ABOUT THE BOOK
In all this chaos, I found them.
Velvet City promised a fresh start, a place to finally settle down and call home. And for a while, it seemed like that’s exactly what it was. Until everything changed.
I shouldn’t have gone to that floor during my shift. I shouldn’t have seen what I saw. And most of all—I should have run away as fast as possible. But I was too reckless, too sure of myself, allowing myself to be captured by one man that everyone in this city feared.
The King.
The Monster.
The Boogeyman that ruled Velvet City.
And to make matters worse, he wasn’t the only one I should’ve feared. But in the middle of all the madness, running and contemplating my life, I slowly realized that they weren’t my ruin. In fact, they might just be my salvation in a world gone mad.
If we could all survive the chaos that threatened to consume us, perhaps we could find a way to build a new future together.
MY REVIEW
There is an interesting story in there but the characters just didn’t keep me engaged. It’s a promising and exciting start with Evelyn discovering a dead body in a hotel and watching Cillian flee from the scene, but I felt robbed of who Evelyn really was. Evelyn is a survivor and her story is heartbreaking. However, one minute she’s this vulnerable woman and next she’s dominant in the bedroom which felt jarring and disjointed distracting me from her authenticity as a character.
Cillian, known as The Boogeyman, is introduced as a menacing mob boss with a terrible upbringing. However, the discovery of his submissive nature came across as unsuited to the credibility of his character.
Enter Christian. Cillian’s best friend and his second in command who seems to be added as a filler. His unrequited love for Cillian, concealed for years, takes a significant turn upon Evelyn’s arrival and unfortunately, his character’s background is almost non-existent.
The whole story is fast-paced with lots of spice and not enough of the captivating plot regarding Cillian’s brother. I felt there was a lot I was missing about Cillian’s dysfunctional family dynamic.
Thank you to Ms. Reid for giving me the opportunity to read this book with no expectation of a positive review.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
L. K. Reid is a dark romance author who hates slow walkers and people being mean for no reason. She lives with her two cats, Freya and Athena, and she’s still figuring out the whole “adult” thingy.
In her opinion, Halloween should be a public holiday, and she also has a small obsession with all things historical—especially Greek mythology. During high school, she wanted to be an archaeologist, and ended up studying law, but obviously neither one of those professions worked out.
If she isn’t writing, she’s most probably watching horror movies, listening to music, reading, or plotting upcoming books.
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