Perfect Villain

A Dark Stalker Mafia Romance (The Dark Lies Duet, Book 1)

By: J. L. Beck, S. Rena

Narrated by: Anastasia Watley, Curt Bonnem

The second our eyes connected, I felt the shift in the air. The crackle of fire igniting between us. He was dark, dangerous, and secretive. He came into my life like a storm, ripping apart everything I believed in, everything I thought I knew. With his mischievous smirk, stunning looks, and alluring behavior, I should’ve ran as far away from him as I could. But I was stupid. I trapped myself in his web. I thought I was safe with him. Safe in his arms, safe from a past that refused to let go. Turns out Christian Russo was the past I was running from, and my first mistake was ever thinking I could escape him.

This is a dark stalker-mafia romance. It contains adult themes, and material that might be triggering to some listeners.

©2022 J. L. Beck and S. Rena (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

The storyline was there.

The storyline and plot were definitely there. The execution wasn't the best. The heroine was extremely infuriating. It's just hard to believe how completely ignorant she was to the 573 red flags and coincidences, ESPECIALLY as someone who had been on the run for years.

The dialogue was really cringy at times. It reminded me a little bit of the line in "10 things I hate about you" where she goes "I want you, I need you, oh baby oh baby" 😂

Unfortunately, I don't think either batterie was right for the role. It felt slightly boring and monotonous. For a book that had a decent amount of suspense, the narration felt all too calm the entire time.

The female narrator didn't quite mail the male part. It was way too breathy and drawn out. Her voice sounds like she's trying hard to hold back laughter the entire time. Not to mention, she draws out the endings of her sentences like "I was waiting for the police to come-uh" and "do you know his last name-uh" it just made the book hard to get through.

loved

I loved this book. It kept me fully invested the whole time. I couldn't put it down. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

Cliffhanger

I did not realize this was a cliffhanger really good story, but now I’m going to have to read more books.

suspenseful

If I could reach through a book and slap a character, I would slap Sean. Though, Christian kind of makes a villian you love to hate...and hate to lust.

I LOVED the book and the narrators!

It was definitely a pleasant surprise and I can't wait to listen to the second book Monster!