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A review by caffeinatedcrystal
Deadly Little Sparrow by K.M. Neuhold
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Just wrapped up Deadly Little Sparrow - Neuhold delivers mafia and revenge ❤️❤️❤️ and I'm here for it.
Xaviaro is the enforcer/assasin/"angel of death" for the Moretti family. This adorable murder marshmallow is yearning for something to cut through his numb exterior and his walled off emotions. At a bar, on a typical day, a tornado of a man breezes in and changes everything.
Sparrow is five foot nothing and out for REVENGE. His plan is to go all "Kill Bill" on the 4 bikers who killed his brother. On a fact-finding mission, he breaks the nose of a mafia dude and thinks his goose is cooked. It isn't. Sparrow may be small, but he embodies dominant confidence and swagger. He's all toppy from the bottom.
What Sparrow learns is that Xaviaro craves letting go after a long day of making life or death decisions for his bestie (the boss of the Moretti crime family).
So Neuhold delivers a story of vengeance, soulmates, and D/s with lots of found family and murdery hijinx. She also sets the stage for the other Moretti bosses to find their matches.
Usually, in mafia stories, we get the mafia dudes being all macho and dominant - it was nice to read the other side of that. To see Xaviaro set down his murdery burdens and be taken care of *and used* by his deadly little sparrow.
So, basically, what happened was that I showed up for the mafia and murder and ended up staying for the kinks. Cheers.
Xaviaro is the enforcer/assasin/"angel of death" for the Moretti family. This adorable murder marshmallow is yearning for something to cut through his numb exterior and his walled off emotions. At a bar, on a typical day, a tornado of a man breezes in and changes everything.
Sparrow is five foot nothing and out for REVENGE. His plan is to go all "Kill Bill" on the 4 bikers who killed his brother. On a fact-finding mission, he breaks the nose of a mafia dude and thinks his goose is cooked. It isn't. Sparrow may be small, but he embodies dominant confidence and swagger. He's all toppy from the bottom.
What Sparrow learns is that Xaviaro craves letting go after a long day of making life or death decisions for his bestie (the boss of the Moretti crime family).
So Neuhold delivers a story of vengeance, soulmates, and D/s with lots of found family and murdery hijinx. She also sets the stage for the other Moretti bosses to find their matches.
Usually, in mafia stories, we get the mafia dudes being all macho and dominant - it was nice to read the other side of that. To see Xaviaro set down his murdery burdens and be taken care of *and used* by his deadly little sparrow.
So, basically, what happened was that I showed up for the mafia and murder and ended up staying for the kinks. Cheers.