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hell that was an awesome dark read, I need to collect myself before I write my review,

First there are major triggers in this one, and they are on page not off.
Kidnapping, rape, abuse and murder, Kamal is a cold hearted assassin and we find out how he came to be this way.
He was betrayed by the only man he ever loved at the end of the war and that closed his heart off.
We do see him with a lover, Julien, who is also a fellow assassin, and that ends well satisfying on several fronts.
While with him he finds out that Juliens next assignment is the son of Kamals former love and decides that he is going to be the one to take the boy not Julien.
How he dispatches Julian is pretty brutal, Thus the story actually surrounds the time that Kamal breaks down Zijad and basically turns him into a sub, though I dont think he really registers that he is a dominant and Zijad is a submissive, and how he goes about doing it was at times hard to read but I couldnt put it down.
The ending was perfect, but I would have liked to see them several years down the road to see how they are doing.
I also think at the end, Kamal loved Zijad, as well as he could,

ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review, I love a novel that completely wraps me up and then lingers so I cant get it out of my mind.
With a dark and disturbing story line and characters who could be your nextdoor neighbors, C, L. Mustafics Backdoor Politics is spinetinglingly perfect, This ones a must read for any fan of dark erotica!

Backdoor Politics has an incredible plot which unfolds gradually and is structured to build our anticipation.
There were so many ways the story could go that I truly had no idea what would happen next or how it would end.
The suspense is wonderful.

When the contract to capture and torture his exlovers twentytwo year old son falls into his lap, Kamal doesnt debate what hell do for a moment.
This is his story, and C, L. Mustafic brings us inside the mind of one of the most deliciously monstrous characters I can imagine.


While the traumatic experiences of his life have influenced him, deep down in his core Kamal is still human.
Yes he has suffered incredible physical and mental trauma, but thats just the stuff that happened to him.
Kamal doesnt see anything wrong or odd about his actions,

This is truly my favorite character in literature, the dark protagonist who makes no excuses and doesnt seem to second guess himself.
In the depths of his own mind Kamal weighs his choices and ponders his decisions, but he accepts the status quo.


As he calmly washes his face and brushes his teeth the morning he begins the torture, Kamal contemplates having his exlovers son in this position.
Torn between fond memories of the boys father and the depth of his betrayal Kamal considers this to be, “Either the greatest or worst thing hed had happen to him.
” Kamals ambivalence is chilling and Mustafic doesnt miss a chance to show us the depths of his crazy.


As the flashback scenes gradually explain the relationships between the characters, Mustafic really gets into Kamals mind.
She delves deeply into his thought process and shows how close to the surface his emotions are.
It was disturbing for me to see how normal he could seem,

Backdoor Politics is a dark and frightening tale and C, L. Mustafic doesnt pull any punches, either with the characters or the plot, The pacing is perfect, wrapping me up in Kamals sadistic mind and building the suspense to the highest level.
Im going to warn you the descriptions of the torture Kamal inflicts are grisly but if you are a fan of dark erotica, then youll enjoy this as much as I did! Wow! I'm not sure where to start, but I absolutely loved this book! If you're not a fan of dark stories, then I would definitely pass on this one.
I think the only book I've read this dark is sitelinkBetter the Devil You Know, which I also loved.
I think Kamal is one of the worst human beings I have ever read about, I tried to find one redeeming quality about him, but he was still a fascinating character to read.
If you enjoy dark stories without romance, this is the book for you,

An ARC was generously provided, by the author, in exchange for an honest review,
Wow, this is a difficult review to write, This is one dark, violent story, Which, of course, lured me right in, This story takes place in or around Bosnia, much of the background going back to a time when the country was in wartorn turmoil.
Kamal grew up during that time, barely surviving, and thats before he is betrayed in the worst way by his lover and best friend Orhan.
Now, he is a highly paid, successful deadly mercenary,

When his MAWB Mercenary Acquaintance With Benefits calls for a hookup, he learns of the job to acquire, torture and who knows what else to Orhans son, Zijad, a boy Kamal once thought of as his own.
There is a lot of backstory to Kamals and Orhan relationship with Orhan, but he simply cannot allow someone else to handle this task.
He doesnt hesitate to change the playing field and take the job over himself,

Once he has Zijad, he doesnt have a come to Jesus moment and suddenly care about the boy.
No, he carries on with the explicitly detailed orders of torture even instituting a few of his own.
But, you can see his resolve crumbling just a little bit as his interactions with Zijad take place and Zijads reactions are not quite what Kamal was expecting.


There are a lot of twists and turns outside of the actual kidnapping, The whos and whys behind what this was supposed to accomplish come to light, and all is not what it seemed initially.
In the end, Kamal is left having to reestablish his position as mercenary to show he is the one holding the cards.
One thing he becomes certain of is that he wants what belongs to him, and that is now Zijad.
With little love lost between father and son, Zijad makes a choice opting for a life where he is wanted, and cared for, even if not loved.


One thing that I kept wishing for through this story was some translation of the foreign phrases/dialog.
I enjoy how having the foreign words helps set the scene, but I also want to know what they are actually saying just as much.
But, as for the rest, while it was difficult to stomach at times, especially with the feeling that this couldnt end in anything but a major case of Stockholm Syndrome, I was turning pages quickly to get to the end of this engaging suspenseful story.
If you love a wellwritten dark and sometimes violent story that will keep you on the edge of your seat, be sure to give this one a try.
I will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author in the future!

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I think I've read this novel before in Adult fanfiction years ago, the blurb is so much similar along with the names, and I was hunted by it, cos the way story has been written and it was my first story that has so much Violence and hurting to another person, but I'll, no, WANTED to read it again and wanted to go back to those time when I wanted to hurt Kamal and Orhan Zijad's father to hurting sweet and innocent Zijad who was being punished for the deeds that his father did, not him and I read it.


but as the story progress I started to understand Kamal's emotions too, even though he has kidnapped Zijad, tortured him, raped him, manipulate him, but he has helped and recovered him too that was very great part of the story.


The best scene were Kamal's interaction with baby Zijad, at that time he treat him as his own son and give him chocolates and another one was when Kamal went to Orhan's house and there he saw how Orhan Zijad's father treat his son Orhan's ignorance to his son's medicine hurt me, how can a father treat his own son like that when the son needed his father the most I think this was when Kamal made up his mind to be with Zijad and flee with him.
and Revenge Part was hard to read, . . I wish I could read Orhan's thoughts too 'bout when Kamal wanted his son the way Kamal once has wanted him.


The end was much better from what i thought, because Zijad needed the control in his life that Kamal give him, both loves each other that was satisfying.


This author decided to published the story which was very GOOD decision, Such Story needed to be published.
ARC GIVEN FOR HONEST REVIEW

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Now, How to review this book,

Here goes

Let's start with Kamal, He is a complex character, . . Your going to hate him and in a way your going to love him too, . He is an assassin He is not a nice man but there's something there that will draw you to him,

Something that will make you want to love him although you really hate him, He is brutal . He is uncaring but also he cares in his own way, . A way that not many people could cope with, .

Zijad is a young man who goes through hell in this book, . He is kidnapped abused . raped . . beaten . held in the dark no sound . no nothing You will love Zijad but what he goes through will rip you apart,

This book shouldn't be taken lightly but let me tell you why you should read it.
If your looking for romance you won't find it in this but if your looking for a dark dark read then open it.
. . sit back and enjoy . Don't feel bad for loving this because that's why I did, . . I loved this book . I don't know what it says about me but I love my dark reads, Think Jack L Pyke meets Kol Anderson and if you haven't read those two then go on.
. . run along and buy Don't and Broken, . You can thank me later, . This author I swear is Jack L Pykes Twin, . I know we all love our romance but life just doesn't give us what we all want.
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This is the first book I've read based in Bosnia, So I have to mention this, . I've read a few books with words from other countries i, . . Greek Italian There will be words that will probably confuse you, . . Thank god for Google. . This didn't distract from the story, . . I'd like to think I have a bit more knowledge on certain words and countries now, . . The only problem I had was pronouncing Zijad's name, . . but another quick visit to Google sorted that, This book isn't for the light hearted, . . It will rip you apart, . . You will want to hug Zijad and probably want to throttle Kamal, . . a lot I'm not giving anything away but there is parts that will have you cringing, . there are also parts that will have you wanting to hug Zijad tight and maybe even holding Kamal tight.
. . Yes he did go through a bad time too, . In all you really need to read this, . Take it all in and when you get to that ending, . . decide whether Kamal really is as bad as he seems x

I want to thank Jack L Pyke for thinking about me when this author was looking for ARC reviewers.
. . I love her books and am always on the look out for new dark authors, . . and this author hooked me from the very first chapter, I wish her luck with this book and any others after x NO, Just no. This book is clearly not for me, DNF atand I'm certainly not gonna waste my time reading the rest of the book, Maybe i'll check out something else by this author sometime in the future, . . Phew Im not sure how to review this, . . it was all kinds of fucked up, dark, gritty and did I mention dark I wasnt quite expecting the harshness of this book when I read it, especially when coming off a glut of sugar sweet Xmas books this took me back into the darker corners of depravity.
Well written, completely consuming and had me thinking, “ surely there is a moment of light ” This is a classic Stockholm Syndrome story with a hell of a lot of humiliation/ brutality involved.
Tread lightly if youd prefer warmth or sweetness you wont find it here, If you appreciate the darker side of life, give this a crack !,