ARC REVIEW: Deception by Natalia Lourose
Book Review
"๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐. ๐ต๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐?"
"๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐."
"๐ฎ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐."
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Tropes: Mafia, antihero, innocent like heroine, mafia fixer, praise kink
Series: Sinners of New Orleans #2
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Deception is book two in the Sinners of New Orleans series and I absolutely loved it! The overarching plot, the action, and the couple made for a great read. I like that the books in this series are standalones, but that they are connected through family ties and an overarching plot.
I absolutely loved Zoe and John's dynamic. The push and pull between the two of them was so good. Once they spent more time together, you could see how comfortable they were with each other. They balance each other out in a beautiful way.
I loved Zoe so much. She's been through a lot, yet has an innocence to her. She's determined to find her friend, even if it means entering a dangerous world. She's fierce and doesn't let anyone scare her off. I loved her dynamic with John so much. She was playful with him and even a little sassy. She never made him feel broken or that something was wrong, which was new for him.
I don't know if a cinnamon roll psychopath is a thing, but it is now! John is amazing. He's supposed to be the family psycho, and maybe he is, but I didn't see him that way. He was protective, caring, soft, comforting, and a praise king. He really cares about Zoe and sees her for how great she is. I love how enthralled he was with her when she dances, and how he saw the beauty in what she was doing ๐ฅฐ
Natalia told us book two was going to be spicy and she delivered! Zoe and John were so hot together. The scene at the gala ๐ฅต The praise in this book was so so so good. There's a praise AND degradation moment that I was VERY into ๐ I'll be adding 'kitten' to the list of things I want my future husband to call me.
I'm excited for Madi's book, but I can't wait for Sam's. He intrigued me in Alliance and I just know his book is going to be good. I am enjoying this series so far and I am excited to see where the other two books take us once they are out.
Thank you so much to Natalia Lourose and Peachy Keen for the ARC!
Book Information
Release date: March 2nd, 2022
Description:
*The description comes directly from Amazon's website*
The Sopranos meets Dexter: a stripper searching for the truth and a psychopath trying to hide his desperate desire to kill.
A liar searching for the truth.
A psycho hiding behind a mask.
Both trapped in a web of deception.
Zoe
Everything has a meaning.
Every action has a consequence.
So there has to be a reason my world has turned upside down.
I just have to find it.
And that's how I end up at Saints and Sinners, wrapped up in lines and half truths.
Surrounded by wolves, who don't think twice about letting a lion into the hen house.
John
I am not an honest man.
I manipulate the truth, pulling the puppet strings to get what I want.
I use people's secrets against them, turning their transgressions into a license to kill.
I'm not expecting the doe eye girl in black lingerie to send a dagger through my heart with the sway of her hips.
But she has a secret, and I want to know it.
What's a liar to do?
Nat's Note:
I am in LOVE with John and Zoe's dynamic. Joh is the family psycho, known for being a bit unique in his "process". And Zoe is from a rough part of NOLA and is searching for her missing best friend. She gets in a little over her head with trying to spy on the mob. What I love about these two is the air of secrecy and how they tread water getting to know each other not sure if they're willing to drop all the walls they built.
"Deception" is the second book in the Sinners of New Orleans series. It is a full length secret identity/dark/mafia romance with spicy scenes and an HEA. The series is best read in order. While John and Zoe's story will have a HEA and conclude in Deception, there is an overarching plot that will continue in future books.
Deceptions contains themes of violence, explicit language, descriptions of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and domestic violence/violence against women. Please take caution when reading.
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