This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review. Also my tags may have spoilers in them so be forewarned before checking out full review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨.5


First Impressions
Enthralled is the story of Alex and Cosima and after reading the duet that dealt with Dante's book, I knew I had to pick up Cosima's book and whew this book led me on quite a roller coaster and I loved just immersing myself into this story like this. And I was a bit nervous about this book because there are mixed reviews and some reviewers I trust struggled with this book, but knowing what I was going into with certain aspects, I knew I just had to buckle my seat belt and this author delivered and I fell so hard for this book. I also think I was in the right mindset to truly enjoy this story like I wanted to. So my best advice going into this book.....be ready for a sadist/masochist romance that definitely has darker elements to the story.

First Line
It was the biggest day of my life.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Alexander
The Heroine: Cosima

Summary
Cosima is the daughter that is the beauty of the family. She is the one that she always knew what her destiny would be, and it would be like that of her siblings. She knew that she would have to make a sacrifice, what she didn't know was that would cost her. Her father sold her to pay off debts and he sold her to a man that is the devil himself....Alexander and she is now his slave to do with as he pleases. Cosima has pride though and she won't submit without a fight. But as they play a game of cat and mouse with his each other, she starts to feel a building connection to Alex that she didn't expect and before long she will not only submit her body....but her heart and soul to him. But they have enemies and sometimes a happily ever after isn't possible for the darkest of hearts....

What I Loved
What I loved most was the emotional connection that is slowly built within this story. There is a LOT of spicy scenes, but I do feel you do need to read them as their deeper connection is slowly built within those scenes. Some of these scenes will not be for the faint of heart. It deals with aspects of BDSM, humiliation and degradation and sadism. So keep that in mind. I actually really loved the aspect of master/slave. It actually reminded me of some older bodice rippers that had these elements only in a more modern context within a dark romance. And with each chapter, the author gives you these tidbit of the building the serial duet plot that will only build the mystery of what is happening in this world, the secrets that Alex and Dante are keeping, what keeps these brothers apart, whether the father is a hero ....or a true villain and what sacrifices will need to be made for love.

This book dug deep into my heart and broke it all different type of pieces and it ended in a way that I didn't expect but man I can't wait to delve into the conclusion because man.....my Alex and Cosima. I need them to have their HEA. But wow DANTE!!!! Now I get his connection to Cosima. In his duet I didn't fully understand his connection to her, but I DEFINITELY get it now. And wow it only adds so much more depth and I can't wait to see these brother rebuild their relationship and I need that brother bond and NOW!!! And discovering who is the true father of Cosima and his connection to this duet blew me away!!!!

What I Struggled With
The BDSM stuff was really rough at times. And also there were some scenes where Cosima is tortured (not by the hero) that was really really rough to get through and pushed my boundaries. And not the cliffhanger I expected, I am still on the fence how I feel about it, but it ended weird. So there is that. But this book was addictive and so compelling so I rated it as high as I did because it definitely dug deep into my emotions.

Overall View
Enthralled was a deeply impactful story that was richly dark, edgy in its thrall to the reader and will have you questioning all of your morals but in a good way. It emphasizes the good in life and to embrace and hold onto it in such a poignant way!

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Dark Romance, Erotic Romance
Character Types: Anti hero, Mafia, Sadist/Masochist
Themes: Danger/Suspense, Hades/Persephone, Beauty and the Beast, BDSM, Dirty Talk
Tropes: Fairy Tale Retelling

Book Perspective
Duo POV

Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Both

If you like these authors, I recommend This Book
Pam Godwin
Sam Mariano
JM Darhower

Song This Book Inspires
Wicked Games by Weeknd

Recommendation For Reading Order
Yes you must read this duet in order

Steam/Spice Explanations

Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Blazing fire to the building-The prime focus is the sex scenes, scorching hot, and could burn one. Less focus on the emotional intimacy to the relationship.