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By Sin I Rise: Part One
by Cora Reilly
review for part one and two!
Now, I’m a Cora fan but these books were just not the one for me. I really wanted to like this book and it was just…fine. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it either.
- I did like the biker versus mafia aspect and I was interested in the ways their world collided. I will say, I wish we got more biker stuff as I didn’t really feel I was immersed enough in their world or know their values etc.
- Maddox was a cute guy but wasn’t at all the kind of hero I expected from a CR book. He was the opposite of her usual broody, angry, rude hero’s and I kind of didn’t know how to feel about it. But I did prefer his character over Marcella - who I hated which is probably why I didn’t enjoy this book as much. I found our heroine very irritating and whiny. I didn’t think she had much of a back bone or personality and I felt like she came across overly privileged and spoiled. I didn’t see any down to earth moments really from her which did damper my enjoyment of the books.
- I felt the plot line was fine but this book definitely could have been one big book and the second book was a major filler for 70% of it until the ending. I did find myself wanting so much more action than I got.
- CR always writes good smutty scenes and this book was no different.
Overall, an okay read but nothing spectacular and definitely not CR’s best books.
Now, I’m a Cora fan but these books were just not the one for me. I really wanted to like this book and it was just…fine. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it either.
- I did like the biker versus mafia aspect and I was interested in the ways their world collided. I will say, I wish we got more biker stuff as I didn’t really feel I was immersed enough in their world or know their values etc.
- Maddox was a cute guy but wasn’t at all the kind of hero I expected from a CR book. He was the opposite of her usual broody, angry, rude hero’s and I kind of didn’t know how to feel about it. But I did prefer his character over Marcella - who I hated which is probably why I didn’t enjoy this book as much. I found our heroine very irritating and whiny. I didn’t think she had much of a back bone or personality and I felt like she came across overly privileged and spoiled. I didn’t see any down to earth moments really from her which did damper my enjoyment of the books.
- I felt the plot line was fine but this book definitely could have been one big book and the second book was a major filler for 70% of it until the ending. I did find myself wanting so much more action than I got.
- CR always writes good smutty scenes and this book was no different.
Overall, an okay read but nothing spectacular and definitely not CR’s best books.