Our Thing: The Ballerina & The Butcher Boy Complete Duet: 1and2 (Kids of the District)

So I started with Clay, but Max! I’m now about to start Bronson and I can’t wait! I highly recommend the Butcher boys.

Okay so I don’t even know where to start with this duet!!It broke me, stitched me back together again just to crack away at me some more.. it was brutal, beautiful, steamy, emotional, funny and every other magnificently beautiful dangerous word you can think of!This (I am sticking my head in the cone of shame saying it) was my first read by this author.. and all I can say is stick a fork in my I’m done! Has sky rocketed to my top list for damn sure, along with this series and I can’t wait to read more..Okay onto the magic that is this book!Our two leads are Max and Cassidy, though let me just say the secondary characters demand attention too for sure! Max and Cassidy are devastatingly perfect for each other, even though they are worlds apart! It is near blinding to see that they are half of the same heart.Max (HOT DAMN) he may very well be my new favourite ‘LIKE’ ever! He is deadly in every form of the word, he is drop dead (literally) smokin’ hot and my goodness those moments he saves only for Cassidy ‘be still my beating heart’! He doesn’t need nor want a relationship, it’s a complication he can’t afford or have time for. One night stands? Maybe a hump and dump, a I am going to your place cause you sure sh*ting aren’t coming to mine kind of guy. He is mafia born and breed, it’s the only life he knows and the only one he’s able to live.Dirty talking, jaw braking, a$$ licking alphahole!Are the rumours true? Does he do half the stuff he says he does? Did he actually bite of a guys thumb (by the way still waiting to know🤔😆)Then comes along an innocent beauty he knows he has no right to look at let along own, keep, lock anyways from all other men and swallow the damn key.Cassidy oh girl you are just too beautiful inside and out!She loves whole and fully, once you are in her heart it’s going to take a hell of a lot to get you out. She is independent, though still very family oriented and she is determined to make it big. She has been part of the ballet from the moment she seen her first show, she works hard, she teaches others and still has time to dance for fun. She has loved max since she was just a little girl, chasing after a stolen toy.. though on that day she lost more than that, I am pretty sure her heart was stolen too. Can this deadly beautiful beast of a man really be right for her? Will he ever even notice her?She is the city’s sweetheart but will she be so much more for him? Is this girl as innocent as she seems or does she just need to give a little bit of rough. Is she strong enough to walk in line with max and his family or will her and her tutu be chewed up and spat out?Of course things are never smooth whether you are bell or whether you are the beast, you just got to hold on and get ready for the ride!The ballerina and the ‘gangster’, sugar, hella lot of spice and everything nastily nice 😏I am in love!!! Chop me up and give me to a butcher cause I’m ready!! Easiest 5 star!.Okay I will stop babbling now go and check it out for yourself, just remember I warned you.. it’s captivating, hooking and leave the house in ruins so you don’t have to put it down.

I have not been able to put this book down at all! When I’ve not been able to read it, it’s all I’ve thought about. Max & Cassidy are probably my new favourite book couple. I love their stories both separately and together. I’m sad that there were parts of Cassidy’s life max missed out on but it just meant it was even more special when they reunited. And I tell you when I cried at that reunion, I balled my eyes out! This book has all the feelings, happiness, giddy, sad, frustration and love! I can’t wait to read the other books in this series as you get to fall in love with all the characters throughout!

What a book! Loved Max and Cassidy. Just wish we could see their relationship after what happened to him at the end of book 2.

It was a good read, didn’t particularly see the fabulousness others did. Cassidy being 18 didn’t seem right to me, came across as immature in some instances, but then she had these adult situations that just didn’t gel. Max was ok as well, his brothers seemed more interesting to me.Still trying to figure out, how these 2 work I must have missed something.

Wowwwwwwww this book is up there with my absolute favourites one that I know I’ll re read and re read .. Cassidy an max stole my heart this story was SO captivating I never wanted it to end but I’m glad they got there happy ever after .. nicci you are an extremely talented writer an I can’t wait to read more from you

Amazing ending to a perfect series. Not like the story ends there but for this couple it does. Honestly in tears for the last 4 chapters like damnnn.

Sorry, but this book was so bad - childish characters, no storyline, irritating and repetitive writing. Gave up at 20%.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Max and Cassidy! This was my first time reading Nicci Harris and can I just say I would like to order myself a Max Butcher please! I am a huge fan of mafia romance and a nice good girl bad boy romance so this was IT for me!Max - ugghh swoon worthy Max! He is everything a girl desires - LITERALLY! So handsome, confident and has a smexy mouth on him. He's protective, possessive and jealous and has a vulnerable side to him that only Cassidy can see and on rare occasions his brothers. He's attracted to Cassidy, but tries to stay away from her until she tries to give a part of her to someone else (ENTER jealous and possessive Max) he shows a different side of him to Cassidy which is beautiful! In Max's words to Cassidy - "you soften my life" (MY HEARRRRT)Cassidy - young and naive but confident and knows exactly what she wants. She wants Max and she finds a way to get him. Her character development is beautiful - from having a crush on Max, to falling in love with him - she matures appropriately throughout the novel. She knows Max does bad things but she still loves him and grounds him.HEANo cheatinggrumpy/sunshine

Reading the Kids of the District series feels like gorging on a deliciously scrumptious cake, despite knowing it's gonna be bad and hurt you irrevocably in the end, you just cannot help yourself from devouring it. Like an addict, you keep coming back to satiate the need to escape into the district.I honestly do not know what "evil genius mastermind" class Nicci Harris took but I need to book a spot because this series is deceptively clever. The build-up of Cassidy and Max's relationship is a refined agony, honed throughout the previous book and unleashed with a ferocity only Nicci could create.Nicci Harris has created something powerfully dark and mesmerizing within the district that is equal parts exciting and disturbing. She shines in crafting novels that toe the line between dark and dangerous, and sweet and sexy, which culminates into a deliciously sinful story of passion, truth, and acceptance.The characters are charismatic with bold personalities that tug at your heartstrings. I quite enjoyed the contrast between Cassidy, the district's sweetheart, and the total alpha male vibe from the district's most notorious bad boy Max Butcher. "The Duet" is good girl meets bad boy, District style and I loved every minute of it.Max is the quintessential bad boy mafia- alpha and while I loved how raw and carnal his character was, my favorite moments were the quiet spaces in between, where he allowed himself to be vulnerable (or at least attempted to) for Cassidy.I enjoyed the complexity of Cassidy's character and the tremendous growth she's made throughout the series. The district's darling has seen the seedy underbelly of Max's reality and the dark encounters threaten to consume her entirely. As she picks up the broken puzzle pieces of her life and begins arranging them, Cassidy truly begins to mature and I couldn't help but tear up to see my little girl all grown up.I relish the elevated romance within The Duet as the lines between love, desire, and obsession begin to blur creating an eruption of forbidden passion and ecstasy. Max and Cassidy's relationship is the type of love story that you love to hate, innately they know its bad for them, but they pursue it anyway because in the immortal words of Cassidy, "avoiding conflict to prevent a battle, can often start a war on your heart."The story-building and writing is sharp with just the right amount of humor to balance out the dastardly setting that is the district. As with her previous book, Nicci Harris focuses strongly on the theme of family. Her depiction of the mafia and the commitments and struggles of those "in" the lifestyle are raw and honest.Just when I thought my poor heart couldn't take another beating you reached through the pages, ripped it out, and ran it through the grinder shredding me completely.I mean, holy plot twist! The last couple of chapters honestly floored me with an overwhelming surge of emotions. This duet is the epitome of exquisite torture and I am unashamed to admit that I ugly cried. While I finally got my answers from book one, I couldn't help the crushing sense of finality that comes with the end.In true Nicci fashion, she doesn't give you the ending you've been dreaming about and wishing on a star for, oh no, that would be too humane, instead, she serves it up true District style with an intricately woven finale that is equal parts raw, messy complicated and oddly fulfilling.The Kids of the District is not your average story, but then as a reader, do you really want that?I would recommend this series for those who enjoy dark, contemporary romance with a twist. Thanks to the author for providing me with an arc in exchange for my honest review

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Max and Cassidy were great.. they were meant to be . They finally got their happily ever after. I couldn't be happier.

This story had me up late at night reading. I was telling myself last chapter and then I'll sleep and continue in the morning. But no, I couldn't put it down!!! This is one of the best Mafia books ever. And the Butcher Boys...🔥🔥🔥 Dang!! They are hotter than hot. Just wished this could get to be a series/film on TV. I need it to be on TV. The author did a amazing job writing these characters that became family, thank you for that Nicci Harris.