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Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells

5 reviews

sparklingpynk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

In my new obsession with mafia romances I have been seeking out recommendations and saw this mentioned a few times. This felt like it is on another level and I don't think I like it.
I was curious enough to listen until the end and appreciated that the ending was not rushed through. Dario is certainly a one of kind and its interesting how in tune of feelings he is when it comes to Posy, but literally noone and nothing else. Mafia romances and usually dark, messy and toxic but Dario is psychotic in a way I can't get behind. Posy has clearly allowed her life experiences to dim her self esteem and Dario, in his weird twisted way, helps her realize she doesn't need to settle. The smut is entertaining and the epilogue is hilarious and sweet. But overall this is a bit to twisted and toxic for my liking.

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nineinchnails's review

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adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

i love cate's writing style so much that even when i'm not a huge fan of the story or even the characters it's still a very enjoyable read but this was exactly what i've been wanting recently. i think the pacing of it threw me off but in a good way, since it's far from formulaic - it never got boring. this author really has a gift when it comes to writing complex/layered characters without a huge amount of exposition dumping, so it always feels natural. her prose is good, it seems like her books in general are edited really well (or maybe she's just that talented) and she has a pretty varied backlog spanning across a few subgenres so i think there's something there for everyone!

it's a dark romance (check TWs) but it didn't feel super dark so i can see people who ordinarily wouldn't care for DR enjoying this book. there isn't explicit noncon (i think there is dubcon, though) and the darkest content is outside of their relationship. i don't know how she does it but her writing always manages to give me butterflies like i just went on one of those rides where you drop from like 7459834 meters in the air it's so good! i would recommend this if you're in a rut or just want to read a romance that's a little different because i don't wanna spoil too much but this doesn't read like most romances so i found it really refreshing. the mmc is more of an antihero though, which isn't for everyone.

this is technically a second chance romance but it never felt like the fun part was already done with off page, which is how i usually feel about them. i think it's hard to keep it interesting with this trope but she manages since i was still intrigued in the last 10% which is rare for me. what i loved so much about this was the characterisation and the character development, this author seems to really excel here from the books of hers i've read. it doesn't hurt that i love her writing anyway. i'm really tempted to just binge cate's backlog after this i forgot how much i love her prose and how witty her dialogue is.

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