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A review by haletostilinski1
Bloodbath by K.A. Merikan
5.0
4.5 stars
Pretty great 6th installment in this series that I am loving so much.
This finds Dom and Seth about 8 months after the end of the last book heading to Colombia to finally infiltrate Toro's organization.
They pretend to be human traffickers - although they don't know that until they kill the actual ones and find a girl being held in a trunk - to get into the organization.
Dom and Seth play straight when they get there, so for weeks they aren't able to even tough each other, really, and it frustrated both of them to no end.
But of course, when some jealousy comes into play, that changes some things. (i.e. Dom gets too possessive to let it go or just let Seth handle it.)
But that ends up speeding things along and before long, things ramp up and a takeover approaches.
I was happy that for the most part Dom and Seth were in a good place during this installment - because I've read the blurb and review for the next one, so that'll be oh so fun to read - and we got at least one big with no major blow up between these two. (It doesn't have to be all angst all the time.) There was one fight between these two, but would there be a book with these two without at least one fight? (even if it's a minor one)
And I was actually expecting Seth to go a little closer to the edge that he does in this based on the blurb, but I don't think Seth lost much of himself. It took a toll on him, for sure, and maybe eventually he would have lost parts of himself, but for the most part he still had what made Seth Seth so I was actually a little relieved and had expected much worse, like Seth becoming very closed off and acting more brutal than he ever has and changing for the worse, but that didn't happen.
And maybe the takeover happened at around the right time, because Seth was beginning to feel the effects of pretending to be such a brutal person.
Mark's story was interesting in this too. He falls for Charlotte, the girl who is taken to be given to Raul Moreno eventually, as he's guarding her - because Dom and Seth say that Mark is gay so Toro thinks it's safe to leave him with her - but they were doomed from the start, because it starts when Charlotte is a prisoner and they're confined to this one room. Sure, that's a lot of time to talk (and have sex) but it's still only getting to know each other in this one room, with what's happening to Charlotte hanging over their heads.
And Mark finally truly comes into his own in this as someone who is supposed to be in this world should be like. I don't know - or think - he'll ever get to Dom levels, but I think there's parts of that ruthlessness now in Mark.
And Mark isn't as sure of Charlotte as Dom and Seth are of each other, so Mark chooses to stay.
There's also the introduction of Nero, who is strangely funny. Annoying at first and his persistent flirting in annoying, but he is intriguing. Wonder if he and Miguel will have a romance? Hm...
And also this Diego guy...didn't like his POV at the very very end. I'm really getting tired of having to deal with people trying to get with Dom and Seth, and I'm sure Diego will be the worst yet, so...fun *sigh* no more after this dude, please. Enough is enough.
Buttt to end on a high note, Dom and Seth were as perfect together as ever and their love, as always, shines through in this. (And Seth saving Dom was pretty damn nice. Seth isn't meant for this life but when push comes to shove, Seth is no weakling or pushover.)
Onto the next!
Pretty great 6th installment in this series that I am loving so much.
This finds Dom and Seth about 8 months after the end of the last book heading to Colombia to finally infiltrate Toro's organization.
They pretend to be human traffickers - although they don't know that until they kill the actual ones and find a girl being held in a trunk - to get into the organization.
Dom and Seth play straight when they get there, so for weeks they aren't able to even tough each other, really, and it frustrated both of them to no end.
But of course, when some jealousy comes into play, that changes some things. (i.e. Dom gets too possessive to let it go or just let Seth handle it.)
But that ends up speeding things along and before long, things ramp up and a takeover approaches.
I was happy that for the most part Dom and Seth were in a good place during this installment - because I've read the blurb and review for the next one, so that'll be oh so fun to read - and we got at least one big with no major blow up between these two. (It doesn't have to be all angst all the time.) There was one fight between these two, but would there be a book with these two without at least one fight? (even if it's a minor one)
And I was actually expecting Seth to go a little closer to the edge that he does in this based on the blurb, but I don't think Seth lost much of himself. It took a toll on him, for sure, and maybe eventually he would have lost parts of himself, but for the most part he still had what made Seth Seth so I was actually a little relieved and had expected much worse, like Seth becoming very closed off and acting more brutal than he ever has and changing for the worse, but that didn't happen.
And maybe the takeover happened at around the right time, because Seth was beginning to feel the effects of pretending to be such a brutal person.
Mark's story was interesting in this too. He falls for Charlotte, the girl who is taken to be given to Raul Moreno eventually, as he's guarding her - because Dom and Seth say that Mark is gay so Toro thinks it's safe to leave him with her - but they were doomed from the start, because it starts when Charlotte is a prisoner and they're confined to this one room. Sure, that's a lot of time to talk (and have sex) but it's still only getting to know each other in this one room, with what's happening to Charlotte hanging over their heads.
And Mark finally truly comes into his own in this as someone who is supposed to be in this world should be like. I don't know - or think - he'll ever get to Dom levels, but I think there's parts of that ruthlessness now in Mark.
And Mark isn't as sure of Charlotte as Dom and Seth are of each other, so Mark chooses to stay.
There's also the introduction of Nero, who is strangely funny. Annoying at first and his persistent flirting in annoying, but he is intriguing. Wonder if he and Miguel will have a romance? Hm...
And also this Diego guy...didn't like his POV at the very very end. I'm really getting tired of having to deal with people trying to get with Dom and Seth, and I'm sure Diego will be the worst yet, so...fun *sigh* no more after this dude, please. Enough is enough.
Buttt to end on a high note, Dom and Seth were as perfect together as ever and their love, as always, shines through in this. (And Seth saving Dom was pretty damn nice. Seth isn't meant for this life but when push comes to shove, Seth is no weakling or pushover.)
Onto the next!