jlreadstoperpetuity's profile picture

jlreadstoperpetuity 's review for:

The Darkest Temptation by Danielle Lori
3.0
dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

So this one's a little bit tricky. First half, I wanted to throw it out the window, second half I almost did 🥹😅 After Maddest Obsession, I was back on track with Made Series but after this one, I slid back to the disappointing Sweet Oblivion and let me tell you why: 

[Blurb @goodreads]
 Having always done what is expected of her, Mila dresses the part, only dates college boys with exemplary backgrounds, and doesn’t ask questions. Not about her papa’s absences or his refusal to let her set foot in her birthplace—Russia. 

Suffocated by the rules and unanswered questions, Mila does what she’s always wanted to. She boards a plane to Moscow. 

She never expected to fall for a man on the way. One with unexplained wealth, tattoos on his hands, and secrets in his eyes. But it doesn’t take long for his caress to become a rough grasp muffling her screams. 

📌Thoughts:
 1. FMC suck. I get the all innocent and forgiving persona. Sweet like Elena kind of vibes but she really exhibited annoyingly stupid actions and nonsensical decisions. Most probably because she is aged at shy 20 years old - still, age is not a reason to be just decide based on emotions
 2. The plot flatlined. The whole premise of the captive-captor relationship was based on the fact that FMC is the daughter of the MC's mob rival. The reasons behind the MC and his rival's history is murky at best and there were no relations whatsoever to how the story ended.
 3. The ending. Way to introduce a small twist, if you call it at that. 

All in all, the sm*t is fine but I was just plainly irritated with how the story leaned downhill that I forgot there was sm*t to begin with.