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Three Fates Mafia #2
Killers and Monsters
The dragon has come to claim his mafia wife, but I already belong to a knight.
My shadow. The bodyguard whose world revolves around me.
After ten years of the same routine, I discover that I’m not the woman I thought I was.
I’m a killer.
The daughter of a fierce god.
As danger strikes, the three of us find that hate can become lust and enemies can become lovers.
Our destiny has been written, and we are determined to change it—even if it means a battle against those who would rather see us stay apart.
In this novel, you will find the following:
Dragon, princess, and knight vibes
Size difference
Arranged marriage
Mafia boss obsessed with his wife
Bodyguard obsessed with his princess
Demigods, gods, and monsters
SPICE
Killers & Monsters is an MMF monster mafia romance. It is the second book in the Three Fates Mafia Series and can be read as a standalone.
My shadow. The bodyguard whose world revolves around me.
After ten years of the same routine, I discover that I’m not the woman I thought I was.
I’m a killer.
The daughter of a fierce god.
As danger strikes, the three of us find that hate can become lust and enemies can become lovers.
Our destiny has been written, and we are determined to change it—even if it means a battle against those who would rather see us stay apart.
In this novel, you will find the following:
Dragon, princess, and knight vibes
Size difference
Arranged marriage
Mafia boss obsessed with his wife
Bodyguard obsessed with his princess
Demigods, gods, and monsters
SPICE
Killers & Monsters is an MMF monster mafia romance. It is the second book in the Three Fates Mafia Series and can be read as a standalone.
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June 25, 2023
Miss Clio Evans really said Copy and Paste. The first book and this one both follow the exact same format and plot with only different characters and steamy scenes. I was expecting something a little more original and am worried that the rest of the series is going to be the exact same. The saving grace of the unoriginal plot is the spice; Miss Clio knows how to write steamy scenes and they are abundant throughout the whole book.
February 16, 2024
what are these books 😭
June 30, 2023
no one does monster romance like Clio!
September 29, 2023
I LIKED A MONSTER ROMANCE?! Who a I? But I am not mad about it at alllll. I want to read the first book in this series now.
Mafia
Arranged Marriage
DRAGON SHIFTER?!?!
Poly romance?!
Mafia
Arranged Marriage
DRAGON SHIFTER?!?!
Poly romance?!
July 14, 2023
This book made me so wet you could wring me like a washcloth.
(arc review - it's not much but it's honest work)
(arc review - it's not much but it's honest work)
July 12, 2023
I waited forever for this second book and I was....a bit disappointed? The first book was such an awakening for me. I had never enjoyed a reverse harem as much as I did that one. The characters interacted in such an interesting way and the conflicts (internal and external) were so juicy I couldn't stop reading. If anything I was mad it wasn't longer.
This book on the other hand felt so awkward. The premise was flimsy and the characters felt like cardboard cutouts.
Do you mean to tell me she was trapped in a house of 10 years and was YEARNING to leave only to find out it was a lie but still get together with the guy that lied to her in less than 200 pages? not to mention that demigod bullshit I couldn't bring myself to care about that took like half the book.
Like I could believe their story was feasible ( Luca, Ian and Serena) but the plotlines and timeline just weren't believable. I wanted more depth and conviction behind the characters' actions.
This book on the other hand felt so awkward. The premise was flimsy and the characters felt like cardboard cutouts.
Do you mean to tell me she was trapped in a house of 10 years and was YEARNING to leave only to find out it was a lie but still get together with the guy that lied to her in less than 200 pages? not to mention that demigod bullshit I couldn't bring myself to care about that took like half the book.
Like I could believe their story was feasible ( Luca, Ian and Serena) but the plotlines and timeline just weren't believable. I wanted more depth and conviction behind the characters' actions.
May 4, 2024
Killers and Monsters is the second instalment in the Three Fates Mafia series although it can be read alone. It's a spicy monster romance with a M/M, M/F, and M/M/F pairing.
The review might contain spoilers.
PLOT
Let's be honest: there's no actual plot. If it would be a fanfiction on AO3, it would have the tag "porn without plot" because the main aspect of the book is the sex scenes. There's a bare minimum of plot into which the romance/the sex is nestled into. Serena is the niece of a mafia boss and gets married to another mafia boss - Ian, the Dragon - when she's barely 18 years old, which results in her moving from Italy to California where she lives in a remote castle/villa with her personal bodyguard, Luca, and several other guards hired by Ian. In all those years, she sees her husband only twice, which in her opinion, is twice too much. In her opinion, he's a monster, so when she receives news that he plans to visit her, she snaps. Luca and her plan to kill Ian but they never receive the chance as dark secrets start to appear and Serena realises: her husband isn't as horrible as she thought he would be.
WORLD-BUILDING & MAGIC
There's not much concerning the world-building. It plays on our planet in somewhat modern times (there's no mention of a year) but it incorporates mafia elements and Ancient Greek mythology in the form of Gods, demi-gods, monsters, and the three fates. There's no actual magic but the demi-gods have powers granted by their godly parent, so it can be considered as a type of magic. The entire book plays in a fictional city in California (USA) but there are references to other countries (e.g., Italy) but everything is very superficial.
CHARACTERS
The main characters are Serena, Luca and Ian. There are a few other characters who either appeared in the first novel or will appear in the following books. It is known that Ian is a monster, an actual dragon, while Serena and Luca consider themselves as humans until the truth comes out and it is revealed that Serena is a demi-god.
Serena is "a princess/a queen" and acts like a spoiled child all the time despite being considered as tough and deadly. Of course, she's also utterly beautiful. Luca is so angsty - emo teenagers have nothing on him - with his "my darkness will push her away". He's utterly obsessed with Serena, extremely possessive and brutal. Ian is the only one who has a functional brain cell and uses it occasionally. He's considered as brutal and arrogant as well but he's rather soft towards Serena (and Luca). There's not much depth to any character and some of their actions lack conviction as well. As for their sexualities: Serena is straight, Ian and Luca are bi-/pansexual.
ROMANCE
Insta-lust, obsession, insta-love, and insta-forgiveness. The author gets partly away with it by making all Serena and Luca mates to Ian, and with each other despite being not monsters, but the insta-forgiveness is my pet peeve (e.g., Serena thought that Ian forbid her from leaving the villa for 10 years when it had been Luca who kept her captive there). Their relationship is so utterly toxic (especially the one between Serena/Luca and Luca/Ian) as it's built on obsession, stalking, tons of lies and blackmail. There's also the fact that Luca met Serena as a child, saved her in some alley, and became already smitten with her there. I know that the author wanted to highlight that she's his first love but he's a few years older than her and it has soft grooming/paedophilia vibes to me. While Ian demanded Serena as his "price" when she was just 17 years old while he is an ancient dragon, so there's also paedophilia there. Plus, he dreamed of her as an adult as soon as she was born.
It is a polyamorous romance as all three are in a relationship with each other. It starts as Serena/Ian and Serena/Luca, with Ian/Luca on the side, but evolves quickly into all three being together as they each Ian's mates (and Serena/Luca become mates as well).
As for the sex, I would give it 4 🌶️. It's very graphic and very sexual from the start (although the actual sex scenes happen after a few chapters). If you are into it: two dragon cocks, double penetration (vaginal, anal), threesomes, BDSM moments, actual monster sex (as in Ian in his half-dragon and full-dragon forms), choking, non-consensual voyeurism, degradation play, mating bites, masturbation, breeding kink, Dom/Sub. I'm sure that I forgot something but let's just say that it's very spicy.
TW
Head the trigger warnings that the author already lists at the beginning of the book. In addition:
Yoyeurism, breeding kink, degradation, double vaginal penetration, erotic photo (consensual and non-consensual), biting, cum inflation, dragon sex, size difference, BDSM, general violence, multiple murders, intimate partner violence, captivity, arranged/forced marriage, attempted rape, paedophilia, soft grooming, alcohol, alcohol abuse, hangover, unprotected sex, fear of flying, anxiety, mentioned past parent's death, general sexism, soft ableism (concerning mental health), child slavery (Luca gets sold as a child to pay a debt), sex toys, pregnancy (epilogue), blackmailing, obsessional love, stalking, toxic relationship, ...
Please check other reviews for more/additional trigger warnings. These are the ones that I noticed/marked in my Storygraph journal for the book.
TL;DR
Monster romance with a focus on the sex scenes (that are very explicit and graphic). The romance itself is between two men and a woman (all are in one relationship and are each other's mates). Based on the idea "What if the princess fucks the dragon that kept her in a tower and falls also in love with the knight that was meant to save her?" (just with a dark knight).
The review might contain spoilers.
PLOT
Let's be honest: there's no actual plot. If it would be a fanfiction on AO3, it would have the tag "porn without plot" because the main aspect of the book is the sex scenes. There's a bare minimum of plot into which the romance/the sex is nestled into. Serena is the niece of a mafia boss and gets married to another mafia boss - Ian, the Dragon - when she's barely 18 years old, which results in her moving from Italy to California where she lives in a remote castle/villa with her personal bodyguard, Luca, and several other guards hired by Ian. In all those years, she sees her husband only twice, which in her opinion, is twice too much. In her opinion, he's a monster, so when she receives news that he plans to visit her, she snaps. Luca and her plan to kill Ian but they never receive the chance as dark secrets start to appear and Serena realises: her husband isn't as horrible as she thought he would be.
WORLD-BUILDING & MAGIC
There's not much concerning the world-building. It plays on our planet in somewhat modern times (there's no mention of a year) but it incorporates mafia elements and Ancient Greek mythology in the form of Gods, demi-gods, monsters, and the three fates. There's no actual magic but the demi-gods have powers granted by their godly parent, so it can be considered as a type of magic. The entire book plays in a fictional city in California (USA) but there are references to other countries (e.g., Italy) but everything is very superficial.
CHARACTERS
The main characters are Serena, Luca and Ian. There are a few other characters who either appeared in the first novel or will appear in the following books. It is known that Ian is a monster, an actual dragon, while Serena and Luca consider themselves as humans until the truth comes out and it is revealed that Serena is a demi-god.
Serena is "a princess/a queen" and acts like a spoiled child all the time despite being considered as tough and deadly. Of course, she's also utterly beautiful. Luca is so angsty - emo teenagers have nothing on him - with his "my darkness will push her away". He's utterly obsessed with Serena, extremely possessive and brutal. Ian is the only one who has a functional brain cell and uses it occasionally. He's considered as brutal and arrogant as well but he's rather soft towards Serena (and Luca). There's not much depth to any character and some of their actions lack conviction as well. As for their sexualities: Serena is straight, Ian and Luca are bi-/pansexual.
ROMANCE
Insta-lust, obsession, insta-love, and insta-forgiveness. The author gets partly away with it by making all Serena and Luca mates to Ian, and with each other despite being not monsters, but the insta-forgiveness is my pet peeve (e.g., Serena thought that Ian forbid her from leaving the villa for 10 years when it had been Luca who kept her captive there). Their relationship is so utterly toxic (especially the one between Serena/Luca and Luca/Ian) as it's built on obsession, stalking, tons of lies and blackmail. There's also the fact that Luca met Serena as a child, saved her in some alley, and became already smitten with her there. I know that the author wanted to highlight that she's his first love but he's a few years older than her and it has soft grooming/paedophilia vibes to me. While Ian demanded Serena as his "price" when she was just 17 years old while he is an ancient dragon, so there's also paedophilia there. Plus, he dreamed of her as an adult as soon as she was born.
It is a polyamorous romance as all three are in a relationship with each other. It starts as Serena/Ian and Serena/Luca, with Ian/Luca on the side, but evolves quickly into all three being together as they each Ian's mates (and Serena/Luca become mates as well).
As for the sex, I would give it 4 🌶️. It's very graphic and very sexual from the start (although the actual sex scenes happen after a few chapters). If you are into it: two dragon cocks, double penetration (vaginal, anal), threesomes, BDSM moments, actual monster sex (as in Ian in his half-dragon and full-dragon forms), choking, non-consensual voyeurism, degradation play, mating bites, masturbation, breeding kink, Dom/Sub. I'm sure that I forgot something but let's just say that it's very spicy.
TW
Head the trigger warnings that the author already lists at the beginning of the book. In addition:
Yoyeurism, breeding kink, degradation, double vaginal penetration, erotic photo (consensual and non-consensual), biting, cum inflation, dragon sex, size difference, BDSM, general violence, multiple murders, intimate partner violence, captivity, arranged/forced marriage, attempted rape, paedophilia, soft grooming, alcohol, alcohol abuse, hangover, unprotected sex, fear of flying, anxiety, mentioned past parent's death, general sexism, soft ableism (concerning mental health), child slavery (Luca gets sold as a child to pay a debt), sex toys, pregnancy (epilogue), blackmailing, obsessional love, stalking, toxic relationship, ...
Please check other reviews for more/additional trigger warnings. These are the ones that I noticed/marked in my Storygraph journal for the book.
TL;DR
Monster romance with a focus on the sex scenes (that are very explicit and graphic). The romance itself is between two men and a woman (all are in one relationship and are each other's mates). Based on the idea "What if the princess fucks the dragon that kept her in a tower and falls also in love with the knight that was meant to save her?" (just with a dark knight).
August 14, 2023
Everything was chef's kiss, but Luca is not my favourite and that's why this isn't a 5 star.
June 20, 2023
This princess did not need saving. And she’s not a princess she’s a queen thank you very much. Clio can do no wrong in my eyes and let me tell you. LET ME TELL YOU!! I asked for double d and c pocket and DP and boy did I get it. I love how unabashedly monstrous and murdery Ian, Luca and Serena are. You need something done? It gets done. I love a powerful mafia mommy. If you’re looking for a fast paced mafia story with gods, monsters and a tale of the dragon, the knight and the princess in the tower with all the spice then look no further! 5/5 would recommend, read again and purchase a physical copy.
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October 8, 2023
Trigger & Content Warnings
Attempted rape
Paedophilia*
Forced marriage
Dieting mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Emesis
Death of a mother & father recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Physical assault
Stalking & non-consensual voyeurism
* Context : One of the male protagonists becomes interested in the female protagonist when she was 17-years-old.
Attempted rape
Paedophilia*
Forced marriage
Dieting mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Emesis
Death of a mother & father recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Physical assault
Stalking & non-consensual voyeurism
* Context : One of the male protagonists becomes interested in the female protagonist when she was 17-years-old.
August 26, 2023
This one right here wassss soo good! The chemistry between Ian, Luca and Serena written so good!!!
June 24, 2023
If there's a dragon, then it's a great story.
Aaah, dragon, mafia queen and stalker bodyguard come and c*m together in this second book.
This one was a bit more angsty than the first. The many lies that kept the three of them apart where slowly solved and little by little the three MC came together.
Serena was feisty and angry and powerful even after living isolated. I love she got to display her anger and bad*ssness. It was fitting who hrr father was.
I needed more from the relationship between Ian and Luca, but I'm glad they loved eachother in the end.
So many pe*ns...
The conflict continues to develop and it was great to see Ashley and her dogs again. The Fates are being mysterious and I want to know more!
I need Madeline's story now :)
Aaah, dragon, mafia queen and stalker bodyguard come and c*m together in this second book.
This one was a bit more angsty than the first. The many lies that kept the three of them apart where slowly solved and little by little the three MC came together.
Serena was feisty and angry and powerful even after living isolated. I love she got to display her anger and bad*ssness. It was fitting who hrr father was.
I needed more from the relationship between Ian and Luca, but I'm glad they loved eachother in the end.
So many pe*ns...
The conflict continues to develop and it was great to see Ashley and her dogs again. The Fates are being mysterious and I want to know more!
I need Madeline's story now :)
June 16, 2023
*ARC REVIEW*
4.5/5 ⭐️s
Holy shit, Clio can write a mafia romance. Like, DAMN. 🥵🔥
We're in book two of the Three Fates Mafia series, but I feel like you could easily read this as a stand-alone if you wanted to (But really, why would you??)
I adored all three of our MCs! Selena's character arc from a timid woman who's forced into a marriage she doesn't want to a badass mafia queen was PERFECTION. Ian was such a breath of fresh air too. It's not lost on me that the monster of this story was actually the least monstrous of them. I adored him from the start and never turned back. And I absolutely adored Luca's emotional journey throughout this book (even if he was utterly unlikeable at first). All of the characters really worked best when they were together too, and I feel like that's what makes this book so amazing. I loved their love story!
And the mafia vibes were immaculate. I think it's really easy to stray into cheesy territory with mafia romances, but Clio hit such an amazing balance with it. Ironically, I thought the first half of this navigated it better than the second half which is the part that actually takes place in Morai with the other mafia branches...It had a lot of wonderful buildup with just a decent resolution. It felt slightly rushed, and I'm still not clear on how/why some things happened. But with the romance actually having some depth, a rushed ending really couldn't take away from the overall enjoyment of this book.
This was thoroughly enjoyable, hot as hell, and has me so excited to read more from this series - Definitely recommend!
Spice: 4/5 🌶
4.5/5 ⭐️s
Holy shit, Clio can write a mafia romance. Like, DAMN. 🥵🔥
We're in book two of the Three Fates Mafia series, but I feel like you could easily read this as a stand-alone if you wanted to (But really, why would you??)
I adored all three of our MCs! Selena's character arc from a timid woman who's forced into a marriage she doesn't want to a badass mafia queen was PERFECTION. Ian was such a breath of fresh air too. It's not lost on me that the monster of this story was actually the least monstrous of them. I adored him from the start and never turned back. And I absolutely adored Luca's emotional journey throughout this book (even if he was utterly unlikeable at first). All of the characters really worked best when they were together too, and I feel like that's what makes this book so amazing. I loved their love story!
And the mafia vibes were immaculate. I think it's really easy to stray into cheesy territory with mafia romances, but Clio hit such an amazing balance with it. Ironically, I thought the first half of this navigated it better than the second half which is the part that actually takes place in Morai with the other mafia branches...It had a lot of wonderful buildup with just a decent resolution. It felt slightly rushed, and I'm still not clear on how/why some things happened. But with the romance actually having some depth, a rushed ending really couldn't take away from the overall enjoyment of this book.
This was thoroughly enjoyable, hot as hell, and has me so excited to read more from this series - Definitely recommend!
Spice: 4/5 🌶
October 10, 2023
Mythology monsters mafia and a throuple. Sign me up. When I pick up a monster romance, I am often disappointed with the lack of appropriate use of unusual anatomy. If there are two cocks, I need the author to use those cocks not just have them hanging about. If a hero has a monstrous form, I’m going to need the sex to occur in that form as well. Don’t tell me they have a forked tongue and not show how they use it.
This author understands the promise of the premise. There is no checkov’s extra cock here.
I picked this book up on stuff your kindle day for free and am I glad I did. I loved this entire book. It has mythology, the mafia, shifters, and a lot of sex. If you often write reviews stating that a book has too much sex, this book is not for you. If you think that the mafia shouldn’t mix with mythology, than this book is not for you. But if you are searching for a dragon with 2 cocks that he uses at the same time, welcome.
I am excited to check out this authors backlist.
This author understands the promise of the premise. There is no checkov’s extra cock here.
I picked this book up on stuff your kindle day for free and am I glad I did. I loved this entire book. It has mythology, the mafia, shifters, and a lot of sex. If you often write reviews stating that a book has too much sex, this book is not for you. If you think that the mafia shouldn’t mix with mythology, than this book is not for you. But if you are searching for a dragon with 2 cocks that he uses at the same time, welcome.
I am excited to check out this authors backlist.
August 13, 2025
Not even gonna waste my time with this, just gonna make it quick.
Characters - Annoying
Plot- boring
Action- predictable
Tension - anti climatic
Over all I’m just disappointed, I was intrigued with the idea of the og story “princess stolen by the dragon and rescued by a knight in shining armour” but in Modern World and they all actually end up together.
Only to be met with, a girl who has no idea what she’s talking about and forgets she mad because’OH A PENIS!! Yum yum!!’, a guy who’s so icky it’s actually a crime, like he’s just terrible, so fucking terrible and a man who gives off the vibe he has a podcast about being a high value man 🤢 just too into being “dominant manly man”
See if your book has a sex scene in nearly every chapter and it just starts up in the most random way. Maybe try adding them GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER!!!!!! Literally strangers
I just don’t understand how I keep getting these awful books
Characters - Annoying
Plot- boring
Action- predictable
Tension - anti climatic
Over all I’m just disappointed, I was intrigued with the idea of the og story “princess stolen by the dragon and rescued by a knight in shining armour” but in Modern World and they all actually end up together.
Only to be met with, a girl who has no idea what she’s talking about and forgets she mad because’OH A PENIS!! Yum yum!!’, a guy who’s so icky it’s actually a crime, like he’s just terrible, so fucking terrible and a man who gives off the vibe he has a podcast about being a high value man 🤢 just too into being “dominant manly man”
See if your book has a sex scene in nearly every chapter and it just starts up in the most random way. Maybe try adding them GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER!!!!!! Literally strangers
I just don’t understand how I keep getting these awful books
June 19, 2023
✨ ARC Review ✨
Highlights:
- Enemies to Lovers
- Mafia Romance
- MMF
- I Hate You, Please Fuck Me
- Obsession
- Dom/Sub
- Fully Shifted Sex
- Touch Her and Die
- Breeding Kink
Princess+Knight+Dragon= ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Killers & Monsters is a thrilling next installment of the Three Fates Mafia series. While it can be read as standalone I would encourage anyone interested to also read Thieves & Monsters. This series has overarching themes but the individual stories are unique.
The dynamic between Serena, Luca and Ian is electric. It’s passionate and angsty and complicated. I could not put this book down. I am so excited for it to release next week so you can all check it out too!
**You can tell that Clio had fun with this one and I love to see that. I also love the nods to CC and W&Cs. IYKYK**
Highlights:
- Enemies to Lovers
- Mafia Romance
- MMF
- I Hate You, Please Fuck Me
- Obsession
- Dom/Sub
- Fully Shifted Sex
- Touch Her and Die
- Breeding Kink
Princess+Knight+Dragon= ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Killers & Monsters is a thrilling next installment of the Three Fates Mafia series. While it can be read as standalone I would encourage anyone interested to also read Thieves & Monsters. This series has overarching themes but the individual stories are unique.
The dynamic between Serena, Luca and Ian is electric. It’s passionate and angsty and complicated. I could not put this book down. I am so excited for it to release next week so you can all check it out too!
**You can tell that Clio had fun with this one and I love to see that. I also love the nods to CC and W&Cs. IYKYK**
August 31, 2023
This was... something. I really enjoyed the first book, but this one was a bit like pulling teeth to get through. The storyline was very close to the first one and followed the same formula. Sometimes I don't mind that, but this one just felt... so flimsy? The motivations of our characters felt quite shallow.
The spice was often good and sometimes lackluster- I gave this three stars originally, but the more I thought about it the more I picked it apart. I just plain didn't have fun with this book like I did the first.
Still gonna read the next one though.
The spice was often good and sometimes lackluster- I gave this three stars originally, but the more I thought about it the more I picked it apart. I just plain didn't have fun with this book like I did the first.
Still gonna read the next one though.
June 22, 2023
Wow! Talk about another amazing book by Clio Evans! I will never get over her characters and the worlds she gives us!
Along with the amazing monsters, we get enemies to lovers, and touch her and die vibes
These are some of my FAVORITE characters from Clio. I’m 100% serious Serena, Luca and Ian are just 😚
Along with the amazing monsters, we get enemies to lovers, and touch her and die vibes
These are some of my FAVORITE characters from Clio. I’m 100% serious Serena, Luca and Ian are just 😚
July 31, 2023
Great addition to this series. Serena was the right amount of kickass and forgiving. Luca was a nutter but hard not to like him at the end of it all and Ian really was a DILF! To be fair Ian was my favourite and felt the most emotionally stable out of all three.
Clio Evans does good steam and this was no exception. Looking forward to book 3 and really looking forward to Medusa's story.
December 16, 2023
a smutty fun time
if you are looking for dragon smut. you got it with this one. these books have very little plot but still very enjoyable to read. I think I liked this one better than the first. but things go from zero to 60 very quickly. loved the beginning and the thruple situation.
if you are looking for dragon smut. you got it with this one. these books have very little plot but still very enjoyable to read. I think I liked this one better than the first. but things go from zero to 60 very quickly. loved the beginning and the thruple situation.
July 5, 2023
I liked the Princess/Maiden (or in Serena's case - Queen), the Knight and the Dragon aspect. Loved the character art.
I wasn't such a great fan of the pacing as I lost interest while reading then came back to eventually finish the book because I was too far in. Then the Mafia+paranormal aspect in the book just isn't meshing well. It feels more like when they're outside, Mafia, when they're in the bedroom, paranormal. It wasn't cohesive. It was more like two genres running parallel than one cohesive book.
I loved the underlying bad guy plot and the fact that when Luca, Ian and Serena decided to finally be 100% open, that's when they finally started connecting the dots on what was going on. The smut wasn't bad, but again I didn't really feel it. Oh, just remembered I got pissed off that Luca was verbally I-don't-want-you to Ian for so long, then all of a sudden they are meant to have chemistry. He denied it for so long that in my head he basically accepted Ian coz Serena finally did.
I would have loved to perhaps go on with Medusa's story, but I may not be continuing with this series.
I wasn't such a great fan of the pacing as I lost interest while reading then came back to eventually finish the book because I was too far in. Then the Mafia+paranormal aspect in the book just isn't meshing well. It feels more like when they're outside, Mafia, when they're in the bedroom, paranormal. It wasn't cohesive. It was more like two genres running parallel than one cohesive book.
I loved the underlying bad guy plot and the fact that when Luca, Ian and Serena decided to finally be 100% open, that's when they finally started connecting the dots on what was going on. The smut wasn't bad, but again I didn't really feel it. Oh, just remembered I got pissed off that Luca was verbally I-don't-want-you to Ian for so long, then all of a sudden they are meant to have chemistry. He denied it for so long that in my head he basically accepted Ian coz Serena finally did.
I would have loved to perhaps go on with Medusa's story, but I may not be continuing with this series.
June 25, 2023
Another great book by Clio. I can’t wait for the next one!
October 29, 2023
I love this book and I can't wait to read more
June 22, 2024
Just here for the monsters and “plot”.
Kinda cookie cutter of the first one, but honestly that’s what I’m expecting from this series.
Reading through so the Minotaur one makes sense.
Kinda cookie cutter of the first one, but honestly that’s what I’m expecting from this series.
Reading through so the Minotaur one makes sense.
June 22, 2024
If you are looking for a book on pure SMUT this was made for you. Little to no plot and it is FMMM. Overall it was a quick read.
June 24, 2023
A dragon, a bodyguard, and a princess ♥️.
I enjoyed reading about their dynamic and how they all came together in the end. In addition I truly enjoyed the plot that goes through this series.
I enjoyed reading about their dynamic and how they all came together in the end. In addition I truly enjoyed the plot that goes through this series.
July 18, 2024
Buddy Read - July 2024
The set up for this book was delicious - hot bodyguard, hot estranged husband, and a princesssick of them both ready to come into her demi-god self! While the series overall isn't a knock out, theres lots of little details I enjoy that keep me coming back.
A highlight for me was was the hate/love banter between Luca and Ian, some of their moments had me grinning and definitely elevated the trio dynamic.
I'll definitely read Queens and Monsters - have you SEEN that cover? *heart eyes*
“What’s the saying? Faith, trust, and dragon cum?” Luca teased. “That’s definitely not the saying,” I said.
The set up for this book was delicious - hot bodyguard, hot estranged husband, and a princess
Luca growled, narrowing his eyes. “I’ve never called you daddy before. Shut the hell up, Ian.” Ian and I both laughed.
A highlight for me was was the hate/love banter between Luca and Ian, some of their moments had me grinning and definitely elevated the trio dynamic.
I'll definitely read Queens and Monsters - have you SEEN that cover? *heart eyes*
June 22, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶🌶/5
TW - taking photos of someone without prior consent, murder, death of a parent (mentioned)
CW - voyeurism, dragon sex, breeding, DVP, spanking, biting, size difference, impact play, DP
Tropes - paranormal / monster romance, throuple - MMF, FMC x bodyguard, arranged marriage, mafia, obsessed, jealousy
Clio Evans has done it again 🤩🤩
This book follows Serena (FMC) after she is arranged to marry Ian (MMC) who is a mafia Don and also a dragon 🤪. Luca (MMC) is Serena's bodyguard and has gone to lengths to ensure that he can remain by her side...
Shit hits the fan when Ian receives a letter from the fates and he returns to Serena's side after a decade. Tensions are high and there is a tug-o-war between love, hate and fate.
The smut in this is what you would expect from Clio Evans - it's hot 🥵
I lowkey was not a fan of Luca for a lot of this book, he was kind of pathetic imo and I just wanted Ian to put him on his knees. Serena wanted to be free and experience the world after her life for the last 10 years but it does lowkey annoy me when FMCs don't listen to MMCs telling them not to do something for their own safety 💀💀. I also kinda felt like this was low stakes, especially after reading Thieves and Monsters; I was defo able to see where the plot was going hence 4 instead of 5 stars 👅
Scale:
⭐️ - would've DNF'ed / continued out of spite
⭐️⭐️ - shit, but whatever
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - meh, could've been better
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - lit 👅
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - loved it, inject this shit into my veins 🤪
🫑 - no smut
🌶 - no point
🌶🌶 - mediocre at best
🌶🌶🌶 - standard smut, hot
🌶🌶🌶🌶 - 🥵 okay, some CW
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 - fuck me 🥵🥵 CWs / filthy with a side of filth - see Poison / Room Twenty-Two: Hide and Seek
TW - taking photos of someone without prior consent, murder, death of a parent (mentioned)
CW - voyeurism, dragon sex, breeding, DVP, spanking, biting, size difference, impact play, DP
Tropes - paranormal / monster romance, throuple - MMF, FMC x bodyguard, arranged marriage, mafia, obsessed, jealousy
“Be safe, have fun, and remember that monsters fuck better than men.”
Clio Evans has done it again 🤩🤩
This book follows Serena (FMC) after she is arranged to marry Ian (MMC) who is a mafia Don and also a dragon 🤪. Luca (MMC) is Serena's bodyguard and has gone to lengths to ensure that he can remain by her side...
Shit hits the fan when Ian receives a letter from the fates and he returns to Serena's side after a decade. Tensions are high and there is a tug-o-war between love, hate and fate.
The smut in this is what you would expect from Clio Evans - it's hot 🥵
I lowkey was not a fan of Luca for a lot of this book, he was kind of pathetic imo and I just wanted Ian to put him on his knees. Serena wanted to be free and experience the world after her life for the last 10 years but it does lowkey annoy me when FMCs don't listen to MMCs telling them not to do something for their own safety 💀💀. I also kinda felt like this was low stakes, especially after reading Thieves and Monsters; I was defo able to see where the plot was going hence 4 instead of 5 stars 👅
Scale:
⭐️ - would've DNF'ed / continued out of spite
⭐️⭐️ - shit, but whatever
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - meh, could've been better
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - lit 👅
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - loved it, inject this shit into my veins 🤪
🫑 - no smut
🌶 - no point
🌶🌶 - mediocre at best
🌶🌶🌶 - standard smut, hot
🌶🌶🌶🌶 - 🥵 okay, some CW
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 - fuck me 🥵🥵 CWs / filthy with a side of filth - see Poison / Room Twenty-Two: Hide and Seek
October 1, 2023
Like the first book in this dark monster romance series, this was really hot. Also like the first book, the plot went off the rails after the first half and the relational arcs weren’t convincing due to instalove immediately forgiving all sins. In this case, that included Luca Not to mention how obsessed he was with her, in the darkest sense. He never makes up for his transgressions! If ever an MMC needed to grovel, it was him. I love a good triad but Serena and Ian should have ditched Luca after their threesome. They would have been better off with out him.
Characters: Serena is a 28 year old Italian mafia princess, , and virgin. Luca is a bisexual bodyguard. Ian is a centuries old bisexual dragon and mafia boss. Serena and Ian have been married 10 years. This is set in California.
Content notes: attempted rape , ephebophilia (Ian saw FMC when she was 17 and decided he wanted to marry her; he started having dreams about “adult” her when she was born), captivity , stalking/obsession by Luca, voyeurism (nonconsensual), FMC punches Luca when he won’t let her leave and later stabs him in the hand (they’re not together at that point but both claim to love each other so this could fall under intimate partner violence), murder (including , attempted murder, stabbing, physical assault, bounty on Luca’s head, sexism, forced marriage, Luca’s father sold him to FMC’s uncle to pay a debt (not clear if he was enslaved or indentured), past death of FMC’s mother and Luca’s father, vomit, fear of flying, unsafe sex practices (no condom used for penetrative sex without discussion of pregnancy or STI prevention; they go straight to breeding kink without a family planning discussion), pregnancy epilogue, on page sex, D/s, breeding kink, DP (Ian has two cocks), MMF menage, fluid exchange, dragon sex, size difference, degradation play, impact play, pain play, rimming, erotic photos (consensual and nonconsensual), mating bites, masturbation, alcohol, hangover, diet culture, acephobic line, casual ableism around mental illness, gendered pejoratives, gender essentialism, ableist language
Characters: Serena is a 28 year old Italian mafia princess, , and virgin. Luca is a bisexual bodyguard. Ian is a centuries old bisexual dragon and mafia boss. Serena and Ian have been married 10 years. This is set in California.
Content notes: attempted rape , ephebophilia (Ian saw FMC when she was 17 and decided he wanted to marry her; he started having dreams about “adult” her when she was born), captivity , stalking/obsession by Luca, voyeurism (nonconsensual), FMC punches Luca when he won’t let her leave and later stabs him in the hand (they’re not together at that point but both claim to love each other so this could fall under intimate partner violence), murder (including , attempted murder, stabbing, physical assault, bounty on Luca’s head, sexism, forced marriage, Luca’s father sold him to FMC’s uncle to pay a debt (not clear if he was enslaved or indentured), past death of FMC’s mother and Luca’s father, vomit, fear of flying, unsafe sex practices (no condom used for penetrative sex without discussion of pregnancy or STI prevention; they go straight to breeding kink without a family planning discussion), pregnancy epilogue, on page sex, D/s, breeding kink, DP (Ian has two cocks), MMF menage, fluid exchange, dragon sex, size difference, degradation play, impact play, pain play, rimming, erotic photos (consensual and nonconsensual), mating bites, masturbation, alcohol, hangover, diet culture, acephobic line, casual ableism around mental illness, gendered pejoratives, gender essentialism, ableist language
June 24, 2023
“Tomorrow, my husband comes home to me, and I’m going to kill him and take everything he owns.”
-Serena
Killers and Monsters
A Monster Mafia Romance
Three Fates Mafia
Book 2
By Clio Evans
318 pages
Currently on Kindle Unlimited in the USA.
Publication date June 18, 2023
I received a copy of this book, and this is my review.
Please, watch out for possible spoilers, including but not limited to, TW/CN/Etc.
Possible TW, Tropes, and Genres
Mature, Spicy, Romance, Monster Romance, Gay/Bi/Pan Erotica, Erotica, Fantasy Romance, Paranormal Romance, Dragon Princess and Knight Vibes, Size Difference, Arranged Marriage, Mafia Boss Obsessed with his Wife, Bodyguard Obsessed with his Princess, Demigods Gods and Monsters, Why Choose, MMF, Mafia, Death, Murder, Gun Violence, Part of a Series, Can be as a Standalone, Voyeurism, Breeding Kink, Degradation Kink, Double V Penetrations, Fucking a Dragon, Spanking, Biting, Cum Inflation, Pussy Magic, Photos without Consent, Fated Mates, Dragon I’d Like to Fuck, Enemies to Lovers, I Hate You Fuck Me, Obsession, Dom & Sub Vibes, Fully Shifted Sex, Touch Her and Die Vibes, and possibly more.
This is the second book in the Three Fates Mafia series. It can be read alone, but I would suggest to read the first one, as somethings do move along in the background of each book to the next. Just like the first book, this is a 5/5 star read for me. I have yet to read anything by Clio Evans that I didn’t fall in love with.
I enjoyed the overall plot, and the characters, the spice was grand, and the bits of murder were nice as well. I still do not know how Ian and Luca kept themselves from having Serena all that time. She is such a spitfire, I wouldn’t of kept my hands to myself.
It was a joy, to see how Ian and Luca fell in love, and obsessed and loved Serena all the while. The sex scenes were, chefs kiss.
Clio never disappoints with their books. I am going to keep this review VERY short, cause I am gonna spoil the heck out of it otherwise. lol
If you are into,
Fated Mates
MMF
Enemies to Lovers
Touch Her and Die Vibes
Breeding Kink
Mafia Boss and Bodyguard Obsessed with their Queen/Princess
Degradation Kink
Then this will be for you!!
5/5 stars
-Destynnee
-Serena
Killers and Monsters
A Monster Mafia Romance
Three Fates Mafia
Book 2
By Clio Evans
318 pages
Currently on Kindle Unlimited in the USA.
Publication date June 18, 2023
I received a copy of this book, and this is my review.
Please, watch out for possible spoilers, including but not limited to, TW/CN/Etc.
Possible TW, Tropes, and Genres
Mature, Spicy, Romance, Monster Romance, Gay/Bi/Pan Erotica, Erotica, Fantasy Romance, Paranormal Romance, Dragon Princess and Knight Vibes, Size Difference, Arranged Marriage, Mafia Boss Obsessed with his Wife, Bodyguard Obsessed with his Princess, Demigods Gods and Monsters, Why Choose, MMF, Mafia, Death, Murder, Gun Violence, Part of a Series, Can be as a Standalone, Voyeurism, Breeding Kink, Degradation Kink, Double V Penetrations, Fucking a Dragon, Spanking, Biting, Cum Inflation, Pussy Magic, Photos without Consent, Fated Mates, Dragon I’d Like to Fuck, Enemies to Lovers, I Hate You Fuck Me, Obsession, Dom & Sub Vibes, Fully Shifted Sex, Touch Her and Die Vibes, and possibly more.
This is the second book in the Three Fates Mafia series. It can be read alone, but I would suggest to read the first one, as somethings do move along in the background of each book to the next. Just like the first book, this is a 5/5 star read for me. I have yet to read anything by Clio Evans that I didn’t fall in love with.
I enjoyed the overall plot, and the characters, the spice was grand, and the bits of murder were nice as well. I still do not know how Ian and Luca kept themselves from having Serena all that time. She is such a spitfire, I wouldn’t of kept my hands to myself.
It was a joy, to see how Ian and Luca fell in love, and obsessed and loved Serena all the while. The sex scenes were, chefs kiss.
Clio never disappoints with their books. I am going to keep this review VERY short, cause I am gonna spoil the heck out of it otherwise. lol
If you are into,
Fated Mates
MMF
Enemies to Lovers
Touch Her and Die Vibes
Breeding Kink
Mafia Boss and Bodyguard Obsessed with their Queen/Princess
Degradation Kink
Then this will be for you!!
5/5 stars
-Destynnee
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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