Book: The Devil's Deck (Cursed Venom Universe) by Nina Knox
Reviewed by TheCaffeinatedTBR
Rating: 4/5
Overall ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️
This is technically a standalone but there are appearances from other characters in the universe and you'd have no issues following the story
If you like your dark romance with a side of unexpected turns, this one starts with MM, delivers a bi-discovery, and evolves into a (mostly) full-on MMF dynamic! I’m not usually a huge MM reader, but the transition here worked. And not going to lie... once the female character entered the mix, the spice level completely skyrocketed!
The banter in this book is absolute gold. Lyam is funny as hell, a total goofball. But seeing how his playful carefree nature ultimately leads to his tragedy was completely heartbreaking. It really validates and explains exactly who he has become today.
My only real complaint is that, being a standalone, I wish we got to see more of his actual training process and his psychological struggle. Instead of a quick fast-forward into him already being a professional unaliver, diving deeper into that transition period would have been amazing.
If you love a mix of laugh-out-loud banter, deep character trauma, and a scorching MMF dynamic, definitely add this to your TBR!
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