wasn't a huge fan of Garron Park), so I just kind of held my breath and cracked that spine.

I'm glad I did. This is a nice little dark comedy with truly some of the best spice I've read in a while. It's all very emotional and serves a purpose it's often difficult to serve in dark comedic romances (or at all). There's a lot of psychological exploration that matters during the spicy time while it also informs our characters' development throughout the book. This type of emotional/psychological connection during is sorely missing from this genre (romance), and was a welcome sight in Little Demon.

Overall, the characters are all fleshed out and interesting--and I think there is definite potential for additional books if Night ever wants to turn this into a series because the side characters are all intriguing and worth a deeper dive. I also liked the little mystery we're solving throughout the story.

Read it, demon. Thank me later.
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sunny_nastja's review

4.75
adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Blake and Mercer have the best, brattiest and sexiest relationship. The teasing, flirting and playing was very fun between them. The story felt a bit drawn out. The spice level is perfect! I loved how Ben/Mercer grew as a person.