I finished this about two hours ago on my break at work and wanted to scream because I didn't have the other volumes to finish the series.I'd been wanting to read a book by this author for a while now after seeing all my Goodreads friends giving his books good rating so when I saw this free on Amazon I got a little giddy.I wasn't sure at the start whether I'd like it but boy did I get drawn in quick! I really need to see what happens next with these two!Off to check the price right now :-) Mostly sex. Some good ideas and worth reading, just not a favorite. Not enough showing in the story.This book is one chapter in a story. You need to read all five books to get the complete story. Below is my review for the complete story, not just this chapter.I like the unusual main character Silvio. He’s a gorgeous looking gay guy age 24 – a killer for hire. Stefano is head of a mob/mafia family. He’s young (33). He took over after his father’s death. Stefano is happily married, but he is attracted to Silvio at first sight. I enjoyed the conflict watching Stefano discover his bisexual nature with Silvio. I liked the happy ending in book 5.This book is mostly a lot of intense and lengthy gay guy sex scenes with back-door action and toys. Silvio needs pain during sex. There are also menage sex scenes with men, and one with two men one woman. If that’s your mood it’s probably good. But I skimmed most of those scenes. I like sex scenes in books, but I want a majority story, with a minority sex.The story was lacking operational aesthetic. We didn’t see how things were done, like how someone killed with a knife, the details during the sniper killings, the details about a bomb and how a character was saved from the bomb. None of that was shown. It was just telling after the fact. Silvio was haunted by something with Diego Carbone. I wanted to know details about that. We are told nothing.Minor problems:1. Too many characters had similar names beginning with S. I had to take notes to keep them straight. Stefano, Silvio Spadaro, Sergei, Sebastiano.2. Too many Italian words were not translated for the reader.DATA:Narrative mode: 3rd person. Story length (for five books together): 269 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: 13 or more. Setting: current day mostly U.S. with some in Italy. Book copyright: 2011-2012. Genre: Crime Suspense, Gay Male Romantic Suspense.
What do You think about Dark Soul Vol. 1 (2011)?
I should have known I'd not be able to stop at one. Now, to get on with the rest of the series...
—shaaa
M/M action in the mafia world, I LOVED IT! Silvio is such a compelling character. On to book 2!
—Nicknelson
4.5 stars! Excellent! Full review will post on my blog tomorrow. Link to come!
—Voigt
