I really liked how unapologetic Nairne was! She was such a sassy character. A major aspect of her character is introduced about 20% into the book, I didn’t love how late this was mentioned. This is my personal opinion, but I would have really liked this mentioned sooner. Knowing she was disabled going in might have made me like the book a bit more. But I did really like how her character progresses throughout the book. It’s so important to have a heroine with a disability that has an active sex life!

Speaking of sex, when this story is steamy it’s VERY steamy. I read a lot of steamy books, and even I was like “wait, he wants to do what?!” BDSM doesn’t work for me, it was a bit much. This story is definitely on the Fifty Shades level of steam.

I’ve never read a mafia romance before, and I’m not completely sure that aspect of the book worked for me. Those sections didn’t feel clear or cohesive to me. He’s a Brute was a 3 star read in my opinion.

Since this book is part of a trilogy, it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger! If you hate cliffhangers, you may want to wait until all three books are released. But if you need a mafia bad boy with lots of steam, this may be for you.

Really nice to read an inclusive book with someone with disabilities and someone portrayed as badass as well, not just the disability or any limitations. I loved this for that alone. Nairne and Zed have some great chemistry, although Zed is slow to warm up to, he can be pretty unlikeable to begin with, but he gets there. I’m a sucker for a hate to love story and this is fast and fun, great read.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion