Author: Rosie Sloane
Genres: Mafia, Contemporary
Published: June 15, 2024
Pages: 63
Format read: Epub
Triggers: Trafficking, Violence, Spanking, BDSM
Quick Thoughts: I love this series to bits! Rosie’s writing and this story just does it for me.
This book was an ARC and given to me for free.
All reviews are entirely honest and my own opinion.
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“You were made for me.”
Treasa Murphy is the best undercover operative the FBI has. She’s teamed up with an old flame and head of the Irish Mafia in Boston, Cupid Valentine, to take down her next target.
The problem?
She finds herself needing to submit to him for the sake of their mission.
She finds herself wanting to 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘦 for him.
Cupid Valentine takes the role of being Treasa’s Master very seriously, even when they’re alone. She may think this is part of the job, but he’s determined to make it real.
Can he maintain complete control of her, and keep her protected from this dark world?
Ache is the second instalment of the Valentine series. I enjoyed the first book so much I immediately delved into the second book. And I definitely was not disappointed! This was, once again, such a fun read! I just love the way that Rosie Sloan writes, her style simply does it for me.
Is it guilt, love or Obsession? I don’t know.
I am not going to lie, I fell so hard for this series! There just is something about it that makes it such a fun read! The books are also short enough to read in a single sitting, which is absolutely perfect for me. Especially if I just finished a long series with books around 300-500 pages. This series is the perfect in between to have a few evenings of down time with some easy reads.
And the spice in these books? Few-ew! I am all here for it! It’s hot, it’s steamy and it is a lot! What I especially liked about the spicy scenes was the fact that they weren’t too long, without being too short either. There was just enough detail to paint a vivid image, without being repetitive.
That being said, Ache -and the Valentine series as a whole- definitely is a book with which you have to mind the trigger warnings. Please read them carefully before you pick up this series. While I have very little triggers (that is to say, I haven’t found anything triggering yet), I can 100% imagine that some people will have some issues with the darker themes that this series delves in.
Talking about those darker themes, this book dives further into the world of trafficking. I really liked that it simply takes one subject and builds it plot around that. It makes for a very clear storyline.
Next to the obviously numerous spicy scenes, there also is an emotional rawness to this book. The way that Treasa and Valentine develop is one of my favourite things. You get to know more and more about their history together, being fed little pieces of information at a time. I can’t wait to piece it all together and have a full background with these two! Definitely one of my main reasons to keep reading: I am just way too curious about it!
The books definitely benefit from being Novella’s, as it makes for a quick read. While I like my books just a little longer (at least 100 pages), it isn’t as bothersome because there already are plenty of books in this series! I simply didn’t want the book to end and jumped right into the third instalment after finishing the last page.
My cunt is so pretty when it cums for me; I could watch it all day
While I love the characters and the story to bits, I had the same problem with this book as I had with the last one; Some of the scenes felt a little disjointed. Rosie tends to jump from one scene to another, and there just is a bit of transition missing. A car ride, a little conversation, things like that. One moment you’re in a bedroom and the other moment you are in a store.
Good bits
Bad bits
- More history between the main characters
- A very clear storyline
- Emotional rawness
- I just love Rosie’s writing style. It’s quick paced and simple.
- Lots of spicy scenes
- It’s a series! Yay, more books!
- A little disjointed
- Short! Would love just a few more chapters
Ache was a very enjoyable second book of this series and I just love it to bits. Rosie’s writing simply does it for me, and makes me completely addicted to these books. If you’re a fan of quick, short reads with a fast pace writing style, I would definitely try this series out.