Adam and Noah are low-key cute together ( )

This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Introduction
Unhinged is the first book in the "Necessary Evils" series. I actually read this as an impulse random read which I like to do every once in a while. And what a wild ride this one turned out to be. I will be honest in that I absolutely adored everything about this book. And I see why so many love this book. It was so different especially for a MM romance, there was just something more to it than I normally receive in a MM romance. And I was all in for this. It was so interesting to see how this author was developing this world. And I was completely hooked into this one here. And you also never see MM romance in a dark romance so I really enjoyed the set up that the author implemented into this one here. I can guarantee this won't be my last Onley James.

Summary
Unhinged is a story that begins with our two protagonists: Adam and Noah. We see the beginnings of the family where the father, took in 7 boys who had been traumatized and would eventually be psychopaths and he wanted to nurture these elements to do some good for the world where he would train the boys to kill the worst of the worst of society that the justice system fails in. Adam is the youngest of the pack and killed the father of Noah, when Noah confronts him, he learns the truth about his father and all the trauma that he suffered as a boy that his blocked from him memory now and when it becomes apparent that his father wasn't the only culprit, he and Noah work together to bring them down while also building their relationship that is instant and strong...

My Outlook
This book, just left me completely speechless and I completely understand why so many rave about it. I absolutely loved this in every way and in fact is going to be one of my top favorite MM romances even. There was something so deeper in this book that just resonated more with me just as a reader. I love seeing diversity being represented, but this author does it so flawlessly and I have so much respect for how certain elements were handled in this one here.

If you just love dark romance and some stalking or some assassin characters ,then I highly recommend this one to you. I guarantee that you will fall in love with this one as I did. And all the laughs, I was so entertained by the writing in this one. But man did I swoon too. I just adored how Adam is all in for Noah even though he doesn't comprehend love or romance or relationships at all, he just sees Noah as his and thats all that matters and he will fight for him. We are also introduced to all of his brothers and man they are a HOOT!! Loved his father too because I think he just accepts Noah in a way that takes longer for the other to but loved seeing him test the waters with Noah, it was pretty entertaining and you just know that is such a "parental thing" haha

The romance itself was so endearing. We also see elements of BDSM both in the relationship but also some healing aspects to it which I always love seeing in a romance. You definitely will get a kick out of this one if you are a MM lover. Definitely encourage you to pick this up if you like these aspects in a story, I promise you won't be able to put this one down!

Overall View
I found Unhinged to be a delectable read that I couldn't seem to get enough of and was so fascinating in all the details, and need more to indulge in and soon!

Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 5
World Building: 5
Cover:5
Hero: 5
Hero 2: 5
Steam: 4
Heart & Feels: 4
Ending: 4
Overall View: 4.5 ( )

And --- rereading 1 --> 6 in preparation for Maniac. YES

ORIGINAL REVIEW: What is love? Something that binds people together and is tied off with a love language ** for this family murder is their love language. Dark, twisted, and strangely satisfying. I will be reading - and rereading - this series (can not wait) for years to come. ( )

Unhinged is the first book of the Necessary Evils and introduces 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 first book follows the youngest, Adam Mulvaney and the man he becomes obsessed with, Noah Holt.

This book was incredible. I wasn't expecting it to be anything particularly special and it blew it out of the park. It was dark and gritty but not incredibly so. The chemistry between Noah and Adam was hot af and the fluff was sugary sweet. Apart from that there was an actual plot, that was interesting if not particularly innovative and a supporting cast that was fascinating and some of the funniest lines I've heard. I've read dark books before which have just made me sick but this found the perfect balance of possessive and fluffy and violent without being too over the top. 5 stars. ( )

If you'd told me the premise of this series, I might never have tried the first book. But I read the sample, and it hooked me in, so I bought the book and stayed hooked to the end, buying book 2 before I was done with this one.

So, yeah. It works. Highly recommended if referenced child abuse is something you can handle. Read the Afterword, too. ( )