Review by Ronny
Run Posy Run is a dark mafia romance at its best.
Favourite Quote:
“Does it piss you off that I can make you go away by pushing one tiny button? I bet you just can’t stand it that this slut, this whore, can turn you off with one little tap on the screen.” Her hurt mingles with her delight in what she’s about to do.
“Posy—” I warn as if I can stop her.
She wiggles her fingers. “Bye, Dario.”
The screen goes dark. She’s gone.
Book Synopsis:
She’d better run…
Posy
When I fell for Dario Volpe, I thought he was Prince Charming, and I was the luckiest girl alive. He didn’t care about my past. The talk. The stain on my family’s reputation.
Then he saw something I never wanted anyone to see.
He cares now.
This isn’t a breakup, it’s a warning shot, and if I want to get out of this bad romance alive, I have to run and never look back.
Dario Volpe is no storybook hero. He’s a psychopath, and he can’t decide–kiss me? Or kill me?
Dario
I’m the man behind the curtain, the power behind the throne. I could have killed her, and no one would have blinked an eye. Posy Santoro isn’t exactly a mafia princess.
No one sees her as clearly as I can–the perfect mind hidden by that knockout body in the tight dress.
I made a mistake, running her off, but now I get to play one of my favorite games.
Posy can run, but she isn’t made to be free. She’s made for me. And when I catch her? Game over.
Review:
Thank you, Fated Mates, for recommending this book to me. I love a good old mafia romance, and this book just hit all the right buttons with me. Now, this is on the darker mafia romance side. I guess what I am trying to say is, check your content warnings before you read this book. If you are new to the mafia romance world and are unsure if you like those darker romance elements, maybe start with something a bit lighter, like SJ Tilly or Odette Stone’s mafia books. They are great gateway books into the mafia world.
Now on to what makes this book so great. First, it’s a quick and dirty read. It’s not that long, and things move at a faster pace. Right from the first couple of pages, shit hits the fan for Posy, and she finds herself on the run from both Dario and the mafia organization that they belong to. Posy is no stranger to the mafia world; she grew up in it, and her family used to play an important part in that organization until they fell from grace. After that fall, Posy has struggled to find her place in the mafia family and finds herself dating different mafia guys (who are rather terrible), that is, until she meets Dario, who is the money man in the organization. Posy likes Dario, who treats her well. That is, until an old sex tape makes its way to Dario’s inbox, and this jealous rage takes over him and kicks Posy out of his house. That’s when this game of cat and mouse starts between Posy and Dario.
I found myself enjoying the fact that Posy is no stranger to the mafia world, which is unusual in a mafia romance. Usually, the heroine is someone who lives an everyday life, and the “hero” takes her (usually by force, because who doesn’t love a good old kidnapping) and she finds herself living in a very different and violent world. Posy knows what it is to be a part of a mafia organization and understands the dangers that exist within that world. She has lived this precarious life because of her family’s fall from grace, which leads to this need to be loved no matter what the personal cost. Posy is a bit of a doormat when it comes to how she lets the men in her life treat her. She never says no, even if whatever the man in her life is asking her to do (which is usually something to do with sex) is not something she wants or is comfortable with. She just does it in hopes her compliance will result in her being loved. Now don’t be fooled, Posy may come off as this easy, airhead of a character, but she is rather clever. It’s her ability to master complex strategic games like chess, Risk, etc., that draws Dario to Posy. He loves watching and playing games with her. She is the only one who can beat him at these games. Leading up to the beginning of this book, she has been powerless, and it isn’t until she is on the run that she begins to find her strength and power. She starts to turn the tables on Dario when she realizes that she does have the ability to control certain situations, and she learns to say “no”.
Dario has a lot of those qualities you often find in a dark romance hero. For those who are new to dark romance, this means there are a lot of red flags about this guy. He is a morally grey hero who does some violent and scary things, and he does those things in front of Posy. He also acts aggressively towards Posy at times, but doesn’t necessarily cross the line into abuse. He doesn’t believe he is capable of loving someone or feeling any genuine emotions. He is very cold and in control of himself. The only times that he loses control are when something happens to Posy, and when he loses control, he really loses control. As the story progresses, we see these little signs that Dario is starting to feel something deeper and more meaningful towards Posy. But it takes until the very end of the book for him to realize that he is actually capable of loving other people. This isn’t a healthy relationship, but it was still a lot of fun to read, and I ate up the drama and lusty feelings.
Run Posy Run is a quick and dirty mafia romance and a perfect way to escape the world for a few hours.
