BookSafety Reviews's Reviews > The Kite

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Asher smiled, and good fucking lord, Harry hated him. “I want to put a gun to your head,” Harry mumbled. “So fucking bad.”

I really do love this book, but I enjoyed it even more when I listened to the audiobook. I love romantic suspense so much, and this is *full* of action. I enjoy the ‘mystery’ part a lot, and especially how it’s all solved and wrapped up by the end.

Honestly, if Harry wanted to kill Asher while he slept, with nothing but his bare hands, he very well could. And so Asher closed his eyes and let sleep claim him, knowing if death was to meet him, he’d rather not see it coming.

I’m also very impressed by how the author wrote two interesting MCs with so much depth in a book where so much is happening externally. Asher’s life and story made me a bit weepy.

“Why didn’t you start with that?” Asher zipped up his duffle bag and grinned at him. “Because it turns me on when you get mad.” Harry stared at him. He took the longest, calming inhale he could manage and exhaled just as slow. “You must be really turned-on,” he mumbled. “Because I’m really fucking mad.”

There is a fair bit of things I’m not usually that into (enemies to lovers, fighting as foreplay, banging without lube or prep), BUT, it works so well for these guys. They’re both very much into it, which helps, and when they do pass the ‘enemies’ stage, it’s so damn loving. Also, they’re both just seriously badass, lol.

“Did you call me baby?” Asher was so freaking happy. “I’m sorry, I think I misheard you. Could you repeat that?” “I said,” Harry enunciated slowly, “shut the fuck up.”

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Enemies to lovers
Contract killers
International escape mission
Rivals
Rough sex
Size difference
Forced proximity
Only one bed

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
On page killing
Penetration without lube or prep
Gun violence
Explicit sexual content
Injured MCs
Attempted murder
Rough sex
Physical fight between MCs
Fighting as foreplay
Disowned by parents (past)
Brief mentions of domestic violence (father/son, past)
Kidnapping

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, multiple POV
Genre: Romantic suspense, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
MCs age: 33 and 36
Pages: 284

Harry thought of himself as more of a ‘what you see is what you get’ kind of guy. Sure, he could kill people too, but he looked like he killed people. Asher looked like a guy on vacation.

“How much longer do I need to suffer being in this car with you?” Harry asked. “Is there a petrol station or a motel? A bridge, perhaps, that I could throw myself off.”

It really wasn’t Harry’s style to shoot someone in the back. “Psst.” The man spun around at the sound, and Harry shot him in the forehead. Much more Harry’s style.

Harry growled at Asher. Asher threw the balled-up tee shirt at him and Harry threw it back at his head five times harder.