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Unhinged Little Angel by K.M. Neuhold
4.0
dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Unhinged Little Angel is the third book in K.M. Neuhold's Mafia Bound series. I think you could read this as a standalone, but I do believe this series is best enjoyed in order. Here's what you can expect from Dante and Salvatore:

❤️ MM mafia (lite) romance
❤️ First person dual point of view
❤️ Guaranteed happily ever after
❤️ Possessive main characters
❤️ Unhinged twink and mafia Capo
❤️ Dom/Brat
❤️ Forced marriage
❤️ Revenge and cathartic violence

As I say in a lot of my mafia romance reviews, I love that every author has a different take on that specific type of romance. In Kyleen's case, I consider this mafia-lite. Although these boys are a part of the mafia (or mafia-adjacent, in their partner's cases) and their hands aren't exactly clean, I wouldn't really consider this series dark by any means. It still has Neuhold's trademark humour, snark, and the angst is relatively low.

I did find Unhinged Little Angel got off to a bit of a slow start, and I had a hard time getting into it. I'm not really sure why, but once Dante kidnapped Salvatore, things really picked up for the better. I had a great time reading about their exploits. Salvatore was probably the calmest kidnapping victim ever, and he already has plans in his head to make this marriage a permanent deal. Dante was so snarky and unhinged, but the methods behind his madness bring clarity to his motivation. Although he considers himself a Dom when the book starts, I loved watching his transition to Brat even as he fought it. The spice in this book was incredibly hot, and only pushed the plot forward.

The next book will be Luca's, who is Sal's nephew! He was a great bodyguard in this book and I'm excited for him to get his own happily ever after.