599 reviews for:

Cruel Paradise

J.T. Geissinger

4.09 AVERAGE


5* only because of Killian
Boy, did Juliet annoy the heck out of me
tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional funny hopeful tense 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
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Easy to read. Great dialogue & the steamy scenes are very well done.

Fun read. A little repetitive and predictable but still had me laughing and kicking my feet
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense 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
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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
dark funny inspiring mysterious relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Irish mafia, thief, Robin Hood, insta love/attraction, secrets

MMC: Killian Black; 39
FMC: Juliet Moretti 

I was good, Killian was obsessed and down bad just like his brother. After switching places and taking over for his brother it’s a year later and basically Juliet sums it all up ….”Liam Black saved my life… and he wants me. I broke into a warehouse owned by the head of the Irish mafia, stole a shitload of stuff from him, donated it to charity, then sassed him non-stop when he caught me. And, for some bizarre reason, all that turned him on. I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry.”

He was so obsessed but so sweet, he kept deferring to her and letting her know she’s in control. And to just trust him and let go. She did start to annoy me with the push back and all that. I get why but I love it when they are like Tru and just don’t give af about the bad stuff he does 💀

“Oh, for fuck’s sake. Fine. I’ll stay here for a few hours. I don’t want to believe you’ll keep your word, but I do. Mostly. Against my better judgment.” Then she props her hands on her hips and sends me her signature glare. “So don’t screw it up, okay?” I say solemnly, “I’d rather die than disappoint you.”

“Because you… inexplicably… like me.” He reaches out and gently brushes his knuckles over my cheek. His gaze follows the path of his touch. He says softly, “It’s not inexplicable. I like you the way Newton liked gravity.” “I don’t know what you mean.” “Once he found it, everything else in the universe made sense.”

“You make me want to live a different kind of life. You make me want to be a different kind of man. Juliet. Juliet. You are why every love song was ever written.”

“How can you seem like the perfect guy—except you’re a gangster? What the hell does it all mean?” After a moment, he says, “Well, nobody’s perfect.”

“Watching Juliet sleep, I realize that my entire life leading up to this moment has been prologue. I’ve been waiting for the first act to begin.”

He was just down bad! It was amazing. Like this dude donated 100M to Red Cross as an engagement gift to her cause she once asked him to donate 1M😭

I’m also obsessed with her friends, the three musketeers, they are hilarious; ……“Which means—if he really did hack a satellite and that wasn’t just BS—he’s got some mad skills for your garden-variety gangster.” “Maybe he was like a programmer for Google before he went bad.” “That is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”