Warning: this book is about a male homosexual romance in the 19th
century. If you don’t like this gender, you should stop here :)
Hello, guys! Today I’ll review one
of my favorite books all-time and one of the May Favorites, once I started my
Instagram account before the blog (by the way, follow me :D). All In With The Duke is the first book of the Gambling
on Love series and the last one, The Viscount’s Wager, will be released on August 10th,
so I’m going nuts, haha!
The book tells us the story of Max,
a duke who suffered a huge amorous deception and decided to never love again.
Max is not the kind that falls often, but when he does, he dives in deeply and
Johnathan, his former lover, left and blackmailed him. After such a disaster,
Max shuts himself down for other relationships and only considers it again
after his friend Rawling thousand nudges. All Rawling’s sweating wasn’t in vain
and Max goes to Rubbicon, a brothel, that his friend assured him that could
fulfill any wish Max had.
There, Max mets Tristan, a young man
that has a giant debt with the owner of the place and a closet larger than
Paris Hilton’s. Ok, just kidding, but he loves clothes <3 Their first night
together is explosive, even with just hands and mouths involved. Max gets
addicted to Tristan’s body in the act and Tristan was shocked to realize that he
wanted very badly to see Max again – and he usually couldn’t care less about
who was on top of him.
Used to controlling everything
beyond his reach, Max believes that he has power to control heart as well, so
he makes an indecent proposition to Tristan that would change their lifes for
good.
It's one of the bests M/M historical
romances I've ever read. Ava is the kind of writer who shares the characters'
love with the readers, you know? Their feelings are so true, so intense, so hot
that you can feel it on your skin while reading, it’s pure magic. I loved Max
since the first scene. I have a weak spot for powerful and confident men who
know exactly what they want. He was so manly and unpredictable that it was love
at first read, haha! Tristan also surprised me a lot: I thought he was going to
be submissive and frail, but he has an unbreakable spirit – I dare to say, even
stronger than Max’s. The plot is brilliant and almost gave me several heart
attacks - thanks to the mutual stubbornness of the couple.
Another great point is the lovemaking.
Their nights together were pure art, romance and with not even a hint of
vulgarity. However, I have to say that this is a trademark of Ava’s: her
characters always burn with such a passion that the reader feels like he
belongs with then, right there. There were also some scenes that led me to
tears – some of pain, some of joy, as I wasn’t seeing any way for them to be
together with their differences. We also get to know Jack, one of the
protagonists of the second book in the trilogy, which is pretty cool :) I love
this kind of book where there the stories are all happening at the same time,
but you have a different perspective at each time – Grace Burrowes also does that
greatly.
That’s it, guys! Thanks for reading
:) Did you know Ava March or read this book?
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