Dreams of the Deadly: A Dark Mafia Romance (Massacred Dreams)

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If only there was a way to get into this book and claim Calix as my own (not that I would change anything because that man only has eyes for Thalia but a girl can dream)Although the actual ending reminds me of a different series by Jenna, darling, and how someone was going to go find another person. Which, then leads to a new series or spinoff standalone. As Thalia I struggled with her character for a while. Due to the fact that. Midway through the book, she. In my view, she seemed to be somewhat of a spoiled Insulin child throwing, tantrums……… I did find Thalia to be quite indecisive to when she liked Calix. One minute she was infatuated and next she hated him. So I got a bit of whiplash from her mood swings Tropes: Age-Gap (Small), Stalking, Possessive-Hero, Jealous-Hero, Virgin-Heroine, Revenge, Bonnie/Clyde, Hades/Persephone, Arranged Marriage, Forced-Marriage, Found-Family, Friends-to-Lovers, Touch-Her-and-You-Die Hero: Rafael is a mafia boss from Spain known for being a cold and detached merciless king of his domain. Rafael ‘El Diablo’ believes himself incapable of emotion until Isa creates a shift in everything who he believed himself to be. He is definitely a BAD man and that does not change, so if you like your hero to have a good sense of morality, you won’t find that in Rafe. I can see him being too unhinged for many but I absolutely love him. He’s made it on my roster for favorite book boyfriends 🔥 Calix does everything to show Thalia the crown she should have upon her head and the raw power she wields. His loyalty to Thalia and the life they will build is swoon worthy and hits you straight in the heart. Calix knows Thalia like she is part of him and revels in knowing all her secrets. I LOVE the adoration and love he has for Thalia and the lengths he’s willing to go to cause chaos and lay the carnage of her enemies at her feet to do with as she pleases. These two are sure to be a power couple and I can’t wait to see Thalia come into herself with Calix by her side. A Persephone to his Hades.

This book is so good guys. It’s full of action, drama, it has everything. Calix is my new favourite obsession.There were a lot of things at play here that I loved. I enjoyed the general plot of childhood betrothed/protector is forcefully removed from her life and does everything in his power to make sure that they can never be separated again. There was so much devotion and angst in that concept that I just ate it up. Not to mention the other tropes I love: He threatens her little sister if she doesn't marry him (we know from the text that he doesn't mean it, but she doesn't and he is actively using her belief that he does to get what he wants from her). Isa loved him before he kidnapped her and showed her his El Diablo side so really your just kinda waiting for her to grow into the queen she was ment to be. But she fights hard and Rafe kinda loves it to 😂.

I typically love the psychotic, completely unhinged, violently possessive villain/anti-hero MMC, but there was just something about Rafe that wasn’t quite there for me. I felt the same way about Isa, although her character development was well done and made me like her a lot more in the last 2 books. My obsession with Isa started with a single glance. From that first moment standing on the streets of Chicago in the midst of a Bellandi war, she consumed me. Owned me, without ever setting eyes on me herself. I protected her, waiting for the day when she would be mine. No matter what it takes, no matter what illusions I must show her, she will be my wife. Mi Reina was born to rule at my side. I'll just have to break her first.

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It took me until the final book to like Rafe and Isa. They were both broken and tortured and ended out coming on top. The entire series Rafe had a violent way to show how he cared/loved Isa. His emotions gave me whiplash and I was NOT here for it. I am glad we did not have to go through the phase where the H was cold and brooding. Always horrible in his treatment of the h but instead we got COMMITMENT right from the beginning. I also love that he is not afraid of having anyone (friends, enemies, family etc) know how much he loves her and cherishes her despite her being his only weakness.