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A review by bibliophile90
By Sin I Rise: Part One by Cora Reilly
4.0
**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**
By Sin I Rise is the story of Marcella and Maddox. Marcella is Luca and Aria's daughter. Maddox is the son of the former president of the New Jersey chapter of the Tartarus MC. Luca killed Maddox's father so he kidnaps Marcella so he can use her to take revenge. This is an enemies-to-lovers romance, I usually am not a big fan of the kidnapping trope, but really thought it worked well in this book. The main reason for this was because Marcella was strong and didn't let the enemy get to her while she was their captive. She kept her composure and did her best to not let them get to her. Maddox has one thing on his mind and that his revenge. However, slowly he sees reason when things happen to Marcella done by the members of his MC. He struggles with his need for revenge and his growing feelings for Marcella. But what will weigh heavier on his conscience? You'll have to read and see.
As you can read in the title this is part one, so it will leave you a bit hanging in the end. But personally I didn't find it to have an extreme cliffhanger ending. I was totally okay with how the author ended the story and it makes me excited to see what will happen next. Cora is just such an amazing author and she is one of the best in the mafia romance genre. Her characters are strong and unique and she makes it easy to connect with them. The relationship between Maddox and Marcella had a very organic feel in my opinion, it didn't feel rushed or forced. The writing was great and very easy to read. I loved reuniting with previous characters and getting a quick glance of how they are doing. By Sin I Rise is another great mafia romance and I look forward to part two.
By Sin I Rise is the story of Marcella and Maddox. Marcella is Luca and Aria's daughter. Maddox is the son of the former president of the New Jersey chapter of the Tartarus MC. Luca killed Maddox's father so he kidnaps Marcella so he can use her to take revenge. This is an enemies-to-lovers romance, I usually am not a big fan of the kidnapping trope, but really thought it worked well in this book. The main reason for this was because Marcella was strong and didn't let the enemy get to her while she was their captive. She kept her composure and did her best to not let them get to her. Maddox has one thing on his mind and that his revenge. However, slowly he sees reason when things happen to Marcella done by the members of his MC. He struggles with his need for revenge and his growing feelings for Marcella. But what will weigh heavier on his conscience? You'll have to read and see.
As you can read in the title this is part one, so it will leave you a bit hanging in the end. But personally I didn't find it to have an extreme cliffhanger ending. I was totally okay with how the author ended the story and it makes me excited to see what will happen next. Cora is just such an amazing author and she is one of the best in the mafia romance genre. Her characters are strong and unique and she makes it easy to connect with them. The relationship between Maddox and Marcella had a very organic feel in my opinion, it didn't feel rushed or forced. The writing was great and very easy to read. I loved reuniting with previous characters and getting a quick glance of how they are doing. By Sin I Rise is another great mafia romance and I look forward to part two.