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Devil's Mistletoe: A Dark Mafia Romance by Roselyn Ash, Sasha Leone

Series:
N/A

Genre:
Romance, Dark, Contemporary, Standalone and Novella, Dual Points of View, Age Gap, Mafia, Touch Her and Die, Steamy Romance, Spicy Romance, Short Story, Adult

Publication Date:
November 30, 2023

Pages Numbers:
69

Read Date:
December 2nd, 2023

Date Finished:
December 2nd, 2023

Rating:
.5/5

Blurb:

He’s the devil. I’m his maid. It’s Christmas Eve, and everyone else has gone home...

Domenico Bianchi is the most handsome man I’ve ever met. And the most dangerous. It’s no secret. The powerful mafia boss doesn’t hide who he is.

But he is hiding something. I can tell by the way he looks at me. There’s a forbidden desire behind those silvery blue eyes… And something else too. Something darker.

Well, he’s not the only one hiding a secret. I’ve got my own. An innocent crush on my older boss.

It doesn’t matter that I would shatter under his hard, tatted body. When we finally meet beneath the mistletoe, everything unravels. I see what he’s been hiding. And I finally understand.

I’m not going anywhere.

*Devil’s Mistletoe is a short sweet and spicy ott standalone 18,000-word forbidden age-gap cozy dark mafia romance novella with forced proximity, mature themes and a happily ever after. It’s a prelude to the Night Bloom Mafia series.

Review:

While short novels are nice, they do not always establish character growth or do anything to the plotline. This was one of those books. Our main female and male lead have had some crush or another on each other with the latter being more obsessive. He does everything to rid anyone who stands in his way of gaining said female lead upon her eighteenth birthday.

Throughout the story, there is no tangible character development or growth for either the main female or male lead. They remain static, with their feelings for each other remaining largely unchanged. The male lead's obsession with the female lead is borderline unhealthy, as he goes to extreme lengths to eliminate anyone who poses a threat to their relationship.

However, due to the short length of the novel, these elements are not explored or developed to their full potential. The plotline feels rushed and lacking in depth, leaving the reader wanting more. It would have been interesting to see the characters evolve and overcome their flaws or have their motivations explored further.

Final Thought:

While short novels can be enjoyable, they may fall short in establishing character growth and adding significant depth to the plotline, as demonstrated in this particular book.