(LogOut/ The characters and motorcycle club just have nothing to do with any other book in the rest of the series, so theres really no need to read book 1 at all. Hes the guy whopulls teeth on people the club needs information from. So, just for this audiobook, the Luci thing is confusing. Crazier things have happened and as of Sept 5th Mr. Quinn still has not been charged. Format Read: Audiobook Babysitting a deeply scarred teenager with a talent for disappearing is the last thing on his bucket list. It takes place during a time jump, but its still in the book! Hes known as Luci for most of the book, in order to hide his true name and identity from Priests wife. Obviously, Tooth is not out to his club but Luci doesnt hide the fact that hes gay from the start. Tooth is older than Luci, so there is a bit of an age gap which I think is fun (Luci is 19 and Tooth is 32). At first the MC members try to keep Lucis presence a secret, but that only lasts so long. Child sexual exploitation be it fabricated or real is serious. Theres obviously a theme going on with all their names, with Priest and Dolly being Satanists and all. The big, blue, attention seeking gaze is drawing Tooth in, but fucking the presidents son is a complete no-go, even when both their feelings go beyond lust. And I dont know. Change). Publication Date: December 3, 2014 (e-book), May 22, 2019 (audiobook) Book: The Devils Ride Coffin Nails MC (Sex & Mayhem #2) And Lucis pretty skittish around the rest of the motorcycle club members, but is given to the clubs Vice President, Tooth, to look after because Priest actually does want to have his son nearby and under his care and not out on the streets or struggling to get by. It is worth noting that Luci is known as Lucky by the end of this book, and throughout the rest of the series. Content notes include mentions of a character with AIDS, a scare about having AIDS, sex work, mentions of a sex worker being killed, kidnapping, transphobic words used, organ harvesting is a major plot point, death, violence, suspicions that someone tried to get rid of a kitten by throwing him in the trash (kitten was rescued shortly after), mentions of sexual assault of a child by a teacher, outing someone, and torture scenes. The last thing he needs is becoming a permanent babysitter for a male hooker. I think I appreciated this book a lot more the second time I read it. There have been a lot of critics about whether theLaffing Devils Motorcycle Clubis real. References: Sin By Silence movie trailer; Fox 5 San Diego; Channel 10 News;Channel 6 news; Photo courtesy of Discovery andQuiet Little Place Productions. Something that sounds better than a cassette tape?! But what I find interesting is the pronunciation for Lucifer here? SILENCE from the very same company who just released an award winning documentary, Sin By Silence to raise awareness of domestic abuse! I know the show is BS, but I also know from media reports that Gypsy is being prosecuted for molesting his step daughter, and Sandman really is being prosecuted for attempted murder. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Flying Colors in Oregon, Harley-Davidson Two-Stroke Engine History, Domestic Drama Lands Laughing Devils Sandman In Jail. Tooth only joined the club to hunt down some people from his past, and he figured his best bet and finding those people are with those who dont always ride on the right side of the law. So, there is one thing I am iffy about with this book and that has to do with a Black character (who is also a sex worker) dying right at the beginning of the book and is apparently the whole catalyst for why a white character in this book is the way he is. But, speaking of guilt when a publically traded company Discovery Communications(DISCA) maintains tacit support (by its silence) of a reality TV actor accused of child molestation its sending a powerful message. Tooth. The maggot smacked into a car in his Esalade while drunk and left the scene. and bailed out the next day. As the bastard son of the Coffin Nails club president, Lucifer never got much fatherly love. Its unexpected and even after an entire listen from the audiobook, Im still not used to it. The company should have released a formal response about the arrest/allegations, but as is often the situation the economic incentive, and publicity has them instead remaining silent. Specifically he wasarrested on suspicion of having oral sex with his minor stepdaughter. Mr. Quinn was arrested at 10am outside Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, CA. The other guys at the club are pretty cool, nobody is too horrible. This book is very intense and theres just so much happening. Audiobook Review: Declination (Borealis Investigations #3) by GregoryAshe, Audiobook Review: Father Complex (Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand #4) by GregoryAshe, Musical Theatre Review: Jesus Christ Superstar 50th AnniversaryTour, Review: Broken Vow (Broken #2 / Bellanti Brothers #2) by StellaGray, Review: Broken Bride (Broken #1 / Bellanti Brothers #1) by StellaGray. So, its prudent to maintain the innocent until proven guilty theme. So what sort of trouble did the over-achiever White Boi get into? I really loved Tooth and Luckys relationship and how it developed in this book, and Im glad I made the decision to go back and re-read this! I dont have independent confirmation, but its been reported in motorcycle forums that the stepdaughter is a child of his ex-wife and that she was 10 years old at the alleged time of this event. Genre:contemporary gay dark romance Speaking of lifestyles and the failure to realize the impact on other peopleThomas Gypsy Quinn (age 43 ), ex-president of the Laffing Devils Motorcycle Club (now disbanded) and star of Discoverys The Devils Ride, was arrested August 28thon suspicion of committing a lewd act with a minor. Fallen. He was supposed to be arraigned on that day, however San Diegos District Attorney is still mulling over charging him. POSSIBLE SPOILERS: I should talk about this audiobook! I just recommend skipping book 1 altogether. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. This book is a bit of a slow burn, but theres so much happening in the story with other things going on that the romance seems just right? Probably living off the $1000 he made for it. Found an article. I just assumed he did one-too-many wheelies on his 883 What's next?? The lines between culture and commerce mean companies, their Reality TV programs and the actors often blur the lines between reality and representation, where the ability to determine what is real and what is not is increasingly brought under question. Companies that support reality programming are a bell weather of the culture. I heard he released a sex tape. And in The Devils Ride dramatization, there includes an element of criminality and deviance which is posed as entertainment and is a constant factor in their so-called everyday motorcycle club life. Alone. In this post-Sandusky era of saying nothing to avoid bad publicity that is shameful. The reason for the nickname is made clear in this book and will remain an inside joke between Lucky and Tooth. I dont know how this will ultimately play out for Mr. Quinn, but clearly its a sad family tragedy. There is some light kink in this nothing too intense. Narrator: Wyatt Baker Hes also older, straight, and an itch Luci cant ever scratch. When the Coffin Nails motorcycle club barges into the club one day to look for one of the women who works there, they discover Lucifer who happens to be their club presidents long lost son. The man proves to be the sexiest beast Lucifer has ever met. Audiobook Length: 13 hours and 8 minutes This book is pretty dark and theres a LOT happening. And maybe not to confuse Luci for a girl in audio? Im a sucker for slow burn romances anyways so my gauge on that might be a little off. Or at least to me anyways. Lucis mother is someone his father Priest had an affair with while Priest was still married to his wife, Dolly. To make sure the openly gay boy is safe in the clubhouse, Tooth is stuck keeping an eye on him. Lost. 8 Comments , Thomas Gypsy Quinn Laffing Devils Motorcycle Club, Pardon me, but your character is showing. Themes:Outlaw Motorcycle Club, organized crime, homophobia, family issues, coming out, punishment, organ snatching, hurt-comfort, age gap This book and the following Detroit chapter books (No Matter What, book 4) are key books in which all the Detroit Coffin Nails MC books all circle around, so its definitely important to read these books first before moving on to the rest, even though they could all technically be standalone books. Never mind. After a childhood filled with neglect and abuse, followed by his mothers suicide, Lucifer set out into the world alone. Vice President of the Coffin Nails Motorcycle Club. Tooths life came to a halt twelve years ago. He does it all unflinchingly. So when the Nails show up at the strip joint Lucifer works in, the last thing he expects is to be put in the custody of Tooth, the Nails Vice President famous for his gruesome interrogation techniques. One thing I did appreciate about this motorcycle club book is that a main character actually gets sent to prison. As all the facts come to light and if the arrest results in a conviction I point this out because Mr. Quinn and his ex-wife have been in a contentious battle for custody of children (different children than the alleged victim), and this could be an attempt to pit one parent against the other through the kids crying wolf prompted by the ex-wife. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. What Tooth doesnt know is that Lucifer might hold the key to the closure Tooth so desperately needs. Ive kind of reviewed this book before, but I felt like updating the review a bit since I didnt really review the audiobook properly and I want to talk about it! (LogOut/ (LogOut/ And for 18 months?? Posted in Advertising, Charitable Cause, Clubs, Events, Harley-Davidson, Legal, Motorcycle, Organizations, Outlaw Biker, tagged 1%, Arrest, CA, child sexual exploitation, Custody, David Zaslav, Discovery, Discovery Channel, domestic abuse, Fake, Faux, Faux Characterization, Fox 5 San Diego, Gipsy, Grossmont Hospital, Jason Hervey, La Mesa, Laffing Devils MC, Laffing Devils Motorcycle Club, Laughing At The Laffing Devils, lewd act, lewd act with a minor, minor, Motorcycle Clubs, Prez, reality and representation, reality show, Reality TV, San Diego, Sandusky, Sin By Silence, The Devils Ride, The TV Show That Couldn't, Thomas Gypsy Quinn on October 5, 2012| Lucifer. Luci has two half-siblings, Bell (short of Beelzebub) and Asti (short for Astaroth). I think its a very bold choice by the authors but there really was no getting out of this one of the character, so I thought it was interesting to see. To find peace and his own justice, Tooth joined the Coffin Nails, but years on, hes gotten nowhere with the case, yet still lives on with the burning fire for revenge. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. My Rating: 4 / 5 stars, You dont f*uck with the club presidents son. Everything Everywhere All at Once Discussion, Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Discussion, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Discussion. Tooth didnt get his nickname for no reason. In MY head the whole time I had read the name in an e-book, I just assumed the pronunciation from his name was like Lucy. Its my viewpoint that David Zaslav, CEO Discovery Communications or David Pritikin, Discovery Channel Executive Producer of The Devils Ride missed the opportunity to build a meaningful and authentic connection with its viewers. WARNING Contains adult content: a gritty storyline, steamy scenes, explicit language, violence and abuse. . I really love the characters in this book, and everyone we meet in the Detroit chapter because this is one of the more queer friendly ones out of the entire series. Merikan books where no pets are harmed (just a small scare, but all pets are fine in this book). Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. We have Lucifer, who has been on his own for awhile now, and is getting by in life by working at a strip club. Im not cutting Discovery Channel any slack on this. His lover got brutally murdered, police never found the perpetrators, and all leads were dead ends. But I see how this can be confusing since the Coffin Nails MC chapter in California has a significant side characters actually named Lucy. But the audiobook pronunciation throughout is that his name is lu-sah. Considering these books are very, very white, with very little diversity it just seems wrong to have one Black character that happens to be in this series and is one that gets killed off. There was nothing for him out there other than taking it one day at a time. Wyatt Baker narrates this, as he does all the m/m Sex & Mayhem books. He promised himself to never get attached to someone like him again. On a neverending quest for vengeance. This is not to be confused, apparently, for the next Detroit chapter book, No Matter What, where one of the MCs is called Luca. Reality TV programming is an expansive industry label, and runs the gamut from Michael Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs), Adam Savage (MythBusters), Jake Harris (Deadliest Catch) to Thomas Quinn (The Devils Ride). Page Length: 363 pages Length:~ 125,000 words (Standalone novel, no cliffhanger.). Also, it gives the other character time to grow and get his life in order so that was great when they finally meet back up. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. And I liked that this is one of the few K.A. The one consistent characteristic of these type of TV shows is the dramatization of real events and occupations. The same cannot be said for a character I was really starting to like, however, and their passing was very unexpected and really sad.