A review by la_vampiresa
Savage Hate by Helen Scott, Zoey Shelby

4.0

Cruel Kiss (formally known as Savage Hate) is the first book in the Savage Secrets series. This is also a spin-off of the Sweetest Revenge series. While it's not required I would highly recommend reading the first series to get the full experience. The events takes place AFTER the completed series and there's many spoilers from the first book.

Ah yes, good old mafia, arranged marriage. Normally, I have to be in a mood to fully enjoy this...luckily I was. Melody, Lyric's sister finds herself in a predicament, where she was basically sold by her sister, and was forced to get married to a cruel, "heartless" mob boss, Dante. I had a bit of mixed feelings about Melody in the beginning. She eventually grew on me and she really became a badass. Dante, mmmm yummy Dante. I would have loved to see his POV, but still this story was quite entertaining!