Title: Enter the Multi-Vers
Author: C. Rochelle
Series: Villainous Things #4
Pages: 505
Andre and Gabriel have been tasked by Wolfgang to infiltrate Theo Coatl’s life and extract information from him. What is unexpected is that Gabriel and Andre both are instantly attracted to Theo and want to protect him. Also it should be noted that this book is taking place at the same time the previous book, Putting Out for a Hero, is taking place.
The twins have been two characters that I have been very interested in throughout this series because of all the Suarez siblings, these two have only been mentioned. Andre and Gabriel were very interesting men, and while they may be twins, they had very different personalities. This was handy, because it made it easy to tell who was who throughout the book, but especially in the beginning when we are just starting to get to know them.
Andre is a Dom who has been hiding the extent of his true powers from everyone, even his brother. He struggles with how he doesn’t seem to be trusted by Wolfgang, especially since he looks up to his older brother. Andre was a no-nonsense man who just wanted to be accepted by family, but also was willing to cut everyone off to make his own family if necessary. I liked Andre and felt he was a good dom for Theo, who was very bratty.
Gabriel is the calmer brother who quickly realizes after meeting Theo that he is a submissive. This leads him to start learning and exploring the kink scene and what he might be into, with the help of his older brother who knows all about kink. Gabriel was a sweetie who just wanted someone to take care of him. He didn’t want all the responsibility that Woflgang has prepared him for, and we finally see him start standing up for himself because of it. Andre and Gabe were opposites but also just great siblings who realized they needed just one person to make both of them happy.
Theo Coatl is a flamboyant, obnoxious, and heartless man who will do anything to keep his freedom. When he meets the twins he is instantly smitten and determined to have both of them. While I liked Theo at the end of the book, I didn’t really love him for most of this because he was very predatory and manipulative. Yes I know he respects their boundaries to an extent and doesn’t do anything without consent really, but I personally didn’t enjoy him because I couldn’t look past his predatory/creepy factor.
Andre, Gabriel, and Theo had a very intense relationship that was done in steps. We see Gabe and Theo get together first and then Gabe admits to Andre he wants him to join in, with Andre doming Theo and Theo doming Gabe in the end. I think at the end of the book once these three are a couple and working together, I liked them, but before that I struggled a bit with the relationship.
First, I don’t love dom/sub play that involves physical violence between partners (and I am not talking about spanking, flogging, etc.). Andre and Theo have a brawl basically with Andre throwing him around and hurting him, which I didn’t like at all. Second, Theo’s thoughts are very predatory from the beginning with him claiming these two and manipulating the situation so he can finally have sex with them. Because of this, the relationship felt more like just emotional manipulation than actual love at times.
Outside of the relationship though, I did enjoy everything we learned about the experiment the Salah clan was working on, how it involved Theo, what Stellarian’s are, and the truth about the Suarez siblings’ lineage. There were a lot of reveals, especially at the end there and I am very curious about how it will affect everyone in the future and if we will be seeing more Stellarians.
Overall, while I didn’t love the relationship in this, I still enjoyed the characters and the overall story plot. I can’t wait to read the next one to see who will fall in love next and how all this new information changes the Suarez siblings.
TW: violence; death; abusive parents mentioned; abandonment of child; extreme sad-masochistic play, including physical fighting/abuse between characters as foreplay; consensual non-consent scenes; alcohol and drug use; gun violence with forced suicide;
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