imme_van_gorp 's review for:

On Edge by Brooke Matthews

3.5

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This story is about two twin brothers, Marley and Kit, who have been released from prison after having served a 15 year sentence for a crime they did not commit. When they were teenagers, their stepfather let them take the fall for his criminal activities, and now the brothers are out for revenge. They have come up with a plan to bring justice (and death) to everyone who betrayed them and played a part in their wrongful imprisonment. 
At first, they also look towards their step brother, Lennon, for information and revenge, but they quickly discover he is entirely innocent and nothing like his father. Even more so, Lennon is not only innocent, he is also everything these two brothers could ever want: sweet, caring, beautiful, trusting and warm. Kit quickly becomes obsessed with him and Marley is intrigued from the beginning as well. However, how will it work when both of them want the same man? And will Lennon ever forgive them when he finds out about the horrible and monstrous things these brothers have done since they came out of prison?

It was clear as day how much Lennon liked us, both of us, and I knew the only way to have him would be to share. And lucky for him, Marley was the only person I was willing to do that with. We’d grown up sharing everything. From birthday cakes, to clothes, to toys, and more. And now, it seemed we’d share a lover. Because the look in Marley’s eyes as he watched me take Lennon apart, said everything I needed to know about his seriousness in this matter. He was all in. He wanted Lennon as much as I did and would do whatever it took to keep him. Even sharing with me.

I have to say that I genuinely liked the romantic dynamic here. I liked that although they are in a threesome, Marley and Kit do not have any romantic feelings towards each other. It’s really all about Lennon. Both of them are in love with him, and they are only sharing because that is what Lennon wants, not because they want to share. Both of them actually get jealous a lot and are very possessive. They cannot stand to see Lennon with anyone other than the two of them, and they even get jealous of each other.
I do have to say, though, that I personally preferred Kit’s relationship with Lennon over Marley’s relationship with Lennon. Kit seemed to care about Lennon more in general; he was completely obsessed and he would have done anything for him. He would probably even hurt his own twin if it came down to a choice between Lennon or Marley. Kit and Lennon also spent a lot more time together and they truly seemed to understand one another completely. I think Lennon was good for Marley too, but just not as good. And with Marley I feel like his devotion was a little hot-and-cold, while Kit was all in from beginning to end.

I do wish we could have sometimes seen a little more emotion from all of them. Sometimes their feelings felt a little simple and wooden; as if they were just following a pattern without really knowing why they felt the way they did. I also felt like there was a lot of sex here and I would have preferred a little less of it. More meaningful interactions would have been appreciated. Their dynamic definitely had more potential if it had been written with a little more depth. Doesn’t mean I didn’t still like it a lot, but it does mean that I wasn’t as into it as I could have been.

The story itself was pretty interesting. It was definitely very dark, but it wasn’t scary. So, do not expect a suspenseful horror story here, but you can expect gore, violence, revenge, torture and death. 
However, sometimes I did feel like the plot went a little too easily. Kit and Marley’s plan went on without a hitch and they never really failed at doing anything. Both of them seemed to be invincible. The only thing that threw a kink in their plans was the fact that Lennon had certain feelings about it and they did not want Lennon to end up hating or fearing them. 

Anyway, long story short, I thought this was a good read. It’s not mind-blowing or extraordinary, but it was entertaining and had an interesting romantic dynamic.