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Corrupted Chaos
by Shain Rose
Enjoyed it! Refreshing depiction of the mafia
I am pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this book. I admit that I did not go into it with high expectations. I was just looking for an indulging story to immerse myself in. However, the more I read, the more I enjoyed the book. Though it contains the classic enemies to lovers trope, I did not find it to be very shallow. In fact, I thought there was quite a bit of depth to it. Yes, it seemed like most of the relationship between the characters was forged through physical and intimate experiences, but there was certainly a bit of emotion behind it all. The characters were well developed with personal demons they were trying to overcome and understand, not just about themselves, but also about one another. I also like the way that the mafia was portrayed in this book. Rather than having the mob swarm the streets, machine guns blazing, they were involved in society in a way that is more realistic, in my opinion. Sometimes it seems like people want to hang onto the ‘glory days’ of the mafia, where everything is guns, drugs, and overly blatant illegal, illicit and evil activity. However, nowadays, the mafia keeps a low profile. I’ve heard you wouldn’t even be able to recognize a member of the mafia if you didn’t know what to look for. From what I have gathered, the mob is likelier to quietly involve themselves in professional business areas where they can conduct business legally, or at least under the guise of legality. Today’s mobster would very much be like similar to Cade: smart, calculated, out of the public eye, and probably occupying some CEO position on Wall Street. I really appreciated and admired this quality.
I am pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this book. I admit that I did not go into it with high expectations. I was just looking for an indulging story to immerse myself in. However, the more I read, the more I enjoyed the book. Though it contains the classic enemies to lovers trope, I did not find it to be very shallow. In fact, I thought there was quite a bit of depth to it. Yes, it seemed like most of the relationship between the characters was forged through physical and intimate experiences, but there was certainly a bit of emotion behind it all. The characters were well developed with personal demons they were trying to overcome and understand, not just about themselves, but also about one another. I also like the way that the mafia was portrayed in this book. Rather than having the mob swarm the streets, machine guns blazing, they were involved in society in a way that is more realistic, in my opinion. Sometimes it seems like people want to hang onto the ‘glory days’ of the mafia, where everything is guns, drugs, and overly blatant illegal, illicit and evil activity. However, nowadays, the mafia keeps a low profile. I’ve heard you wouldn’t even be able to recognize a member of the mafia if you didn’t know what to look for. From what I have gathered, the mob is likelier to quietly involve themselves in professional business areas where they can conduct business legally, or at least under the guise of legality. Today’s mobster would very much be like similar to Cade: smart, calculated, out of the public eye, and probably occupying some CEO position on Wall Street. I really appreciated and admired this quality.