This might be a me problem but I didn’t find this to be a “dark” romance. More just a mafia romance with heavier themes. I guess that’s what would define dark romance though isn’t it? Ignore me. While the steam was great, the characters felt lacking a bit to me. Even as their backstories unraveled I still didn’t feel super connected to either of them which then makes it a struggle to feel the chemistry between them. Wasn’t the best but wasn’t the worst. Will likely continue on with the series at some point.

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My friends, I don’t often read dark romance, but after reading Bound: Blood Brothers, I have some thoughts.

Mostly they can be summarized by this sentiment: If you’re going to go for a dark romance, you gotta commit to the darkness.

That’s really awful, isn’t it. I don’t really know where I’m at with this statement. I don’t have anything to offer you, other than the sudden and alarming reflection that somehow, the pandemic fatigue I’m experiencing has turned me into a woman living inside skin thick enough to resemble a lead case. Demanding that dark romances remain, well, dark, the whole way through.

I digress.

The writing was fine in this book, and I’d say it’s probably more of a romantic suspense than “dark”, despite the child trafficking and crime-related violence that saturates the book’s plot. The main characters have a conceivably realistic HEA (on a beach, no less)

I just didn’t love how… soft the book was. Very vanilla, the whole way through. Basically two vanilla people in a grimy setting.

If you don’t love how dark dark romances can be, and you want them to be less..dark… read this book. There’s also some good use of tropes (forced proximity, found family) and swoon-worthy characters.

It just didn’t hit right for me. I needed it to be darker.

Good book!! I definitely enjoyed reading this one! This is Nash and Lexi book! Its the first book and I'm assuming that there will be others?? I hope! Lol anyway Lexi starts this story out by drugging Nash and stealing an important item from him! Now Nash is bad as muther trucker lmao for Lexi to get the drop on him?! It wasn't good! This book had intrigue, suspense, plenty of action and heart pounding moments! In the beginning I wasn't to sure but I'm so glad I stuck with it! This book ended up being really great!! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!