Rating: 4
Steam: 3
PoV: dual, 1st person
Series: The Firm #2
Genre: contemporary romance, MM
Tropes / tags: forced proximity, hurt / comfort, size difference
I saw Ansel. Decided I wanted Ansel. Made Ansel mine.
Okay, so maybe our courtship isn’t the most conventional… but he’s currently asleep in my childhood home, so I think it’s going wonderfully.
A very entertaining romance, with an obsessive and unhinged golden retriever MC and his kidnapper!
The authors really had me hooked right from the start with this one, and I’m very intrigued by these brothers and the whole secret society plot. The kidnapping situation was hilarious, and I loved how the chemistry between Cade and Ansel quickly reached sizzling levels!
I always love a good unhinged golden retriever character who will do anything to protect their person, and Cade was exactly like that. It didn’t take him long to get obsessed with Ansel, and I really enjoyed how his character was portrayed. Ansel was sweet and it was obvious from the first chapter that he was in way over his head. It was cute to see how badly they both wanted each other, and the kidnapping as a meet-cute was honestly a perfect fit for these two.
The tension stayed high for the duration of the story, and there was a bit of suspense as well. I liked the twists and while some were easier to predict than others, there were also some surprises along the way. It still had the same eerie feeling / setting to it as the first book did, and while it got a little darker, it didn’t feel too heavy or angsty.
Deviant was a highly entertaining and intriguing romance, and I had a lot of fun with these guys! The family scenes were chaotic in the best way, and I can’t wait to see more of the Buckingham brothers and their partners. So far the stories have been very addictive and bingeable, and I’m very excited to see which direction the authors will take for the overarching plot!
I let my lips press against his cheek, and my mind whispers to me in a soft, clear voice.
Mine. Always, forever.
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