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Ruthless Creatures by J.T. Geissinger

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lenteja_virtual's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Nice writting, the romance is intense, although with many clichés about domination, sex, etc. there’s a subtrama that develops pretty well and gives the book some deep.

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ariana_m's review against another edition

5.0

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I ended up really loving this! After around the 30%-ish mark give or take, I really liked this. This easily went from what was going to be a 3.5 rating to 5 stars for me.
I don't know if this was supposed to be a serious mafia story but I had a lot of fun reading this. The vibes were there lol. Nat and Kage's story was actually not something I focused on too much. Their relationship is very insta lust and insta love. You have to look past that lol. He's an alpha male with a damaged past like any other mafia book, nothing interesting there. Nat was a strong heroine and I loved that. She was never afraid of him at all and her sense of humor is top tier. Another thing, I never talk about spice in my reviews, but the spice in this book?? caught me off guard lmao but it was good. I loved how he always asked for consent and made sure she was comfortable with what they were doing. I loved her best friend Sloane the most. She was so funny and I will her book hopefully soon. I also liked the plot a lot. I was hooked throughout the whole book mostly.

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amanda_reads13's review against another edition

3.0

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Natalie's fiance disappeared without a trace the day before their wedding. 5 years later, she is still struggling to come to terms with his disappearance. Then, Kage, a handsome mysterious and secretive stranger moves into town. They fall hard for each other, but Kage is not who he seems.

Natalie and Sloane's relationship made this book for me. Their banter and sarcasm was so funny and fun to read. They have such a strong tie to each other. Sloan was possibly my favourite character in the book. Sloan is there for Natalie no matter what and supports her through everything.

Natalie has been through the ringer over the last 5 years. She has definitely been dealing with some mental health issues due to David's disappearance. Before meeting Kage, she felt dead inside, unable to open herself up to another man. Kage lit something within her and she was able to feel something. Natalie is incredibly strong, witty, and honest. She is afraid of being hurt by Kage, but is able to open herself to the possibly of happiness with him.

I'm not sure how I feel about Kage. He didn't have much of a personality and felt kind of flat. He is definitely the alpha type and need to be in control.

He knew that what he was doing would eventually hurt Natalie, but still withheld the truth from her and was dishonest. He was able to justify his actions because he fell for her the second he saw her and couldn't go through with his orders. Though he worshiped Natalie, he was still very selfish and secretive.

I am not a fan of insta love, so that skewed my opinion. I wish there had been a bit more focus on the Mafia side of the story, it felt like it just faded into the background for majority of the book. I cannot wait to read Sloan's book.

Tropes: Mafia, alpha male, touch her and you die, open door, insta-loveish

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sarah_br's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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: Complicated

Now, mafia romances are definitely hit or miss, especially when you're looking for a good plot amongst the smut but I fucking loved this book. Hands down best mafia romance I've read so far, and my first book from J.T. Geissinger.
A hefty dose of filthy smut *chefs kiss* and a mafia plot that was actually interesting! Natalie & Kage, my gods, their love story - couldn't help but 'awe', laugh, and even shed a tear at it. Nat & Sloan, bloody hilarious, adored their friendship.
It was maybe a tiny bit predictable, could guess what their HEA would be, but I did really appreciate the closure in the end for Nat

with David, the fucking bastard, argh

and enjoyed it nonetheless.
Not sure if this one will be everyone's cup of tea but I loved reading it (now off to read Sloan's story - fuck yes, our girl deserves her own love story).

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