Perfect Villain

A Dark Stalker Mafia Romance (The Dark Lies Duet, Book 1)

De: J. L. Beck, S. Rena

Narrado por: Anastasia Watley, Curt Bonnem

The second our eyes connected, I felt the shift in the air. The crackle of fire igniting between us. He was dark, dangerous, and secretive. He came into my life like a storm, ripping apart everything I believed in, everything I thought I knew. With his mischievous smirk, stunning looks, and alluring behavior, I should’ve ran as far away from him as I could. But I was stupid. I trapped myself in his web. I thought I was safe with him. Safe in his arms, safe from a past that refused to let go. Turns out Christian Russo was the past I was running from, and my first mistake was ever thinking I could escape him.

This is a dark stalker-mafia romance. It contains adult themes, and material that might be triggering to some listeners.

©2022 J. L. Beck and S. Rena (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

The storyline was there.

The storyline and plot were definitely there. The execution wasn't the best. The heroine was extremely infuriating. It's just hard to believe how completely ignorant she was to the 573 red flags and coincidences, ESPECIALLY as someone who had been on the run for years.

The dialogue was really cringy at times. It reminded me a little bit of the line in "10 things I hate about you" where she goes "I want you, I need you, oh baby oh baby" 😂

Unfortunately, I don't think either batterie was right for the role. It felt slightly boring and monotonous. For a book that had a decent amount of suspense, the narration felt all too calm the entire time.

The female narrator didn't quite mail the male part. It was way too breathy and drawn out. Her voice sounds like she's trying hard to hold back laughter the entire time. Not to mention, she draws out the endings of her sentences like "I was waiting for the police to come-uh" and "do you know his last name-uh" it just made the book hard to get through.

loved

I loved this book. It kept me fully invested the whole time. I couldn't put it down. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

Cliffhanger

I did not realize this was a cliffhanger really good story, but now I’m going to have to read more books.

suspenseful

If I could reach through a book and slap a character, I would slap Sean. Though, Christian kind of makes a villian you love to hate...and hate to lust.

I LOVED the book and the narrators!

It was definitely a pleasant surprise and I can't wait to listen to the second book Monster!

the twist

I love the dark male perspective brings a refreshing twist on the typical dark romance novels

villian

i really really love this book want more love the writing talent on this book amazing thank you

loved it from the beginning

For it being my first Mafia Romance book I loved every bit of it,
the stalking part and the obsession reminds me of Zade and Ryat a little bit because they both would fight for their girls.
When it came to Shawn she gave off Adeline and Blakely vibes because they are both strong minded when it came to standing up for things they believed it.
I always love a story that reminds me of other characters that I love and so far from reading this it didn't disappoint me at all I honestly loved every part of it

The Perfect Villain

This story had several twists and turns. Generally I can foretell most movies and book endings from the storyline. This one definitely didn’t end in the way I expected. I love when a book totally catches me off guard. This is one of those books. Very dark and evil abides in places you would hope were safe but beware you might have nightmares afterwards. Enjoy the chills and I recommend it for Halloween .

"mafia" romance and definitely has dark themes

NARRATION
Type: Dual narration
Anastasia Watley is a good narrator but it did take a few moments for me to get into her voice. I really liked how she changes inflection between character which help keep the characters separate. Curt Bonnem has a very specific voice and narration style which is noticeable but I'm not sure it worked for the main male character.

STORY
FMC: Siân Guiliani
MMC: Christian Russo
This book is not what i expected and the character were a little superficial. I could see the appeal to a story like this but it wasn't my cup of tea, which is why i gave it 3 stars.

This book has the romance, the sexual tension, and the stalking in a books that i like but it all fell flat with the repetitiveness of the story and it felt dragged. this story felt like it has all the write themed but wasn't used in well together. Also Sian was so blind to so much when it was so obvious and it really felt like she stayed in situation because she knew one day it will have to end.

I don't really see the need for a second book and will not continue this series.