A review by originalbooknerd
Emperor of Wrath by Jagger Cole

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Author: Jagger Cole 
 
Couple: Annika Brancovich & Kenzo Mori 
 
Tropes: dark romance, revenge plot, mafia romance, interracial couple, enemies to lovers, arranged marriage, forced proximity, β€œmy wife”, one beed, he falls first, ALL THE K!NKS! 
 
Review: Emperor of Wrath was another EXCEPTIONAL mafia romance from Jagger Cole and Annika and Kenzo packed a WRATHFUL punch from page 1! This book is darker than some of Jagger’s mafia books but also perfectly in tune with the couple it is about. Annika and Kenzo were a true enemies to lovers romance that had all of the angst, wit, banter, turmoil and anger we love to see in dark mafia romances! 
 
Annika was a little black cat FMC and I completely adored her character! She was ALL over the place and the meet-hate she had with Kenzo was probably one of the best ones I have seen in a mafia romance! The way Jagger was able to create the dichotomy of her character as the romance began to BURN was intense, emotionally investing and of course WILD! Annika was not a soft FMC and she was not really hard either but somewhere in between and seeing her ice melt for Kenzo as she began to fall was EVERYTHING! 
 
Kenzo Mori was MY CHARACTER in this book! I loved how he was so aware of who he was right away. The emotional whiplash this man had in regards to his feelings was also NEXT TO NONE! He would go from cold to hot to BLISTERING so fast that he kept me sweating for more between him and his newly wed wife. His marriage to Annika compounded with the tumults past he had with her provides a lot of build up for them in this book and the way Jagger was able to bolster Kenzo, his family and the evolving feelings in this book was perfection! 
 
Kenzo and Annika had one of the rockiest, SMEXIEST, tension-filled mafia romances I have read in a while and I cannot wait to continue this series. The way their banter and domineering personas were done added to this book in ways that brought the heat up to astonishing levels. I also enjoyed all the k!nk play they had as well as the morals Kenzo showed in this area. Emperor of Wrath is another amazing romance by Jagger Cole and I CANNOT wait to see where he takes this series next! 
 
Rating: 100+, Annika and Kenzo brought the DARK and Jagger Cole once again blew it out of the water with this highly angsty and act-packed mafia romance! 
 
Thank you to Valentine PR & Jagger Cole for sending me this eARC!