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A review by belle13
Devil of Dublin by BB Easton
challenging
dark
emotional
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
4.0
Tropes/Themes: Childhood Friends, Shared Trauma, Mafia Aspects
Amount of spice: 🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️
I was completely unprepared for how heartbreaking this would be. Please for the love of god check the content warnings for this one. If I had known before going into it how sad and intense it would be I probably wouldn’t have read it but I’m glad I did because the writing was fantastic. The setting is also so vivid and beautiful, I really felt like I had been transported to Ireland.
I wouldn’t class this specifically as a ‘romance’ not in the traditional sense at least because it almost worried me that they were together given they had so much trauma and being together triggered a lot of their PTSD responses. I wouldn’t say it was ‘romantic’ until right at the very end simply because they were dealing with so much and it felt like it was more about how they overcame their own trauma and worked through their grief than it was about them being a couple.
It was beautiful and emotional and I’m glad it all worked out in the end for them. If it hadn’t I would have lost plot because those poor kids could not catch a break! I would recommend giving it a read but read the CWs first and know that it is not a mafia romance. There are mafia aspects to it but don’t go into it expecting a dark mafia romance.
Amount of spice: 🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️
I was completely unprepared for how heartbreaking this would be. Please for the love of god check the content warnings for this one. If I had known before going into it how sad and intense it would be I probably wouldn’t have read it but I’m glad I did because the writing was fantastic. The setting is also so vivid and beautiful, I really felt like I had been transported to Ireland.
I wouldn’t class this specifically as a ‘romance’ not in the traditional sense at least because it almost worried me that they were together given they had so much trauma and being together triggered a lot of their PTSD responses. I wouldn’t say it was ‘romantic’ until right at the very end simply because they were dealing with so much and it felt like it was more about how they overcame their own trauma and worked through their grief than it was about them being a couple.
It was beautiful and emotional and I’m glad it all worked out in the end for them. If it hadn’t I would have lost plot because those poor kids could not catch a break! I would recommend giving it a read but read the CWs first and know that it is not a mafia romance. There are mafia aspects to it but don’t go into it expecting a dark mafia romance.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Rape