Our Thing: An Australian Mafia Romance (Kids of The District Book 1)

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I love when an author gives us character development and, in this case, both characters were change for the better by being with each other. I really struggled with Nicci's first book, but I could tell the basis was there for awesome storytelling and she 👋 did 👋 not 👋 disappoint 👋! Max the brooding gentle giant but only to Cassidy and the flirty silly Cassidy who is such a sweetheart. Cassidy is quite young and naive, sometimes painfully so, but I think this is how she's supposed to be portrayed.

I read this a while ago, so this review won't be very detailed, but this is a good read if you like the tropes of mafia, virgin girl / experienced guy, jealous /possessive hero, classy girl/ rough guy, and surprise pregnancy towards the end. Let me tell you the steamy scenes in this book oh my god i think i was drooling reading a few of them! It is written in a way that allows the reader to read one of the brothers' stories and feel satisfied without reading the entire six book series. He realises now what Cassidy really means to him and he will do anything in his power to ensure she is not hurt again. Max and Cassidy's relationship is the type of love story that you love to hate, innately they know its bad for them, but like a slut for punishment, they pursue it anyway because in the immortal words of Cassidy, "avoiding conflict to prevent a battle, can often start a war on your heart.Some plot hole are left open at the end of the book but that's too be expected in a duet and nothing is left grossly unexplained. I quite enjoyed the contrast between Cassidy, the district's sweetheart, and the total alpha male vibe from the district's most notorious bad boy Max Butcher. after the first chapter it was clear that it’s one of these trashy wattpad romances but i was totally in for it even tho the writing was terrible.

This book ends in a HFN and it’s seems like we will be getting more from Max and Cassidy in the future! She (Nicci) shines in crafting novels that toe the line between dark and dangerous, and sweet and sexy, which culminates into a deliciously sinful story of passion, truth, and acceptance. The FMC has been obsessed with the MMC from the beginning of the book and we get a small mention of how she first saw him.

For me it wasn't even about what happened, but was about how annoying as shit the characters were 😭- or to put it more ✨eloquently✨: was about how unbelievably immature the characters were barely that far into the story- and how unlikeable they became because of it? Oh Wow I loved these books following the story of Cassidy a 18yr old ballerina who falls in love with Max Butcher.