Release Day Reviews ~~ El Santo by M. Robinson

by Louisa · November 16, 2017

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EL SANTO IS LIVE & FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED!

FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR M. ROBINSON

COVER MODEL ENRICO RAVENNA

COVER DESIGN: THE FINAL WRAP

I didn’t know darkness and evil lurked inside me until I had to murder in order to survive. Forced to become my own worst enemy. With so much blood on my hands, I was surprised I could still see my own skin.

I killed.

I tortured.

I loved…

I played God while I was rotting in Hell. Thriving on control and power was the only way I knew how to live. There were no other options.

If you weren’t my friend, you were my foe.

If you weren’t with me, you were against me.

Traitors, as I called them. There were no imaginary lines. I’d crossed them all. No boundaries. No second chances. No redemption.

Not for me.

For them.

For anyone.

Only for her…

She loved me. Always convinced I was a saint, never believing I was just another sinner.

A fucking monster.

Until it was too late.

Except, I didn’t choose this life.

It. Chose. Me.

*STANDALONE CONTEMPORARY/NEW ADULT ROMANCE

LOUISA’S 5- HOLY FREAKING HOTNESS- BLUSH REVIEW

M. Robinson is an evil genius. Damien is a man who should hate, despise and not want to succeed, but that’s exactly what you will do while reading this story.

From his childhood, he was meant to be a man with a force to be reckoned with, but he developed a soft spot in his heart for her…always her. Watching this unmarred young man become a tortured man will break your heart at times and then make you curse his name (often and loudly). The twists and turns and ups and downs will make your head spin and blood pressure skyrocket.

Every moment of this book had me on high alert, making my emotions manic at times, soaring for Damien and Amira and then plummeting to anguish the next.

There is a reason many refer M. Robinson as the “Queen of Angst, ” and she has delivered her well know writing style with grace and beauty and a hefty dose of angst in El Santo.

**On a side note – this cover, this man IS the perfect muse for this character. I totally judge a book by its cover and I think that M. Robinson hit the nail on the head with her choice of Enrico Ravenna as her cover model! **

KERRY’S 5 BLUSH REVIEW

M. Robinson is called the Queen of Angst for a reason. This book is that reason! What an exceptional read. I know I was so screwed when I read the prologue. It’s dark, raw, emotional and ripped my heart to shreds.

Damien Montero isn’t a saint he’s heartless a solider. His path was set a long time ago as a young boy. Amira is fearless and strong. This poor girl has been through a traumatic experience at a young age but through it all, she is the light through all his darkness.

We met an older Damien in Ends Here, this is his younger years. Damien is a dominant alpha who’s intense but has two sides. Amira sees the different side of Damien that many don’t ever get to see. Their story is unconventional and it’s captivating. You will love to hate Damien.

I lost count of how many times I cussed and screamed, my poor kindle took a beating. M. Robinson has a way with words she captives you and puts you on an emotional roller coaster with every emotion imaginable. This is a beautifully brutal story. This was one of my most anticipated read this year and I wish I could give it more than just 5 Blushes!

FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED

AMAZON US / AMAZON UK / AMAZON AU / AMAZON CA

I’m going to tell you a story.

It’s dark.

It’s brutal.

It’s fucking real.

In order to understand my present, who I am, and what I’ve
become…

You need to understand my past.

Evil doesn’t always hide in the shadows, in the darkness.
Most of the time, it’s out in the open, in plain fucking sight. Possessing the
man you’d least expect. You see, I never imagined another life until I made one
for myself. By that time, I was too far-gone, engulfed in nothing but pitch
black darkness. Exactly the way it was meant to be.

No one could touch me.

No one fucked with me.

I. Was. Invincible.

Nothing more…

Nothing less.

When I dreamed of true love—of soul mates, my other half, of
her—the cruelty of my life would snap me back into my reality, making it just
that, a dream. One that could easily turn into a nightmare.

My worst fucking nightmare.

Every memory, the good, the bad, the in between. All the I
love yous, every last I fucking hate you, her heart and soul that I’d broken,
shattered and destroyed along the years belonged to me.

Her pleasure.

Her pain.

It was all a part of me, carved so fucking deep into my skin
where she would forever be engraved. My story is going to make you fucking hate
me as much as she does, but I want you to.

I’m not looking for redemption.

I’m not looking for your forgiveness.

I don’t deserve yours like I don’t deserve hers.

I’m far from the hero in this story.

I’m closer to the villain.

You will think of me as the villain.

Except, I’m far worse.

I’m the fucking monster.

And, I’m perfectly alright with that.

I dare you to try to love me…

Like she did and probably still does.

Don’t say, I didn’t warn you.

USA Today Bestselling
Author of El Santo, Ends Here, Keeping Her Wet, Road to Nowhere, El Diablo, The
Good Ol’ Boys Standalone Series, The VIP Trilogy, Tempting Bad, and Two Sides.

M. Robinson loves to
read. She favors anything that has angst, romance, triangles, cheating, love,
and of course sex! She has been reading since the Babysitters Club and R.L.
Stein. All time favorite books are The Bronze Horseman Trilogy by Paullina
Simons.

She was born in New
Jersey but was raised in Tampa Fl. She is married to an amazing man who she
loves to pieces. They have two German shepherd mixes, a Wheaten Terrier and a
Tabby cat.