hope's Reviews > You Will Never Know

✰ 4 stars ✰

Odin Snow wasn’t a good person. He was the devil incarnate and if Hunter wasn’t careful, he’d get trapped in his inferno, forced to burn forever.

this was really hard for me to rate because i don't normally read Sci-Fi and let's be honest, i am here for the romance. but thankfully, the plot outside the romance was enthralling. i stayed up till 2am to finish this, till the point where my eyes were burning because i needed to see how everything was going to play out. the world was so intriguing, there is mafia, people who have powers, there are Whisper and Shouts (which you'll find out more about when you read 😉 it was like the author's own twist on ABO dynamics kind of), betrayal, revenge, and in all of that there is a romance.

“I want to consume all of you,” Odin said silkily, dropping his hands to Hunter’s thighs for purchase as he stroked back into him. “Own all of you.”

if the plot wasn't as strong as it was, i probably would have rated this lower. because the romance? i don't know if i can really call it that i guess? there was romance here, don't get me wrong, it's obviously very unconventional (which i don't mind because i love dark romance and these tropes) but this really only felt like a set up to the real thing (well hopefully). it was very slow burn and little things happened here and there which i loved but it wasn't quite enough to win me over fully. but i expected that since this is the first book of three. however, this book was a great start and i can't wait to see how Odin and Hunter's relationship develops more. i loved the possessiveness in this, to be honest i was hoping it was going to be more intense than it was. but again, there are more books to come.

now the villain, Isa. i hated him. which means he was a good villain right? 😂 i wasn't sure if i was going to like how everything played out with him being a previous lover and stepbrother of Odin, but i liked how it turned out and the reveals we got along the way were soooo good.

“You’re mine, Huntsman. To do with as I wish. To take,” another thrust forward, “and to touch,” he placed his hand under Hunter’s chin and tipped his face up so that their eyes met once more, “however, and whenever, I please.”

and the spice? there is only 2 scenes but the ones we got were hot and totally worth it. this is also kind of a second chance romance if you squint. Hunter was a bodyguard for the mafia 10 years ago before everything went to shit and he had a crush on Odin. my absolute favorite thing about this book was seeing how Odin slowly realized how he actually had feelings for Hunter as well all those years ago even though he had an arrangement with Isa. and that Isa couldn't quite give Odin what he wanted. but Hunter could. 🥺

So if you like:
🖤 dark romance
🖤 captor/captive
🖤 world building
🖤 lots of revenge and betrayal
🖤 touch him and die
🖤 slow burn
🖤 mafia
🖤 enemies to lovers

you'll love this. definitely check trigger warnings. now onto book two and i'm hoping it delivers.🤞

'A Whisper in the Dark' series
book #1 - You Will Never Know - 4 stars
book #2 - Don't Breathe a Word - 1 star
book #3 - Don't Let Me Go - won't be reading