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Just a Bit Heartless (Straight Guys, #13)
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bookshelves: 3rd-person-pov, contemporary, crime, dual-pov, forced-proximity, lgbtq, mafia-or-gangs, romance, ebook
Aug 31, 2022
bookshelves: 3rd-person-pov, contemporary, crime, dual-pov, forced-proximity, lgbtq, mafia-or-gangs, romance, ebook
|| 3.5 stars ||
This was actually really nice and I enjoyed it a lot! I was definitely very close to rating this 4 stars.
Damiano is a cruel and heartless mafioso and Jordan meets him when he pretends to be Raffaele’s boyfriend, who happens to be Damiano’s stepbrother. Jordan is already intrigued by Damiano from the start, but the man is extremely closed-off and also seems to scare every single person in his own family.
However, when Damiano and Jordan get kidnapped together, they have no one to lean on but each other. This leads them to form a very unhealthy attachment and they become completely obsessed.
The reason this book worked so well for me was because of how Damiano treated Jordan. Rather than be rude and dismissive of Jordan, as is often the case with tropes like these, he was quite tender and even soft towards him. This was the true definition of 'I hate everyone in the world, but you' and I love that so much.
'Straight Guys' series:
0. Straight Boy - 3.0 stars
1. Just a Bit Twisted - 3.5 stars
2. Just a Bit Obsessed - 3.0 stars
3. Just a Bit Unhealthy - 2.5 stars
4. Just a Bit Wrong - 3.5 stars
5. Just a Bit Confusing - 1.5 stars
6. Just a Bit Ruthless - 4.0 stars
7. Just a Bit Wicked - 3.5 stars
8. Just a Bit Shameless - 4.5 stars
9. Just a Bit Gay - 1.0 star
10. Just a Bit Dirty - 3.0 stars
11. Just a Bit Wrecked - 2.5 stars
12. Just a Bit Bossy - 3.0 stars
13. Just a Bit Heartless - 3.5 stars
14. Just a Bit Captivated - 3.0 stars
15. Just a Bit Guarded - 3.5 stars
This was actually really nice and I enjoyed it a lot! I was definitely very close to rating this 4 stars.
Damiano is a cruel and heartless mafioso and Jordan meets him when he pretends to be Raffaele’s boyfriend, who happens to be Damiano’s stepbrother. Jordan is already intrigued by Damiano from the start, but the man is extremely closed-off and also seems to scare every single person in his own family.
However, when Damiano and Jordan get kidnapped together, they have no one to lean on but each other. This leads them to form a very unhealthy attachment and they become completely obsessed.
“I’m cold, claustrophobic, and freaked out, and I really want to hold your hand, even though I really fucking dislike you.”
The reason this book worked so well for me was because of how Damiano treated Jordan. Rather than be rude and dismissive of Jordan, as is often the case with tropes like these, he was quite tender and even soft towards him. This was the true definition of 'I hate everyone in the world, but you' and I love that so much.
“I hope you know what you’re doing. If you decide to stick around, there will be no going back. He’s not the sort of man to ever allow that.”
“You won’t scare me away. I know him.”
“He’s a different man when he’s with you—a better man. You’ve never seen him at his worst and nastiest. People fear him for a reason. He cares for you more than he’s ever cared for anyone. It scares me.”
'Straight Guys' series:
0. Straight Boy - 3.0 stars
1. Just a Bit Twisted - 3.5 stars
2. Just a Bit Obsessed - 3.0 stars
3. Just a Bit Unhealthy - 2.5 stars
4. Just a Bit Wrong - 3.5 stars
5. Just a Bit Confusing - 1.5 stars
6. Just a Bit Ruthless - 4.0 stars
7. Just a Bit Wicked - 3.5 stars
8. Just a Bit Shameless - 4.5 stars
9. Just a Bit Gay - 1.0 star
10. Just a Bit Dirty - 3.0 stars
11. Just a Bit Wrecked - 2.5 stars
12. Just a Bit Bossy - 3.0 stars
13. Just a Bit Heartless - 3.5 stars
14. Just a Bit Captivated - 3.0 stars
15. Just a Bit Guarded - 3.5 stars
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Aug 31, 2022 04:33AM
"very close to rating this 4 stars" 🤣🤣🤣 Happy you enjoyed it ❤️
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@Kati — hahah well, I was😅 I feel like it could have gone either way for me, but 4 stars seems a bit too high somehow. Especially when I compare it to some of the others ratings I gave to this series😬 It was one of my favs so far, though! Anyway, thanks🖤 I was happy I enjoyed it too😌
Glad you enjoyed it, Imme! I wish I could have felt the same 😅 I see you liked JABU least which is next on my list 😬 So many polarising reviews out there, I keep putting it off!
@Elisa — Ah yes, I saw you didn’t like this one much🫤 That’s unfortunate, for sure, but since you didn’t like this one much due to finding the MCs unlikable, then I don’t doubt JABU will most likely not be your fav either😅 The MCs are terrible and it was a dreadful relationship🥲 Fingers crossed it’ll work better for you, though!
Imme wrote: "@Elisa — Ah yes, I saw you didn’t like this one much🫤 That’s unfortunate, for sure, but since you didn’t like this one much due to finding the MCs unlikable, then I don’t doubt JABU will most likel..."Yikes 😬😅
@Elisa — haha yup, definitely yikes😅
I had a feeling you'd like the relationship dynamic here! I'm glad to see you enjoyed it. Maybe you can give it 3.75 stars, lol.
@Rebecca — You were right😉 I very much love dynamics like these! 3.75 stars would’ve probably been pretty ideal, but I only ever use half stars, and no quarter stars😅🤷🏻♀️
i’m not really a fan of this series from AH, only love her fantasy ones 😅😂 but happy to see you’re enjoying them. i heard that this one was quite similar to the previous ones in the series, what do you think? 🤔
@Iman — Hmm, I think this one is perhaps a bit similar to book 6, which was actually my favourite, but it’s quite different from a lot of the others. The settings vary a lot with all the books haha; that’s why they’re all still so enjoyable to me even though there are so many of them🤣
ahh i see and it’s always addicting i can imagine 🤣 okay thanks, Imme xx great review
@Iman — addicting, yes😂 that is a pretty good word for it haha
What is it about those moody men we like so much? I love when you say "I hate every at one in the world but you" gah, love that too!
@Rain — I dunno, but it just works so well😌 That trope is awesome!
YAY! Happy you still enjoyed this😌 It is the true definition indeed haha🔥
@Ila — oh yess, I definitely very much enjoyed it😌 I was very happy to see you did as well🖤
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Glad you liked it. Honestly if it was any other author I’d probably given it about 3-3.5 stars because I wanted more but for some reason AH is so addictive to me that I always round up.
Oh btw, who the hell is Lewis?
@Megan — hahah that make sense, honestly! Sometimes about this author just always works so damn well😍 And that’s even with the knowledge that she never gives us enough about a couple. I’m always left wanting more😅
@Megan — Oh, and Lewis was no one🤣 I confused Raffaele’s name with the name of another character I read about a little while ago that was also in a boss/PA romance🥴 Anyway, I corrected the name now haha
Glad you enjoyed it too Imme! ❤️ This author is an auto-read for me..
@Vanna — Thankss :) This series is instant-read for me too, I’m not so sure about the rest of this author’s books, but maybe soon ;)
Glad to see that u like this one Imme! :))
@Christina — yess, thank youu🤍
Would you say that you felt like the characters equally liked each other or was it more of a one sided love story ? Is the ending HEA? This series is so popular but I’ve been staying away cos it seems like most relationships seem to be hate filled 🙈
Great review, Imme! Glad it was a good read!
@Jess — No, I think they did both really love each other fully and it does have a HEA! There are definitely a few more “hate”-filled romances in this series, but I didn’t like those installments either so you can recognize them by the bad rating I’ve given them LOL
@Nazanin — Thanks, gorgeous🖤
