My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“We all have good and bad in us, make sure you feed the right one.”

I have been watching Amo Jones’ books and desperately wanting to read them for some time. I have a thing for dark and twisty romances and Amo’s work seems to fall into these categories. I was given the opportunity to read an Advanced Review Copy for my blog of Manic and O.M.G! WOW!!! Manic by Amo Jones was such a fantastic book! I totally loved it. I can see why some of my friends in the book world have told me that Amo’s books are addictive because no joke, as soon as I finished this book, I one-clicked Flip Trick and The Silver Swan from her backstock—when I will get to read them with my incredibly busy schedule is anyone’s guess, but I am determined to find the time!

“You’re lethal for me, Beatrice. You’re not just a switch to my humanity, you’re a goddamn trigger for my rage too.”

I am not an author so my attempts to spin a version of the synopsis for you will be woefully inadequate. I am lucky as a blogger to get to discover new-to-me authors regularly and that’s where Amo Jones fell. I really am kicking myself for not reading her work sooner because I loved Manik, straight up loved it! It’s dark, delicious, twisty and unique. I’ve read a lot of Mafia romances and I loved that Manik felt like a completely fresh storyline. The plot was very unpredictable. I thought I had it all figured out and then Amo Jones would deliver a knockout twist that left me reeling. I liked that everything happened at a fairly quick pace—even when Amo skipped ahead in the storyline to allow for the time progression over the course of about a year—because it keep me on completely riveted to the story. I was invested in the characters – Aeron ‘Manik’ Romanov-Reed and Beatrice Kennedy—are very compelling individuals who have come from extremely tragic pasts. Manik especially fascinated me with his various personalities. (That comment is purposely ambiguous, you’ll have to read the book to ascertain the meaning behind it.) Beat and Manik were awesome together and written in a way that they balanced each other out perfectly. Beats a dancer, adrift after the loss of her grandfather. Now, with no family left, Beat’s become resilient by necessity. Manik is Russian Bratva and ‘the greatest rapper to live who rivaled even the greatest who had passed.’ Their chemistry was fantastic. Although there was less sex in the story than I anticipated—don’t mistake that for me saying the book wasn’t sexy because it absolutely was! Amo Jones successfully delivered a plot that fit the characters and kept me glued to my seat. I can’t wait to see what’s coming next from this author… the poor thing is going to start seeing me everywhere when I commence with operation ‘Amo Jones social media stalking.’ 😉 In the meantime, I urge you to buy this Manik and get to reading because this book was seriously awesome!

“With each song, you’re allowing the music and the lyrics to possess you, and Beatrice, you may not have darkness inside of you, but you don’t run from the darkness around you, and that makes all the difference.”

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