Sinners Consumed

Rating: 4.5 stars.This book didn’t need to be a duet, but did I devour it? Hell yes, left no crumbs. I honestly thought it could have wrapped up perfectly in a single 500-page book, but selfishly, I’m so glad it’s a duet because I want to live in this world forever. Every scene had me giggling, gasping, and sometimes even kicking my feet like a giddy fool. It reminded me of that pure, fluttery feeling I’ve been missing for so long, finally, it found its way back to my heart.I expected a little more plot and action, but instead, it leaned fully into the romance, and honestly, I wasn’t complaining. The tension, the playful banter, and the quiet, heart-melting moments between the characters had me hooked from start to finish. It’s exactly the kind of story you want to binge in one sitting… if only I had the time, which I don’t these days, sadly.While I can’t give it the same wholehearted praise as the first book, there were moments that felt a bit blank, and I wanted to know more about the world and side characters, it still landed perfectly because it came into my reading life at exactly the right time. It’s cozy, swoony, and just chaotic enough to keep my heart racing, and I can’t wait to see where the rest of the duet takes me.── .✦Okay, first of all… I honestly don’t even know where to start because this book COMPLETELY wrecked me, and I mean that in the absolute best way possible. I’m officially obsessed. Every nerve in my body was on high alert, my heart racing, my smile permanently plastered across my face, and my jaw just on the floor for most of it. I couldn’t tear my eyes away for a single second, I was fangirling so hard that I nearly forgot to breathe. Every twist, every interaction, every tiny detail had me gasping, laughing, and gasping again. It was intense, chaotic, swoony, and emotional all at once, like a perfect storm of everything I didn’t know I needed. I’m officially shook, obsessed, and fully committed to reliving every moment over and over again.── .✦°˖➴ Penny Price:“Because even though I’m unlucky with you, I feel even unluckier without you.”Okay, so yes, it’s the same person, but I felt such a huge change in her character and mindset this time around. I really love her because she’s so different from other FMCs in dark romance books, and that’s exactly why I’m obsessed with how she reacts and feels. In this book, she felt more powerful, more in control, and more complex than in the first one, and I honestly loved that so much. At first, I doubted she would be different, but she completely impressed me, and I’m giving her all the credit she deserves for that growth!°˖➴ Rafe Viscouti:“I’ll give you the world in every color if you want it.”And Rafe Visconti… ohhhhhh, I need to have a serious conversation with the universe, because does any mother out there give birth to a man even remotely similar to him?? Because if yes, I need his coordinates IMMEDIATELY. This man is my Roman Empire. My emotional support menace. My final downfall. Saying I’m obsessed with him is such an understatement it’s almost disrespectful. I haven’t been this unhinged over a dark romance MMC in SO long, and the way he has me screaming into the void?? Horrifying. Tragic. Perfect.⊱ ۫ ׅ ✧ “Come home, Queenie. Come home and let me worship you every day for the rest of your life.”Now let’s break down the scenes that genuinely fried my last remaining brain cell:✨ He quit drinking whiskey, HIS drink, HIS thing, just because she doesn’t like the taste of it. So he switches to vodka so she’ll kiss him?? BABE, BE SERIOUS.✨ He cooked for her. Not “made a sandwich.” Full-on cooked. Like a future husband in training. Like he’s preparing for domestic life.✨ He drove around in his car while she slept because he knew she can’t sleep alone… the tenderness?? The devotion?? I was kicking my feet like a twelve-year-old at a boyband concert.✨ He built her a bookshelf and bought her the entire “For Dummies” collection because it’s her favorite. A man building furniture?? Personal?? For her?? I passed away and came back.✨ He googled “how to grovel.” I repeat: THIS MAN WENT TO GOOGLE DOT COM and typed THAT. And then chased her everywhere like a lovesick, determined feral shadow. I respect the hustle.✨ He called her “Queenie.” And somehow managed to make it sound both reverent and possessive. I melted.✨ He can’t keep his hands off her, meanwhile she’s out here practicing emotional restraint when she’s mad at him. The contrast?? The dynamic?? Inject it into my veins.⊱ ۫ ׅ ✧ “What are you doing here?”“I’m groveling”Rafe Visconti is a problem. The kind of problem you don’t want solutions for. The type of man who makes you forget your standards, your morals, your entire personality.I fear I might took him away from Penny..I need twenty more books of him.⊱ ۫ ׅ ✧“You’ve ruined my life but I’m not strong enough to stop you.”…⊱ ۫ ׅ ✧ “Hang your stolen clothes up in my closet, make your god-awful lasagnas in my oven. Light your girly candles in every room. I want all of it, all of you. Just come home.”── .✦I adored their scenes together. Honestly, every time Angelo, Rory, Nico, and my mysterious king Gabe appeared, it felt like the entire atmosphere shifted. There’s something so heartwarming about watching these men, who once lived in chaos, darkness, and violence, slowly soften because of the people they love. It’s like witnessing sunlight crack through a storm for the first time.And it just kills me that they’re fictional. Like WHY did the universe give us these men on paper instead of in real life?? Because I swear, I’d adopt Nico as my chaotic best friend instantly, and Rafe… well, Rafe could ruin my whole life and I’d thank him for the experience.Nico, oh my god, the way he pretends he doesn’t care but loves harder than anyone? The sarcasm. The loyalty. The way he’d burn the world down for the people he loves but still complains the whole time? Iconic. I need that energy in my life.And GABE… don’t even get me started. You can FEEL that his story is going to destroy every one of our emotional stability levels in the best possible way. The man radiates mystery, depth, restrained emotion, and that quiet intensity that hints at a backstory we are absolutely not ready for. The way he watches everyone, listens more than he speaks, and acts like he’s untouchable? Yeah, no. He’s going to fall the hardest. And the groveling? BABY I am READY. I want to see this serious, composed man absolutely lose his mind for one woman.And Rory and Angelo? Precious. It’s so refreshing to see them actually growing, evolving, and letting themselves feel something other than rage and duty. This whole friend group is such a beautiful mess, a bunch of emotionally wounded men who somehow found love, loyalty, and a new kind of happiness. It warms my cold little heart.Honestly… it’s painful that they don’t exist. I need:➛ Nico as my chaos best friend.➛ Gabe as my slow-burn obsession.➛ Angelo as my unhinged hype man.➛ Rory as that grounding presence.➛ And Rafe as my religion.These books grabbed me by the soul and refused to let go.>>> ──────── .✦ִֶָ