
Rating: 4.5š
No idea why, but Iām fascinated by hitman romances. Itās a trope thatās been written by many authors and each one has a different interpretation of the assassins, their lifestyles, backgrounds, and, of course, professionalism.
Are they psychopaths? People lured inside the profession by expediency or blackmail? Or perhaps something in their pasts now causes them to kill. Or any number of combinations.
All of which makes for dark, entertaining reading and curiouser relationship dynamics between assassins.
Hitman vs Hitman by Cari Z and L.A. Witt is, imo, a delightful āassassin lightā romantic story.
What torture there is here is minimal is in the past and off page. The killings, while often and with a āboom, explosions, boomā high body count, arenāt gruesome. Those that might sound as such, well, they are off page again.
Itās bang, boom, shots, flash bangs, quick action sequences, dead bodies sort of assassin type of story.
What Witt and CariZ did so splendidly here was in giving both the assassins such divergent personalities and backgrounds yet their characters were so alike in beliefs and values that the romance actually made sense.
Thereās the sarcastic humor, snippy bits of dialogue, witty jokes, and incredibly good scenes that interspersed action with past memories and relationship growth.
I remained absolutely committed to the men, the storylines, and their relationship.
I could use several more tales with this newly adjusted killer couple in the future. Oh wait, they do. And Iām onto it next!
Such a excellent story! One Iām highly recommending.
Hitman Vs Hitman series:
ā Hitman Vs Hitman #1
⦠Sniper vs Spotter #2
⦠Killer vs Kingpin #3
⦠Cop vs Capo #4 – Jan 4, 2023
Description:
Ricardo Torralba and August Morrison donāt agree on much besides the fact that they hate each other. According to Ricardo, August is a spoiled brat who really needs to knock off the sass once in a while. August insists that Ricardo needs a sense of humor, a good lay, or a well-placed bullet. Maybe all three.
Fortunately, the assassinās profession is a solitary one, and they can go about their lives without getting in each otherās way.
Usually.
When a contracted hit turns out to be a setup for both of them, they narrowly escape with their lives. Now, even if they donāt like it (spoiler: they donāt), August and Ricardo have to work together if they want a shot at survival.
In between firefights and questionable interrogation methods as they hunt down their would-be killer, the cranky assassins discover that under all that mutual loathing is a spark of chemistry they canāt ignore. They want to ignore it, they probably should ignore it, but August canāt help flirting to annoy Ricardo, and Ricardo can think of at least one way to shut him up for a while.
But they need to focus, damn it, and figure out whoās gunning for them and why.
Assuming they donāt kill each other first.
Hitman vs Hitman is a standalone* gay romantic suspense featuring two men whoād rather chew glass than fall for each other, a whole lot of inappropriate comments, and some buttons that will need resewing.
* Okay, it was supposed to be a standalone, but August and Ricardo refused to be contained, so now they have a sequel, Sniper vs Spotter.
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