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Debbiereadsbook (1617 KP) rated The Devil in Books

Mar 6, 2022

The Devil

Juls S.K. Vernet, Daniela Barisone | 2022 | Erotica, LGBTQ+, Romance

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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Passed a very enjoyable, if slightly longer than usual for this page length book, couple of hours.

Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

A rare male Omega, Skylar becomes The Devil, an outlaw. Horace, an Alpha, is the Pinkerton tasked to capture him, and bring him in, dead or alive.

So, first things first.

This book is translated from Italian. English is my first (and only!) language and in places, it comes across as very proper. There is no slang, or abbreviations. Its all very correct, mind, just very PROPER. It does make for a slow read, for me, cos my mind was making it more . . .what's the word . . . . .common? I suppose that's the best fit. I kept translating the very proper English, into everyday.

It was, however, a very good read! I liked it, quite a lot.

Horace is Alpha, and a Pinkerton, and needs to bring in Skylar. But something about Sky's picture and then his scent throws Horace. He can't give the man up. Sky doesn't want an Alpha for his heat, he'll ride it out like always. But this heat is particularly bad, and Horace arrives at the right time. It's primal, their first mating.

I liked that things with Sky's gang aren't fully explained at first. It all comes out, just not in one go. It does take a little bit of time for things to fully be explained though, and I did manage to put some of the clues together correctly (for a change!)

I liked the world building, that Alphas and Omegas (both male and female) were dying out, given how the female Omegas were now treated. Betas are the dominant type. I liked that the war ran sorta along side the American civil war, that sort of time line.

It's well written and, proper speak aside, well delivered. It's short and steamy and both Horace and Sky get a say.

Passed a very enjoyable, if slightly longer than usual for this page length book, couple of hours.

I should mention, but it in no way affected my reading, is the formatting is slightly different to a standard form. It just looks different, is all. I know that some people have issues with stuff like that, and so I thought knowing ahead of time would make it easier. It certainly helped that I was given a heads up.

First I've read of these two authors, I will certainly read more.

4 good, but very proper, stars

*same worded review will appear elsewhere