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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Heart Of A Monster
I recently purchased the audiobook for Heart of a Monster, and it’s safe to say that I’ll be grabbing book two just as well. Shain Rose has written an all-new mafia duet to capture every dark reader’s attention.
Book one in A New Reign Mafia duet is an enemies-to-lovers romance filled with violence and mayhem. Rome is the enforcer, a hardened man with a soft spot for the broken girl who has been dealt a bad hand. Katie may appear soft and kind at first hand but don’t be fooled, this woman is as headstrong and ferocious as her counterpart. It has taken years to act on their love. When secrets are unveiled and the truth comes to light, I’m not so sure love will be enough to keep them together.
I enjoyed listening to Heart of a Monster and realized my love for Marcio Catalano’s work grows with each narration I listen to. His distinct voice is seductive and sexy as the characters described in each book. This man’s talent shines bright and you can always expect him to deliver a high-caliber performance.
This was my first time listening to Joy Beharie and was amazed by her talent and skill. Her tone and emotions were on point every time.
I’m looking forward to hearing more from this duo. Now it’s time to grab the next installment, Love of a Queen.
I recently purchased the audiobook for Heart of a Monster, and it’s safe to say that I’ll be grabbing book two just as well. Shain Rose has written an all-new mafia duet to capture every dark reader’s attention.
Book one in A New Reign Mafia duet is an enemies-to-lovers romance filled with violence and mayhem. Rome is the enforcer, a hardened man with a soft spot for the broken girl who has been dealt a bad hand. Katie may appear soft and kind at first hand but don’t be fooled, this woman is as headstrong and ferocious as her counterpart. It has taken years to act on their love. When secrets are unveiled and the truth comes to light, I’m not so sure love will be enough to keep them together.
I enjoyed listening to Heart of a Monster and realized my love for Marcio Catalano’s work grows with each narration I listen to. His distinct voice is seductive and sexy as the characters described in each book. This man’s talent shines bright and you can always expect him to deliver a high-caliber performance.
This was my first time listening to Joy Beharie and was amazed by her talent and skill. Her tone and emotions were on point every time.
I’m looking forward to hearing more from this duo. Now it’s time to grab the next installment, Love of a Queen.
This book was full of angst, lies, betrayals, Steam…it seriously had it all. Katie is fierce and fighting her own demons while trying to soothe the monster that Rome thinks he is. One second the Steam and attraction is off the charts then the push/pull between Rome and Katie is so frustrating but in a good way. There is so many secrets, twists, turns, that will have on the edge of your seat dying to know what will happen next and that ending!?! Wow can’t wait to see what journey the author has for these characters because it will be intense.
DNF
I'm glad I read the other two stand along novels from this author first. I loved both of them but this one I struggled through the first 50% before giving up. I hated both main characters. They were both awful especially her.
I'm glad I read the other two stand along novels from this author first. I loved both of them but this one I struggled through the first 50% before giving up. I hated both main characters. They were both awful especially her.
Kept me interested. Push and pull from main characters. ML is top tier hot. Female lead to me was a bit whiney. I don’t know I couldn’t connect with her. She was just a bit annoying to me. The spice is amazing. The plot is good. It’s just Katie’s character that through me off. Still going to read the second
Hmm. Where to start.
I didn’t like the writing style that much, because for example, very often there was an intense scene going on, and the next chapter it just tells us how it ends. You’re in the present, living in the scene, feeling its intensity in the middle of it and then bam, next chapter it just tells you how it ends. It feels a lot like telling, instead of showing. It was confusing, present and then it jumps to narrating in past tense. Nah. Not cool.
The story gets dragged on with this stupid thing that the female MC is indecisive between two men. That was nasty. She was sleeping with one, and kissing the other repeatedly. That was stupid.
And the story would have been the same without this stupid part. It’s a filler.
What’s more interesting happens at the end. And of course, the story is dragged just so it can be a second book.
I don’t know why people don’t just write one good book, instead of two medium.
I didn’t like the writing style that much, because for example, very often there was an intense scene going on, and the next chapter it just tells us how it ends. You’re in the present, living in the scene, feeling its intensity in the middle of it and then bam, next chapter it just tells you how it ends. It feels a lot like telling, instead of showing. It was confusing, present and then it jumps to narrating in past tense. Nah. Not cool.
The story gets dragged on with this stupid thing that the female MC is indecisive between two men. That was nasty. She was sleeping with one, and kissing the other repeatedly. That was stupid.
And the story would have been the same without this stupid part. It’s a filler.
What’s more interesting happens at the end. And of course, the story is dragged just so it can be a second book.
I don’t know why people don’t just write one good book, instead of two medium.
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First Kindle book in a while I’ve read to completion!
The plot - This is a mafia romance with found family, injustice, femme fatale, love triangle and forced proximity. Smut was 3/5 on the spice scale. It’s also a cliffhanger for the HEA in book 2. Did I mention there are triggers? CHECK YA FUCKIN TRIGGERS PEOPLE.
This could so easily be a 5 star book if it wasn’t so bloody confusing. The FMC soent half of it rambling about shite, she sounded insane, the amount of random info dumps with no context.. its a great premise and easy reading but WOW. I wanted to bang my head on a desk a few times.
The MC - Katalina was the femme fatal. She’s fucked up, she’s got issues, and she’s trying her best. However she is a picture perfect candidate for paranoia and delusion so.. love that for her.
The male counterpart - Roman did nothing wrong. He’s got that cold, calculating power about him, he can command a whole room and he knows his way around a woman. Loved him.
First Kindle book in a while I’ve read to completion!
The plot - This is a mafia romance with found family, injustice, femme fatale, love triangle and forced proximity. Smut was 3/5 on the spice scale. It’s also a cliffhanger for the HEA in book 2. Did I mention there are triggers? CHECK YA FUCKIN TRIGGERS PEOPLE.
This could so easily be a 5 star book if it wasn’t so bloody confusing. The FMC soent half of it rambling about shite, she sounded insane, the amount of random info dumps with no context.. its a great premise and easy reading but WOW. I wanted to bang my head on a desk a few times.
The MC - Katalina was the femme fatal. She’s fucked up, she’s got issues, and she’s trying her best. However she is a picture perfect candidate for paranoia and delusion so.. love that for her.
The male counterpart - Roman did nothing wrong. He’s got that cold, calculating power about him, he can command a whole room and he knows his way around a woman. Loved him.
I was crying by page 20 of this book. There are some very dark and mature topics discussed so please check trigger warnings. This is such a well done enemies to lovers book and ends on a cliffhanger for the second book.
I read this the other day and once again forgot to review it.
Of the two in the series this was my favourite....because it very easily could have been one book, but more of that in my other review.
I loved the writing just as much as when I read Corrupt Chaos the other day. Feeling in the mafia and Shain Rose mood I picked this up, not knowing it was the same family/universe. This definetly comes wayyy before Corrupt Chaos though. And the little bits with Cade (the Corrupt Choas MC) were some of my favourite in the entire book...which is a little sad considering he was barely in it.
I adored the potential of this plot. Without giving spoilers...the ending was EPIC - a twist I didn't see coming but adored.
I didn't feel like I routed for the main couple, (who's names I literally can't remember...which gives you an indication) I didn't dislike them either but it felt very insta-love and left me a bit cold.
This felt like it was just all about setting up her other series, and less about these characters and their stories. Overall, not half bad - good writing, decent sex, and a fun plot but lacking heart for me.
Of the two in the series this was my favourite....because it very easily could have been one book, but more of that in my other review.
I loved the writing just as much as when I read Corrupt Chaos the other day. Feeling in the mafia and Shain Rose mood I picked this up, not knowing it was the same family/universe. This definetly comes wayyy before Corrupt Chaos though. And the little bits with Cade (the Corrupt Choas MC) were some of my favourite in the entire book...which is a little sad considering he was barely in it.
I adored the potential of this plot. Without giving spoilers...the ending was EPIC - a twist I didn't see coming but adored.
I didn't feel like I routed for the main couple, (who's names I literally can't remember...which gives you an indication) I didn't dislike them either but it felt very insta-love and left me a bit cold.
This felt like it was just all about setting up her other series, and less about these characters and their stories. Overall, not half bad - good writing, decent sex, and a fun plot but lacking heart for me.
3.5/5 decent mafia plot and characters! Slight character development from Rome and Kate as they go from rivals to lovers to rivals. The ending