"Headcase" in the series "Necessary Evils" by Onley James follows the story of Asa and Zane, two characters with a heated dynamic and intense chemistry. Zane, an up-and-coming crime blogger, initially sets out to expose the Mulvaney family but ends up entangled with Asa, leading to a wild and emotional ride. Asa's dominant and primal nature, paired with Zane's vulnerable yet brave personality, creates a whirlwind romance filled with passion, pain, and dark humor. The storyline delves deep into tough topics, showcasing character development, unique challenges, and emotional moments that leave readers invested in the complex relationships within the Mulvaney family.
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Triggers include themes of mental illness, abuse, emotional trauma, dark and graphic scenes, and elements of crime.
Has Romance?
The romance between Asa and Zane is central to the story and explores deep emotional and physical connection.
From The Publisher:
Asa Mulvaney is half of a psychopathic whole. He and his twin brother live together, party together...kill together. In the Mulvaney family, murder is the family business and business is good. So, when an experiment separates Asa and his brother, Asa is forced to navigate the world on his own for the first time in his life.
Zane Scott is a small-time crime blogger, but he dreams of a byline in a major paper and his suspicions surrounding Thomas Mulvaney are about to make that dream a reality. When an invitation to a boring fundraiser lands him not beside Thomas, as he had hoped, but Asa Mulvaney, they share an intensely passionate encounter that leaves Zane trapped in a cage of his own making.
At a nearby college, a cluster of suicides isn't what it seems. When Asa's father asks him to look into it, he sees the perfect opportunity to exploit his little crime reporter and make him fall in line. And Asa needs him to fall in line. Zane is suspicious of Asa's motives and half-convinced he's dead either way, but he won't say no to a chance to peek behind the Mulvaney family curtains.
As the two unravel a sinister plot, Asa's obsession with Zane grows and Zane finds being Asa's sole focus outweighs almost anything, maybe even his career-which is good for Asa because loving a Mulvaney is a full-time job. Can he convince Zane that he's worth navigating a family of psychopaths and tolerating an almost too close for comfort twin? Or will Zane learn the hard way that the Mulvaney boys always get what they want? Always.
Headcase is a high heat, intense, lovers-to-frenemies, psychopath romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It features an obsessive, calculating psychopath and a wannabe reporter who will stop at nothing to earn himself a major byline. As always, there's gratuitous violence, very dark humor, enough killers to fill an auditorium, and enough heat to melt your kindle. This is book four in the Necessary Evils series. Each book follows a different couple.
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Necessary Evils follows the Mulvaney family; seven men who were diagnosed as psychopaths as children and adopted by billionaire Thomas Mulvaney. By day, the men lead normal lives, by night, they channel their psychopathic tendencies to kill those who the justice system fail to prosecute. The fourth book, Headcase, features Asa Mulvaney, the dominant twin and architect and Zane Scott, journalist.
This was super intense. Asa is a total headcase. Absolutely batshit crazy. And I loved every minute of it. I actually think I loved it more than I loved Unhinged and I adored Unhinged.
Asa was a lot more brutal than the other psychopaths. Even more brutal than August in a lot of ways. Not so much blood and guts wise - but emotions wise. Like he wanted Zane so he took him. The others kind of obsessed over how to make their person happy? But Asa was sort of removed from it? I mean he wasn't because it was surprisingly fluffy but he also sort of was? I don't even know how to explain it. But it was hot and fluffy and violent AF. And I found it perfect. Which probably says all kinds of things about my batshit crazy.
Zane was interesting. I liked that he was honest with himself (eventually?) that he wanted fame for the sake of attention from his parents - that he just wanted to be seen and cared for. He was also super naive and insane.
He follows Asa to the murder cabin? Really? With a terrible plan for blackmail. He's lucky Asa's a nice murderer.
I enjoyed the investigation into the suicides and the way Zane and Asa worked together to find the answers.
I was a bit disappointed we didn't get to see more of Asa and Avi together. Or have their twin bond explored further. But I really liked getting a chance to see a bit of the interaction between Asa and Thomas. I mean poor Thomas, but he also was the one who decided to adopt a bunch of psychopaths.
“Did you put those bruises on him before or after the radiator, Asa?” “I mean, technically both?
James, Onley. Headcase (Necessary Evils Book 4) (p. 153). Kindle Edition.
I love the idea of the gang meeting Calliope. I loved how baffled they were by the idea. I definitely want them to explore that.
But overall it was just perfect. I was flying through the pages. There was humour and threats and charm and I enjoyed every minute. 5 stars.
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