What if I was to tell you, you’re all evil?In some shape or form, you are.What If I was to tell you, I was the worst kind of evil?Would you believe me?I did not believe that there wasn’t anyone who didn’t contain evil.I was proved wrong, and it stumped me.I became obsessed with her, someone of pure goodness.And couldn’t get enough.I needed to see her insides because that’s what I do. Tearing … because that’s what I do. Tearing people apart, I have to prove my point. I wanted to split her apart, to find any trace of bad.
It was wrong of me to think like that.
Though if death is all you know, is it so wrong?
My name is Death. Her name is Pollie.
And I want to see her insides.
Just to understand if she is as pure as she makes out to be.
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This is the second book in this awesome series, and is Death and Pollie’s story. Pollie is Elina’s best friend, and Death is a member of the Smirnov family as well as their “clean up man”. Pollie is blind and a sweet girl, who senses that there is more to Death than the persona he reveals to others, and when she keeps drawing him into the light my heart broke for Death, as he is so confused and does not understand his feelings towards Pollie. No spoilers though; this is a definite must read, you will not be disappointed! I do suggest reading this series in order to get a better understanding of all of the characters. This is a well written series, which is not for the faint hearted, and is an addictive story throughout. I was totally captivated and intrigued, and I highly recommend this authors’ work for all lovers of a dark and twisted story!
T.L. is fast becoming one of my favorite authors! This is book #2 in the series and just as delicious and dark. I stayed up all night reading it. When Death comes to your door, you open it and welcome that gorgeous man in. Can’t wait to read the next book.
As gruesome as this story is, I could not put it down it was freaking amazing. A story about a fuck in the head guy called Death, who’s a cleaner (not of floors) but of dissolving bodies an amazing story, Yes you did read that right.
Well, he is called Death what did you think he did fix them up and send them on their merry way. I laughed when he said that. Oh yes, I found this story hilarious in parts too. I did have to skip some of the dismembering parts because that shit will fuck you up and give you nightmares.
I love Death and his no-nonsense approach to life. Elina what a bad ass!!! (You will understand when you read that part) Pollie loved her and Death together, she’s a bad ass too. ‘You bitches all need Jesus’.
Looking to forward to Viktor story.
Death.
It reaches all of us.
It’s finality.
The end.
Something that we don’t want to be touched by, but yet we are.
It’s unavoidable.
But what happens when Death is human, a living and breathing being?
A man who’s aura is dark, black.
A man so full of evil and hate.
A man with no emotion, detached from any feeling at all.
He’s someone you never want to meet.
But Pollie does and her life will irrevocably be changed forever.
Pollie and Death’s paths will cross.
Pollie will ultimately meet her Death.
This is their story, Pollie and Death which I have been absolutely dying to read.
And right now I have no words to describe the absolute impact Disbelief has had on me.
I knew going in that I was in for one hell of a ride as we were introduced to both Pollie and Death in Distrust.
Both polar opposites.
One pure and innocent.
One deadly dangerous.
And what I got…..Damn it’s left me freaking speechless.
Raw, confronting, emotionally charged, stomach turning, dark, vile, hardcore, evil, sinfully delicious, comical, breathtaking, heartbreaking….These are things that come to mind for me after reading Disbelief.
I was captivated by the pure hatred and evil that I could feel through every page turned.
I was mesmorised by the rawness, depth and detail.
I was taken on a utter and complete gut wrenching journey that left me wanting more.
The banter between both Pollie and Death was so amusing, I often found myself giggling my butt off.
The attraction between them both was explosive.
Everything about Disbelief was just perfection at the highest of levels.
Pollie and Death will stay with me always.
Their story forever etched in my heart.
5 stars, because quite frankly this highly gruesome, breathtakingly beautiful read deserves so much more.
3.5 stars
Sadly I have some really strong mixed feelings regarding this book.
On the one hand I can say that I totally loved it, because I adore Pollie and I think Death is a really interesting character with a fucked up mind who I yet need to figure out.
Prove that I enjoyed reading it is that I mostly lost track of time on my way to work. My 30min journey felt like 5min. Therefore this book deserves all possible stars.
So, here I am, giving it “only” 3.5 stars. You might ask “why?”. My issues are similar to the ones I had with Distrust, but somehow it’s kind of another level. I’m giving 4 stars, because of the captivating writing style and I’m intrigued with the dark mafia world T.L. Smith created with this series.
My first issue is that the ending felt totally rushed and it kind of let me sit there totally unsatisfied. It was like “That’s it? Honestly?” and “No way it ends here just like this.”. Something is missing. Things went suddenly too fast. IMO this kind of an open end of Pollie’s and Death’s story.
The second thing that doesn’t sit so well with me is the lack of character development. Compared to the other books I’ve read of T.L. Smith, this was shallow. I’m ok with Pollie’s development but I don’t see any real improvement within Death. I didn’t feel his change. The way he feels towards Pollie and why he starts to accept his feelings. For me it felt more like giving in to a new addiction instead of dealing and working with feelings totally new to him.
Pollie and Death have an undeniably and obvious chemistry and attraction. But the only one I really see and feel working for what she wants, is Pollie. She tries to figure out her feelings toward Death and accepts him for what he is and tries to get to know his world. But I don’t see this thing from Death’s side. As Death is the most interesting character in this series, I’m sad T.L. Smith didn’t reach his full potential. Maybe we get a #2.5 novella with some deeper insights into Death’s dark and fucked up mind 😉
“It’s so much more than that stupid word. I think you stole half of me the minute I saw you. I only feel full when you are around.”
“Every time you breathe near me, it fills my soul, sparking life back into me. Only you can do that.”
“She may be the calm to my storm, but she brings the lightning without even realizing it.”
“I shake my head at her. Place her hand on my heart. “It beats just for you. If you die, I’ll follow. You know that, right?””
This is not your typical romance so if you are looking for that boy meets girl, boy likes girl, they fall in love and live HEA then this is not the book for you. However if you like your mafia romances with a dark theme then this one should be top on your list. Their story surrounds Death (yes pun intended) but remember dark needs light and light needs dark just like day needs night and this is what these two are. Death and Pollie’s story isn’t light and fluffy but it is a love story all the same. Absolutely fantastic book for the second instalment in this series.
After the way Distrust ended I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book. And let me tell you once again T.L. Smith doesn’t disappoint. I literally devoured this book. I could not stop reading. Just when you think T.L.’s stories cant get any more twisted than what you have already read by her, she shocks you and does just that and I loved every single word of it.
These two characters couldn’t be more different if you tried. Where Pollie is light, Death is just that Death, dark, dangerous. This book had me crying, laughing, a little grossed out, as well as yelling at the characters to just get their head out of their rear end.
Like all of T.L.’s books i recommend this with 10 AMAZING gold stars. But make sure you read Distrust first to understand some of the dynamics that are going on in the story!! <3
Death is Life
I have had the immense Pleasure to be able to read Disbelief (to which I was eagerly awaiting since Distrust.) This book…..,this book I cannot recommend enough, in fact when I finished I wanted to dive back in again and to say I was addicted was a massive understatement!! It is cleverly told from Dual perspectives and one is not possible without the other!
This book is not for the Feint Hearted, but at the same time will call to you on such an emotional level. You see this is a Dark read with a very Beautiful Twisted undertone. There is something so very Beautiful about seeing what is on the inside of someone without them even knowing what they are capable of. It will seep into your Bones and make you feel (not see) the emotion of both Leads.
You see this is a book about Family, The Past, Friends, Death, Life and Possibility!!
“She’s opposite of everything I am. Not one thing matches, not one. Her sweet voice, to my rough. Her kind nature to my tough exterior. ”
Maybe that’s why I want to kill her, so I can see what her insides look like, to check if they’re clean as she is on the outside.
This book is one of my all time Favourite reads of 2016.