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“Obsession can make a man do crazy things.”
Sobek's mother named him after a god. Healing, surgery, changing lives. That was supposed to be his fate, but how could she know just how twisted her son would turn out to be?
As The Crocodile, Sobek moonlights for the Romano family, a deadly group of mobsters that run the city of Detroit. Sobek lives fast, rides hard, and makes a killing stitching up the murderers he’s employed by.
He has almost everything he’s ever craved. Except for the one person that is strictly off-limits.
His bosses’ son.
Matteo Romano is next in line for the throne. Blood, death, and fear are his birthright. But Matteo is usually the one dealing the blows, not taking them.
A deal gone wrong lands Matteo in the hands of Sobek, the one man who unnerves him.
Matteo has no idea what’s in store for him, but one thing is certain; after their time alone nothing will ever be the same.
Welcome to the dark world of Malicious Minds: Egyptian Gods. A collection of standalone modern tales, both magical and non-magical, featuring deities from Ancient Egypt. You’ll find reincarnated Gods, assassins, gangs, madness, and different realities. Expect high heat and morally ambiguous themes. Seductive and often twisted, they are not for the fainthearted.
Sobek's mother named him after a god. Healing, surgery, changing lives. That was supposed to be his fate, but how could she know just how twisted her son would turn out to be?
As The Crocodile, Sobek moonlights for the Romano family, a deadly group of mobsters that run the city of Detroit. Sobek lives fast, rides hard, and makes a killing stitching up the murderers he’s employed by.
He has almost everything he’s ever craved. Except for the one person that is strictly off-limits.
His bosses’ son.
Matteo Romano is next in line for the throne. Blood, death, and fear are his birthright. But Matteo is usually the one dealing the blows, not taking them.
A deal gone wrong lands Matteo in the hands of Sobek, the one man who unnerves him.
Matteo has no idea what’s in store for him, but one thing is certain; after their time alone nothing will ever be the same.
Welcome to the dark world of Malicious Minds: Egyptian Gods. A collection of standalone modern tales, both magical and non-magical, featuring deities from Ancient Egypt. You’ll find reincarnated Gods, assassins, gangs, madness, and different realities. Expect high heat and morally ambiguous themes. Seductive and often twisted, they are not for the fainthearted.
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First published August 27, 2021
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August 30, 2021
i was swimming in toxicity, major red flags, and just plain wrongness. easy 3 stars!!
October 6, 2021
tw: Stockholm syndrome, brainwashing, worship, blood play, torture, noncon/dubcon
“He was the man that I loved and I would do whatever it took to get him to see the truth. I was all he had.”
Dark. Twisted. Toxic. Gripping. Entertaining.
Sobek aka Crocodile is a surgeon and serves as the personal doctor to the Romano mafia, while Matteo is the heir to the crime family. Sobek has been obsessed about Matteo for years and has been waiting for the perfect opportunity to get his hands on him, which happens when a shootout takes place between the Romano family and a rival Slovakian mob. He kidnaps Matteo and keeps him prisoner for several weeks.
Reading Sobek felt like an sustained assault of blunt force trauma: imprisonment, degradation, forced body modification surgery, beatings, non-consensual sex, blood play. It's a case of Stockholm syndrome on crack.
My main complaint is that once Sobek accomplishes his goal of brainwashing Matteo, we don't see much relationship development, however twisted it might be. What ensues is more brutality from Sobek as he continues to enforce his control, as well as a series of depraved acts Matteo is forced to commit to prove his loyalty and love.
I wanted to see greater emotional connection and how the actual relationship between the two plays out; this felt sorely lacking. In the end, the authors focus more on a shock and awe approach, dwelling on the physical aspects of their toxic relationship rather than exploring the full spectrum of their twisted emotional bond. This is a major contrast to Shai, which I loved because of its in-depth psychological plumbing of the MCs’s relationship and mind games.
“He was the man that I loved and I would do whatever it took to get him to see the truth. I was all he had.”
Dark. Twisted. Toxic. Gripping. Entertaining.
Sobek aka Crocodile is a surgeon and serves as the personal doctor to the Romano mafia, while Matteo is the heir to the crime family. Sobek has been obsessed about Matteo for years and has been waiting for the perfect opportunity to get his hands on him, which happens when a shootout takes place between the Romano family and a rival Slovakian mob. He kidnaps Matteo and keeps him prisoner for several weeks.
Reading Sobek felt like an sustained assault of blunt force trauma: imprisonment, degradation, forced body modification surgery, beatings, non-consensual sex, blood play. It's a case of Stockholm syndrome on crack.
My main complaint is that once Sobek accomplishes his goal of brainwashing Matteo, we don't see much relationship development, however twisted it might be. What ensues is more brutality from Sobek as he continues to enforce his control, as well as a series of depraved acts Matteo is forced to commit to prove his loyalty and love.
I wanted to see greater emotional connection and how the actual relationship between the two plays out; this felt sorely lacking. In the end, the authors focus more on a shock and awe approach, dwelling on the physical aspects of their toxic relationship rather than exploring the full spectrum of their twisted emotional bond. This is a major contrast to Shai, which I loved because of its in-depth psychological plumbing of the MCs’s relationship and mind games.
August 25, 2021
Dark, twisted and not feint of heart. Sobek takes Matteo and moulds him into what he wants him to be.
There were times I felt sorry for Matteo but there was a part of him that craved what Sobek gave.
I couldn't put it down because Sobek was so convincing that he was right. His ways of getting what he wanted were insane.
TW for body modification, kidnapping, violence, non con, dub con, murder and psychological manipulation.
There were times I felt sorry for Matteo but there was a part of him that craved what Sobek gave.
I couldn't put it down because Sobek was so convincing that he was right. His ways of getting what he wanted were insane.
TW for body modification, kidnapping, violence, non con, dub con, murder and psychological manipulation.
July 22, 2022
I probably did not do myself a favor by reading what must be the best entries of this series first.
Also, if I had to hire one medical specialist to take care of my criminal group, an ophthalmologist would be my LAST choice. Come on.
I don't think the Stocklolm worked very well. For one thing, the majority of the book is in Sobek's, the captor, POV. He's already obsessed and self-proclaimed in love with Matteo in the beginning of the book (boring). He spends all his POV telling the readers his whole plan. He tells Matteo his whole plan. Multiples times. It's not a particularly clever plan, too. There's no mindgames. It's very in your face. There's no creepy or spooky atmosphere. This is NOT Shai.
If I were to write out all the things Sobek does to poor Matteo, of course, it would sound very dark and bleak. And the CW are to be taken seriously! But the writing style does matter in setting up a dark tone. And you can write about blood licking or whatever all you want, when the psychological manipulation and torture is so bland, undergone by a MC you don't care about, done by a one-dimensional villain you can't feel connecting with the first MC, it doesn't matter; it's like it's done just to be shocking. And even then, it was predictable and boring, so it was just... whatever. Worse than that, the whole "mindbreak" happens OFF-PAGE! You see Matteo still being combative, and then, next chapter, there's a time jump and suddenly he's all docile and stocklolm-ed. Great. Whatever. This lacked so much subtility. The sex scenes didn't even salvage this for me; they lacked finesse and were repetitive.
If you want mindfuckery, go read Shai instead. If you already read Shai and don't know what to do with yourself now: honestly, same. Tell me if you figure it out.
Also, if I had to hire one medical specialist to take care of my criminal group, an ophthalmologist would be my LAST choice. Come on.
I don't think the Stocklolm worked very well. For one thing, the majority of the book is in Sobek's, the captor, POV. He's already obsessed and self-proclaimed in love with Matteo in the beginning of the book (boring). He spends all his POV telling the readers his whole plan. He tells Matteo his whole plan. Multiples times. It's not a particularly clever plan, too. There's no mindgames. It's very in your face. There's no creepy or spooky atmosphere. This is NOT Shai.
If I were to write out all the things Sobek does to poor Matteo, of course, it would sound very dark and bleak. And the CW are to be taken seriously! But the writing style does matter in setting up a dark tone. And you can write about blood licking or whatever all you want, when the psychological manipulation and torture is so bland, undergone by a MC you don't care about, done by a one-dimensional villain you can't feel connecting with the first MC, it doesn't matter; it's like it's done just to be shocking. And even then, it was predictable and boring, so it was just... whatever. Worse than that, the whole "mindbreak" happens OFF-PAGE! You see Matteo still being combative, and then, next chapter, there's a time jump and suddenly he's all docile and stocklolm-ed. Great. Whatever. This lacked so much subtility. The sex scenes didn't even salvage this for me; they lacked finesse and were repetitive.
If you want mindfuckery, go read Shai instead. If you already read Shai and don't know what to do with yourself now: honestly, same. Tell me if you figure it out.
October 10, 2021
The only reason I'm rating it this high is because Sobek remained a psychopath throughout the whole book up until the very end. I'm sick of books where the psycho suddenly turns all mushy just cause they're in love. (I'm not even sure if what Sobek felt for Matteo was actually love and vice versa but we'll go with it💀)
A god really did need a king. And Matteo was mine.
Forever.
August 24, 2021
Dark, twisty and most definitely sexy. Wren Snow knows how to write dark beautifully. Sobek and Matteo were so twisted together.
There were times I felt so sorry for Matteo. He endured a lot to be molded into exactly what Bek wanted him to be. I mean, A LOT! I don’t want to give anything away, but Bek is messed up to the max!
It’s hard to say I loved this book, because I feel like I had to read with my eyes squinted through some parts. But I will say that I sank into this book. Immersed myself of the dark and let it carry me while I read it. The book has about as happy as an ending as it can, but I definitely would have read a whole lot more with Bek and Matteo.
There were times I felt so sorry for Matteo. He endured a lot to be molded into exactly what Bek wanted him to be. I mean, A LOT! I don’t want to give anything away, but Bek is messed up to the max!
It’s hard to say I loved this book, because I feel like I had to read with my eyes squinted through some parts. But I will say that I sank into this book. Immersed myself of the dark and let it carry me while I read it. The book has about as happy as an ending as it can, but I definitely would have read a whole lot more with Bek and Matteo.
August 25, 2021
I'm not sure what it says about me that I read this book so quickly. It was MUCH darker than I anticipated, but I really enjoyed it. Matteo was an interesting character, and I honestly would have liked a lot more of him. I also wish the story would have gone on a little longer, just because I want to see what Matteo and Sobek do with the Romano family and Detroit in general. Basically, my main complaint is that the book isn't longer! Heads up, the sex in here is HOT but NOT safe or sane, and rarely (if ever really) consensual. So, if that bothers you, you have been warned.
August 26, 2021
So........ This was a hell of a ride. I never knew what to expect and damn if I didn't feel more shocked, addicted, perplexed and hooked by every line I read. This book was everything the blurb promissed and then more. Be aware of the triggers, but if you got none, be welcomed into the dark, twisted, obssessive and very f* up love between Sobek and Matteo. I really loved this book amd binge read it because DAMN!!!!!!!!! Wren Snow, I absolutely blame for the bags under my eyes, my constant yawning and exausted state for staying up all night reading this book. It is a well worth sacrifice at the end, because this book is EVERYTHING when you think of a twisted love story.
August 28, 2021
Freaky, dark and twisted!! Loved every word!!! Sobek is just plain sick and twisted, OMG I loved him!! When Matteo is injured, it’s the opportunity that Sobek craves! Simply fantastic!! The story is very well written with complex characters, highly recommend. I’m voluntarily reviewing from an advanced copy that I received. My reviews are solely based on my thoughts and opinions.
August 29, 2021
*fans self*
Ooh lawdy, that was so hot, dark and twisted.
Read the content warnings but if like super dark and delicious you will love it. Think R. Phoenix and Adara Wolf mixed with Brea Alepoú.
Highly recommend.
I received a free copy of this book from the author and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Ooh lawdy, that was so hot, dark and twisted.
Read the content warnings but if like super dark and delicious you will love it. Think R. Phoenix and Adara Wolf mixed with Brea Alepoú.
Highly recommend.
I received a free copy of this book from the author and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 5, 2021
**ARC Review**
OMG...after the first chapter..my thoughts...this dude is nuts. What a page turner...I DID NOT believe Sobek would ever turn Matteo. Matteo was too head strung but oh well...a person can take so much...this was definitely dark, super violent and cray cray...I didn't want to put it down. This might not be for everybody but mannnnnnnnnn I enjoyed it to the very end.
OMG...after the first chapter..my thoughts...this dude is nuts. What a page turner...I DID NOT believe Sobek would ever turn Matteo. Matteo was too head strung but oh well...a person can take so much...this was definitely dark, super violent and cray cray...I didn't want to put it down. This might not be for everybody but mannnnnnnnnn I enjoyed it to the very end.
August 27, 2021
A truly dark, shocking and twisted love story that was so beautifully written I had to read it in one go. I don't usually read a lot of dark stories but this one had me gripped.. Sobek and Matteo were such compelling characters in a book that isn't for readers of a sensitive nature. I absolutely loved it..
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy.
August 25, 2021
Intense and diabolically dark. At one point near the end of the story , I almost threw up because it was so sic. I love when the prey becomes the predator and the student becomes the teacher. A vulnerable Sobek is a wondrous thing to witness. Proof of love goes both ways!!!!
August 28, 2021
Dark and emotional. Amazing and wonderfully written. The personalities and emotions are roller coasters..it was perfect and I loved it!
August 31, 2021
Lord I don't even know how to start this review
Let me start off by saying that I was looking forward to this. I love dark romances and I like this author so my I feel my excitement was justifiable. And while this book is extremely dark (so dark that I think even the best of us will be shaken up just a little) I had no issue with its content. My issues center all around how this book was set up and presented. I'm also going to do something I never do and that is I'm going to do my best to be nice. I like this author, I respect this author, and I know this is their first published dark title. I do want to see more work from them and I think with time they will get there. But even at my nicest, I can still be pretty salty so you've been warned. Let's begin.
To call this book suspenseful is a little inaccurate. Suspense is being on the edge of your seat, completely enthralled and not knowing what's about to happen but still trying to anticipate it. This book, however, had me less "what's going to happen" and more "what the hell is happening". There is a lot happening in this book and none of the events are given weight and time to sit with the characters and in turn us the readers. As a result this feels very quick fire, look over there, now look over here, now look back over there so I can stab you in the throat. Very that. I like my dark books to take their time and really let the atmosphere build. This book didn't do that. So this book is dark and there is a (not super developed) romance but I wouldn't call it a dark suspenseful romance.
Next up, the pacing. I touched on it a little bit briefly but now we're really going to get into the nitty-gritty. This book feels like it goes from 0 to 100 in three pages flat. I still don't understand how Mateo went from combative and resistant to Sobek's compliant slave. I know they spent an extended amount of time together and Sobek does basically torture Mateo into worshipping him, I don't know how we got there. I didn't see where the transition was happening so the final result feels like comes out of nowhere. This is why I say moments and events need time to sit and wait on the characters so we the reader will understand what's going on. We need hows and whys, not just whats.
And finally, going back to Mateo, he's supposed to be pushing 30. Like, that is explicitly mentioned. And yet he acts and talks like he is 20 going on 16. His characterization made very little sense to me and was very distracting.
Is this book for you? If you like extremely dark and twisted romances, then yeah. Why not. But if you're looking for a suspenseful dark romance... this probably isn't going to give you what you were looking for. Now the last 30% of this book is absolutely Bonkers and depending on who you are you'll be really into it or find it a little disorienting. I was a bit of both. I think this book has a lot of potential and I am still looking forward to what this author does next. I think Sobek was done well. I kind of wish we had laid a little more into his psychopathy (or should I say sociopathy, he doesn't really think things through) but he was still successfully twised and terrifying. This book isn't a total fail. It's readable and had it been label the horror I think I would have worked better. As it is, I spent more time trying to follow along and understand then I did enjoy myself. So three stars. A low three because those last five pages were ridiculous but still three.
Let me start off by saying that I was looking forward to this. I love dark romances and I like this author so my I feel my excitement was justifiable. And while this book is extremely dark (so dark that I think even the best of us will be shaken up just a little) I had no issue with its content. My issues center all around how this book was set up and presented. I'm also going to do something I never do and that is I'm going to do my best to be nice. I like this author, I respect this author, and I know this is their first published dark title. I do want to see more work from them and I think with time they will get there. But even at my nicest, I can still be pretty salty so you've been warned. Let's begin.
To call this book suspenseful is a little inaccurate. Suspense is being on the edge of your seat, completely enthralled and not knowing what's about to happen but still trying to anticipate it. This book, however, had me less "what's going to happen" and more "what the hell is happening". There is a lot happening in this book and none of the events are given weight and time to sit with the characters and in turn us the readers. As a result this feels very quick fire, look over there, now look over here, now look back over there so I can stab you in the throat. Very that. I like my dark books to take their time and really let the atmosphere build. This book didn't do that. So this book is dark and there is a (not super developed) romance but I wouldn't call it a dark suspenseful romance.
Next up, the pacing. I touched on it a little bit briefly but now we're really going to get into the nitty-gritty. This book feels like it goes from 0 to 100 in three pages flat. I still don't understand how Mateo went from combative and resistant to Sobek's compliant slave. I know they spent an extended amount of time together and Sobek does basically torture Mateo into worshipping him, I don't know how we got there. I didn't see where the transition was happening so the final result feels like comes out of nowhere. This is why I say moments and events need time to sit and wait on the characters so we the reader will understand what's going on. We need hows and whys, not just whats.
And finally, going back to Mateo, he's supposed to be pushing 30. Like, that is explicitly mentioned. And yet he acts and talks like he is 20 going on 16. His characterization made very little sense to me and was very distracting.
Is this book for you? If you like extremely dark and twisted romances, then yeah. Why not. But if you're looking for a suspenseful dark romance... this probably isn't going to give you what you were looking for. Now the last 30% of this book is absolutely Bonkers and depending on who you are you'll be really into it or find it a little disorienting. I was a bit of both. I think this book has a lot of potential and I am still looking forward to what this author does next. I think Sobek was done well. I kind of wish we had laid a little more into his psychopathy (or should I say sociopathy, he doesn't really think things through) but he was still successfully twised and terrifying. This book isn't a total fail. It's readable and had it been label the horror I think I would have worked better. As it is, I spent more time trying to follow along and understand then I did enjoy myself. So three stars. A low three because those last five pages were ridiculous but still three.
September 11, 2022
💙 Sobek + Matteo 💚
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"Your cock is hard," Sobek groaned. "And so are your nipples." He bucked his hips and I choked. "You're turned on by me using your throat, aren't you?"
I wanted to deny it, but I was so hard, it hurt."
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"I licked his shoulder and bared my teeth before I sank them into his flesh tearing into him as if he was a meal to be devoured. His soft skin gave and I tasted blood as my eyes rolled back."
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"There was a twisted sickness in Matteo that loved when I made his do this, when I forced him to get off. And he gave into it, groaning and mewling and clawing like he was in heat."
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"The man might be a repulsive asshole sometimes, but he was my repulsive asshole. He had done more for me than anyone ever had before."
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"He might be insane, but he really did look like a god. The way he held himself, the way he smirked? He could be royalty."
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"I love you too, you fucking psycho." He reached down and gripped my cock, giving it a firm squeeze. "Now hold me down and take what's yours or I'll find someone who can."
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"Sobek was the only thing that I needed anymore, the man I would happily follow into the pits of hell if he allowed me to."
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"The moment he grinned I lost all control. A god did need a king. And Matteo was mine.
Forever."
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"Your cock is hard," Sobek groaned. "And so are your nipples." He bucked his hips and I choked. "You're turned on by me using your throat, aren't you?"
I wanted to deny it, but I was so hard, it hurt."
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"I licked his shoulder and bared my teeth before I sank them into his flesh tearing into him as if he was a meal to be devoured. His soft skin gave and I tasted blood as my eyes rolled back."
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"There was a twisted sickness in Matteo that loved when I made his do this, when I forced him to get off. And he gave into it, groaning and mewling and clawing like he was in heat."
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"The man might be a repulsive asshole sometimes, but he was my repulsive asshole. He had done more for me than anyone ever had before."
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"He might be insane, but he really did look like a god. The way he held himself, the way he smirked? He could be royalty."
𓆌
"I love you too, you fucking psycho." He reached down and gripped my cock, giving it a firm squeeze. "Now hold me down and take what's yours or I'll find someone who can."
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"Sobek was the only thing that I needed anymore, the man I would happily follow into the pits of hell if he allowed me to."
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"The moment he grinned I lost all control. A god did need a king. And Matteo was mine.
Forever."
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August 27, 2021
It’s dark, very very twisted! But it keeps you glued to every page.
The main characters Sobek and Matteo are perfect.
Bek is twisted and very dark, a surgeon to the mob, a cool and calm individual under fire, he never misses a beat or an opportunity but in his mind it’s all for the greater good.
He wants Matteo in an image he sees in his head, and goes about it in his own twisted way!!
Matteo is the son of a powerful crime boss, next in line to the throne, not quite the criminal mind yet, but with time he’ll become a feared man.
The intense feelings Bek has for Matteo borders on obsession! And the way he “conditions” Matteo is brutal, it continues until Matteo breaks and becomes the man Bek has always known him to be.
Taking the power from Matteo’s father and placing Matteo in charge is part of Bek’s grand plan (to know the full extent of the plan, your going to need to read the book) 😉
There is a lot that some readers will find disturbing, so read the blurb and be warned, it’s not for the faint of heart!!
Wren Snow otherwise known as Skylar Snow is a great writer.
I would have liked just a few more chapters (a sign of a good writer, or just a little rushed? You decide)
The series is written by a few authors (none I’ve read)
I’d recommend this book to lovers of dark and twisted, for those who like their romance on the dangerous side!!
🦋
The main characters Sobek and Matteo are perfect.
Bek is twisted and very dark, a surgeon to the mob, a cool and calm individual under fire, he never misses a beat or an opportunity but in his mind it’s all for the greater good.
He wants Matteo in an image he sees in his head, and goes about it in his own twisted way!!
Matteo is the son of a powerful crime boss, next in line to the throne, not quite the criminal mind yet, but with time he’ll become a feared man.
The intense feelings Bek has for Matteo borders on obsession! And the way he “conditions” Matteo is brutal, it continues until Matteo breaks and becomes the man Bek has always known him to be.
Taking the power from Matteo’s father and placing Matteo in charge is part of Bek’s grand plan (to know the full extent of the plan, your going to need to read the book) 😉
There is a lot that some readers will find disturbing, so read the blurb and be warned, it’s not for the faint of heart!!
Wren Snow otherwise known as Skylar Snow is a great writer.
I would have liked just a few more chapters (a sign of a good writer, or just a little rushed? You decide)
The series is written by a few authors (none I’ve read)
I’d recommend this book to lovers of dark and twisted, for those who like their romance on the dangerous side!!
🦋
August 27, 2021
That book definitely sent some shivers down my spine! Deliciously dark and remorseless, yet with certain sensual and erotic traits.
What is starting like a mob-war actually develops into a delicate, merciles, humiliating molding of an independent man (Matteo) to a submissive emotional slave, obedient in every aspect.
The author managed very well how to capture and draw the reader into the spiral of Matteos frantic rejection over recognition to unconditional acceptance. Anyhow, for my personal taste the turn came a tiny bit fast, I would have liked to see it evolving more detailed. Nevertheless a very tough and dense read with a lot of heat and adrenaline-spiking twists.
This is an interesting screening of personalities, both Sobek's and Matteo's, with all the hidden and suppressed phantasies which grow to overwhelming desires. A tough and hot read, bloody and relentless. I absolutely recommnd this stand-alone book of the series, but like the author mentioned already, reader's own discretion is advised.
I received this book for free but leave a review freely and voluntarily because I absolutely enjoyed reading it.
What is starting like a mob-war actually develops into a delicate, merciles, humiliating molding of an independent man (Matteo) to a submissive emotional slave, obedient in every aspect.
The author managed very well how to capture and draw the reader into the spiral of Matteos frantic rejection over recognition to unconditional acceptance. Anyhow, for my personal taste the turn came a tiny bit fast, I would have liked to see it evolving more detailed. Nevertheless a very tough and dense read with a lot of heat and adrenaline-spiking twists.
This is an interesting screening of personalities, both Sobek's and Matteo's, with all the hidden and suppressed phantasies which grow to overwhelming desires. A tough and hot read, bloody and relentless. I absolutely recommnd this stand-alone book of the series, but like the author mentioned already, reader's own discretion is advised.
I received this book for free but leave a review freely and voluntarily because I absolutely enjoyed reading it.
August 27, 2021
This is a super dark, super twisted, super readable novel: it’s unbelievably easy to be drawn in, and well worth the ride once you have been. A note that it’s worth heeding the content warnings: Matteo goes through A LOT and none of it meets RACK standards. Sobek is, on paper and in practice, absolutely terrifying, but his charisma is as powerful as it is warped and while I wouldn’t say I liked him (that’s not the point) I definitely understood how Matteo came to find him mesmerizing. The HEA, warped as it is, is probably the best possible outcome for these two, and while a part of me is curious about what’s going to happen to them now that they’ve achieved what Sobek wanted all along, another part of me is glad to leave them here, in a place of relative (if dangerously dark) stability and, dare I say it, happiness.
*I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
*I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 28, 2021
When the mob boss’s son is shot, it’s a no brainer he sent him off with his personal doctor. Only he didn’t realize his surgeon had aspirations beyond patching up bullet wounds. He had a yearning for power and for the mob boss’s son.
Sobek took Matteo to his safe house, patched him up, then surgically blinded him for the duration of Matteo’s training. Sobek had more of a god complex than most surgeons, due to his mother’s stories about his Egyptian deity of a namesake. He wanted to be Matteo’s god, and the power behind the mob throne.
Matteo didn't take well to being locked in the basement or made to kneel, but when things turned sexual his hidden yearnings came to the forefront. He enjoyed being subjugated sexually and he liked pain.
Sobek took Matteo to his safe house, patched him up, then surgically blinded him for the duration of Matteo’s training. Sobek had more of a god complex than most surgeons, due to his mother’s stories about his Egyptian deity of a namesake. He wanted to be Matteo’s god, and the power behind the mob throne.
Matteo didn't take well to being locked in the basement or made to kneel, but when things turned sexual his hidden yearnings came to the forefront. He enjoyed being subjugated sexually and he liked pain.
August 29, 2021
This book is the very definition of a DARK erotica, so heed the warnings very carefully before you proceed. Noncon/dubcon, knifeplay, death, etc. are strewn about with fervor. That being said, it’s extremely well written and fleshed out for the amount of pages we have to get to know the characters involved.
Sobek, a surgeon who has a dark ego and is named after a God, has his sights on Matteo, the son of a mobster for whom he works. When Matteo is injured, Sobek takes the opening for what it is and scoops Matteo up, fixing his injuries (while adding others) so he can claim and train Matteo to be unquestionably his.
As twisted as this was, Matteo was no good guy and needed an even darker one to tame him. It achieved what I wanted in a dark erotica/romance and I was pleased at the conclusion.
This is my honest review from a provided ARC by the author. Thank you for letting me read the story!
Sobek, a surgeon who has a dark ego and is named after a God, has his sights on Matteo, the son of a mobster for whom he works. When Matteo is injured, Sobek takes the opening for what it is and scoops Matteo up, fixing his injuries (while adding others) so he can claim and train Matteo to be unquestionably his.
As twisted as this was, Matteo was no good guy and needed an even darker one to tame him. It achieved what I wanted in a dark erotica/romance and I was pleased at the conclusion.
This is my honest review from a provided ARC by the author. Thank you for letting me read the story!
August 25, 2021
So I do love dark, gritty stories, but I normally regret it once I get to the ending(if there is no slightly happy somehow ending), this was not the case, I didn't have to imagine a new ending in my head to make the emotional part of myself feel better.
Fans of this genre I believe will really love every word of this book, it's full of terror, twists and turns, and has a psycho main character that made me think of Hannibal Lecter, without the manners, calm demeanor, and cannibalism.
And finally:
Sobek, I really, really, really, really wanted to become a psycho myself to get Matteo far away from your sick butt, but as it wasn't possible, I had to keep going to see if this guy made it out. Watch your back. 😩😂
This was an ARC and I thank the author again for allowing me to have one.
Fans of this genre I believe will really love every word of this book, it's full of terror, twists and turns, and has a psycho main character that made me think of Hannibal Lecter, without the manners, calm demeanor, and cannibalism.
And finally:
Sobek, I really, really, really, really wanted to become a psycho myself to get Matteo far away from your sick butt, but as it wasn't possible, I had to keep going to see if this guy made it out. Watch your back. 😩😂
This was an ARC and I thank the author again for allowing me to have one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 10, 2021
All I can think is how twisted this story was and how much I enjoyed the darkness.
Sobek was definitely not what I expected. Chaos and madness just under the surface; outward a calm and cunning man. He truly is a reincarnated God, at least in his depraved mind.
I wasn’t quite sure if I should feel sorry for Matteo or embrace his quirks. In the end I understood him and Sobek and how they needed what the other had to offer. Matteo definitely had just as many issues as Sobek, they just didn’t surface until they were forced.
This is definitely one of the darker books I’ve read. If that’s not your thing pass this by…if it is you are gonna love the psychological twists and turns; and read it twice (like I did, because I felt I missed some things the first go round).
Sobek was definitely not what I expected. Chaos and madness just under the surface; outward a calm and cunning man. He truly is a reincarnated God, at least in his depraved mind.
I wasn’t quite sure if I should feel sorry for Matteo or embrace his quirks. In the end I understood him and Sobek and how they needed what the other had to offer. Matteo definitely had just as many issues as Sobek, they just didn’t surface until they were forced.
This is definitely one of the darker books I’ve read. If that’s not your thing pass this by…if it is you are gonna love the psychological twists and turns; and read it twice (like I did, because I felt I missed some things the first go round).
August 27, 2021
Thank you for the ARC read, I voluntarily give this book an honest review. Humiliation, pain, play/knife and forced is just some of the warning that happens between Sobek and Matteo.
Ahh sweet chaos! by day he maybe a doctor to save lives, but when called on he was the Crocodile. Only one thing will substantially satisfied..Matteo! Matteo is injured by a bullet under the hands of Sobek, he is about to be changed far more than just one type of wound. Waking up to a world of darkness, Matteo is furious the man that creeped on him now had all the power over him. In the blood…Holy (clears throat) Matteo and Sobek together is a twisted kind of devotion.
Ahh sweet chaos! by day he maybe a doctor to save lives, but when called on he was the Crocodile. Only one thing will substantially satisfied..Matteo! Matteo is injured by a bullet under the hands of Sobek, he is about to be changed far more than just one type of wound. Waking up to a world of darkness, Matteo is furious the man that creeped on him now had all the power over him. In the blood…Holy (clears throat) Matteo and Sobek together is a twisted kind of devotion.
August 27, 2021
Oh my what a ride this little read was! So heed the warnings because I can guarantee this is not for everyone but for those of us (sick FREAKS (sorry couldn't resist)) who like a bit of blood with our "romance" this should hit the spot. Sobek is a frighteningly twisted piece of work who has set his sights on the boss's son, Matteo. Matteo is a little lost and has suffered abuse so is ripe for the plucking by the devious surgeon. If dark, murderous, torture romance floats your boat then I recommend Sobek by Wren Snow. I love the other books by this author and look forward to more of her darker fare. ***ARC review***
August 26, 2021
Absolutely Amazing 💞💞
Absolutely Loved it... dark twisted beautiful and so sexy, Sobek believes he's a god and that Matteo belongs to him and will do anything to make sure that happens when he gets the chance he takes it and turns Matteo into what he wants him to be his everything and will do what he tells him to do, you feel for Matteo he goes through a lot at the hands of Bek endures so much but a part of him loves it craves the pain the love so obsessed with each other they need to be together to survive. Great and dark by Wren Snow. 💖💖
Absolutely Loved it... dark twisted beautiful and so sexy, Sobek believes he's a god and that Matteo belongs to him and will do anything to make sure that happens when he gets the chance he takes it and turns Matteo into what he wants him to be his everything and will do what he tells him to do, you feel for Matteo he goes through a lot at the hands of Bek endures so much but a part of him loves it craves the pain the love so obsessed with each other they need to be together to survive. Great and dark by Wren Snow. 💖💖
August 27, 2021
4.5 Stars
This book is not for the faint of heart! This book is dark, twisted, depraved and absolutely awesome! Sobek did absolutely everything he could to make Matteo his in everyway. Sobek broke Matteo yet Matteo grew to crave and love what Matteo did to him. I absolutely loved Sobek and Matteo just the way they are with each other. This was an awesome book and I would absolutely recommend this book and Ms. Wren as a great author.
I received a free e-book copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
This book is not for the faint of heart! This book is dark, twisted, depraved and absolutely awesome! Sobek did absolutely everything he could to make Matteo his in everyway. Sobek broke Matteo yet Matteo grew to crave and love what Matteo did to him. I absolutely loved Sobek and Matteo just the way they are with each other. This was an awesome book and I would absolutely recommend this book and Ms. Wren as a great author.
I received a free e-book copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
August 28, 2021
A twisted surgeon with delusions of deity status, kidnapping, a shocking surgery, dub con, Stockholm’s syndrome… it’s all in here and wow, what a cocktail! This recipe for a dark mm romance was on the mark though, and I held on for the ride. Somehow love redeems the unredeemable, and I found myself wishing for more from this story. Not to say that it wasn’t complete as presented, but in the end these characters were so interesting I could have read another hundred pages easily. If dark is your jam, this is your bread. Enjoy!
August 28, 2021
Dark Romance Readers...Enjoy
Sobeck is one crazy man that's for sure. He saw what he wanted and he didn't stop until he got it, at any cost.
Matteo didn't have a chance once he was deemed the prey. If you are a fan of dark Romance this is definitely the book for you. We get to see as Sobeck slowly makes Matteo into the slave he wants using force and punishment.
I only wish we would have seen how Matteo was before so I could have had a better comparison come the end. Hopefully we will see these two again to see how they and the empire turns out.
Sobeck is one crazy man that's for sure. He saw what he wanted and he didn't stop until he got it, at any cost.
Matteo didn't have a chance once he was deemed the prey. If you are a fan of dark Romance this is definitely the book for you. We get to see as Sobeck slowly makes Matteo into the slave he wants using force and punishment.
I only wish we would have seen how Matteo was before so I could have had a better comparison come the end. Hopefully we will see these two again to see how they and the empire turns out.
August 30, 2021
What an epically, intense, gritty, dark and twisted read this was.
Sobek was a master. A man on a hidden mission who hid behind his own agenda and wanted his own ending to the plan he had in place.
When the opportunity arises, he strikes and he begins the moulding of his prey.
Matteo is someone you so badly empathise with and flinch at times as you read his journey through this plot.
I loved the way the author captivates your attention with this, at times cringe worthy read.
Heed the triggers as it might not be some.
This does end in a satisfying, happy ending for this two characters.
Sobek was a master. A man on a hidden mission who hid behind his own agenda and wanted his own ending to the plan he had in place.
When the opportunity arises, he strikes and he begins the moulding of his prey.
Matteo is someone you so badly empathise with and flinch at times as you read his journey through this plot.
I loved the way the author captivates your attention with this, at times cringe worthy read.
Heed the triggers as it might not be some.
This does end in a satisfying, happy ending for this two characters.
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