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Brutal Hearts #2
Brutal Conquest
She stole my birthright, so I’ll claim her by any means possible.
I was banished from my family two years ago by my Pakhan and brother, and any mention of the Belyaevs makes me burn with red-hot anger. I’m no longer heir to the Belyaev crime family fortune.
But she is.
Zenya Belyaev, the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. She’s the mirror of my soul. The second half of my treacherous heart. The key to my future as the most powerful man in the city.
Our love is forbidden fruit. Zenya burns from the shame of wanting me, but I will sink my teeth into her heart and make her lick the juice from my lips. She thinks one taste is enough for me after wanting her all these years?
Princess, I’m only just getting started.
Author’s note: Brutal Conquest is a standalone MF romance with forbidden themes, breeding, an eighteen year age gap, a jealous and possessive alphahole uncle (no blood relation) and a sweet but strong virgin heroine. The story is dirty and delicious, so please read at your discretion.
I was banished from my family two years ago by my Pakhan and brother, and any mention of the Belyaevs makes me burn with red-hot anger. I’m no longer heir to the Belyaev crime family fortune.
But she is.
Zenya Belyaev, the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. She’s the mirror of my soul. The second half of my treacherous heart. The key to my future as the most powerful man in the city.
Our love is forbidden fruit. Zenya burns from the shame of wanting me, but I will sink my teeth into her heart and make her lick the juice from my lips. She thinks one taste is enough for me after wanting her all these years?
Princess, I’m only just getting started.
Author’s note: Brutal Conquest is a standalone MF romance with forbidden themes, breeding, an eighteen year age gap, a jealous and possessive alphahole uncle (no blood relation) and a sweet but strong virgin heroine. The story is dirty and delicious, so please read at your discretion.
366 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2022
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August 14, 2025
-(minus)♾ stars for you
Dnf
I just revised the review to include a few of the MANY disturbing, unsettling, and horrifying scenes, in order to help prevent others from making the mistake of reading it and being traumatized.
Beware people❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗
EWWWWW 🥺🥺🥺
I'm traumatised 😭😭😭😭
M̶M̶C̶ CRIMINAL wanted to fuck his NIECE(FMC🤯) before she turned 16 and he was 34.
Bitchhhh that's pedophilia not romance.
SICK, TWISTED, DISGUSTING, DISTURBING, PUKE WORTHY, FUCKING INSANE, PSYCHOTIC, CRIMINAL OFFENSE, REPULSIVE, GROTESQUE, ABHORRENT, HEINOUS, DEPRAVED, REVOLTING, NAUSEATING, OBSCENE......🤢🤢🤢🤢😵
CRIMINAL wanted to impregnate 16 years old NIECE and get married to her because she's his favourite girl apparently. His own words btw 🤒🤒😣😣
A conversation between the CRIMINAL and his NIECE, including the CRIMINAL'S inner monologues:
Read the passage below at your own risk. Barf alert!
Zenya glances toward the door to check that we really are alone and then whispers, “How long have you wanted me?”
I grin like the devil. Oh, that secret? She wants to know that secret?
I consider her with my head tilted to one side, wondering whether I should tell her everything because it’s complicated and messy, just like my feelings for her. I’ve got a dozen nieces and nephews, but I’ve never loved them like I love Zenya. She’s always been special. I love her more than my brother. I love her even more than myself.
I stopped admiring Zenya’s prettiness as a proud uncle and started regarding her as a force to be reckoned with after the home invasion. I’ve never been prouder of her than when my beautiful girl killed a man using the knife I’d given her. She knew I was on my way, and I could handle her attacker for her, but she didn’t want to wait. She wanted to kill him herself.
Then she came downstairs to stand among the corpses of the men I’d been torturing, her white PJ set and her silvery hair stiff with blood, and I realized she’d been watching me torture them.
Blood, pain, and murder, and she craved to watch.
I didn’t want to call her dandelion after that. I wanted to call her princess.
I wanted to call her mine.
My daughter? I wondered, puzzling for weeks and months over this strange feeling buzzing in my chest whenever I looked at her.
A few months before she turned sixteen, we were in the pool on a hot summer’s day, splashing each other while she squealed. She kept jumping on my back and looping both her arms around my neck while I dove deep, swimming powerfully through the water.
We’d surface and break apart, going back to splashing. Then she launched herself at my front instead of my back, wrapping her slender legs around my torso and climbing my body like a tree.
I was dazzled by the sun on the water. With her arms wrapped around my neck and her smiling lips just inches from mine, I felt a sudden and almost uncontrollable urge to push her against the tiles, cover her mouth with mine, and thrust my tongue deep into her mouth.
I stared down at her in shock.
Oh, shit.
That’s what this feeling has been all this time?
I want my niece?
I wrapped both arms tightly around her and squeezed. Zenya felt like heaven in her bikini with her breasts pushed against my chest and her cool, wet skin beneath my hands. I put my lips against her ear and whispered, “You’re my favorite kind of trouble, princess.”
Her eyes widened. Before she could answer, I dunked us both under the water and got out of the pool.
Not to go and see a priest or a therapist or to give myself a good talking to about the inappropriate thoughts I had of my niece. I drove home and jerked off, thinking about Zenya and her perfect mouth and adorable tits, telling myself I was a twisted bastard for thinking about her like that, but with the full knowledge that it was too fucking late and I wasn’t going to stop. By the time the sun set, I’d imagined a dozen different scenarios in which I thrust my cock deep inside her and made a bloody mess of her virginity and my balls were empty.
I hadn’t touched another woman since the home invasion. I hadn’t even wanted another woman. I thought I was put off going to bed with anyone because Zenya had nearly been raped and it hurt my heart to the point of desolation. Men can be such cruel fucking animals. I saw Chessa in the aftermath of what had happened to her, and it turned my stomach. God knows I never had any love for that woman, but her suffering was brutal.
And yet I hungered for…something. Or rather, someone.
The day in the pool, I realized what it was.
My niece.
My fucking niece.
I thought growing up together as family meant you were immune to things like that. I’d held her as a baby, for fuck’s sake. But in my heart, there was Zenya as I’d always known her, and then there was Zenya the intriguing and powerful girl who’d killed a man and wanted to help me kill more. She had the same instincts that I did. To protect her family no matter what, and if murder was the way, then bring it on.
... The past few years have been agony, but the agony hasn’t been denying myself other women. The agony has been denying myself Zenya. Before I was banished, I was always by her side, and she was so fucking delicious. Always smiling at me. Always touching me. I could have persuaded her into becoming my lover when she was fifteen or sixteen. I could have been downright Machiavellian about it and coerced her into my bed, but then what? Eventually, she would have hated her beloved uncle for being a predator and abusing her trust like that.
But she’s eighteen now.
Old enough for all kinds of trouble.
Don’t blame me if you feel sick and want to throw up—I did warn you! 😭
CRIMINAL was adopted into the family as a child, which the author mentioned once like being a step-uncle somehow made it better 🤮 But he said he doesn't know any other family than this one. And in my mind, step relationships are just like blood ones especially if you were there when they were fucking BORN.
CRIMINAL had held his NIECE as a baby, saw her growing up, he was there all the freaking time for God's sake 😭😭😭😭
Goshh, I'm so freaking scared 🤒😣
I picked up this book without even glancing at the blurb because I saw someone on my feed reading it, and the book cover was unsettling. Big fucking mistake.
😤😤😤😤😤😤😭😭😭😭😭😭
Dnf
I just revised the review to include a few of the MANY disturbing, unsettling, and horrifying scenes, in order to help prevent others from making the mistake of reading it and being traumatized.
Beware people❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗
EWWWWW 🥺🥺🥺
I'm traumatised 😭😭😭😭
M̶M̶C̶ CRIMINAL wanted to fuck his NIECE(FMC🤯) before she turned 16 and he was 34.
Bitchhhh that's pedophilia not romance.
SICK, TWISTED, DISGUSTING, DISTURBING, PUKE WORTHY, FUCKING INSANE, PSYCHOTIC, CRIMINAL OFFENSE, REPULSIVE, GROTESQUE, ABHORRENT, HEINOUS, DEPRAVED, REVOLTING, NAUSEATING, OBSCENE......🤢🤢🤢🤢😵
CRIMINAL wanted to impregnate 16 years old NIECE and get married to her because she's his favourite girl apparently. His own words btw 🤒🤒😣😣
A conversation between the CRIMINAL and his NIECE, including the CRIMINAL'S inner monologues:
Read the passage below at your own risk. Barf alert!
Zenya glances toward the door to check that we really are alone and then whispers, “How long have you wanted me?”
I grin like the devil. Oh, that secret? She wants to know that secret?
I consider her with my head tilted to one side, wondering whether I should tell her everything because it’s complicated and messy, just like my feelings for her. I’ve got a dozen nieces and nephews, but I’ve never loved them like I love Zenya. She’s always been special. I love her more than my brother. I love her even more than myself.
I stopped admiring Zenya’s prettiness as a proud uncle and started regarding her as a force to be reckoned with after the home invasion. I’ve never been prouder of her than when my beautiful girl killed a man using the knife I’d given her. She knew I was on my way, and I could handle her attacker for her, but she didn’t want to wait. She wanted to kill him herself.
Then she came downstairs to stand among the corpses of the men I’d been torturing, her white PJ set and her silvery hair stiff with blood, and I realized she’d been watching me torture them.
Blood, pain, and murder, and she craved to watch.
I didn’t want to call her dandelion after that. I wanted to call her princess.
I wanted to call her mine.
My daughter? I wondered, puzzling for weeks and months over this strange feeling buzzing in my chest whenever I looked at her.
A few months before she turned sixteen, we were in the pool on a hot summer’s day, splashing each other while she squealed. She kept jumping on my back and looping both her arms around my neck while I dove deep, swimming powerfully through the water.
We’d surface and break apart, going back to splashing. Then she launched herself at my front instead of my back, wrapping her slender legs around my torso and climbing my body like a tree.
I was dazzled by the sun on the water. With her arms wrapped around my neck and her smiling lips just inches from mine, I felt a sudden and almost uncontrollable urge to push her against the tiles, cover her mouth with mine, and thrust my tongue deep into her mouth.
I stared down at her in shock.
Oh, shit.
That’s what this feeling has been all this time?
I want my niece?
I wrapped both arms tightly around her and squeezed. Zenya felt like heaven in her bikini with her breasts pushed against my chest and her cool, wet skin beneath my hands. I put my lips against her ear and whispered, “You’re my favorite kind of trouble, princess.”
Her eyes widened. Before she could answer, I dunked us both under the water and got out of the pool.
Not to go and see a priest or a therapist or to give myself a good talking to about the inappropriate thoughts I had of my niece. I drove home and jerked off, thinking about Zenya and her perfect mouth and adorable tits, telling myself I was a twisted bastard for thinking about her like that, but with the full knowledge that it was too fucking late and I wasn’t going to stop. By the time the sun set, I’d imagined a dozen different scenarios in which I thrust my cock deep inside her and made a bloody mess of her virginity and my balls were empty.
I hadn’t touched another woman since the home invasion. I hadn’t even wanted another woman. I thought I was put off going to bed with anyone because Zenya had nearly been raped and it hurt my heart to the point of desolation. Men can be such cruel fucking animals. I saw Chessa in the aftermath of what had happened to her, and it turned my stomach. God knows I never had any love for that woman, but her suffering was brutal.
And yet I hungered for…something. Or rather, someone.
The day in the pool, I realized what it was.
My niece.
My fucking niece.
I thought growing up together as family meant you were immune to things like that. I’d held her as a baby, for fuck’s sake. But in my heart, there was Zenya as I’d always known her, and then there was Zenya the intriguing and powerful girl who’d killed a man and wanted to help me kill more. She had the same instincts that I did. To protect her family no matter what, and if murder was the way, then bring it on.
... The past few years have been agony, but the agony hasn’t been denying myself other women. The agony has been denying myself Zenya. Before I was banished, I was always by her side, and she was so fucking delicious. Always smiling at me. Always touching me. I could have persuaded her into becoming my lover when she was fifteen or sixteen. I could have been downright Machiavellian about it and coerced her into my bed, but then what? Eventually, she would have hated her beloved uncle for being a predator and abusing her trust like that.
But she’s eighteen now.
Old enough for all kinds of trouble.
Don’t blame me if you feel sick and want to throw up—I did warn you! 😭
CRIMINAL was adopted into the family as a child, which the author mentioned once like being a step-uncle somehow made it better 🤮 But he said he doesn't know any other family than this one. And in my mind, step relationships are just like blood ones especially if you were there when they were fucking BORN.
CRIMINAL had held his NIECE as a baby, saw her growing up, he was there all the freaking time for God's sake 😭😭😭😭
Goshh, I'm so freaking scared 🤒😣
I picked up this book without even glancing at the blurb because I saw someone on my feed reading it, and the book cover was unsettling. Big fucking mistake.
😤😤😤😤😤😤😭😭😭😭😭😭
November 29, 2022
LILITH KILLED IT!!! Her MF standalone are freaking amazing, and this one, i just ate it up!! If you watched House of Dragon, this is kinda smilliarish with some mafia vibes!!!
Zenya is the Mafia princess who loves her "uncle" who has trained and been turned into a bad ass chick who is taking over the family since her father is dying. There chemistry was so good and tense because they can't be together since we'll there family (not blood), but that doesn't stop Uncle Kristian from wanting her. He was banished because of something he did now. He's back because someone is targeting his dandelion, and no one is going to harm her. And boy, when I tell you how protective this man is... you'll be. I want a man like him, lol.
But there is a lot of push away from Zen since she isn't sure why he's back and she doesn't trust him like she used to since he did abandon her. I love them so much, and Kris lord, I want him. I'm fighting everyone for his dirty filthy butt hehe.
No ow/om drama, no cheating, drama, sexy times, virgin gal and no manwhore (there was one part he had a stripper near him he was choking you'll see. Nothing ever happens he is 100000% faithful)
Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶🌶
Slowburnish
Age gap
18h/36H
violence
Separation few years (both faithful)
manipulation dubcon
Murder
Praise kink
Tiny Degradation
No condom
Anal play
Breeding
Hea
Epilogue
Zenya is the Mafia princess who loves her "uncle" who has trained and been turned into a bad ass chick who is taking over the family since her father is dying. There chemistry was so good and tense because they can't be together since we'll there family (not blood), but that doesn't stop Uncle Kristian from wanting her. He was banished because of something he did now. He's back because someone is targeting his dandelion, and no one is going to harm her. And boy, when I tell you how protective this man is... you'll be. I want a man like him, lol.
But there is a lot of push away from Zen since she isn't sure why he's back and she doesn't trust him like she used to since he did abandon her. I love them so much, and Kris lord, I want him. I'm fighting everyone for his dirty filthy butt hehe.
No ow/om drama, no cheating, drama, sexy times, virgin gal and no manwhore (there was one part he had a stripper near him he was choking you'll see. Nothing ever happens he is 100000% faithful)
Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶🌶
Slowburnish
Age gap
18h/36H
violence
Separation few years (both faithful)
manipulation dubcon
Murder
Praise kink
Tiny Degradation
No condom
Anal play
Breeding
Hea
Epilogue
December 16, 2022
⭐️⭐️⭐️.75-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
''Being insane for you is my love language''
Safety warnings:
- H 36 / h 18
- Adopted uncle/niece
- Mention of s*xual assault/r*pe
- Violence/D*ath
- Terminal illness
- Dub con
- BC manipulation
- HEA
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I skipped book 1 of this series after finding out the MMC sleeps with the FMC's mother prior to the two getting together and trying to get her pregnant (the mom and him are in an arranged marriage) BUT I was glad to know this particular book did not have any of that stuff in the story and we got a loyal and celibate hero.
This book might not be for everyone as he has always been known as her uncle since she was born despite him not being blood related (he is adopted) it still might weird people out knowing he watched her grow up and basically wanted her since she was 14. He never attempts anything and keeps his desires/feelings to himself. It goes beyond desire though, he sees her as his equal and the only one he has ever loved and will ever love.
When she is 16 he is sent away after her father finds out he took a photo with a stripper depicted her dead step mom's ultimate death (he chocks the stripper, and she has the step moms name on her body) - though nothing else happens with the stripper. He has stayed celibate without even thinking about it when she was around 14 and only realised later on it was because of her.
They are separated for 2 years, and he comes back with revenge on his mind. She is the heir to her father's bratva, and Uncle Kristian wishes to get his hands on the woman he loves who has finally turned 18 and the empire. She finally realizes slowly that she always felt something for him but never could name what it was. Their first sexual interaction was definitely dub con - he saves her during a bad raid, and he is wearing a mask. He demands she thank him for saving her life and wishes to taste her....somehow I think and believe she knew who he was but was in denial.
Her dad is dying of cancer, and we do see him deteriorate throughout the book which was sad to watch especially with all the kids he leaves behind.
There is a breeding kink and birth control manipulation. He attempts to impregnant her each time they are together and of course she ends up pregnant. They are not meant with any animosity when they tell everyone about their relationship. Her siblings are actually happy for her and don't see it as weird as they know he isn't related by blood and even her father approves of it and is glad to know someone who admires/worships her will protect her and be by her side once he is gone.
To be honest there was little side plot about the mafia side and how someone is attempting to either kill her or undermine her. I figured it out for some odd reason it was the step aunt (her step mothers’ sister) and I was right. She had gone mad after what happened to her sister few years before she died (she was gang raped during a home invasion by their enemies) and then she believed Kristian killed her sister.
Overall, this was fun and can be read in one sitting. There is no connection to the previous book and couple so if book 1 isn't for you then you can skip it!
''Being insane for you is my love language''
Safety warnings:
- H 36 / h 18
- Adopted uncle/niece
- Mention of s*xual assault/r*pe
- Violence/D*ath
- Terminal illness
- Dub con
- BC manipulation
- HEA
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
I skipped book 1 of this series after finding out the MMC sleeps with the FMC's mother prior to the two getting together and trying to get her pregnant (the mom and him are in an arranged marriage) BUT I was glad to know this particular book did not have any of that stuff in the story and we got a loyal and celibate hero.
This book might not be for everyone as he has always been known as her uncle since she was born despite him not being blood related (he is adopted) it still might weird people out knowing he watched her grow up and basically wanted her since she was 14. He never attempts anything and keeps his desires/feelings to himself. It goes beyond desire though, he sees her as his equal and the only one he has ever loved and will ever love.
When she is 16 he is sent away after her father finds out he took a photo with a stripper depicted her dead step mom's ultimate death (he chocks the stripper, and she has the step moms name on her body) - though nothing else happens with the stripper. He has stayed celibate without even thinking about it when she was around 14 and only realised later on it was because of her.
They are separated for 2 years, and he comes back with revenge on his mind. She is the heir to her father's bratva, and Uncle Kristian wishes to get his hands on the woman he loves who has finally turned 18 and the empire. She finally realizes slowly that she always felt something for him but never could name what it was. Their first sexual interaction was definitely dub con - he saves her during a bad raid, and he is wearing a mask. He demands she thank him for saving her life and wishes to taste her....somehow I think and believe she knew who he was but was in denial.
Her dad is dying of cancer, and we do see him deteriorate throughout the book which was sad to watch especially with all the kids he leaves behind.
There is a breeding kink and birth control manipulation. He attempts to impregnant her each time they are together and of course she ends up pregnant. They are not meant with any animosity when they tell everyone about their relationship. Her siblings are actually happy for her and don't see it as weird as they know he isn't related by blood and even her father approves of it and is glad to know someone who admires/worships her will protect her and be by her side once he is gone.
To be honest there was little side plot about the mafia side and how someone is attempting to either kill her or undermine her. I figured it out for some odd reason it was the step aunt (her step mothers’ sister) and I was right. She had gone mad after what happened to her sister few years before she died (she was gang raped during a home invasion by their enemies) and then she believed Kristian killed her sister.
Overall, this was fun and can be read in one sitting. There is no connection to the previous book and couple so if book 1 isn't for you then you can skip it!
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November 12, 2022
My next release!! Live December 7. Like a lot of you I’ve been obsessed with Daemon and Rhaenyra from House of the Dragon. Uncle Kristian and Zenya are loosely inspired by their characters and the power struggle when one heir is replaced with another.
What you can expect from the story:
🖤Uncle/niece (not blood related but he’s always known her)
🖤Manipulation dubcon
🖤Eighteen year age gap
🖤Jealous alphahole/virgin heroine
🖤Breeding and birth control tampering
🖤Drama and loads of smut
She stole my birthright, so I’ll claim her by any means possible.
I was banished from my family two years ago by my Pakhan and brother, and any mention of the Belyaevs makes me burn with red-hot anger. I’m no longer heir to the Belyaev crime family fortune.
But she is.
Zenya Belyaev, the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. She’s the mirror of my soul. The second half of my treacherous heart. The key to my future as the most powerful man in the city.
Our love is forbidden fruit. Zenya burns from the shame of wanting me, but I will sink my teeth into her heart and make her lick the juice from my lips. She thinks one taste is enough for me after wanting her all these years?
Princess, I’m only just getting started.
Author’s note: Brutal Conquest is a standalone MF romance with forbidden themes, breeding, an eighteen year age gap, a jealous and possessive alphahole uncle (no blood relation) and a sweet but strong virgin heroine. The story is dirty and delicious, so please read at your discretion.
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September 8, 2024
Everybody say it with me :✨grooming✨.
Don't get me wrong, I love myself a good taboo, messed up family dynamic 🤡☝️- but this one didn't deliver in the way I thought it would.
I thought I would like this one, because of the mafia vibes, and the h having a position of power but I just lost interest halfway through.
I kept expecting something to happen, but nothing really did? There was just that constant on-and-off with the H and h, that I just got bored with.
Anyways, I'm going to block this one out, bye.
Don't get me wrong, I love myself a good taboo, messed up family dynamic 🤡☝️- but this one didn't deliver in the way I thought it would.
I thought I would like this one, because of the mafia vibes, and the h having a position of power but I just lost interest halfway through.
I kept expecting something to happen, but nothing really did? There was just that constant on-and-off with the H and h, that I just got bored with.
Anyways, I'm going to block this one out, bye.
July 13, 2023
3.5🌟
One of the best taboo, uncle-niece age gap romance I’ve ever read. I loved seeing his complete devotion to her, this guy literally lived for her. They were so adorable together🥹!! Loved it!
It would’ve been a solid 5 stars read for me, but for 1 dumb thing. I mean what the hell was the author thinking…..
🤦🏼♀️A 16-18yr old girl who’s the head of the mafia (an 11th grader lol 😦), because her mafia dad had cancer and was too sick to lead???
And before she became a 16-18yr old “mafia bitch,” she was managing her family’s stock movements and financial records since she was fifteen years old.… Hahahah….Yea, totally believable.🙄🤦🏼♀️oh pahleaze. Ridiculous and contrived.
This was nonsense obviously, and every time she opened her mouth and talked like a teenager made me roll my eyes….🙄 (as matter of fact, came back to edit my rating…twice lol….. as much as I liked this book, I can’t give this book more than 3.5 due to the 16yr old lady mafia boss silliness. I mean, c’mon? 😂)
Safety safe
H went to strip clubs .
H celibate since h was 14/15.
“I hadn’t touched another woman since the home invasion. I hadn’t even wanted another woman.” (He said “another woman,” and he attracted to girls though…👀)
h not a virgin ( she used a dildo to get rid of it😦🤦🏼♀️), but H is her first human sex partner.
One of the best taboo, uncle-niece age gap romance I’ve ever read. I loved seeing his complete devotion to her, this guy literally lived for her. They were so adorable together🥹!! Loved it!
It would’ve been a solid 5 stars read for me, but for 1 dumb thing. I mean what the hell was the author thinking…..
🤦🏼♀️A 16-18yr old girl who’s the head of the mafia (an 11th grader lol 😦), because her mafia dad had cancer and was too sick to lead???
And before she became a 16-18yr old “mafia bitch,” she was managing her family’s stock movements and financial records since she was fifteen years old.… Hahahah….Yea, totally believable.🙄🤦🏼♀️oh pahleaze. Ridiculous and contrived.
This was nonsense obviously, and every time she opened her mouth and talked like a teenager made me roll my eyes….🙄 (as matter of fact, came back to edit my rating…twice lol….. as much as I liked this book, I can’t give this book more than 3.5 due to the 16yr old lady mafia boss silliness. I mean, c’mon? 😂)
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H went to strip clubs .
H celibate since h was 14/15.
“I hadn’t touched another woman since the home invasion. I hadn’t even wanted another woman.” (He said “another woman,” and he attracted to girls though…👀)
h not a virgin ( she used a dildo to get rid of it😦🤦🏼♀️), but H is her first human sex partner.
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December 11, 2022
4 - 4.5 stars!
Zenya and "Uncle" Kristian had some MAJOR Rhaenyra and Daemon vibes and I'll be honest...I dug it.
Zenya is next in line to her father's mafia empire and she doesn't shy away from violence, blood, gore, or facing down any and all her enemies. Her father is dying and she is fully prepared to stand at the head of the table. Zenya was one badass woman with no weakness expect one. Her "Uncle" Kristian.
Kristian was exiled from the family for reasons you'll have to read to find out but Zenya was devastated. The one person that connected with her on a soul level and helped her to be the woman she is now has disappeared. But in a moment where she needed him most, he came in like a dark knight.
Kristian is back and is determined to claim what he considers his...Zenya of course.
Zenya is wary of Kristian at first and there is a delicious push and pull between the two of them but Kristian knows his dandelion and what she really needs. With Zenya's enemies closing in and the future unkown, Zenya and Kristian stand together to face down what is to come.
This was DIRTY, violent, a little angsty, suspenseful, and fun to read. I loved Zenya and I loved Kristian's obsessive and possessive personality. I wish he had been a little more alpha outside the bedroom but I understand why he wasn't. He more than made up for it in the bedroom. Overall, a solid and smutty read!
Zenya and "Uncle" Kristian had some MAJOR Rhaenyra and Daemon vibes and I'll be honest...I dug it.
"Blood and danger. Steel and bullets. That’s what our love is made from, and I’ll never let go of this girl as long as I live."
Zenya is next in line to her father's mafia empire and she doesn't shy away from violence, blood, gore, or facing down any and all her enemies. Her father is dying and she is fully prepared to stand at the head of the table. Zenya was one badass woman with no weakness expect one. Her "Uncle" Kristian.
Kristian was exiled from the family for reasons you'll have to read to find out but Zenya was devastated. The one person that connected with her on a soul level and helped her to be the woman she is now has disappeared. But in a moment where she needed him most, he came in like a dark knight.
Kristian is back and is determined to claim what he considers his...Zenya of course.
“Anything for you, princess.”
“Healthy relationships have boundaries,” I grumble.
“I don’t want a healthy relationship. Being insane for you is my love language.”
Zenya is wary of Kristian at first and there is a delicious push and pull between the two of them but Kristian knows his dandelion and what she really needs. With Zenya's enemies closing in and the future unkown, Zenya and Kristian stand together to face down what is to come.
This was DIRTY, violent, a little angsty, suspenseful, and fun to read. I loved Zenya and I loved Kristian's obsessive and possessive personality. I wish he had been a little more alpha outside the bedroom but I understand why he wasn't. He more than made up for it in the bedroom. Overall, a solid and smutty read!
December 8, 2022
Zenya Belyaev begins running the bratva as her father, Troian, becomes weaker from the cancer that’s infected him.
Tougher than you’d expect from a bratva princess, Zenya has been trained to take over since her uncle, Kristian, was banished from the family two years prior.
Kristian returns just as his Dandelion turns 18 and it’s not a moment too soon.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Burn: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Darkness: 🖤
Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 🫣😡🥵😢😍
Ending: 💗 {HEA}
POV: 👫🏼 {Dual}
🗂 Genre: Dark Romance
✨ Tropes: Age Gap (18), Mafia/Bratva/Crime Family, Revenge, Virgin h, Forbidden, MINE!, Touch-Her-and-💀
💋 Kinks: Brėėding, Cum Jammer, Good Girl
⚠️ Warning: This book may cause blushing, squirming, combusting panties, and/or self-care.
🚩 Safety Squad: Mild VîoIencė and other potentially triggering elements. If you have any hesitation, check the warnings before diving in. Otherwise, blind is best!!
📣 Type: Brutal Conquest is part of the Brutal Hearts series, but can be read as a standalone.
🛑 Be Advised: My Goodreads shelves are … explicit in both senses. As such, they could be considered spoiler-y.
Tougher than you’d expect from a bratva princess, Zenya has been trained to take over since her uncle, Kristian, was banished from the family two years prior.
Kristian returns just as his Dandelion turns 18 and it’s not a moment too soon.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Burn: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Darkness: 🖤
Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 🫣😡🥵😢😍
Ending: 💗 {HEA}
POV: 👫🏼 {Dual}
🗂 Genre: Dark Romance
✨ Tropes: Age Gap (18), Mafia/Bratva/Crime Family, Revenge, Virgin h, Forbidden, MINE!, Touch-Her-and-💀
💋 Kinks: Brėėding, Cum Jammer, Good Girl
⚠️ Warning: This book may cause blushing, squirming, combusting panties, and/or self-care.
🚩 Safety Squad: Mild VîoIencė and other potentially triggering elements. If you have any hesitation, check the warnings before diving in. Otherwise, blind is best!!
📣 Type: Brutal Conquest is part of the Brutal Hearts series, but can be read as a standalone.
🛑 Be Advised: My Goodreads shelves are … explicit in both senses. As such, they could be considered spoiler-y.
December 9, 2022
3.8 stars. This is a good age gap taboo read, set in the world of the Bratva.
(The taboo part is that the hero and heroine and uncle and niece. He’s adopted, so they’re not blood related – but she also didn’t know that until she was 11. And even after that, she grew up calling him Uncle. And, her first memories were of him).
The author MUST have been inspired by Daemon and Rhaenyra Targaryen on the show House of the Dragon. Too many things are similar:
✅ the hero and heroine are uncle and niece, and he’s around 16-18 years older
✅ his brother is the heroine’s dad
✅ her dad’s health is declining
✅ her dad is a powerful king-like figure, and she’s his heir
✅ the hero was banished by his brother, so the heroine didn’t see him for a few years in her teens
✅ he was banished SPECIFICALLY for going out drinking after a death in the family and making light of it. When his brother found out, he got mad and kicked him out
✅ the hero’s purpose in returning from his exile involves taking both his brother’s empire AND his daughter
✅ she’s her dad’s oldest kid
✅ her dad was married twice, and has lots of kids
✅ she and her uncle both have silver hair
✅ she and her uncle speak “the language of the Old Country” to each other when they don’t want people around them to understand them, and it feels like their own intimate private language …
I mean, come on! This isn’t even everything, and it’s too specific to be a coincidence. To be clear, it’s not a bad thing. I like Daemon and Rhaenyra, I was drawn to this book by that vibe. But I didn’t realize it would be THIS strong. It’s funny and a bit unhinged how the author didn’t tweak any details. For example, the characters in this book didn’t need to have silver hair! The author could have made them brunettes rather than give them the distinctive Targaryen silver hair! Especially since contemporary book characters don’t need to have Fantasy Character Hair.
Like, if I was this author, I’d be worried HBO or George RR Martin would make me take the book down. Wouldn’t you NOT want that to happen? Why wouldn’t you try to disguise it even a little?! Make their hair brown! Make him be her uncle on her mom’s side instead of her dad’s! Make the reason for his banishment be different! Anything! This really is a Daemon and Rhaenyra mafia AU fanfic. The show stopped airing just 2 months ago, though, so I’m impressed the author whipped this story up and put it out so fast.
Anyway, this is all making it sound like I didn’t enjoy the book, and that’s not the case at all. It’s a good taboo age gap mafia read. It’s bloody, it’s sexy, forbidden, a little scandalous. It’s everything you want if you’re in the mood for those tropes. But, wondering “um...is this legal?!” DID distract from the story, a bit.
(The taboo part is that the hero and heroine and uncle and niece. He’s adopted, so they’re not blood related – but she also didn’t know that until she was 11. And even after that, she grew up calling him Uncle. And, her first memories were of him).
The author MUST have been inspired by Daemon and Rhaenyra Targaryen on the show House of the Dragon. Too many things are similar:
✅ the hero and heroine are uncle and niece, and he’s around 16-18 years older
✅ his brother is the heroine’s dad
✅ her dad’s health is declining
✅ her dad is a powerful king-like figure, and she’s his heir
✅ the hero was banished by his brother, so the heroine didn’t see him for a few years in her teens
✅ he was banished SPECIFICALLY for going out drinking after a death in the family and making light of it. When his brother found out, he got mad and kicked him out
✅ the hero’s purpose in returning from his exile involves taking both his brother’s empire AND his daughter
✅ she’s her dad’s oldest kid
✅ her dad was married twice, and has lots of kids
✅ she and her uncle both have silver hair
✅ she and her uncle speak “the language of the Old Country” to each other when they don’t want people around them to understand them, and it feels like their own intimate private language …
I mean, come on! This isn’t even everything, and it’s too specific to be a coincidence. To be clear, it’s not a bad thing. I like Daemon and Rhaenyra, I was drawn to this book by that vibe. But I didn’t realize it would be THIS strong. It’s funny and a bit unhinged how the author didn’t tweak any details. For example, the characters in this book didn’t need to have silver hair! The author could have made them brunettes rather than give them the distinctive Targaryen silver hair! Especially since contemporary book characters don’t need to have Fantasy Character Hair.
Like, if I was this author, I’d be worried HBO or George RR Martin would make me take the book down. Wouldn’t you NOT want that to happen? Why wouldn’t you try to disguise it even a little?! Make their hair brown! Make him be her uncle on her mom’s side instead of her dad’s! Make the reason for his banishment be different! Anything! This really is a Daemon and Rhaenyra mafia AU fanfic. The show stopped airing just 2 months ago, though, so I’m impressed the author whipped this story up and put it out so fast.
Anyway, this is all making it sound like I didn’t enjoy the book, and that’s not the case at all. It’s a good taboo age gap mafia read. It’s bloody, it’s sexy, forbidden, a little scandalous. It’s everything you want if you’re in the mood for those tropes. But, wondering “um...is this legal?!” DID distract from the story, a bit.
July 25, 2024
3.5 ⭐ (Rounding up because the h became the Pakhan 😄)
I love the taboo-ish theme. 🤭
It's an uncle-niece relationship, but they're not blood related since Kristian (36) was adopted. This might be uncomfortable for some, because he realized he wanted Zenya (18) when she was just 14. So he stayed celibate and waited for her to become legal before claiming her. 🫣
There was a separation two years prior because Kristian was banished by his brother when a photo of him being straddled by a stripper circulated in their circle. 😤 This angered his brother because the name of his late wife was written on the stripper's NAKED chest that Kristian was pretending to be choking. His sister-in-law passed away only days ago, and Kristian went to a club to celebrate it. 🥴 Someone took a photo of that moment and spread it without his consent.
Ngl, this scene pissed me off because why would he let some OW who was only wearing a thong sit on his lap when he's so in deep with Zenya?! 😤 He said he was way too drunk and didn't even remember it, not until he saw the photo. It made me think that something worse might've happened if he'd gotten drunk more. 🤧
Anyway, moving past that annoying scene, he did beg his brother not to kick him out because he couldn't imagine staying away from Zenya. But it didn't work, so he had no choice but to follow his order. Before he left, he talked to her and said goodbye. She cried and begged for him not to go, and, idk, maybe he couldn't take it anymore, so Kristian gave her a peck on the lips. 🫣 She didn't even notice it at all because she was crying so hard. Remember, she was just 16 at the time. And it's understandable why this scene might be uncomfortable for some readers knowing Zenya was a minor. 🫣
In the present time, he came back on her 18th birthday to finally claim his niece. 😅 He vowed to never let her go this time and to make her his wife and the mother of his children. 🫣🤭
There's nothing much that really happened here. Most of it was about the domesticity of their lives and Kristian serving as an enforcer. Zenya became the leader of their organization, and her uncle/husband (still so weird 🤣) became her most trusted man.
He was soooo down bad for her, and I'm eating it all up. 🤭 Some might become uneasy with their interactions in the past because, even when she was a minor, he was already treating her differently. But Zenya didn't notice it, or she just didn't give any meaning to it. 😅
Like I said, this might be uncomfortable for some, but I really like their chemistry and tension. Tbh, I even forgot their familial relationship and their age gap because they were just hot together and a perfect fit for each other. 🤣🥵
Overall, I was entertained, and the book kinda made me glad that I gave it a chance. 🙈
Book info
- Age gap (18)
- Taboo-ish romance (Uncle x Niece, no blood relation)
- Violence
- SA (past, side char)
- Attempted SA
- BC tampering
- Breeding
- Loss of loved one
- Depiction of cancer and cancer treatments
- No cheating, OPD, separation*
- No V*
- HEA (married with a son and another baby otw)
Notes:
- There's no separation at the present time. But there was one two years ago when Kristian got banished.
- No V. Zenya lost it using a toy. 🤭 Kristian used to be a hoe, but stopped it when he realized she's it for him.
I love the taboo-ish theme. 🤭
It's an uncle-niece relationship, but they're not blood related since Kristian (36) was adopted. This might be uncomfortable for some, because he realized he wanted Zenya (18) when she was just 14. So he stayed celibate and waited for her to become legal before claiming her. 🫣
There was a separation two years prior because Kristian was banished by his brother when a photo of him being straddled by a stripper circulated in their circle. 😤 This angered his brother because the name of his late wife was written on the stripper's NAKED chest that Kristian was pretending to be choking. His sister-in-law passed away only days ago, and Kristian went to a club to celebrate it. 🥴 Someone took a photo of that moment and spread it without his consent.
Ngl, this scene pissed me off because why would he let some OW who was only wearing a thong sit on his lap when he's so in deep with Zenya?! 😤 He said he was way too drunk and didn't even remember it, not until he saw the photo. It made me think that something worse might've happened if he'd gotten drunk more. 🤧
Anyway, moving past that annoying scene, he did beg his brother not to kick him out because he couldn't imagine staying away from Zenya. But it didn't work, so he had no choice but to follow his order. Before he left, he talked to her and said goodbye. She cried and begged for him not to go, and, idk, maybe he couldn't take it anymore, so Kristian gave her a peck on the lips. 🫣 She didn't even notice it at all because she was crying so hard. Remember, she was just 16 at the time. And it's understandable why this scene might be uncomfortable for some readers knowing Zenya was a minor. 🫣
In the present time, he came back on her 18th birthday to finally claim his niece. 😅 He vowed to never let her go this time and to make her his wife and the mother of his children. 🫣🤭
There's nothing much that really happened here. Most of it was about the domesticity of their lives and Kristian serving as an enforcer. Zenya became the leader of their organization, and her uncle/husband (still so weird 🤣) became her most trusted man.
He was soooo down bad for her, and I'm eating it all up. 🤭 Some might become uneasy with their interactions in the past because, even when she was a minor, he was already treating her differently. But Zenya didn't notice it, or she just didn't give any meaning to it. 😅
Like I said, this might be uncomfortable for some, but I really like their chemistry and tension. Tbh, I even forgot their familial relationship and their age gap because they were just hot together and a perfect fit for each other. 🤣🥵
Overall, I was entertained, and the book kinda made me glad that I gave it a chance. 🙈
Book info
- Age gap (18)
- Taboo-ish romance (Uncle x Niece, no blood relation)
- Violence
- SA (past, side char)
- Attempted SA
- BC tampering
- Breeding
- Loss of loved one
- Depiction of cancer and cancer treatments
- No cheating, OPD, separation*
- No V*
- HEA (married with a son and another baby otw)
Notes:
- There's no separation at the present time. But there was one two years ago when Kristian got banished.
- No V. Zenya lost it using a toy. 🤭 Kristian used to be a hoe, but stopped it when he realized she's it for him.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 18, 2022
“His lips twitch as he gazes down at me. “In my experience, bad uncles get whatever they want.”
Wicked uncle!!!! This book was great.
It’s worth the reading.
Wicked uncle!!!! This book was great.
It’s worth the reading.
December 1, 2022
Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trope: taboo
Angst: 😱���
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦."
Five star perfection for this story which embodied exactly what it was meant to be - a bit light on the plot while HEAVY on squish and steam - absolutely FLOVED it! Zenya Belyaev has been raised in a tight knit mafia family - her closest companion and friend being the "uncle" who trained and practically raised her. Two years ago when Zenya was 16, Kristian disappeared without a word, but now he is back and ready to claim the girl he's been waiting for - with or without the family's approval.
Ohhhh good Lordy, this book was fracking smoking! Kristian is beyond obsessed. Total "touch her and 🔪" vibes, birth control tampering, and other 🚩🚩🚩 that *should* have us running in the other direction, but instead has us lapping it up. Zenya is awesome. A bit cray cray like Kristian, she's a warrior at heart, and is becoming the bad ass boss bitch she was created to be. Their relationship is one of co-dependence, but it somehow manages to taste sweet as pie - especially given how he props her up to be the best she can be as she assumes the mantle of the Bratva. If you're in the mood for revenge, forbidden love, a bit of dubcon, and a good dose of breeding kink, Brutal Conquest will definitely satisfy your cravings!
⛔️ My bookshelves can sometimes be spoilers
Trope: taboo
Angst: 😱���
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦."
Five star perfection for this story which embodied exactly what it was meant to be - a bit light on the plot while HEAVY on squish and steam - absolutely FLOVED it! Zenya Belyaev has been raised in a tight knit mafia family - her closest companion and friend being the "uncle" who trained and practically raised her. Two years ago when Zenya was 16, Kristian disappeared without a word, but now he is back and ready to claim the girl he's been waiting for - with or without the family's approval.
Ohhhh good Lordy, this book was fracking smoking! Kristian is beyond obsessed. Total "touch her and 🔪" vibes, birth control tampering, and other 🚩🚩🚩 that *should* have us running in the other direction, but instead has us lapping it up. Zenya is awesome. A bit cray cray like Kristian, she's a warrior at heart, and is becoming the bad ass boss bitch she was created to be. Their relationship is one of co-dependence, but it somehow manages to taste sweet as pie - especially given how he props her up to be the best she can be as she assumes the mantle of the Bratva. If you're in the mood for revenge, forbidden love, a bit of dubcon, and a good dose of breeding kink, Brutal Conquest will definitely satisfy your cravings!
⛔️ My bookshelves can sometimes be spoilers
December 15, 2022
You know that feeling of being skeptical of a book, but then you are pleasantly surprised how much you love it.? This book right here is what happened to me, I was so ready to judge and jokes on me, I loved it!
I went in for the forbidden VS. Mafia. I am just so picky when it comes to mafia romance. The book isn’t heavy on the mafia aspect. However it didn’t take away from the storyline.
Uncle Kristian alone gets all the stars in the world. Yes he is possessive in the no one gets her, only me and no one will touch her trope. Did I love him for it Hell yeah. And damn he is my kind of a filthy man. He is the whole reason why I loved this book so much.
Zenya is a fierce badass who has seen so much darkness in her world and is strong key protective of her family. People make the mistake of a naive young women. Big mistake, BIG. She is a true mafia princess. Keep silent, hold all your cards, and show them when they least expect it.
They say all good things must come to an end, but honestly I didn’t want this book to end,. Hopefully, we will read cameos of them in other books.
April 16, 2024
i’m honestly surprised with all the 4/5 star reviews… this man here SCREAMED PEDO 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩cmon, she was literally underage and he was thinking abour fucking her??? totally disgusting if u ask me
the fact that he’s her uncle is the most normal thing about this book and i truly mean it
the fact that he’s her uncle is the most normal thing about this book and i truly mean it
April 11, 2023
Modern Day House Of Dragons
Normally this type of book wouldn’t necessarily be my cup of tea — H is h’s uncle, and although they’re not blood related because he was adopted into the family, he’s been her uncle the entirety of her life. Also, he starts lusting after her when she’s only 15 and he’s 33. This would usually weird me out. BUT I actually really liked it, probably because I’m a huge fan of House Of Dragons (HBO) and this was basically the same plot (except h and H are in the mafia and of course there are no dragons)
Kristian is Zenya’s uncle through adoption. Her father is the leader of the Russian mafia. Kristian was adopted into the family at a young age, so for the entirety of Zenya’s life, he’s been “uncle Kristian”. In fact, she didn’t even know that he wasn’t her “real” uncle until she was about 11. He even looks like the rest of the family due his silvery blond hair. Something happens when Zenya is 14 years old, which starts Kristian’s obsession with her. He starts lusting after her when she’s 15 (he’s 18 years older than her), but he doesn’t do anything about it. When Zenya is 16, Kristian does something that angers her father and he disinherits Kristian, exiles him, and makes Zenya the heir to his “throne”. Kristian leaves, but comes back when Zenya is 18 to “claim” her. At this time, her dad is very sick, and Kristian plans to get revenge by marrying Zenya and ruling through her (for anyone who’s seen HBO’s House Of Dragons, I’m sure you see that it’s essentially the same plot, with a mafia twist).
I really enjoyed the overall plot and the chemistry between h and H. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a taboo read with lots of steam and a decent plot.
Normally this type of book wouldn’t necessarily be my cup of tea — H is h’s uncle, and although they’re not blood related because he was adopted into the family, he’s been her uncle the entirety of her life. Also, he starts lusting after her when she’s only 15 and he’s 33. This would usually weird me out. BUT I actually really liked it, probably because I’m a huge fan of House Of Dragons (HBO) and this was basically the same plot (except h and H are in the mafia and of course there are no dragons)
Kristian is Zenya’s uncle through adoption. Her father is the leader of the Russian mafia. Kristian was adopted into the family at a young age, so for the entirety of Zenya’s life, he’s been “uncle Kristian”. In fact, she didn’t even know that he wasn’t her “real” uncle until she was about 11. He even looks like the rest of the family due his silvery blond hair. Something happens when Zenya is 14 years old, which starts Kristian’s obsession with her. He starts lusting after her when she’s 15 (he’s 18 years older than her), but he doesn’t do anything about it. When Zenya is 16, Kristian does something that angers her father and he disinherits Kristian, exiles him, and makes Zenya the heir to his “throne”. Kristian leaves, but comes back when Zenya is 18 to “claim” her. At this time, her dad is very sick, and Kristian plans to get revenge by marrying Zenya and ruling through her (for anyone who’s seen HBO’s House Of Dragons, I’m sure you see that it’s essentially the same plot, with a mafia twist).
I really enjoyed the overall plot and the chemistry between h and H. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a taboo read with lots of steam and a decent plot.
December 20, 2024
If i gained a penny for every time I’ve listened to a book where the mmc uses his finger to figure out if the fmc is a virgin... id have 2 pennies.
Not a lot, but it's absurd that it's happened twice...
All these authors need to go back to biology class... the absurdity of virginity is too much...
This deserves a 1 star tbh, but since I'm feeling generous today, so i rated it 2 stars because of some of the scenes and smut.
Not a lot, but it's absurd that it's happened twice...
All these authors need to go back to biology class... the absurdity of virginity is too much...
This deserves a 1 star tbh, but since I'm feeling generous today, so i rated it 2 stars because of some of the scenes and smut.
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December 11, 2022DNF at 55%
I'm just not vibing with this one. 😬😬
I'm just not vibing with this one. 😬😬
July 18, 2023
This is the best Uncle/Neice trope I’ve read!👌Or really Any trope like this.
Can I just say how much I absolutely loved this book💕. This is a trope of Uncle and Neice age gap done right! Wow 🤩
Ok Uncle Kristian is 🔥🔥🔥OTT JP amazingness. Book BFF material❤️Sometimes you question his intentions but not for long. It’s clear he is all in for his Zenya and No One else will do.
Zenya is a strong, loyal and a very smart woman. I just loved that she was no doormat and she saw through all the powerful mens intentions-including her Uncle- and took NO crap…..She’s a true Queen 👑 and maybe one of the first FMC I’ve truly totally liked. She has the maturity at a very young age and I can totally see how Uncle K fell for her so young.
Now let’s talk trope…. I personally did NOT find this creepy or even inappropriate. It was very realistic based on their lives and what their experiences. The closeness between them from the start and throughout their lives was SO special and unique and it was a natural progression of the relationship. Uncle K waits till she’s of age to make a move but he has realistic feelings and thoughts that I feel are natural for their special connection.
Uncle K waits for her 💕💕💕 swoon! Yea ladies he’s is 💯 faithful and celibate for years. As it should be. And I LOVED this…. Swoon 😍 gah can it get any better.
-⚠️There is a stripper scene. This scene is significant cause it’s a catalyst for the big rift between Uncle K and his brother and it also leads to their years of separation.
BUT it’s really a non issue scene for safety readers. The stripper is topless and dancing for his men. He writes something derogatory on her chest and pretend chokes her. There is a picture taken. HE DOES NOT TOUCH HER OR SEE HER IN A SEXUAL WAY. It’s not shown on page, he and his men do business and stuff at strip clubs but he is not interested in any of them. To me it ended up an non issue scene. It’s early on and forgotten.
I highly recommend this!
-Age Gap 36/18
-Uncle/Neice Trope
-No OW drama he’s celibate
-Minor OM drama- men pursue her but learn real quick the H won’t be having that 🩸🗡😅
-Strong FMC -no innocent doormats here
-Br€€ding
-Birth Control tampering
-ALL kinda of K!nk🔥🔥 this was burning up my kindle
-OTT JP Hero/Anti-hero
-Med-ish burn it was about 68% before they have full on smex BUT there are lots of other things they do until then 😅 so you don’t miss anything.
-Sweet Romantic bits to it’s not all just smex it’s balanced just right
Can I just say how much I absolutely loved this book💕. This is a trope of Uncle and Neice age gap done right! Wow 🤩
Ok Uncle Kristian is 🔥🔥🔥OTT JP amazingness. Book BFF material❤️Sometimes you question his intentions but not for long. It’s clear he is all in for his Zenya and No One else will do.
Zenya is a strong, loyal and a very smart woman. I just loved that she was no doormat and she saw through all the powerful mens intentions-including her Uncle- and took NO crap…..She’s a true Queen 👑 and maybe one of the first FMC I’ve truly totally liked. She has the maturity at a very young age and I can totally see how Uncle K fell for her so young.
Now let’s talk trope…. I personally did NOT find this creepy or even inappropriate. It was very realistic based on their lives and what their experiences. The closeness between them from the start and throughout their lives was SO special and unique and it was a natural progression of the relationship. Uncle K waits till she’s of age to make a move but he has realistic feelings and thoughts that I feel are natural for their special connection.
Uncle K waits for her 💕💕💕 swoon! Yea ladies he’s is 💯 faithful and celibate for years. As it should be. And I LOVED this…. Swoon 😍 gah can it get any better.
-⚠️There is a stripper scene. This scene is significant cause it’s a catalyst for the big rift between Uncle K and his brother and it also leads to their years of separation.
BUT it’s really a non issue scene for safety readers. The stripper is topless and dancing for his men. He writes something derogatory on her chest and pretend chokes her. There is a picture taken. HE DOES NOT TOUCH HER OR SEE HER IN A SEXUAL WAY. It’s not shown on page, he and his men do business and stuff at strip clubs but he is not interested in any of them. To me it ended up an non issue scene. It’s early on and forgotten.
I highly recommend this!
-Age Gap 36/18
-Uncle/Neice Trope
-No OW drama he’s celibate
-Minor OM drama- men pursue her but learn real quick the H won’t be having that 🩸🗡😅
-Strong FMC -no innocent doormats here
-Br€€ding
-Birth Control tampering
-ALL kinda of K!nk🔥🔥 this was burning up my kindle
-OTT JP Hero/Anti-hero
-Med-ish burn it was about 68% before they have full on smex BUT there are lots of other things they do until then 😅 so you don’t miss anything.
-Sweet Romantic bits to it’s not all just smex it’s balanced just right
December 8, 2022
4.5⭐️ 3.5🌶️
First and foremost, thank you to Give Me Books Promotions for the arc! 💖🥰
I needed a minute to come back down to earth after reading this one.. 🫠 LILITH YOU KILLED IT!! This was taboo, and sexy, and wrong, and sexy, and nasty, and sexy, and disgusting, and sexy.. just how I like my books. If a man who gives no fucks about boundaries and crossing lines is not your thing, then please, for the love of all things taboo romance, do NOT read this book. BUT if you love your men dirty, possessive, OTT, jealous, willing to LITERALLY unalive someone for even flirting with you and has a massive br33ding k!nk… then yeah, this book and Uncle Kristian is for you. The absolute obsession this man had with getting Zenya preg.. had me in an absolute chokehold. There are some scenes that I will take with me foreveverrrr, not even kidding. Read the book, just do it.
This book is an absolute must read if you love taboo, dark romances. Will absolutely not disappoint you, babes. 💘
Please, as with any dark or taboo romance, check your triggers before you read.
First and foremost, thank you to Give Me Books Promotions for the arc! 💖🥰
I needed a minute to come back down to earth after reading this one.. 🫠 LILITH YOU KILLED IT!! This was taboo, and sexy, and wrong, and sexy, and nasty, and sexy, and disgusting, and sexy.. just how I like my books. If a man who gives no fucks about boundaries and crossing lines is not your thing, then please, for the love of all things taboo romance, do NOT read this book. BUT if you love your men dirty, possessive, OTT, jealous, willing to LITERALLY unalive someone for even flirting with you and has a massive br33ding k!nk… then yeah, this book and Uncle Kristian is for you. The absolute obsession this man had with getting Zenya preg.. had me in an absolute chokehold. There are some scenes that I will take with me foreveverrrr, not even kidding. Read the book, just do it.
This book is an absolute must read if you love taboo, dark romances. Will absolutely not disappoint you, babes. 💘
Please, as with any dark or taboo romance, check your triggers before you read.
April 1, 2023
Mafia Romance
Age Gap
Incesto(?)
La autora mencionó que se inspiró en esta historia de Tío/Sobrina en Daemon y Rhaenyra de House of the Dragon y se notó muchísimo, no vi la serie pero por tantos videos de tiktok me siento experta.😋🤟
No disfrutó tanto los age gap pero en ésta ocasión no provocó tantos issues y eso que la diferencia es grande sobre todo por la edad de ella, pero que tuvieran esa relación familiar lo hizo más morboso.🙃
El libro anterior me gustó más por la pareja y es que aquí a veces ella me caía mal y sentía que en muchas ocasiones él se doblegaba ante ella para darle validación pero ella por él nada pero la lectura estuvo buena.
Age Gap
Incesto(?)
La autora mencionó que se inspiró en esta historia de Tío/Sobrina en Daemon y Rhaenyra de House of the Dragon y se notó muchísimo, no vi la serie pero por tantos videos de tiktok me siento experta.😋🤟
No disfrutó tanto los age gap pero en ésta ocasión no provocó tantos issues y eso que la diferencia es grande sobre todo por la edad de ella, pero que tuvieran esa relación familiar lo hizo más morboso.🙃
El libro anterior me gustó más por la pareja y es que aquí a veces ella me caía mal y sentía que en muchas ocasiones él se doblegaba ante ella para darle validación pero ella por él nada pero la lectura estuvo buena.
August 6, 2024
2.5 stars, rounded up because eyeballs are truly an under appreciated gift
Take life’s rulebook, pour a gallon of gas on it, strike a match, jump back quickly.
A conflagration can be gloriously consumptive or tediously disruptive. This began rather gloriously—Uncle Kristian rode back into town on a white horse with VERY naughty plans—but it lost momentum along the way: the violence was too much too often and devoid of emotional impact, the sex was too much too often and devoid of emotional impact (at least the MMC didn’t EAT the period blood in this novel, that I can recall anyway, but I had my eyes closed so maybe I just missed it), the half-hearted protestations regarding the not-blood familial connection were just plain too often for something that was going to be completely irrelevant. The book stalled and churned like a tropical storm in the lower Atlantic but never became a hurricane. Instead, it petered out in a weak ending with ineffectual villains vanquished.
And the fact that Zenya still called Kristian “Uncle Kristian” and he referred to her as his niece after he’d had sex with her twelve different ways from Sunday was just annoying. Not creepy-taboo like the author intended, but annoying. They had proven they were both adult enough to have moved past that because they were doing very adult things with each other, so just shut up with the “uncle” thing, okay?
Great beginning, mediocre middle, weak ending.
Take life’s rulebook, pour a gallon of gas on it, strike a match, jump back quickly.
A conflagration can be gloriously consumptive or tediously disruptive. This began rather gloriously—Uncle Kristian rode back into town on a white horse with VERY naughty plans—but it lost momentum along the way: the violence was too much too often and devoid of emotional impact, the sex was too much too often and devoid of emotional impact (at least the MMC didn’t EAT the period blood in this novel, that I can recall anyway, but I had my eyes closed so maybe I just missed it), the half-hearted protestations regarding the not-blood familial connection were just plain too often for something that was going to be completely irrelevant. The book stalled and churned like a tropical storm in the lower Atlantic but never became a hurricane. Instead, it petered out in a weak ending with ineffectual villains vanquished.
And the fact that Zenya still called Kristian “Uncle Kristian” and he referred to her as his niece after he’d had sex with her twelve different ways from Sunday was just annoying. Not creepy-taboo like the author intended, but annoying. They had proven they were both adult enough to have moved past that because they were doing very adult things with each other, so just shut up with the “uncle” thing, okay?
Great beginning, mediocre middle, weak ending.
December 7, 2022
Genre: Dark Romance
Type: Standalone Book 2 of Brutal Hearts series
POV: First Person - Dual
Rating:
Family was everything for Kristian Belyaev until he was banished by his brother and forced to leave everything he ever wanted. Now he’s back for what was rightfully his, but Zenya Belyaev might make things more complicated than they should be.
Even though Zenya was young, I loved how she took charge and didn’t allow anyone to trample her. I also liked she didn’t let her lady bits rule her decisions. Kristian was sexy in a semi-psycho way. I wished he was more determined in his conquest and gave Zenya a run for her money.
The storyline was straightforward, nonetheless entertaining. Their family members were quite a handful, but I liked their roles in the story even if it was minor. The pseudo-taboo dynamic made sexy scenes feel extra spicy.
Brutal Conquest is a story of family and sacrifices. It would appeal to readers who enjoy dark mafia romance.
✖️⚜️✖️. . . (F)BR with Twinsie CC . . . ✖️⚜️✖️
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Type: Standalone Book 2 of Brutal Hearts series
POV: First Person - Dual
Rating:
Family was everything for Kristian Belyaev until he was banished by his brother and forced to leave everything he ever wanted. Now he’s back for what was rightfully his, but Zenya Belyaev might make things more complicated than they should be.
Even though Zenya was young, I loved how she took charge and didn’t allow anyone to trample her. I also liked she didn’t let her lady bits rule her decisions. Kristian was sexy in a semi-psycho way. I wished he was more determined in his conquest and gave Zenya a run for her money.
“I’m Zenya Belyaev, and everyone in this city is going to kneel to me.”
The storyline was straightforward, nonetheless entertaining. Their family members were quite a handful, but I liked their roles in the story even if it was minor. The pseudo-taboo dynamic made sexy scenes feel extra spicy.
Brutal Conquest is a story of family and sacrifices. It would appeal to readers who enjoy dark mafia romance.
✖️⚜️✖️. . . (F)BR with Twinsie CC . . . ✖️⚜️✖️
For more reviews/interviews/book talk/promo visit:
For graphics, trailers & author services visit Warhawke Design Studio.
June 17, 2023
★3.5 dandelion stars★
Kristian is exiled from his family, cast away from his rightful inheritance, but his controlling nature won’t allow him to stay away from what is due to him. He may disappear but he will be back and once he’s where he belongs he won’t stop until he has conquered it all… especially his sweet innocent niece who has always been his ultimate goal.
~𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒕. 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒍𝒚. 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆. 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔. 𝑽𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆. 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒎𝒆~
Zenya is born into a powerful family, but everyone knows that with power also comes danger, she has learned from a young age to be strong, now she’s set to inherit the family business. She has always had her beloved uncle to support her, until one day he left, now he’s back and he’s more determined than ever to seize everything, her included. Surely her uncle can’t be thinking about her in that way, even worse she can’t be tempted into falling for his sinful ways, she can’t believe her body betrays her when she needs to be mindful. She won’t be her uncle’s endgame, if only he weren’t that tempting.
~𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅. 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍. 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈. 𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓. 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉~
I like Kristian when he’s with Zenya, other than that his character was rather dull, he only seemed to exist in order to bring out her female character, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, however as far as leading male characters go he fell short.
~𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆, 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔~
Told in dual POV the narrative pace is steady, not much going on plot wise, even the dialogues were devoid of anything substantial, the story is mostly about Kristian’s obsession. Some drama here and there predictable and a tad OTT. Several passages were a repetition of actions and words already spoken, said redundancies slowed down the rhythm, therefore the story often came to a standstill.
~𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆. 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆’𝒔~
I definitely enjoyed the steamy moments between the two main characters, the dirty mouth of uncle Kristian was a definite turn on and the way Zenya responded to his provocative ways was well portrayed.
⚠️𝐓𝐖: besides the obvious taboo trope there are some issues that may arise a few eyebrows, so check the author’s note to make sure this is the right journey for you 💛
Kristian is exiled from his family, cast away from his rightful inheritance, but his controlling nature won’t allow him to stay away from what is due to him. He may disappear but he will be back and once he’s where he belongs he won’t stop until he has conquered it all… especially his sweet innocent niece who has always been his ultimate goal.
~𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒕. 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒍𝒚. 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆. 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔. 𝑽𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆. 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒎𝒆~
Zenya is born into a powerful family, but everyone knows that with power also comes danger, she has learned from a young age to be strong, now she’s set to inherit the family business. She has always had her beloved uncle to support her, until one day he left, now he’s back and he’s more determined than ever to seize everything, her included. Surely her uncle can’t be thinking about her in that way, even worse she can’t be tempted into falling for his sinful ways, she can’t believe her body betrays her when she needs to be mindful. She won’t be her uncle’s endgame, if only he weren’t that tempting.
~𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅. 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍. 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈. 𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓. 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉~
I like Kristian when he’s with Zenya, other than that his character was rather dull, he only seemed to exist in order to bring out her female character, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, however as far as leading male characters go he fell short.
~𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆, 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔~
Told in dual POV the narrative pace is steady, not much going on plot wise, even the dialogues were devoid of anything substantial, the story is mostly about Kristian’s obsession. Some drama here and there predictable and a tad OTT. Several passages were a repetition of actions and words already spoken, said redundancies slowed down the rhythm, therefore the story often came to a standstill.
~𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆. 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆’𝒔~
I definitely enjoyed the steamy moments between the two main characters, the dirty mouth of uncle Kristian was a definite turn on and the way Zenya responded to his provocative ways was well portrayed.
⚠️𝐓𝐖: besides the obvious taboo trope there are some issues that may arise a few eyebrows, so check the author’s note to make sure this is the right journey for you 💛
January 27, 2024
Read #1: 10 Dec 2022
Read #2: 27 Jan 2024
So so good💘
•Uncle/niece romance
•Breeding Kink
•Age gap - 18h X 36H
•So forbidden and spicy🔥🔥
•Amazing jealousy scenes, one of the best I've ever read!
However, I know there will be many people that will not like this book, as the H is already attracted to his niece since she is really young. Under 18 type of young😳 But he doesn't touch her sexually until she is 18.
Safety:
•No real OM drama
•H is celibate since h is 14😌
Read #2: 27 Jan 2024
So so good💘
•Uncle/niece romance
•Breeding Kink
•Age gap - 18h X 36H
•So forbidden and spicy🔥🔥
•Amazing jealousy scenes, one of the best I've ever read!
However, I know there will be many people that will not like this book, as the H is already attracted to his niece since she is really young. Under 18 type of young😳 But he doesn't touch her sexually until she is 18.
Safety:
•No real OM drama
•H is celibate since h is 14😌
December 11, 2022
4.5
➪5 stars for Uncle Kristian
➪4 stars for the book
Maybe it's crazy for someone, but I LOVE the "you’re f*cking mine" trope 🤩
It's absolutely amazing, intense more than anything else...and Uncle Kristian take that to another level.
A hot crazy level 🥵🥵
The loyalty, the possessiviness, the obsession he showed toward Zenja are unbelievable sexy.
For me, HE IS THE BOOK.
Everything works because of him.
But I appreciated Zenja too.
She is really strong and wise, despite her young age.
Moreover i LOVED their bond.
The mafia part was a bit sacrificed, because the forbidden love story took almost all the place, but it didn’t bother me much.
I have to say, tho, the story lost a bit of its strengh toward the end.
It became too sweet, and Kristian too tamed 🤷♀️🤷♀️
At least till that twist at 92%!!!
Seriously why??! Are you trying to kill me??! Everything was going just fine and then.... 😭😱⛓️🗡🩸
But we got our HEA and it was great 🥰
Definitely recommended 😌
➪5 stars for Uncle Kristian
➪4 stars for the book
Maybe it's crazy for someone, but I LOVE the "you’re f*cking mine" trope 🤩
It's absolutely amazing, intense more than anything else...and Uncle Kristian take that to another level.
A hot crazy level 🥵🥵
The loyalty, the possessiviness, the obsession he showed toward Zenja are unbelievable sexy.
For me, HE IS THE BOOK.
Everything works because of him.
But I appreciated Zenja too.
She is really strong and wise, despite her young age.
Moreover i LOVED their bond.
The mafia part was a bit sacrificed, because the forbidden love story took almost all the place, but it didn’t bother me much.
I have to say, tho, the story lost a bit of its strengh toward the end.
It became too sweet, and Kristian too tamed 🤷♀️🤷♀️
At least till that twist at 92%!!!
Seriously why??! Are you trying to kill me??! Everything was going just fine and then.... 😭😱⛓️🗡🩸
But we got our HEA and it was great 🥰
Definitely recommended 😌
April 10, 2023
Um wow. I was expecting the acknowledgement of this story being inspired by Daemon × Rhaenyra because this is exactly what it would be like if Daemon × Rhaenyra were in a modern mafia romance.
Before reading the acknowledgment i had the whole list in my mind I'd be mentioning stating the similarities that i loved between the two– down to the character appearances. But now I'll just state what i loved in this story without comparing it to HOTD.
➺ him willing to bend the knee for her. AND kill anyone who refuses to do the same. Accepts her as the rightful heir and doesn't ever undermines her power just because she's a woman. Never once thinks she can't handle gruesome details about the business and actually shares with her these things like an equal. Is more than happy to be her supporter and her being the actual boss.
➺ Her being a mafia boss bitch which is so rare (infact Ruthless People by J.J McAvoy is the only time I've ever encountered one) where she not only isn't averse to violence but actively takes part in it, demands it and has been this way since she was a child.
➺ The moments where we get to know he is actually the one who has always taken her on this wild life and never shielded her from the brutal side of the mafia business. As an example, he gives her a present which she loved. The present was their enemy's eyeballs 💀
➺ Her hunger for revenge runs as deep as his and they are unhinged together. Makes me feel like i came here for the OTT smut and discovered so much more in this masterpiece which had everything i loved but rarely ever see.
➺ this being an age gap where i actually felt like it wasn't an age gap because the heroine wasn't naïve or immature which i often see this in trope. Truly felt like she belongs here and is infact his equal in every sense.
➺ his unhinged pov and his feelings for her, his unabashed lust for her is exactly what i imagined how Daemon must've thought at the time.
➺ Her rescuing HIM near the end and "touch him and die" trope happens instead of the other way around for once.
Became one of my all time fav! Uncle Kristian🛐
Before reading the acknowledgment i had the whole list in my mind I'd be mentioning stating the similarities that i loved between the two– down to the character appearances. But now I'll just state what i loved in this story without comparing it to HOTD.
➺ him willing to bend the knee for her. AND kill anyone who refuses to do the same. Accepts her as the rightful heir and doesn't ever undermines her power just because she's a woman. Never once thinks she can't handle gruesome details about the business and actually shares with her these things like an equal. Is more than happy to be her supporter and her being the actual boss.
➺ Her being a mafia boss bitch which is so rare (infact Ruthless People by J.J McAvoy is the only time I've ever encountered one) where she not only isn't averse to violence but actively takes part in it, demands it and has been this way since she was a child.
➺ The moments where we get to know he is actually the one who has always taken her on this wild life and never shielded her from the brutal side of the mafia business. As an example, he gives her a present which she loved. The present was their enemy's eyeballs 💀
➺ Her hunger for revenge runs as deep as his and they are unhinged together. Makes me feel like i came here for the OTT smut and discovered so much more in this masterpiece which had everything i loved but rarely ever see.
➺ this being an age gap where i actually felt like it wasn't an age gap because the heroine wasn't naïve or immature which i often see this in trope. Truly felt like she belongs here and is infact his equal in every sense.
➺ his unhinged pov and his feelings for her, his unabashed lust for her is exactly what i imagined how Daemon must've thought at the time.
➺ Her rescuing HIM near the end and "touch him and die" trope happens instead of the other way around for once.
Became one of my all time fav! Uncle Kristian🛐
December 12, 2022
Gosh, I feel like such a nasty ass bitch for liking this lol😭😭😭 Miss Lilith Vincent sure does know how to toe the line between moral and straight up immoral. Zenya and Kristian were goddamned explosive and had me weak in the knees. Brutal Intentions really wasn't it for me but I actually was pretty excited for Brutal Conquest. Now, I know and I can understand that this book might not be everyone's cup of tea since it's taboo and will really have you question your sanity. I mean, I was honestly at war with myself and quite frankly, baffled that I liked Zenya and Kristian. Oh well, I'm not gonna overthink it tho. If I wasn't already sure that I'm going to hell to pay for my sins, I'm sure of that fact now after reading this book lmao😂✌🏻 Lilith has been a hit or a miss author for me so far - mostly miss since I didn't like BI nor the PIB series - but I'm glad that this wasn't a miss along with the Pageant duet as well. Miss Vincent has some really great ideas but sometimes things just go wrong while executing those ideas. Nonetheless, I like her writing style and look forward to reading more of her work🥰
safety squad:
- no OW/OM drama
- mention of H's manwhorish ways in the past
- OTT/possessive/jealous H
- virgin h
- uncle x niece romance (not related by blood since he's adopted)
- forbidden/taboo
- breeding kink
- period sex/blood kink???
safety squad:
- no OW/OM drama
- mention of H's manwhorish ways in the past
- OTT/possessive/jealous H
- virgin h
- uncle x niece romance (not related by blood since he's adopted)
- forbidden/taboo
- breeding kink
- period sex/blood kink???
December 20, 2022
I KNEW I HAD A FUCKING DILF KINK, i mean its UILF (uncle instead of daddy here😑) but whatever LOVE IT. so 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵
THE BREEDING KINK GUYS 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
THE BREEDING KINK GUYS 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
December 8, 2025
Original review:
How is this book in the same series as Brutal Intentions? Brutal Intentions is a freaking fairy tale compared to this one.
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How is this book in the same series as Brutal Intentions? Brutal Intentions is a freaking fairy tale compared to this one.
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