3.5 stars.
Nico at last! Ever since the existence of Kingsley's son was revealed in The Mistress, I've wanted to know... well, anything about him. Did Nora find him? What happened between him and Kingsley? What was he like? I didn't have to wait long to get some of my questions answered. Already in The Saint Nico came into the picture, and of all things he became Nora's sub. That made me even more curious about him, but, unfortunately, from there on he was only mentioned in stories. Until Mischief.
Mischief is about a Halloween Nora spent with Nico. He had told Nora he'd always wanted to experience an American Halloween, and as a good domme wanting to spoil her darling sub a little, she decided to give him just that. In Salem. Her plan was for them to have as much Halloween fun as possible during the two days they would be in Salem, which they did. Only the plan soon included three people. The mischievous Nora wished to see Nico with another woman, and he obeyed. So in the end Nora, Nico and Justine celebrated Halloween together, and kinky fun was had by all.
As always, I've enjoyed reading about the Sinners. It was nice to read about Nora on cloud nine for a change, and Nico was such a sweetheart. He was the main reason I looked forward to reading this novella, so I can't help but wish it had been written in his POV. He's an important part of their big kinky family, and he's the one we know the least. Someone with such a major role in Nora's life deserves to get more page time so we can really get to know him. We've gotten to know Zach, and Wesley, Daniel, and Lance even, not to mention the omnipresent Søren. Søren was even here to steal the spotlight. Nora and Justine did that too. Nora was chatty, Justine was chatty, so the quiet Nico kinda fell into the background, which is not where I wanted him.
I have to admit, though, Nico's role in Nora's life isn't the only reason I want more stories about him. He is Kingsley's son, and Kingsley is my favorite, so that has a lot to do with it. Tiffany Reisz's Sinners are all well-developed characters. It is amazing how detailed their backgrounds are. I hope Ms. Reisz gets inspired to give Nico the same. After all, he is Kingsley's son!