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Captured
Edward grew up knowing that he would work as the assistant and servant of the next leader of the Family Kavanagh, the reigning crime family in their small city. He’d even been prepared to work for Vincent Kavanagh, the second son who had never been intended to inherit, although he’d mourned the fact that he would have to keep his feelings for Vincent a secret in the name of professionalism.
Vincent hadn’t planned on heading up the family business, but when his older brother died, the family was left to him and his cousin, Vanessa. The two of them are doing a fine job running things when the kidnapping and recovery of Edward leads to a war between the Yahontov family and the Kavanaghs.
Vincent wouldn't mind the war so much, if only he knew that Edward wouldn't hate the very idea of it, and also if only it would stop interfering in his attempts to woo the man he’s loved since they were children. Can Vincent and Edward manage to make things work between them, or will Vincent’s brutality finally make the man he loves turn away from him once and for all?
Vincent hadn’t planned on heading up the family business, but when his older brother died, the family was left to him and his cousin, Vanessa. The two of them are doing a fine job running things when the kidnapping and recovery of Edward leads to a war between the Yahontov family and the Kavanaghs.
Vincent wouldn't mind the war so much, if only he knew that Edward wouldn't hate the very idea of it, and also if only it would stop interfering in his attempts to woo the man he’s loved since they were children. Can Vincent and Edward manage to make things work between them, or will Vincent’s brutality finally make the man he loves turn away from him once and for all?
126 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 31, 2022
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May 27, 2022
DNF at 13%
When I read the blurb, I was expecting something a little more like PA from the assistant thing. What I actually got is like a manservant/butler/valet thing with lord-servant dynamics. Weird. It read very historical in its attitudes ("lines of propriety" and such out of place ideals)
I've been informed that this is an anime trope. Maybe it works there, it doesn't work here.
Given that assistant man is like personal servant, how can he still be innocent and uninvolved in mafia business? he's like a huge cotton candy fluff ball. a shrinking violet. you're washing blood out of a shirt get over yourself.
Mafia man's POV was very tryhard, so many swearwords in such a short period of time. It actually made it kind of hard to read. The "explanation" for this longstanding love, at least from mafia man's pov, was ...not. A line saying it was love at first sight pretty much and then random infodumping.
This is the whole explanation. ???
So this doesn't work for me as the pining/in love with forever thing. approximately 50% of the internal monologue of mafia man is boring lust thoughts.
I don't think i got to the point that I found out why assistant man is allegedly in love.
There was so much description of inane chores that assistant man was very happy to do. like dusting. i don't care about his love of using dishwashers.
Overall, not what I was expecting, and even within what it ended up being, i did not like it.
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When I read the blurb, I was expecting something a little more like PA from the assistant thing. What I actually got is like a manservant/butler/valet thing with lord-servant dynamics. Weird. It read very historical in its attitudes ("lines of propriety" and such out of place ideals)
I've been informed that this is an anime trope. Maybe it works there, it doesn't work here.
Given that assistant man is like personal servant, how can he still be innocent and uninvolved in mafia business? he's like a huge cotton candy fluff ball. a shrinking violet. you're washing blood out of a shirt get over yourself.
Mafia man's POV was very tryhard, so many swearwords in such a short period of time. It actually made it kind of hard to read. The "explanation" for this longstanding love, at least from mafia man's pov, was ...not. A line saying it was love at first sight pretty much and then random infodumping.
Edward was the love of his life, had been since he’d been graduating high school and Edward had just entered. He’d caught sight of Edward wandering the manor with his father shortly after Edward’s mother had left, walking out on the family and her son, who had been heartbroken.
This is the whole explanation. ???
So this doesn't work for me as the pining/in love with forever thing. approximately 50% of the internal monologue of mafia man is boring lust thoughts.
I don't think i got to the point that I found out why assistant man is allegedly in love.
There was so much description of inane chores that assistant man was very happy to do. like dusting. i don't care about his love of using dishwashers.
Overall, not what I was expecting, and even within what it ended up being, i did not like it.
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https://horsetalkreviews.blogspot.com/
April 1, 2022
Writing: 2
Scenes: 3
Scenes: 3
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