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A review by groovygirl858
By Sin I Rise: Part One by Cora Reilly
4.0
I enjoyed this story. I like the "Mafia princess and the biker" premise and the fact the MMC hates the FMC's father and wants to kill him. This dynamic is interesting and kept me engaged throughout the story. Even though the MMC wants to kill the FMC's father, he doesn't want the FMC harmed.
I liked that the FMC was strong, intelligent and loyal to her family. She acknowledged her attraction to, and growing feelings for, the MMC, but did not lose her brain in the process. I appreciate that in a Mafia romance.
This has been multiple books now that I have read by this author that I have enjoyed, but has had a large amount of negative reviews. That's not necessarily unusual, but what IS unusual is that I, again, do not understand where a lot of the negative reviews are coming from. Even if I do not agree, I usually can understand the perspective of someone who doesn't enjoy a book that I like. When it comes to this author, it's like people are reading a different book altogether. If you are thinking of reading books by this author, I suggest ignoring reviews and just decide whether the premise interests you or not. If so, read a sample and see if your interest is piqued. If I had listened to reviews of the last few of this author's books that I have read, I wouldn't have read them because reviews mentioned things that I would not have liked. I'm glad I ignored the reviews though because a lot of the things mentioned that I wouldn't have liked were misrepresented in the reviews.
I liked that the FMC was strong, intelligent and loyal to her family. She acknowledged her attraction to, and growing feelings for, the MMC, but did not lose her brain in the process. I appreciate that in a Mafia romance.
This has been multiple books now that I have read by this author that I have enjoyed, but has had a large amount of negative reviews. That's not necessarily unusual, but what IS unusual is that I, again, do not understand where a lot of the negative reviews are coming from. Even if I do not agree, I usually can understand the perspective of someone who doesn't enjoy a book that I like. When it comes to this author, it's like people are reading a different book altogether. If you are thinking of reading books by this author, I suggest ignoring reviews and just decide whether the premise interests you or not. If so, read a sample and see if your interest is piqued. If I had listened to reviews of the last few of this author's books that I have read, I wouldn't have read them because reviews mentioned things that I would not have liked. I'm glad I ignored the reviews though because a lot of the things mentioned that I wouldn't have liked were misrepresented in the reviews.