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A review by bee_thebibliophile
Deliverance by Garrett Leigh
4.0
Deliverance is the second book in the Darkest Skies series and is right up there with [b:Redemption|53904933|Redemption (Darkest Skies, #1)|Garrett Leigh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1591644463l/53904933._SX50_.jpg|84255123] in the dark, angst-y romance department.
Benito Martell used to run with Luis (from Redemption)’s brothers gang and after things went sideways, he’s forced to leave London to protect not only himself but his mom and sister as well. Driving Uber and trying to convince himself he can go straight while also doing some shady side deals to pay his way out of the bounty on his head, he’s burning the candle at both ends trying to keep everyone safe.
Mickey is a recovering addict who ran from his gang days years ago because of his addition. He currently works as a housing agent for DOSHA and has tried to turn his life around, focusing on doing the best he can for his clients while also keeping himself out of trouble for his health and his ongoing recovery. He doesn’t mix business with pleasure (at least he doesn’t think he does), but when Mickey and Beni meet, they’re both in for a big surprise when their paths continue to cross over and over again.
Beni and Mickey together are explosive, powerful and unexpectedly endearing. Their pasts and experiences are so similar that they understand each other on a different level and can read each other better than anyone else can. They’re gritty and unapologetic about who they are and where they’ve been and it plays out as a simultaneously sweet and heartbreaking romance. I loved seeing these two seemingly alpha males fall for each other, hard, while trying to maintain their distance due to the things happening in their past and present.
Like with most Garrett Leigh books, I felt myself devouring the pages to see how everything would play out. Never would I have predicted all of the events that happened in the last 30%, but it was so much better than I imagined. Beni and Mickey had so much to overcome personally and in their relationship that I couldn’t see how it would come together and that added to my surprise and delight when it finally did.
The epilogue is really sweet and continues to reinforce the ties between all of the characters in this series. It also sets things up for the next book in the series...I have to say I didn’t see it coming but I’m really curious to see where Garrett Leigh is going to take us next!
Benito Martell used to run with Luis (from Redemption)’s brothers gang and after things went sideways, he’s forced to leave London to protect not only himself but his mom and sister as well. Driving Uber and trying to convince himself he can go straight while also doing some shady side deals to pay his way out of the bounty on his head, he’s burning the candle at both ends trying to keep everyone safe.
Mickey is a recovering addict who ran from his gang days years ago because of his addition. He currently works as a housing agent for DOSHA and has tried to turn his life around, focusing on doing the best he can for his clients while also keeping himself out of trouble for his health and his ongoing recovery. He doesn’t mix business with pleasure (at least he doesn’t think he does), but when Mickey and Beni meet, they’re both in for a big surprise when their paths continue to cross over and over again.
Beni and Mickey together are explosive, powerful and unexpectedly endearing. Their pasts and experiences are so similar that they understand each other on a different level and can read each other better than anyone else can. They’re gritty and unapologetic about who they are and where they’ve been and it plays out as a simultaneously sweet and heartbreaking romance. I loved seeing these two seemingly alpha males fall for each other, hard, while trying to maintain their distance due to the things happening in their past and present.
Like with most Garrett Leigh books, I felt myself devouring the pages to see how everything would play out. Never would I have predicted all of the events that happened in the last 30%, but it was so much better than I imagined. Beni and Mickey had so much to overcome personally and in their relationship that I couldn’t see how it would come together and that added to my surprise and delight when it finally did.
The epilogue is really sweet and continues to reinforce the ties between all of the characters in this series. It also sets things up for the next book in the series...I have to say I didn’t see it coming but I’m really curious to see where Garrett Leigh is going to take us next!