And Then The Devil Cried
by Ellie Fox
The Devil doesn't always laugh.
Sometimes, he weeps with you.
Marcus Troy is the man everyone fears.
Rho Bennett considers himself the drug kingpin's right hand but things change when Rho brings home Adam, an orphan boy who never had a real family and who is having a rough time finding his balance in the world.
Rho wants to protect the boy but when Marcus sets his sights for Adam, Rho feels obligated to step down.
Only there is a side to Marcus that Rho doesn't know. Marcus does nothing but torture the boy into submission even when Adam is unwilling because Adam still harbors feelings for Rho.
Rho watches Adam get tortured, and it hurts him but his ties to Marcus confuse him and he can't go against the man who saved him. All he can do is help Adam without their boss knowing but that's not going to be easy.
So, when the boss finally dies, Rho is elated that they can finally be together, but things don't work out that way and Marcus's death launches everyone into a new world that is unfamiliar territory to Rho.
Rho is a drug kingpin's right hand and meets Adam the night he's set on killing himself. Rho takes Adam back to his place and after a while, they give in to their growing attraction. But, Rho's boss is determined to have Adam for himself.
I liked Rho, he was supposed to be all brusque and violent, yet he was pretty good to Adam. It wasn't that surprising that Adam would fall for him despite their age difference. Now, Adam, I'm unsure about him. For one part, he seemed innocent, sweet and a bit naive. Almost too much so, considering what happened with Marcus later on. I just don't think I got to see the real Adam in a book this short, but I hope we learn more of him in the next installments, especially after the bomb he dropped at the end of this book.
I'm not a fan of open-ended books or cliffhangers, this book has both and yet, it didn't quite bother me in this case. The writing was fairly good, even if there were some things that didn't quite work for me, it felt a bit muddled in a few parts which I had to go back and reread, the going back from the present to the past and then again to the present didn't flow as well as I'd like, and the part where Adam is trying to kill himself with the 150 pills, which was completely unrealistic. Other than that, it's a pretty solid debut for Ellie Fox. I'll be looking forward to more. Recommendable!
Sometimes, he weeps with you.
Marcus Troy is the man everyone fears.
Rho Bennett considers himself the drug kingpin's right hand but things change when Rho brings home Adam, an orphan boy who never had a real family and who is having a rough time finding his balance in the world.
Rho wants to protect the boy but when Marcus sets his sights for Adam, Rho feels obligated to step down.
Only there is a side to Marcus that Rho doesn't know. Marcus does nothing but torture the boy into submission even when Adam is unwilling because Adam still harbors feelings for Rho.
Rho watches Adam get tortured, and it hurts him but his ties to Marcus confuse him and he can't go against the man who saved him. All he can do is help Adam without their boss knowing but that's not going to be easy.
So, when the boss finally dies, Rho is elated that they can finally be together, but things don't work out that way and Marcus's death launches everyone into a new world that is unfamiliar territory to Rho.
4 Stars!!!
Rho is a drug kingpin's right hand and meets Adam the night he's set on killing himself. Rho takes Adam back to his place and after a while, they give in to their growing attraction. But, Rho's boss is determined to have Adam for himself.
I liked Rho, he was supposed to be all brusque and violent, yet he was pretty good to Adam. It wasn't that surprising that Adam would fall for him despite their age difference. Now, Adam, I'm unsure about him. For one part, he seemed innocent, sweet and a bit naive. Almost too much so, considering what happened with Marcus later on. I just don't think I got to see the real Adam in a book this short, but I hope we learn more of him in the next installments, especially after the bomb he dropped at the end of this book.
I'm not a fan of open-ended books or cliffhangers, this book has both and yet, it didn't quite bother me in this case. The writing was fairly good, even if there were some things that didn't quite work for me, it felt a bit muddled in a few parts which I had to go back and reread, the going back from the present to the past and then again to the present didn't flow as well as I'd like, and the part where Adam is trying to kill himself with the 150 pills, which was completely unrealistic. Other than that, it's a pretty solid debut for Ellie Fox. I'll be looking forward to more. Recommendable!
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***
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