Saturday, September 26, 2026

Empire of Sins Book 2: Deviant Need by L. Norell

 

Empire of Sins Book 2

Taken in by the Avrorin family as a child, Daniil has only ever had one safe place: Mikhail Avrorin.
For eight years, he’s wanted more, consumed by a one-sided crush triggered by a forbidden encounter in their teens. A crush so devastating, and buried so deep, he’s almost at a breaking point. When he tries to pull away, Mikhail pulls him in tighter, unwilling to let him go despite both wanting the impossible.
Over the years, they’ve become inseparable, codependent in ways that cross every line of what’s healthy. And they shouldn’t want each other the way they do. It’s forbidden. Wrong. But one kiss has the power to destroy every wall they’ve built.
When Daniil decides to search for his biological family, against the Avrorins’ wishes, Mikhail is the only one he trusts to help. But the truth runs deeper and darker than either of them expected, and some of it was never meant to be found.


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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Daniil and Mikhail have been inseparable since they were children. Daniil was brought to Mikhail’s family under pretty mysterious circumstances when he was two. Injured badly and unable to speak. It wasn’t until much later thanks to Mikhail that Daniil was able to speak words. And to this day, he can only do it for Mikhail. It was also as a teenager that Daniil realized that he was in love with Mikhail. Something he knew he would have to keep to himself forever for many reasons. Daniil is Mikhail’s person. They are super codependent and Mikhail just knows he can’t ever lose Daniil. But then Daniil has been acting strange lately. Trying to keep his distance, and Mikhail isn’t having it. Until it finally just clicks. What these feelings for Daniil are. And when they finally cross that line, there is no going back. Add into the fact that their family are mafia and their father is insane. And when Daniil decides it’s time to search for answers on where he came from, neither realize just how much trouble they are about to get in. Oh man, these two. They break your heart over and over, with what they have been through and continue to go through in this book. But they have each other. They truly are one another’s person. They’ve always been. So much goes down in this book and I definitely can’t wait for book 3 where we get some final answers to questions we’ve been asking since book 1. Really enjoying this series overall! And I can’t wait to see what happens next.

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