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The Underworld Kings #4
Little Bird
From USA Today bestselling author Jenika Snow comes a new full-length standalone dark mafia romance set in the Underworld Kings world.
The first time I met Dmitry Petrov, he was making a deal for my sister’s hand in marriage with his brother.
I should have hated him for that alone, but when he stopped my father from hitting me, my young heart felt something new and wonderful for the first time.
It was this incurable sensation that consumed me at his protection.
But he was nearly fifteen years older than me, more dangerous than any man I’d ever met, and only saw me as his sister-in-law’s younger sibling.
And when he was arrested and thrown into jail, five long years passed. I refused to give up the notion that one day he’d see me as a woman—a woman he wanted. So I wrote to him daily, confided in him, told him about what was going on in my life, what I hated and loved. I did this all in the hopes he’d write back, wishing he’d want me the way I wanted him.
But year after year passed with no response. Until that changed. Until he wrote back. Dmitry was cruel and harsh, saying things that should have made me cry. Not make me want him more.
I knew I was playing with fire, sending a criminal pictures of myself after my eighteenth birthday, thinking about him as I did private things alone in my room. But he was a virus deep inside of me, and there was no cure for what I had.
And then my life completely changed when my brother tried to marry me off. I refused to be a pawn in the mafia world, and so my only option was to leave the only home I’d ever known.
But when Dmitry’s released from prison, I came face-to-face with the Russian mafia leader everyone fears. And he made one thing very clear.
I’m his. He’s taking me. And anyone who tries to stop him will die.
The first time I met Dmitry Petrov, he was making a deal for my sister’s hand in marriage with his brother.
I should have hated him for that alone, but when he stopped my father from hitting me, my young heart felt something new and wonderful for the first time.
It was this incurable sensation that consumed me at his protection.
But he was nearly fifteen years older than me, more dangerous than any man I’d ever met, and only saw me as his sister-in-law’s younger sibling.
And when he was arrested and thrown into jail, five long years passed. I refused to give up the notion that one day he’d see me as a woman—a woman he wanted. So I wrote to him daily, confided in him, told him about what was going on in my life, what I hated and loved. I did this all in the hopes he’d write back, wishing he’d want me the way I wanted him.
But year after year passed with no response. Until that changed. Until he wrote back. Dmitry was cruel and harsh, saying things that should have made me cry. Not make me want him more.
I knew I was playing with fire, sending a criminal pictures of myself after my eighteenth birthday, thinking about him as I did private things alone in my room. But he was a virus deep inside of me, and there was no cure for what I had.
And then my life completely changed when my brother tried to marry me off. I refused to be a pawn in the mafia world, and so my only option was to leave the only home I’d ever known.
But when Dmitry’s released from prison, I came face-to-face with the Russian mafia leader everyone fears. And he made one thing very clear.
I’m his. He’s taking me. And anyone who tries to stop him will die.
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First published December 26, 2022
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January 14, 2023
It’s 5:04 AM in the UK and I’m having a rare night of full-blown insomnia. Instead of doom scrolling social media, I somehow managed to start and finish a book in one sitting.
It’s possible this review is barely coherent. I’m giving it my best shot anyway 🙃😵💫🤪
Here’s what any prospective reader of this book needs to know: **The writing is appalling.**
There’s everything from tense inconsistencies to sloppy grammatical errors to shit that makes zero sense.
Some examples:
1️⃣ “The survival part of me whispered that I needed to keep this man in my sights.”
Uhhh what the feck is “the survival part of me”?? Are you referring to instincts? You brain? Specify. Otherwise you could very well be referring to your weenus.
2️⃣ The novel opens with an excerpt. There are 10 paragraphs in total. Three of them begin with “But”
3️⃣ “The image of him lying in that prison cell, thinking about me as he found his pleasure, was a heady sensation inside of me.”
Lordy lord this is a mess. Firstly, this type of sentence structure requires Part A and Part C to make sense without Part B. This is what that looks like:
“The image of him lying in that prison cell was a heady sensation inside of me.”
“The image of him” cannot be a “heady sensation”
It can *cause* a heady sensation. It can *illicit* a heady sensation. But an image is not a sensation.
Secondly, “inside of me” is useless. Of course it’s a sensation experienced internally. “Heady” literally connotes the mind, hence why it’s defined as an exhilarated, euphoric *emotional state*.
4️⃣ “And it all seemed to move at light speed that broke the sound barrier.”
The speed of light is about one million times faster than the speed of sound. So if something is (yes, even figuratively) travelling at the speed of light, you broke the sound barrier a loooooong time ago.
Once again, if we chop off that nonsense at the end we’ll have a sentence that makes sense.
5️⃣ “Come” and “cum” are both used as a substitute for ejaculate. PICK ONE AND STICK WITH IT. The lack of consistency drove me bonkers.
- - -
I also had issues with what I can only describe as the leakage of strict, internalized adherence to stereotypical gender norms.
I’ve read dark romances where the FMC and MMC are highly aligned with those norms and yet the execution isn’t unpleasant. So it can be done. It was not accomplished in Little Bird.
- - -
The only redeeming qualities:
1️⃣ The main storyline is fairly interesting
2️⃣ The dirty talk worked well with the characterization of the MMC
It’s possible this review is barely coherent. I’m giving it my best shot anyway 🙃😵💫🤪
Here’s what any prospective reader of this book needs to know: **The writing is appalling.**
There’s everything from tense inconsistencies to sloppy grammatical errors to shit that makes zero sense.
Some examples:
1️⃣ “The survival part of me whispered that I needed to keep this man in my sights.”
Uhhh what the feck is “the survival part of me”?? Are you referring to instincts? You brain? Specify. Otherwise you could very well be referring to your weenus.
2️⃣ The novel opens with an excerpt. There are 10 paragraphs in total. Three of them begin with “But”
3️⃣ “The image of him lying in that prison cell, thinking about me as he found his pleasure, was a heady sensation inside of me.”
Lordy lord this is a mess. Firstly, this type of sentence structure requires Part A and Part C to make sense without Part B. This is what that looks like:
“The image of him lying in that prison cell was a heady sensation inside of me.”
“The image of him” cannot be a “heady sensation”
It can *cause* a heady sensation. It can *illicit* a heady sensation. But an image is not a sensation.
Secondly, “inside of me” is useless. Of course it’s a sensation experienced internally. “Heady” literally connotes the mind, hence why it’s defined as an exhilarated, euphoric *emotional state*.
4️⃣ “And it all seemed to move at light speed that broke the sound barrier.”
The speed of light is about one million times faster than the speed of sound. So if something is (yes, even figuratively) travelling at the speed of light, you broke the sound barrier a loooooong time ago.
Once again, if we chop off that nonsense at the end we’ll have a sentence that makes sense.
5️⃣ “Come” and “cum” are both used as a substitute for ejaculate. PICK ONE AND STICK WITH IT. The lack of consistency drove me bonkers.
- - -
I also had issues with what I can only describe as the leakage of strict, internalized adherence to stereotypical gender norms.
I’ve read dark romances where the FMC and MMC are highly aligned with those norms and yet the execution isn’t unpleasant. So it can be done. It was not accomplished in Little Bird.
- - -
The only redeeming qualities:
1️⃣ The main storyline is fairly interesting
2️⃣ The dirty talk worked well with the characterization of the MMC
January 2, 2023
I've beeennn dying for Dmitry book since I met him long ago and I screamed. This man is everything I wanted crazy, obessed dirty talking!! It did take him awhile since at first glance he didnt have Claudia on his radar since she was his sister in law and she was young.
But once he was in jail and he got letters from her he still didn't take the bait until she sent pictures at 18 and all bets were off. He saw her in a different light and he was moved that she sent letters just talking to him. So once he got out he had one goal make her his in every way. Even with her in a convent lol. It didn't last because he made sure Gio (he's getting a story to) knew she was his. It caused alittle problems not them marrying but Gio secert he didn't share with his sisters.
I do wish we had more of a daddy kink. We had alittle. And we see our next couple 😈😈😈 Gio and someone's sister lordddd that bathroom scene..
Low angst, no cheating, slight secondary character, drama, sexy times, virgin gal and no manwhore
Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶.5
Prologue
Slowburnish
Praise kink
Pinning
Seperation 5 years
Age-Gap (15 years)
20h/ (they met when she was 15 nothing happened)
Tiny one-sided
Masturbation
Mention of childhood abuse (of heroine by father)
Flashbacks of on page child abuse (of hero)
Creampie
Light Daddy Kink
Hand Necklaces
Past trauma of hero (by father)
Breeding kink
Sight spit kink
Edging
Violence * gore * murder on page * torture
No condom
Hea
Epilogue
But once he was in jail and he got letters from her he still didn't take the bait until she sent pictures at 18 and all bets were off. He saw her in a different light and he was moved that she sent letters just talking to him. So once he got out he had one goal make her his in every way. Even with her in a convent lol. It didn't last because he made sure Gio (he's getting a story to) knew she was his. It caused alittle problems not them marrying but Gio secert he didn't share with his sisters.
I do wish we had more of a daddy kink. We had alittle. And we see our next couple 😈😈😈 Gio and someone's sister lordddd that bathroom scene..
Low angst, no cheating, slight secondary character, drama, sexy times, virgin gal and no manwhore
Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶.5
Prologue
Slowburnish
Praise kink
Pinning
Seperation 5 years
Age-Gap (15 years)
20h/ (they met when she was 15 nothing happened)
Tiny one-sided
Masturbation
Mention of childhood abuse (of heroine by father)
Flashbacks of on page child abuse (of hero)
Creampie
Light Daddy Kink
Hand Necklaces
Past trauma of hero (by father)
Breeding kink
Sight spit kink
Edging
Violence * gore * murder on page * torture
No condom
Hea
Epilogue
January 4, 2023
Four dirty stars ☆☆☆☆
Wanting her was a mistake. But one I would make, regardless.
Woah, this book was a rollercoaster and I enjoyed every second of it. It starts off with Claudia being 15 years old and in love with her brother-in-law, Dmitry. He doesn't encourage it at all, nor does he know of it. She's just a young girl to him.
Soon, though, Dmitry is arrested and Claudia starts sending him letters in prison. They're innocent at first, but when she turns 18 they turn a little naughty. When she starts including pictures of herself, Dmitry knows this girl is HIS.
I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve counted the freckles across the bridge of your nose. Seventeen. I love it all, in fact. Hearing from you is the only bright thing in my otherwise miserable fucking existence. I should tell you to leave me alone. But I won’t. So go on, sweetheart, be my good girl, and keep them coming.
When Claudia is 20, she's sent to the convent for reasons. Dmitry is released from prison and goes straight to her. There's some light stalking, but it all goes to plan.
“Kogda ya ne s toboy, mne kazhetsya, chto ya kopayu sebe grebanuyu mogilu.” When I’m not with you it feels like I’m digging my own fucking grave.
Their chemistry is INTENSE and FIERY. My kindle literally melted just reading about this couple. He's a dirty talker and he's sooo good at it! This book features a light daddy kink, wish there was more though. I loved reading about this couple and can't wait for the next book in the series!!
“Ty zastavlyayesh demonov vnutri menya sheptat, a ne rychat.” You make the demons inside of me whisper instead of roar.
safety:
virgin heroine
age gap (20h, 35H)
no OM/OW
no cheating/sharing
light daddy kink/ breeding/ praise kink/ hand necklaces/ spit kink/ edging
murder/ violence/ torture on page
HEA with epilogue ♡
My bookshelves may contain spoilers!
Wanting her was a mistake. But one I would make, regardless.
Woah, this book was a rollercoaster and I enjoyed every second of it. It starts off with Claudia being 15 years old and in love with her brother-in-law, Dmitry. He doesn't encourage it at all, nor does he know of it. She's just a young girl to him.
Soon, though, Dmitry is arrested and Claudia starts sending him letters in prison. They're innocent at first, but when she turns 18 they turn a little naughty. When she starts including pictures of herself, Dmitry knows this girl is HIS.
I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve counted the freckles across the bridge of your nose. Seventeen. I love it all, in fact. Hearing from you is the only bright thing in my otherwise miserable fucking existence. I should tell you to leave me alone. But I won’t. So go on, sweetheart, be my good girl, and keep them coming.
When Claudia is 20, she's sent to the convent for reasons. Dmitry is released from prison and goes straight to her. There's some light stalking, but it all goes to plan.
“Kogda ya ne s toboy, mne kazhetsya, chto ya kopayu sebe grebanuyu mogilu.” When I’m not with you it feels like I’m digging my own fucking grave.
Their chemistry is INTENSE and FIERY. My kindle literally melted just reading about this couple. He's a dirty talker and he's sooo good at it! This book features a light daddy kink, wish there was more though. I loved reading about this couple and can't wait for the next book in the series!!
“Ty zastavlyayesh demonov vnutri menya sheptat, a ne rychat.” You make the demons inside of me whisper instead of roar.
safety:
virgin heroine
age gap (20h, 35H)
no OM/OW
no cheating/sharing
light daddy kink/ breeding/ praise kink/ hand necklaces/ spit kink/ edging
murder/ violence/ torture on page
HEA with epilogue ♡
My bookshelves may contain spoilers!
January 4, 2023
5⭐💦✨♾️🥧🍆🔥🤌🏼
"You make the demons inside of me whisper instead of roar."
This book set the bar too high, because IT WAS EVERYTHING 🔥🔥🔥🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼
“You’d feel like I was breaking you in two, but you’d beg for more.”
“Eyes on me. I always want them on me when I touch you.”
SO Let it be known that this book is going to be my whole personality for the foreseeable future
I have absolutely No regret and no shame.
This was pure perfection, this whole series is an addiction
Now we have the promise of another book in the making ✨goals✨ and I want it NOW
( SOREY Jenika, I'll try not to harass you)
“No ty ved' ne etogo khochesh', maleeshka? Ty khochesh zhestkogo, grubogo i gryaznogo. Ty khochesh etogo edinstvennym sposobom, kotoryy papa mozhet tebe dat.”🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵 ( wait and you'll know 😏)
And one of the highlights is the interactions between Nikolai and Dmitry ( aka Petrov brothers) I loved every single moment of it
They were next level sarcasm and ruthlessness 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
-“Let’s go £ill a motherfuc©ker.”
-“Music to my fu©king ears.”
See, they give me Eiffel Tower or sandwich fantasies . And I'm not that type of girl 🤭🤭🤭🤭
🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️ But here I'm.
TW-CW
Praise / Age-Gap / Cream🥧 / Light Daddy £ink / Biting and Marking / Hand Necklaces / Breeding £ink / Arranged marriage/ power play dynamic / Stalking /spit kin£/ / Pregnancy / Pierced 🍆
Edging / Viol€nce * gore * murd€r on page torture/Mention of childhood abu$e/ Flashbacks of on page child abu$e
"You make the demons inside of me whisper instead of roar."
This book set the bar too high, because IT WAS EVERYTHING 🔥🔥🔥🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼
“You’d feel like I was breaking you in two, but you’d beg for more.”
“Eyes on me. I always want them on me when I touch you.”
SO Let it be known that this book is going to be my whole personality for the foreseeable future
I have absolutely No regret and no shame.
This was pure perfection, this whole series is an addiction
Now we have the promise of another book in the making ✨goals✨ and I want it NOW
( SOREY Jenika, I'll try not to harass you)
“No ty ved' ne etogo khochesh', maleeshka? Ty khochesh zhestkogo, grubogo i gryaznogo. Ty khochesh etogo edinstvennym sposobom, kotoryy papa mozhet tebe dat.”🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵 ( wait and you'll know 😏)
And one of the highlights is the interactions between Nikolai and Dmitry ( aka Petrov brothers) I loved every single moment of it
They were next level sarcasm and ruthlessness 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
-“Let’s go £ill a motherfuc©ker.”
-“Music to my fu©king ears.”
See, they give me Eiffel Tower or sandwich fantasies . And I'm not that type of girl 🤭🤭🤭🤭
🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️ But here I'm.
TW-CW
Praise / Age-Gap / Cream🥧 / Light Daddy £ink / Biting and Marking / Hand Necklaces / Breeding £ink / Arranged marriage/ power play dynamic / Stalking /spit kin£/ / Pregnancy / Pierced 🍆
Edging / Viol€nce * gore * murd€r on page torture/Mention of childhood abu$e/ Flashbacks of on page child abu$e
December 21, 2025
Okay Dmitry and Claudia, I see you 👀
Tension. Letters. STEEEEEEAM. Violence. Drama.
It had it all 👀
Although this is considered a standalone, it starts off five years in the past, which is during book 2 (Nikolai and Amara). If you haven’t read book 2, then some things are gonna get spoiled 😅.
Claudia (15-20) has a crush on Dmitry (30-35). All hell breaks loose and Dmitry goes to prison. While he’s there, Claudia writes him letters, but he doesn’t respond since she’s under age 😬. When she turns 18, she starts sending him pictures of herself, and that’s when he notices how much she’s matured.
When he finds out that Claudia’s brother (Gio) wants to marry her off, he knows exactly what he’s gonna do when he gets out…
He’s gonna claim his bride 🤷🏻♀️
DUUUUH 💁🏻♀️
Whether her brother likes it or not 🤣
What I liked/loved:
—how O B S E S S E D Dmitry is 👏🏻. This man is counting down the SECONDS to see his woman 💀. He’s an uncaged animal ready to stake his claim 👀. No convent or walls are gonna hold him back 💁🏻♀️
—the 🔥. Listen. This is jenika Snow… she always delivers the dirtiest, filthiest 🔥possible, and this did not disappoint 🫠. First kiss doesn’t happen until about 50% along with some dirty talk and talented fingers, at 60% he eats his cereal like the hearty breakfast that it is, and by 70% full 🔥 🥵
—the mouth on Dmitry 🥵💦🔥👀😮💨🫠
—so. Many. kiiiiiinks 😮💨
—how obsessed he is with making Claudia 💦. This guy makes it his mission and his job to ensure TEARS are running… DOWN HER THIGHS 🥵
—how protective he is 👏🏻. Don’t you try to disrespect his woman 🤷🏻♀️or touch her 💁🏻♀️. Better yet- try not to have eyes while around her 🤣
—touch her and 💀. Nuff said 💁🏻♀️
—breeeeeeding 😈
—seeing the previous couples thriving ❤️ specifically, Nikolai and Amara 🫶
—Gio and Tatiana 👀👀👀👀 heeeeeelllll yesssss
—bad people need to D. I. E. 🤷🏻♀️ especially abusive fathers 🤷🏻♀️
—the tattoos 🥹
—pierced D 👀 dang Claudia. You got a lot to work with 🤣
—how open they are with each other 🫶. Both open up and become vulnerable, just a solid couple should ❤️
—the epilogues 🥹❤️❤️❤️
—he calls her Malyshka (little one) 🫶
—the Russian throughout ❤️
What I didn’t like/wanted more of:
—I’m not a fan of a pining heroine, especially a virgin one 😒. This is just a me thing 🤷🏻♀️
—I wouldn’t have minded some real OMD 🤣😈
—I thought we would’ve gotten a feisty ish Claudia, but we didn’t 😒
—the next heroine is also a virgin 😐. Sigh. So far, all the females in the series have been one (but with book 3, the hero was ALSO a virgin 👏🏻🫶).
Overall, I loved it ❤️
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/owd/omd*
-violence/bloodshed/deaths
-torture/gore
-abusive fathers (both MCs). Both get killed 💁🏻♀️
-child abuse flashbacks
-not really omd, but while the H was in prison, the h’s brother had her meeting with mafia men to see who could possible marry her. She wasn’t interested in any of them
-praise kink/dirty talk/spanking/face f/daddy kink/cock warming/edging/slight spit kink
-virgin h/celibate H (since she started writing him for sure- but he was also in prison)
-no condom/breeding
-HEA/epilogues/month later/3 years later
Tension. Letters. STEEEEEEAM. Violence. Drama.
It had it all 👀
Although this is considered a standalone, it starts off five years in the past, which is during book 2 (Nikolai and Amara). If you haven’t read book 2, then some things are gonna get spoiled 😅.
Claudia (15-20) has a crush on Dmitry (30-35). All hell breaks loose and Dmitry goes to prison. While he’s there, Claudia writes him letters, but he doesn’t respond since she’s under age 😬. When she turns 18, she starts sending him pictures of herself, and that’s when he notices how much she’s matured.
When he finds out that Claudia’s brother (Gio) wants to marry her off, he knows exactly what he’s gonna do when he gets out…
He’s gonna claim his bride 🤷🏻♀️
DUUUUH 💁🏻♀️
Whether her brother likes it or not 🤣
What I liked/loved:
—how O B S E S S E D Dmitry is 👏🏻. This man is counting down the SECONDS to see his woman 💀. He’s an uncaged animal ready to stake his claim 👀. No convent or walls are gonna hold him back 💁🏻♀️
—the 🔥. Listen. This is jenika Snow… she always delivers the dirtiest, filthiest 🔥possible, and this did not disappoint 🫠. First kiss doesn’t happen until about 50% along with some dirty talk and talented fingers, at 60% he eats his cereal like the hearty breakfast that it is, and by 70% full 🔥 🥵
—the mouth on Dmitry 🥵💦🔥👀😮💨🫠
—so. Many. kiiiiiinks 😮💨
—how obsessed he is with making Claudia 💦. This guy makes it his mission and his job to ensure TEARS are running… DOWN HER THIGHS 🥵
—how protective he is 👏🏻. Don’t you try to disrespect his woman 🤷🏻♀️or touch her 💁🏻♀️. Better yet- try not to have eyes while around her 🤣
—touch her and 💀. Nuff said 💁🏻♀️
—breeeeeeding 😈
—seeing the previous couples thriving ❤️ specifically, Nikolai and Amara 🫶
—Gio and Tatiana 👀👀👀👀 heeeeeelllll yesssss
—bad people need to D. I. E. 🤷🏻♀️ especially abusive fathers 🤷🏻♀️
—the tattoos 🥹
—pierced D 👀 dang Claudia. You got a lot to work with 🤣
—how open they are with each other 🫶. Both open up and become vulnerable, just a solid couple should ❤️
—the epilogues 🥹❤️❤️❤️
—he calls her Malyshka (little one) 🫶
—the Russian throughout ❤️
What I didn’t like/wanted more of:
—I’m not a fan of a pining heroine, especially a virgin one 😒. This is just a me thing 🤷🏻♀️
—I wouldn’t have minded some real OMD 🤣😈
—I thought we would’ve gotten a feisty ish Claudia, but we didn’t 😒
—the next heroine is also a virgin 😐. Sigh. So far, all the females in the series have been one (but with book 3, the hero was ALSO a virgin 👏🏻🫶).
Overall, I loved it ❤️
⚠️safety squad⚠️
-no cheating/sharing/owd/omd*
-violence/bloodshed/deaths
-torture/gore
-abusive fathers (both MCs). Both get killed 💁🏻♀️
-child abuse flashbacks
-not really omd, but while the H was in prison, the h’s brother had her meeting with mafia men to see who could possible marry her. She wasn’t interested in any of them
-praise kink/dirty talk/spanking/face f/daddy kink/cock warming/edging/slight spit kink
-virgin h/celibate H (since she started writing him for sure- but he was also in prison)
-no condom/breeding
-HEA/epilogues/month later/3 years later
December 26, 2022
Okay, I think I have collected my thoughts on this! Thank you so much for the ARC! This is one of the hottest books I have ever read. However, please read TW/CW cause it has dark themes ok. If you don't like big daddies names dmitri, blood gore, and you don't want to pant while reading this book, while your mew mew throbs then don't
Dmitri was her long-time crush and yes there's a considerable age gap, but guess what chill guys. He is in prison and can't touch her...Yet And yes, I rated it 5/5 cause it gave me feelings like feelings that made me reach for my inhaler several times and made me believe that Dmitri is just *bites fist*. Cause you know how I am a sucker for TABOO and the Forbidden plus age gap too?! And she wrote letters to him and he of course doesn't respond being the broody mafia guy that is. That is until she started to spice things up by sending photos and sharing more things she just wants to be his "GOOD GIRL" and I was like me too girl, me too. I would read this book again for a good time.
And then when he gets released from prison that's when things start to spice up omg. I think I shall pass away and I need more than an inhaler, but an oxygen tank. I love Jenika cause this B!tch knows how to write spice.
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Spice Level 4/5🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
Rating 5/5 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
🐦 daddy Dmitry BDE
🐦 Breeding KINK
🐦 Age Gap Romance
🐦 Dark Mafia Romance
🐦 Praise Kink
🐦 Stalker
🐦 Possessive and Jealous AF
Dmitri was her long-time crush and yes there's a considerable age gap, but guess what chill guys. He is in prison and can't touch her...Yet And yes, I rated it 5/5 cause it gave me feelings like feelings that made me reach for my inhaler several times and made me believe that Dmitri is just *bites fist*. Cause you know how I am a sucker for TABOO and the Forbidden plus age gap too?! And she wrote letters to him and he of course doesn't respond being the broody mafia guy that is. That is until she started to spice things up by sending photos and sharing more things she just wants to be his "GOOD GIRL" and I was like me too girl, me too. I would read this book again for a good time.
And then when he gets released from prison that's when things start to spice up omg. I think I shall pass away and I need more than an inhaler, but an oxygen tank. I love Jenika cause this B!tch knows how to write spice.
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Spice Level 4/5🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
Rating 5/5 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
🐦 daddy Dmitry BDE
🐦 Breeding KINK
🐦 Age Gap Romance
🐦 Dark Mafia Romance
🐦 Praise Kink
🐦 Stalker
🐦 Possessive and Jealous AF
January 2, 2023
4.25 stars!
This is the fourth book in The Underworld Kings series and features Dmitry and Claudia. Dmitry finds himself in jail and Claudia writes to him. Initially, Dmitry only sees Claudia as his too young sister-in-law and tries to warn her off but when she grows and matures, he begins to take notice and decides she is the one for him.
When Dmitry is released from prison, he sets a plan in motion to make Claudia his despite all the obstacles. Claudia is completely in love with Dmitry and isn't afraid of the ruthless man that wants to claim her.
Dmitry was the perfect combination of possessive, obsessive, and dominant. I wish there had been a little more Daddy kink in here. If you're going to write Daddy kink, then go for it. But I did love Dmitry and his one track mind of claiming Claudia.
Claudia wasn't quite as badass as I thought she was originally meant to be written but I liked her nonetheless. Both Claudia and Dmitry had explosive chemistry and the dirty talk was off the charts hot.
The only thing that bothered me about this story was the first half was entirely too long. I wanted more of the present. However, if you've read this series so far and liked it, you'll most definitely like this one. Jenika, thanks for always giving us the best smut with a plot. Can't wait to read Gio's story!
“A man is only as strong as the woman at his side. For there wasn’t just Satan but Lilith as well.”
This is the fourth book in The Underworld Kings series and features Dmitry and Claudia. Dmitry finds himself in jail and Claudia writes to him. Initially, Dmitry only sees Claudia as his too young sister-in-law and tries to warn her off but when she grows and matures, he begins to take notice and decides she is the one for him.
When Dmitry is released from prison, he sets a plan in motion to make Claudia his despite all the obstacles. Claudia is completely in love with Dmitry and isn't afraid of the ruthless man that wants to claim her.
"You make the demons inside of me whisper instead of roar."
Dmitry was the perfect combination of possessive, obsessive, and dominant. I wish there had been a little more Daddy kink in here. If you're going to write Daddy kink, then go for it. But I did love Dmitry and his one track mind of claiming Claudia.
“He touched you, so I killed him. And I’ll do that to anyone who fucks with you. It’s as simple as that.”
Claudia wasn't quite as badass as I thought she was originally meant to be written but I liked her nonetheless. Both Claudia and Dmitry had explosive chemistry and the dirty talk was off the charts hot.
The only thing that bothered me about this story was the first half was entirely too long. I wanted more of the present. However, if you've read this series so far and liked it, you'll most definitely like this one. Jenika, thanks for always giving us the best smut with a plot. Can't wait to read Gio's story!
April 6, 2023
i was pretty hesitant to read this book bc i absolutely despise relationships with too much of an age gap, where the h is barely legal and the ml is pushing 50, idk if its just me but i just find such “relationships” to be borderline predatory🤢🤢
so i was really happy when i found out that though the h started writing the ml letters (when he was in jail for a crime he didn’t commit for 5 years, as she had no one to talk to) when she was 15, the H showed no interest in her and even replied when she’s 17 years old i.e., after 2 years of sending him letters the H finally reverts back telling to her to stop doing this and that he was too old for her
now it wasn’t till she was 18 that the H realised he had feelings for her and wanted her as a woman, that her letters had become an integral part of his day.
repeatedly, numerous times it is mentioned in the book how the hero had been in love with the h for 2 years and that no one would take her away from him no matter how fucked up the age gap was btw them,😮💨🥹😅
the age gap being 15 years
which didn’t really bother me because the first time both the mcs meet again is when they’re 20 and 35
age gap 🤧
mild daddy kink🫠
JP ml✨
stalker/obsessive H🗡️🗡️
h sends naughty pictures over the letters💌
lots and lots of spicy scenes🌶️🌶️🌶️
and the dirty talk🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
degradation and praise kinks going hand in hand once again🦋🦋🦋
pierced H 😏
“there will never be no one else”🎀
lots of russian endearments🤍
whipped ml🫶🏼
breeding kink🫣
marriage at 70-75%💍
we get to see amara and nikolai and their cute as hell son luca🥹🥹
“Giving your girl fucking body parts after you kill him?” He was silent for a moment before muttering, “Why didn’t I ever think of that?” I looked over at my brother and could see he was seriously thinking about it. He’d probably stew over the fact that he hadn’t ever given Amara any little pieces of the men he killed for her. We were so fucked up. Then again, we wouldn’t want it any other way.
this conversation made me laugh so hard, nikolai and dimitry are the best duo ever😂😂
also tatiana and gio????
they got ONE introductory chapter ONEEE
and i instantly knew these guys were about to be my new favourite in the series😭😭
the sexual tension, degradation and angst!!!
“La mia famiglia.” But I didn’t miss how, after he murmured those words, his gaze lifted and locked on Tatiana.
There was definitely a story there, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to know it.
“You like the idea of me using you as my personal little whore. Isn’t that right, baby?” I nodded instantly. I was messed up to like the degradation Gio gave me as he fucked me like I was his sex toy.
“Use your words and tell me why you’re here. And don’t fucking lie or I’ll spank your ass until you can’t sit comfortably.”
yeah these guys are gonna be amazing😳😌😂
safety
virgin h
no manwhores
no cheating
no ow/om drama
did the H fall for the fl when she was a minor? no:
the H only ever wrote 2 letters back
the first when the h is 17, to ask her to stop sending him letters and that he was too old for her
the second, when she’s 18 and sends him pictures of her birthday party and the H reverts back telling her to keep sending him the letters cause even though he should tell her to stop, he no longer wants her to stop
some of my fav quotes💌💌
And for the last two years, I’d had a hard-on for a woman I had no business talking to, let alone wanting to get inside of in the most obscene of ways. I was eager for my freedom not only because I wanted it, but because I wanted to find her and make her mine. I wanted to fuck her until she was filled and covered in my cum and would forever smell like me.
The fucker had touched her. Insulted her. I was going to cut pieces off him and send it to her as a gift, evidence of how I could take care of Claudia, how I would destroy anyone who thought to get in my way of keeping her as mine.
“Khoroshaya devochka papy.” At her hazy, arousal-filled confusion, I grinned.
“You like being Daddy’s good girl?”
“Shhh. I love you. You’re mine, and nothing else matters in this world to me.” He moved his hand to my belly, his palm flat as he encompassed the entire thing. “I will forever be faithful to you. I’ll make sure you never want for anything in life, not monetary or materialistic, and sure as fuck, not emotionally or physically.”
so i was really happy when i found out that though the h started writing the ml letters (when he was in jail for a crime he didn’t commit for 5 years, as she had no one to talk to) when she was 15, the H showed no interest in her and even replied when she’s 17 years old i.e., after 2 years of sending him letters the H finally reverts back telling to her to stop doing this and that he was too old for her
now it wasn’t till she was 18 that the H realised he had feelings for her and wanted her as a woman, that her letters had become an integral part of his day.
repeatedly, numerous times it is mentioned in the book how the hero had been in love with the h for 2 years and that no one would take her away from him no matter how fucked up the age gap was btw them,😮💨🥹😅
the age gap being 15 years
which didn’t really bother me because the first time both the mcs meet again is when they’re 20 and 35
age gap 🤧
mild daddy kink🫠
JP ml✨
stalker/obsessive H🗡️🗡️
h sends naughty pictures over the letters💌
lots and lots of spicy scenes🌶️🌶️🌶️
and the dirty talk🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
degradation and praise kinks going hand in hand once again🦋🦋🦋
pierced H 😏
“there will never be no one else”🎀
lots of russian endearments🤍
whipped ml🫶🏼
breeding kink🫣
marriage at 70-75%💍
we get to see amara and nikolai and their cute as hell son luca🥹🥹
“Giving your girl fucking body parts after you kill him?” He was silent for a moment before muttering, “Why didn’t I ever think of that?” I looked over at my brother and could see he was seriously thinking about it. He’d probably stew over the fact that he hadn’t ever given Amara any little pieces of the men he killed for her. We were so fucked up. Then again, we wouldn’t want it any other way.
this conversation made me laugh so hard, nikolai and dimitry are the best duo ever😂😂
also tatiana and gio????
they got ONE introductory chapter ONEEE
and i instantly knew these guys were about to be my new favourite in the series😭😭
the sexual tension, degradation and angst!!!
“La mia famiglia.” But I didn’t miss how, after he murmured those words, his gaze lifted and locked on Tatiana.
There was definitely a story there, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to know it.
“You like the idea of me using you as my personal little whore. Isn’t that right, baby?” I nodded instantly. I was messed up to like the degradation Gio gave me as he fucked me like I was his sex toy.
“Use your words and tell me why you’re here. And don’t fucking lie or I’ll spank your ass until you can’t sit comfortably.”
yeah these guys are gonna be amazing😳😌😂
safety
virgin h
no manwhores
no cheating
no ow/om drama
did the H fall for the fl when she was a minor? no:
the H only ever wrote 2 letters back
the first when the h is 17, to ask her to stop sending him letters and that he was too old for her
the second, when she’s 18 and sends him pictures of her birthday party and the H reverts back telling her to keep sending him the letters cause even though he should tell her to stop, he no longer wants her to stop
some of my fav quotes💌💌
And for the last two years, I’d had a hard-on for a woman I had no business talking to, let alone wanting to get inside of in the most obscene of ways. I was eager for my freedom not only because I wanted it, but because I wanted to find her and make her mine. I wanted to fuck her until she was filled and covered in my cum and would forever smell like me.
The fucker had touched her. Insulted her. I was going to cut pieces off him and send it to her as a gift, evidence of how I could take care of Claudia, how I would destroy anyone who thought to get in my way of keeping her as mine.
“Khoroshaya devochka papy.” At her hazy, arousal-filled confusion, I grinned.
“You like being Daddy’s good girl?”
“Shhh. I love you. You’re mine, and nothing else matters in this world to me.” He moved his hand to my belly, his palm flat as he encompassed the entire thing. “I will forever be faithful to you. I’ll make sure you never want for anything in life, not monetary or materialistic, and sure as fuck, not emotionally or physically.”
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 2, 2023
Fine, let’s get the age-gap gap out of the way first. We have a five year window WHERE NOTHING HAPPENS - the MCs start 15 & 30, we end up in smuttville at 20 & 35. Seems like the author is very aware of the cringe, because every time your eyebrow starts to twitch, the author comes in with some acceptable anti-pedo exposition.
Now, le review 🤌🏻
NGL, i’m drawing a bunch of blanks trying to formulate this BUT i can attest that this itches a dark mafia romance real good. Some good ole Russian v Italian, sell-my-daughter-for-power, touch her and die, underground fighting rings w dangerous secrets 🤌🏻, dysfunctional families to keep Dr. Phil in business, etc
So…I’m not overly critical with smut plots BUT there is an addition of a sub-plot that i still don’t understand. All it does is introduce some big TWs and maybe moves the main plot along 🤷🏻♀️ IMO it could’ve worked just fine without. but wtf do i know 🫠
Now, le review 🤌🏻
NGL, i’m drawing a bunch of blanks trying to formulate this BUT i can attest that this itches a dark mafia romance real good. Some good ole Russian v Italian, sell-my-daughter-for-power, touch her and die, underground fighting rings w dangerous secrets 🤌🏻, dysfunctional families to keep Dr. Phil in business, etc
So…I’m not overly critical with smut plots BUT there is an addition of a sub-plot that i still don’t understand. All it does is introduce some big TWs and maybe moves the main plot along 🤷🏻♀️ IMO it could’ve worked just fine without. but wtf do i know 🫠
December 27, 2022
This is the kind of book I truly avoid . I thought I would have something to be interested but I got nothing . Teenage girl fell for a man . That is it ,you see it is simple. Everything is working for their favours . Her older brother didn't argue , her sister tried to be the voice of parent for three sentences only. Family business and contract signed . She was happy to be with him .okay where is the problem i don't know . Sex and lust are all inside the book although the main couple has potential to have a better book. Unfortunately they got nothing except sex scenes that I skipped looking for something to happen. Even the dialogu was poor . No suspense or Drama .Don't have high expectations because this book has nothing to offer
February 27, 2023
Just what i needed to break the slump i was in. Now this isn’t my ultimate favorite JS book but the spice and obsessed MMC is exactly what i needed at the point!
Really excited for Gio and Tatiana’s story
Really excited for Gio and Tatiana’s story
January 29, 2023
This was definitely interesting 💀🤡- there were a couple of inconsistencies with the writing, but I ended up enjoying it overall.
The general plot to this was actually pretty interesting, and for the most part, I actually enjoyed the romance- it just wasn't that fledged out.
This was just a relatively simple, low-commitment mafia book, with an obsessed Hero, who actually made good on his threats (which we love to see 💀).
This wasn't the best, but it was super easy to get into, and good for a lowkey read.
The general plot to this was actually pretty interesting, and for the most part, I actually enjoyed the romance- it just wasn't that fledged out.
This was just a relatively simple, low-commitment mafia book, with an obsessed Hero, who actually made good on his threats (which we love to see 💀).
This wasn't the best, but it was super easy to get into, and good for a lowkey read.
October 10, 2024
Почну з того що я майже завжди читаю книги не попорядку.
Я знаю що це серія, але хто мені що зробить що я почала з 4-тої?😅
І так чому ж я саме вирішила почати з неї.
1. Анотація на стільки мене заінтригувала, що я кинула все і почала одразу читати.
2. Листи ( я це просто обожнюю🥹).
3. МАФІЯ
4. Різниця у віці 15 років ( ну що ще треба для щастя?)
Книга поділена на 2 частини, минуле і теперішнє.
Клаудія - одна з дітей капо "Коза Ностри" - Марко. Завжди зазнає жорстокості зі сторони батька. Але її вогник не так просто потушити, так як вона знає що скоріш в неї буде шлюб за домовленостю, і вона стане трофейною дружиною, їй втрачати нічого, тому вона завжди кидає виклик батькові.
Її старший брат Джіо та сестра Амара завжди намагаються її захистити.
Але одного разу Клаудія вирішує по шпигувати за батьком та натикається на розмову батька з главою "Братви", вони обговорюють шлюб за домовленністю між її сестрою Амарою і братом загадкового чоловіка.
Завдяки батьку вона дізнається що цей чоловік Дмитрій.
І він її приваблює тим зо не боїться її батька і йде йому на перекір, навіть як дрібничку ставить на стіл стакан з віскі без підставки. Хоча знає що Марко перфікціоніст і ненавидить це.
Клаудії не щастить і її застає батько за шпіонажем, і хоче вдарити її. Ну тут зрозуміло хто приходить їй на поміч. Все, в очах Клаудії Дмитрій стає героєм.😎
Там було ще багато подій цікавих. Але скажу що одого разу як Клаудія гостювала в Амари з Ніко ( так, так вони покохали один одного і про них є книга🩷).
В підпільний клуб яким володіє "Братва" вірвався SWAT , та Дмитрія заарештувала та присудили йому 5 років ув'язнення.
Так і почалось листування між Клаудією. Але він відповідав всього 2 рази , перший кажучи щоб вона перестала йому писати так як ще маленька. (їй тоді було 15 , але це були листи просто з пропозицією дружби.)
А ось другий раз він написав що знає що це не правильно, але не може сказати їй зупинитись писати. (їй було вже 18-20)
Протягом 5 років вона писала йому листи, і вкладала свої фото.
Звісно в таку наполегливу дівчину не можливо було не захокатись.
І коли Дмитрій виходить з в'язниці, вгадайт�� куди він їде? і до кого?
Він вирішив що Клаудія його, і він її ніколи не відпустить.❤️🩹
Скажу так, що до одного моменту я не думала читати далі серію, але кінцівка була на стільки шокуюча, що я така такс мені це треба (хоча, як я не здогадалась там буквально все намікало на це, то просто як я говорю з мене поганий детектив).
Така оцінка, бо все ж таки чогось не вистачило.
Але продовжую.💫
Я знаю що це серія, але хто мені що зробить що я почала з 4-тої?😅
І так чому ж я саме вирішила почати з неї.
1. Анотація на стільки мене заінтригувала, що я кинула все і почала одразу читати.
2. Листи ( я це просто обожнюю🥹).
3. МАФІЯ
4. Різниця у віці 15 років ( ну що ще треба для щастя?)
Книга поділена на 2 частини, минуле і теперішнє.
Клаудія - одна з дітей капо "Коза Ностри" - Марко. Завжди зазнає жорстокості зі сторони батька. Але її вогник не так просто потушити, так як вона знає що скоріш в неї буде шлюб за домовленостю, і вона стане трофейною дружиною, їй втрачати нічого, тому вона завжди кидає виклик батькові.
Її старший брат Джіо та сестра Амара завжди намагаються її захистити.
Але одного разу Клаудія вирішує по шпигувати за батьком та натикається на розмову батька з главою "Братви", вони обговорюють шлюб за домовленністю між її сестрою Амарою і братом загадкового чоловіка.
Завдяки батьку вона дізнається що цей чоловік Дмитрій.
І він її приваблює тим зо не боїться її батька і йде йому на перекір, навіть як дрібничку ставить на стіл стакан з віскі без підставки. Хоча знає що Марко перфікціоніст і ненавидить це.
Клаудії не щастить і її застає батько за шпіонажем, і хоче вдарити її. Ну тут зрозуміло хто приходить їй на поміч. Все, в очах Клаудії Дмитрій стає героєм.😎
Там було ще багато подій цікавих. Але скажу що одого разу як Клаудія гостювала в Амари з Ніко ( так, так вони покохали один одного і про них є книга🩷).
В підпільний клуб яким володіє "Братва" вірвався SWAT , та Дмитрія заарештувала та присудили йому 5 років ув'язнення.
Так і почалось листування між Клаудією. Але він відповідав всього 2 рази , перший кажучи щоб вона перестала йому писати так як ще маленька. (їй тоді було 15 , але це були листи просто з пропозицією дружби.)
А ось другий раз він написав що знає що це не правильно, але не може сказати їй зупинитись писати. (їй було вже 18-20)
Протягом 5 років вона писала йому листи, і вкладала свої фото.
Звісно в таку наполегливу дівчину не можливо було не захокатись.
І коли Дмитрій виходить з в'язниці, вгадайт�� куди він їде? і до кого?
Він вирішив що Клаудія його, і він її ніколи не відпустить.❤️🩹
Скажу так, що до одного моменту я не думала читати далі серію, але кінцівка була на стільки шокуюча, що я така такс мені це треба (хоча, як я не здогадалась там буквально все намікало на це, то просто як я говорю з мене поганий детектив).
Така оцінка, бо все ж таки чогось не вистачило.
Але продовжую.💫
February 1, 2024
This was great. It was pretty filthy and if you're a fan of age-gap with 'call me Daddy', I'm sure you'll enjoy this 😆. The 4 ⭐ is primarily for my appreciation in the consistency and continuity from Reckless Heir (which I also enjoyed).
I loved how Claudia's early infatuation progressed to something more over time. Although she and Dmitry didn't have much interaction early on because of his circumstance, they built it later on and it made this story work. I can see how some may not get the connection, but it worked for me.
I was concerned for Gio and how he'd change, but I'm really happy with how his character matured. I loved the setup of his and Tatiana's story here; can't wait to read it.
I loved how Claudia's early infatuation progressed to something more over time. Although she and Dmitry didn't have much interaction early on because of his circumstance, they built it later on and it made this story work. I can see how some may not get the connection, but it worked for me.
I was concerned for Gio and how he'd change, but I'm really happy with how his character matured. I loved the setup of his and Tatiana's story here; can't wait to read it.
January 5, 2023
Waste of time and potential
The first twenty chapters of this book are completely unnecessary. The author tells you what’s going to happen in the synopsis only to retell it in the longest, most boring way possible.
The first twenty chapters of this book are completely unnecessary. The author tells you what’s going to happen in the synopsis only to retell it in the longest, most boring way possible.
December 30, 2022
Ehh. Definitely not even close to being my favorite from Jenika Snow. It was okay.
July 6, 2023
5/5⭐️ 3/5🌶
For me, this took a little while to get going. While it kept me entertained, it’s very story heavy in the beginning. But as the book progresses, so does everything else. I enjoyed Little Bird very much.
It starts with 15 year old Claudia who is basically an abused daughter of the Italian capo of Cosa Nostra. Outside of her siblings, Dmitry Petrov, pakhan of the Russian Bratva, is the first person to show her kindness.
Some shit goes down where Dmitry is detained for a bit of the book and Claudia becomes his one sided pen pal. Did I mention this is age gap? Dmitry is 15 years older than Claudia. Hence him not writing this teen back. Claudia comes of age & continues to write and finally gets a response.
Once Dmitry is free, he stops at nothing to make Claudia his. This is where all the tropes and angst and interest comes in. It’s his way or his way. No highway, you’re not getting away, this is happening type deal. The chemistry between the two of them is definitely palpable. I loved their dynamic and the issues they had to face to be together. Dmitry is a stone cold killer with BIG dick energy, but absolutely mush for his woman & doesn’t care who sees.
Google was my best friend for translating all the filthy & sweet things he says to her in Russian.
The spicy scenes…omg. Top tier as always with Jenika’s books. I think I died & came back to life once or twice. Def recommend
Favorite Quotes: all I could think about was how gentle he was one minute, and the next he was fucking me like a god of the underworld
“This is you. My little bird. Right above my heart. Where you belong.”
I didn’t know my demons could be soothed.” He slid his hand to cup my cheek. “They like the sound of your voice and the sight of you. They calm at your sweet scent and the light that surrounds you.”
“The truth is, I’d burn the fucking world to the ground and level anyone who tried to keep you from me, family or not.”
For me, this took a little while to get going. While it kept me entertained, it’s very story heavy in the beginning. But as the book progresses, so does everything else. I enjoyed Little Bird very much.
It starts with 15 year old Claudia who is basically an abused daughter of the Italian capo of Cosa Nostra. Outside of her siblings, Dmitry Petrov, pakhan of the Russian Bratva, is the first person to show her kindness.
Some shit goes down where Dmitry is detained for a bit of the book and Claudia becomes his one sided pen pal. Did I mention this is age gap? Dmitry is 15 years older than Claudia. Hence him not writing this teen back. Claudia comes of age & continues to write and finally gets a response.
Once Dmitry is free, he stops at nothing to make Claudia his. This is where all the tropes and angst and interest comes in. It’s his way or his way. No highway, you’re not getting away, this is happening type deal. The chemistry between the two of them is definitely palpable. I loved their dynamic and the issues they had to face to be together. Dmitry is a stone cold killer with BIG dick energy, but absolutely mush for his woman & doesn’t care who sees.
Google was my best friend for translating all the filthy & sweet things he says to her in Russian.
The spicy scenes…omg. Top tier as always with Jenika’s books. I think I died & came back to life once or twice. Def recommend
Favorite Quotes: all I could think about was how gentle he was one minute, and the next he was fucking me like a god of the underworld
“This is you. My little bird. Right above my heart. Where you belong.”
I didn’t know my demons could be soothed.” He slid his hand to cup my cheek. “They like the sound of your voice and the sight of you. They calm at your sweet scent and the light that surrounds you.”
“The truth is, I’d burn the fucking world to the ground and level anyone who tried to keep you from me, family or not.”
December 28, 2022
It started off great and then... meh.
And... I'm not a fan when characters repeat the same sentences. 😑
And... I'm not a fan when characters repeat the same sentences. 😑
June 4, 2025
Sigh… Why do I keep doing this to myself?.
June 4, 2025
Claudia is the daughter of an Italian Capo. At 15 her father makes an alliance with the Bratva to marry her older sister off to one of the Pakhams. This is when she meets Dmitry, he is the other Pakham of the Bratva. Claudia is instantly enamoured with him as Dmitry stops her father from hitting her. Shortly after their meeting Claudia’s father dies and her brother, Gio takes charge of the family. Around this time Dmitry finds himself in jail and sentenced to five years.
Claudia is feeling alone more than ever in her life, her sister and best friend has moved away and is happy living her life, her brother is gone all the time running the family and her mother has checked out. Claudia has a thought that if she is sad and feeling lonely, then perhaps Dimitri is also feeling lonely away from the world that he knows. So she starts to write him in prison ,for five years she writes him telling him her likes her dislikes, her loves, filling him in on what’s going on with the world, he writes back, only once, of course and tells her that this writing penpal relationship is inappropriate and she needs to stop, of course Claudia being stubborn and no one there to stop her, she continues writing. On her 18th birthday she sends photos of herself to Dimitri hitting him in the face with reality that she is now an 18-year-old woman and something inside of him buzzes with obsession and possession.
Two years after her 18th birthday, Dimitri is free and set on getting the one thing he’s been craving , her.
I absolutely loved this book . Any book that has letters, text ,emails anything of that sort between the two MC‘s I absolutely go nuts for, not sure what it does to me, but I love it. Absolutely love how Feral Dimitri is in his possession for Claudia. This man is a huge walking red flag, but I absolutely love him.
Claudia is feeling alone more than ever in her life, her sister and best friend has moved away and is happy living her life, her brother is gone all the time running the family and her mother has checked out. Claudia has a thought that if she is sad and feeling lonely, then perhaps Dimitri is also feeling lonely away from the world that he knows. So she starts to write him in prison ,for five years she writes him telling him her likes her dislikes, her loves, filling him in on what’s going on with the world, he writes back, only once, of course and tells her that this writing penpal relationship is inappropriate and she needs to stop, of course Claudia being stubborn and no one there to stop her, she continues writing. On her 18th birthday she sends photos of herself to Dimitri hitting him in the face with reality that she is now an 18-year-old woman and something inside of him buzzes with obsession and possession.
Two years after her 18th birthday, Dimitri is free and set on getting the one thing he’s been craving , her.
I absolutely loved this book . Any book that has letters, text ,emails anything of that sort between the two MC‘s I absolutely go nuts for, not sure what it does to me, but I love it. Absolutely love how Feral Dimitri is in his possession for Claudia. This man is a huge walking red flag, but I absolutely love him.
February 26, 2023
This book was definitely abit of a slower burn then jenikas other books I’ve read. I didn’t mind the slower burn as for me the first half of the book was my favourite. I LOVE mafia man in prison trope and thought the letters were a nice touch.
The lack of actual romance/relationship scene were what was stopping this from being a 5 stars. The couple don’t get together until about 50% and then we don’t really get much development. I would have liked more mafia scenes as were told how ruthless the mmc is rather than shown. I did overall still enjoy this book but I think I still prefer reckless heir.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶
Mafia
Age gap
Praise
Pierced cock
Daddy (light)
The lack of actual romance/relationship scene were what was stopping this from being a 5 stars. The couple don’t get together until about 50% and then we don’t really get much development. I would have liked more mafia scenes as were told how ruthless the mmc is rather than shown. I did overall still enjoy this book but I think I still prefer reckless heir.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶
Mafia
Age gap
Praise
Pierced cock
Daddy (light)
December 29, 2022
Really enjoyed it!
Story: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5)
Trope: taboo
Angst: 😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I really enjoyed this book overall. It had so many things I look for and enjoy in my mafia romance, especially the over the top J/P hero and his caveman attitude toward the heroine. It was well written with relatively low relationship angst, but probably a bit girthier than it needed to be, especially in the beginning, but moved well. The chemistry between the two MCs was fantastic and the smexy times 🔥🔥🔥. Little Bird is the 4th book in Jenika Snow's Underworld Series contributions and is a standalone, but probably best read in series order, despite most of the books running concurrently, time-wise.
Story: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.5)
Trope: taboo
Angst: 😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I really enjoyed this book overall. It had so many things I look for and enjoy in my mafia romance, especially the over the top J/P hero and his caveman attitude toward the heroine. It was well written with relatively low relationship angst, but probably a bit girthier than it needed to be, especially in the beginning, but moved well. The chemistry between the two MCs was fantastic and the smexy times 🔥🔥🔥. Little Bird is the 4th book in Jenika Snow's Underworld Series contributions and is a standalone, but probably best read in series order, despite most of the books running concurrently, time-wise.
September 8, 2024
No real plot just a a hot ass Russian man who is obsessed and a good dirty talker
I literally never 5 star smut but OMFG was this the best I’ve ever read in my life
Tbh lot of booktok recs I read that are supposed to be “ smutty or hot” are so boring I literally fall asleep reading
This had me on the edge of my seat hot damn the things that came out of that man’s mouth
I literally never 5 star smut but OMFG was this the best I’ve ever read in my life
Tbh lot of booktok recs I read that are supposed to be “ smutty or hot” are so boring I literally fall asleep reading
This had me on the edge of my seat hot damn the things that came out of that man’s mouth
January 5, 2023
Pussy hole. I...wow. That's a new one for me and if we could just call it, not that, that would be great.
That aside, this book was mostly enjoyable but it also could have been so much better. It had so many tropes in it that were catnip for me.
Arranged marriage
Mafia
Age gap
Pen pal with someone in prison
Rough sex
Filthy talk
But the first 50% of the book was straight up boring. They have a total of maybe 3 meetings and there is no tension at all, no interaction really and I get it, she was 15 so that's fine but then we get to the letters she sends him in jail and I wonder if he didn't reply because they sent him to sleep?? Again, yes she's 15 at the start so not much could happen there but then she turns 18 and I'm thinking, YES! We're gonna get some filthy correspondence but all we get is one letter from him and it was like M+ rating at best. So the whole jail pen pal thing was disappointing. I wanted them to at least have some kind of connection here but we got nothing.
Finally at 50% we have some stuff happening and he's all ready to make her his after getting out of prison even though again they've spoken a handful of times and had some lame letter correspondence (mostly her telling him boring details of her life). The steam and story definitely did pick up here which I was happy about but then it all felt so rushed because I really felt nothing for them as a couple for the first half of the book. Give me some pining, some angst...literally anything that would have sold them as a viable couple or give me more from the time she turned 18. Huge missed opportunity to have that be the turning point and for him to write some filthy stuff to her.
The sex was hot but at times felt very much like the author stalked some smutty book groups and used descriptions for things that smutty book group girls use to describe sex acts but they would not be used in real life by a virgin. Things like "hand necklace" "breeding kink" "daddy's whore" spring to mind. It just felt a bit...weird for a virgin to be talking about stuff that way.
I would have enjoyed this book a lot more if the first half of the book had only been the first 1/4 OR the prison pen pal thing was really fleshed out with some angst and tension to sell this couple to me because I honestly didn't really get the 180 switch in the H besides her turning 18 and looking hot. I need mooooore.
That aside, this book was mostly enjoyable but it also could have been so much better. It had so many tropes in it that were catnip for me.
Arranged marriage
Mafia
Age gap
Pen pal with someone in prison
Rough sex
Filthy talk
But the first 50% of the book was straight up boring. They have a total of maybe 3 meetings and there is no tension at all, no interaction really and I get it, she was 15 so that's fine but then we get to the letters she sends him in jail and I wonder if he didn't reply because they sent him to sleep?? Again, yes she's 15 at the start so not much could happen there but then she turns 18 and I'm thinking, YES! We're gonna get some filthy correspondence but all we get is one letter from him and it was like M+ rating at best. So the whole jail pen pal thing was disappointing. I wanted them to at least have some kind of connection here but we got nothing.
Finally at 50% we have some stuff happening and he's all ready to make her his after getting out of prison even though again they've spoken a handful of times and had some lame letter correspondence (mostly her telling him boring details of her life). The steam and story definitely did pick up here which I was happy about but then it all felt so rushed because I really felt nothing for them as a couple for the first half of the book. Give me some pining, some angst...literally anything that would have sold them as a viable couple or give me more from the time she turned 18. Huge missed opportunity to have that be the turning point and for him to write some filthy stuff to her.
The sex was hot but at times felt very much like the author stalked some smutty book groups and used descriptions for things that smutty book group girls use to describe sex acts but they would not be used in real life by a virgin. Things like "hand necklace" "breeding kink" "daddy's whore" spring to mind. It just felt a bit...weird for a virgin to be talking about stuff that way.
I would have enjoyed this book a lot more if the first half of the book had only been the first 1/4 OR the prison pen pal thing was really fleshed out with some angst and tension to sell this couple to me because I honestly didn't really get the 180 switch in the H besides her turning 18 and looking hot. I need mooooore.
January 29, 2023
I love this series and Jenika Snow...and these tropes?! So this should have been a homerun for me, but I found it to fall a bit flat. All the makings a JS story that I'd ravenously consumed...but just not my favorite. Fortunately it's super bingeable, and a fast read- but certainly not the best of the series.
The tropes are all here, the background delicious, SO MUCH of the architecture is just perfect. But I felt like the story never really went anywhere- we spend way too much time in the past, too much focus on characters' whose stories we've already heard (at times it felt more like a bonus story than their own), and the chemistry never evolved in the way I thirsted for- never deepened from the forbidden lusty steam to something some substantial. The dimension and layers I find in my most favorite of Jenika's smuttfests wasn't here, and perhaps because I LOVE LOVE LOVE the premise, my super heightened expectations made something solid feel lukewarm, too. Because I wanted so badly to be obsessed since everything I adore is part of the set-up. Still love this series, though, and excited to see what Jenika creates next.
The tropes are all here, the background delicious, SO MUCH of the architecture is just perfect. But I felt like the story never really went anywhere- we spend way too much time in the past, too much focus on characters' whose stories we've already heard (at times it felt more like a bonus story than their own), and the chemistry never evolved in the way I thirsted for- never deepened from the forbidden lusty steam to something some substantial. The dimension and layers I find in my most favorite of Jenika's smuttfests wasn't here, and perhaps because I LOVE LOVE LOVE the premise, my super heightened expectations made something solid feel lukewarm, too. Because I wanted so badly to be obsessed since everything I adore is part of the set-up. Still love this series, though, and excited to see what Jenika creates next.
December 28, 2022
sometimes you just need a predictable sweet smutty book in the form of a 6’5 mafia giant teddy bear
May 10, 2025
الرواية حلوة بس طويلة وحسيتهم بيفكروا اكتر مما بينفذوا 😭😭
كان ممكن تخلص في 200 صفحة بس
كان ممكن تخلص في 200 صفحة بس
January 16, 2023
I love this book! It is my favorite in the series.
I’ve been dying for dmitry book since I started this series, and it did not disappoint.
Claudia first meets Dmitry when she is 15 (nothing happens till she is 18) when he is meeting with her father to discuss her sister's marriage arrangement to his brother. Dmitry goes to jail and Claudia begins writing him letters. Dmitry only saw her as his younger sister in law until Claudia turned 18, and she starts sending him pictures. When he gets out of prison he wants to claim what is his.
The characters pull you in and keep you engaged. The spicy scenes were so hottt 🫠🥵. The chemistry, the spicy, the dirty talk was something else. I’m obsessed with Dmitry and Claudia.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. This is a dark romance so check TWs/CWs
I’ve been dying for dmitry book since I started this series, and it did not disappoint.
Claudia first meets Dmitry when she is 15 (nothing happens till she is 18) when he is meeting with her father to discuss her sister's marriage arrangement to his brother. Dmitry goes to jail and Claudia begins writing him letters. Dmitry only saw her as his younger sister in law until Claudia turned 18, and she starts sending him pictures. When he gets out of prison he wants to claim what is his.
The characters pull you in and keep you engaged. The spicy scenes were so hottt 🫠🥵. The chemistry, the spicy, the dirty talk was something else. I’m obsessed with Dmitry and Claudia.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. This is a dark romance so check TWs/CWs
December 25, 2022
✨ 𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 ✨
so after taking my breath and silently crying for a moment cuz, this book was so good, I'm here. Just so you know, whatever Jenika Snow writes consider me already taken by her!
𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙚: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙚: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨: 🖤🖤
𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜: HEA
𝙋𝙊𝙑: dual but more of FMC
𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚: dark mafia romance
𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚: arrange marriage/slight stalking/hand necklace/slow burn/pen-pals for 5 years
𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨: slight daddy vibe/hand necklace/slight spit play/pierced 🍆/edging/breeding kink/biting and marking
𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: violence and mention of in-depth murd*r on page/child ab*se
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆:
This book follows Dmitry and Claudia. Even though they know they should not be together because of their age gap they can't deny their attraction. After Dmitry got arrested and locked up for 5 years, Claudia decided to write him letters even though he replied very rarely. Over time this made both of them realize how much they love each other and now after 5 years Dmitry has made this very clear that he was hers!
𝙈𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬:
This book was just what I call perfection cuz I was speechless after reading this. Dmitry is such a dirty talker that it made my own toes curl. God! every time he sees Claudia he gets crazy all over again and the things he says just melts my p@nt!es.
The sister and brother bonding, seeing all of them building a happy life for themselves was definitely heartwarming. After so many days I was finally restless to come and read the book.
𝙌𝙪𝙤𝙩𝙚:
a. "And that something was you, Claudia. I didn't know my demons could be soothed."
"They like the sound of your voice and the sight of you. They calm at your sweet scent and the light that surrounds you."
b. “Then be Daddy’s good girl and crawl to me.”
c. “I’ve never felt anything like this before. This obsession goes far deeper than anything I could even name, anything I could ever explain. If that’s not love, I don’t know what is.”
⛔ 𝙈𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩, 𝙧𝙖𝙬, 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙘, 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨. ⛔
⚠️ 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜!
so after taking my breath and silently crying for a moment cuz, this book was so good, I'm here. Just so you know, whatever Jenika Snow writes consider me already taken by her!
𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙚: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙚: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨: 🖤🖤
𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜: HEA
𝙋𝙊𝙑: dual but more of FMC
𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚: dark mafia romance
𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚: arrange marriage/slight stalking/hand necklace/slow burn/pen-pals for 5 years
𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨: slight daddy vibe/hand necklace/slight spit play/pierced 🍆/edging/breeding kink/biting and marking
𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: violence and mention of in-depth murd*r on page/child ab*se
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆:
This book follows Dmitry and Claudia. Even though they know they should not be together because of their age gap they can't deny their attraction. After Dmitry got arrested and locked up for 5 years, Claudia decided to write him letters even though he replied very rarely. Over time this made both of them realize how much they love each other and now after 5 years Dmitry has made this very clear that he was hers!
𝙈𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬:
This book was just what I call perfection cuz I was speechless after reading this. Dmitry is such a dirty talker that it made my own toes curl. God! every time he sees Claudia he gets crazy all over again and the things he says just melts my p@nt!es.
The sister and brother bonding, seeing all of them building a happy life for themselves was definitely heartwarming. After so many days I was finally restless to come and read the book.
𝙌𝙪𝙤𝙩𝙚:
a. "And that something was you, Claudia. I didn't know my demons could be soothed."
"They like the sound of your voice and the sight of you. They calm at your sweet scent and the light that surrounds you."
b. “Then be Daddy’s good girl and crawl to me.”
c. “I’ve never felt anything like this before. This obsession goes far deeper than anything I could even name, anything I could ever explain. If that’s not love, I don’t know what is.”
⛔ 𝙈𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩, 𝙧𝙖𝙬, 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙘, 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨. ⛔
⚠️ 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜!
December 22, 2022
4/5⭐️
3.75/5 🌶️
Tropes:
- dark(ish) mafia romance
- age gap (15yrs)
- arranged/forced marriage
- pen pals (h writes to H in prison but he barely writes her back)
- protective + possessive hero
- light stalking (H to h)
- touch her and 🔪
- light daddy kink
- breeding kink
- hero with a pierced dick
- slow burn (not unbearable)
POV: first person - dual
Type: interconnected stand-alone (book four)
I enjoyed this a lot but not as much as I enjoyed the first stand-alone in the series.
A good portion of the beginning is basically a repeat of parts from book two Reckless Heir just written from Claudia’s POV so I found that boring to have to read but if this is your first read from the series this shouldn’t be an issue.
*Patreon early copy*
3.75/5 🌶️
Tropes:
- dark(ish) mafia romance
- age gap (15yrs)
- arranged/forced marriage
- pen pals (h writes to H in prison but he barely writes her back)
- protective + possessive hero
- light stalking (H to h)
- touch her and 🔪
- light daddy kink
- breeding kink
- hero with a pierced dick
- slow burn (not unbearable)
POV: first person - dual
Type: interconnected stand-alone (book four)
I enjoyed this a lot but not as much as I enjoyed the first stand-alone in the series.
A good portion of the beginning is basically a repeat of parts from book two Reckless Heir just written from Claudia’s POV so I found that boring to have to read but if this is your first read from the series this shouldn’t be an issue.
*Patreon early copy*
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