A review by earthtonadia
Heart of a Monster by Shain Rose

3.0

Katalina was subjected to a pretty harsh reality of sleeping with men to get money to care for her sick father. He had tried to keep her out of the mafia life but when she needed money, that’s where she went. After her father’s death, she relies on those same skills to gather intel from important rival men to help the mafia. She feels frustrated to not be present for the real discussions after doing her part, and she lets those feelings fester for too long. She has developed a deep relationship with Rome, who is the enforcer, but also longs for the compassion she feels from Bastian, the newly instated mafia head. New revelations come to life and Katalina leaves them all behind to hopefully belong somewhere else.

This was an okay read. There was a lot of stuff going on but at the same time, it felt like nothing. It built up pretty slowly and then we reached the climax at the very end, and the love triangle felt a little forced.