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Lure
by Gianni Holmes
I enjoyed this, although I can’t say I loved it. There were definitely a few things that just didn’t quite do it for me, eventhough I really liked the set-up and overall plotline of the book.
Sullivan is a hitman who has been searching to find the perfect boy who can help him lure men into his trap discreetly, so he can kill them without anyone finding out about it. When he meets the beautiful and charming hooker Kit, he decided this boy would be absolutely perfect for his goals. However, to his total surprise, Sullivan isn’t immune to Kit’s charisma and stunning looks either, and hence falls completely in love with the boy.
I thought the hitman and ‘bait’ dynamic was really fun, and I actually wish we got to see more of them going out on their missions and showing us just that. Unfortunately, these missions rarely happened on-page and we thus didn’t get to see as much of it as I had hoped. I thought this was a bit of a missed opportunity, but I’m thinking they might show these missions more in the future books. That’s what I’m hoping, at least.
I was quite a big fan of Kit overall. I thought he was witty, caring, loyal, sweet and entertainingly bratty. I usually love it when a character I love is also exceptionally beautiful and drooled over by every single person he meets, and this time was no exception. I loved how Kit had every single men twisted around his tiny little finger. Go him, honestly!
I have to be honest, though, and say that I didn’t quite understand why Kit was so infatuated with Sullivan from the get-go. Sure, he was a decent enough guy, but what was so special about him? On the contrary, I understood Sullivan’s inevitable passion for Kit much more; Kit was a delight!
So, yea, at the start I wasn’t really convinced of their dynamic, since Kit was already sort of pining over Sullivan before Sullivan finally decided to give him the time of day (after all, he was claiming to be straight at the beginning of all of this). Once he gave in, though, he was all in, and was probably even more into Kit than the other way around. I liked that.
Truly, this really was kind of a blast to read! The characters were fun, the plotline was engaging, the relationships were decently developed and diverse, the action was engrossing, and the writing was also rather good.
I do have to say that this book handles some pretty.. wild kinks. Nothing dark or anything like that, but they definitely have some pretty ’out there’ preferences.
The most prominent kink here would probably be the pet play, and I, personally, can’t say I was a fan of that. I just found it rather weird, if I’m being honest. That wasn’t because of the way it was written here, though, it’s just not my thing in general.
The book also explored voyeurism, and also a scene of non-consent role-play (which felt incredibly random, but whatever).
Anyway, I liked this novel even though it wasn’t anything earth-shatteringly amazing. It was simply very fun and quick to read! I definitely want to continue this series when the next book comes out!
Sullivan is a hitman who has been searching to find the perfect boy who can help him lure men into his trap discreetly, so he can kill them without anyone finding out about it. When he meets the beautiful and charming hooker Kit, he decided this boy would be absolutely perfect for his goals. However, to his total surprise, Sullivan isn’t immune to Kit’s charisma and stunning looks either, and hence falls completely in love with the boy.
I thought the hitman and ‘bait’ dynamic was really fun, and I actually wish we got to see more of them going out on their missions and showing us just that. Unfortunately, these missions rarely happened on-page and we thus didn’t get to see as much of it as I had hoped. I thought this was a bit of a missed opportunity, but I’m thinking they might show these missions more in the future books. That’s what I’m hoping, at least.
I was quite a big fan of Kit overall. I thought he was witty, caring, loyal, sweet and entertainingly bratty. I usually love it when a character I love is also exceptionally beautiful and drooled over by every single person he meets, and this time was no exception. I loved how Kit had every single men twisted around his tiny little finger. Go him, honestly!
I have to be honest, though, and say that I didn’t quite understand why Kit was so infatuated with Sullivan from the get-go. Sure, he was a decent enough guy, but what was so special about him? On the contrary, I understood Sullivan’s inevitable passion for Kit much more; Kit was a delight!
So, yea, at the start I wasn’t really convinced of their dynamic, since Kit was already sort of pining over Sullivan before Sullivan finally decided to give him the time of day (after all, he was claiming to be straight at the beginning of all of this). Once he gave in, though, he was all in, and was probably even more into Kit than the other way around. I liked that.
Truly, this really was kind of a blast to read! The characters were fun, the plotline was engaging, the relationships were decently developed and diverse, the action was engrossing, and the writing was also rather good.
I do have to say that this book handles some pretty.. wild kinks. Nothing dark or anything like that, but they definitely have some pretty ’out there’ preferences.
The most prominent kink here would probably be the pet play, and I, personally, can’t say I was a fan of that. I just found it rather weird, if I’m being honest. That wasn’t because of the way it was written here, though, it’s just not my thing in general.
The book also explored voyeurism, and also a scene of non-consent role-play (which felt incredibly random, but whatever).
Anyway, I liked this novel even though it wasn’t anything earth-shatteringly amazing. It was simply very fun and quick to read! I definitely want to continue this series when the next book comes out!