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A review by jennyluvlitbooks
Rotten Men by Ivy Fox
5.0
I really don't know how to put into words how I felt about this book, aside from that it was absolutely perfect, beautifully written and had a bittersweet feel to it.
I admit that this took me a long time to read. I was in pins and needles for it to come and when the day it became live, I was giddy with excitement. But along with it was trepidation. I wasn’t ready for this story to end. I fell in love with these characters so hard that I know saying goodbye wasn’t going to be easy. So, I let this sit on my kindle for weeks, silently taunting me with that beautiful cover until I finally gave up. It was time for me to “woman up” and face the inevitable agony.
The story started 10 years after Selene left and all of the characters had tried to moved on with their lives, although still haunted by their past. It was told in multiple POV which I loved because I felt the connection with each character. And oh, the feels! I was choking with my emotions as I read along.
“Either by fire or ice, our love will always burn. Not even death can change that”.
It was pure agony the situations that they had to went through. I was thinking, how are they going to have their happy ever after when the entire world seems to conspire against them? Also, was it just me or am I reading poetry? I swear I could have likened this to a Shakespearean play anytime with its beautifully articulated prose.
Selene and her rotten men will always hold a special place in my heart including Pietro. What about Ciro? I was conflicted. He is a man you will love to hate but at the same time, hate to love.
“….Could you ever love me, Selene? The same way I love you? There is genuine vulnerability underlining his every word, and my heart breaks for the monster that yearns to be loved but is resolved in killing the pieces of my own soul”.
As Juliet said to her Romeo, “parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow”. This is me hoping and praying that there would be another spin off to this story, because like I have said, I’m not ready to say goodbye at all.
I admit that this took me a long time to read. I was in pins and needles for it to come and when the day it became live, I was giddy with excitement. But along with it was trepidation. I wasn’t ready for this story to end. I fell in love with these characters so hard that I know saying goodbye wasn’t going to be easy. So, I let this sit on my kindle for weeks, silently taunting me with that beautiful cover until I finally gave up. It was time for me to “woman up” and face the inevitable agony.
The story started 10 years after Selene left and all of the characters had tried to moved on with their lives, although still haunted by their past. It was told in multiple POV which I loved because I felt the connection with each character. And oh, the feels! I was choking with my emotions as I read along.
“Either by fire or ice, our love will always burn. Not even death can change that”.
It was pure agony the situations that they had to went through. I was thinking, how are they going to have their happy ever after when the entire world seems to conspire against them? Also, was it just me or am I reading poetry? I swear I could have likened this to a Shakespearean play anytime with its beautifully articulated prose.
Selene and her rotten men will always hold a special place in my heart including Pietro. What about Ciro? I was conflicted. He is a man you will love to hate but at the same time, hate to love.
“….Could you ever love me, Selene? The same way I love you? There is genuine vulnerability underlining his every word, and my heart breaks for the monster that yearns to be loved but is resolved in killing the pieces of my own soul”.
As Juliet said to her Romeo, “parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow”. This is me hoping and praying that there would be another spin off to this story, because like I have said, I’m not ready to say goodbye at all.