Unhinged (Necessary Evils Book 1)

“You know I’d f---ing tear the world down for you, don’t you?”Firstly, yes this is fiction but for those who like theirs grounded in reality to some degree, this book & I imagine the whole series will be best enjoyed if you can let go of all those expectations.I got Umbrella Academy vibes from this. The eccentric wealthy man adopts children and turns them into a team of vigilantes. Obviously there are different approaches and I'm not saying it is a direct comparison but it definitely has a UA vibe to it if you're familiar with it. Without the superpowers etc.Next, take note of the warnings, this is about a group of clinically diagnosed Psychopaths who have been moulded to "murder for good". There's an edge and darkness to it that is well balanced BUT it does deal with predators of the worst kind. It talks of and implies heavily the abuse, grooming, trafficking and other such awful things of children. The way this book is written you can forget almost how dark it is because of the humour & other things happening. But it becomes a little more focused on those things later on. It's hard to stomach. So just take note of that before going into this book.I liked this book a lot, more than I expected to. The pacing for the most part is pretty good & engaging. Trying to figure out this family dynamic (why all the A names?! Whyyy. This for some reason bothers me) & even the dynamic of Adam & Noah is interesting. It's also weirdly charming, funny and sweet at times.For Adam & Noah, there's actually a level of darkness in both, I think. This isn't like a dark murderer & the sunshine one kinda thing. Each of them carry trauma that they process or don't process in different ways. Adam is the psychopath and we're told plenty of times he doesn't feel. He is incapable of loving even if he has been taught to "act" like he does. Yet, he cares for Noah in sweet and tender ways as well as the more intense ways. I guess it raises the question of love, is it some definitive feeling or the way you show up for someone? (a book about murderers is making me get all philosophical) Also, their dynamic really allowed for great communication and boundaries to some degree. Although make no mistake, they are intensssse. Big time. It happens real quick but Adam is very intense and Noah definitely reacts positively to it. There's rough sex, or at least it's mostly very intense sex between the two with some boundaries being tested. Some face slapping which I could have done without but there it is.“I will disembowel anybody who so much as messes up your hair.”Noah pretended to swoon. “Who says romance is dead?”I definitely would have liked Noah and even Adam to have more connections outside of Each other & Adam's family. Noah had one friend who was quite honestly a throw-away and Adam has no one. Considering Adam and his brother's are supposed to give out the perception of being "normal" and all that and would have given it more depth. But the lack of these things definitely added to the intensity of Adam & Noah's connection. They are very intense it's like “hello. I love your freckles. I am a murderer. You're never allowed to leave me" so it is definitely full on but in their own way they are cute lol.I loved Calliope. I'm really intrigued about the brothers and trying to figure them out. Why is Atticus so angry and grumpy? I need to figure him out. I have suspicions that the twins are gonna be freakkkyyy. Also I think I read in some reviews it seems there's something between Thomas (The father) and one of the (adopted) sons, Aiden. If that's true I'm not sure how I feeeeel about it. In general I'm not sure I like Thomas anyway but there's one scene he has with Noah that absolutely got me in the feelz. Gah. One sentence and my heart hurt for him but I'm still side eyeing him. This is probably down to the comparison of the umbrella academy for me.Not sure how well the rest of the series will work for me but definitely gonna give it a go!

God i so enjoyed this book! Its got soooo much in it i was absolutely engrossed from start to finish.Such a great plot. I love that it's the first book of many to come. I'm so excited by it i can't wait!So this being book 1 we get the set up. Sometime this detracts from the story of the two MC's because it can get drawn out, but not this one. Its a perfect amount of set up. 7 "Adopted" brothers. Each chosen for their personality traits... Psychos/Sociopaths.Adam is up first. He lacks the capacity to feel any warm fuzzies but that doesn't make him a bad guy. Just a dangerous one i guess. No empathy just his version of logic. I gotta say through all this i still felt him. I felt his love. I felt his caring nature. I felt his protectiveness. But... only towards Noah. He was really kinda sweet to him and it was really endearing.Awww little Noah. I felt for him i really did. Boy did he go through it! But he was so bloody strong. He was broken but he kept going and i was so thankful he found Adam. He needed Adam and all his crazy just as much as Adam needed him. They really were a pair!Honestly love a bit of dark but i don't think its too dark. You know whats going on and what has been done but its not graphic which totally worked.Adam and Noah made me swoon so hard and well the bedroom scenes were yu mm meeee! Absolutely smoking! Pheww yup! But also outside of that too, they were, dare i say? Adorable? Lol i loved them!... Maybe.The rest of the family are in my sights! I can't wait! Each one i know are going to bring something great to the book table! I really, really hope Thomas gets a happy ending too, fingers crossed for that!Cracking start to the series and my first Onley James book! I've just downloaded one of her other series because i just really loved the writing and i wanna binge!Highly recommend!

This was a slow burner for me to start with it actually took me 2 weeks just to pass the first 2 chapters them I was up all night reading this book .I love this family and found myself looking into the other brothers. Adam was so caring 😭, he didn't even know it but he is a definite charmer and I want him as a boyfriend. Wow I love how they where so perfect for each other.Relationships are about trust and communication, these two really got that. I really loved it. It wasn't a long, drag. It got to the point.I would recommend this to anyone 😍😍😍

When I bought this, I had every intention of reading it right away. It was Everywhere and I wanted in on the hype. I clearly didn't and now I'm kicking myself. Because this was fantastic and so much better than I was expecting. How can a family of sociopathic unalivers be so wholesome? Because the Mulvaney family strike me as exactly that. Adam is well aware of what and who he is. All of the flaws, he has them. Noah is after Adam Because of something that connects their past. I seriously am blown away at how good this way. It was way darker than I thought and you have to check your triggers for this because it's rough. But I'm so excited to read this entire series.

Have just finished book 5 can't wait for book 6. These books are funny and if you like the bad guys getting take down in gruesome ways. The characters are well written and by the end of each book you fall in love with there strange family dynamics. Of course there's plenty of hot sex but also heart wending moments as the brothers find their other half's. Highly recommend.

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Some great characters and a really good concept. I love the idea of a family of psychos. Adam and Noel are an adorable couple!