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. 4.5 stars. Silvio and Franco take care of Stefano's Russian problem completely, while Stefano's decisions are being questioned by his second-in-command, perhaps looking to make his own move.The blurb for this was apt because the noose certainly is tightening for Stefano, it seems on all sides. Despite all that is coming down on him, including Donata, who thinks he has a mistress, Stefano is helpless to deny what he wants with Silvio any longer. And Silvio is making Stefano more than a little reckless.One more volume and I just cannot see this working out for anyone. At least in a way where everyone can be happy. Or at least alive. It's funny that the one I'm most concerned for is the most dark and ruthless character of them all.
What do You think about Dark Soul Vol. 4 (2012)?
OMG!!! I don't want this series to end...
—caralbrown
Donata is just... wonderful. Great book.
—Vinodkumarmv
