A review by elizjmcfarland
Beauty in Lies: A Dark Mafia Romance Boxed Set by Adelaide Forrest
4.0
This was my first of Adelaide Forrest. I knew this was a dark mafia romance, which is my favorite and I had to read it! Keep in mind, that this is 4.5 books in one book. So this is an extremely long book. I did rank each book individually so I could remember what I liked/disliked and what each book was about.
It took me until the final book to like Rafe and Isa. They were both broken and tortured and ended out coming on top. The entire series Rafe had a violent way to show how he cared/loved Isa. His emotions gave me whiplash and I was NOT here for it.
Isa. I didn't like her until the final book. She had some tragedy alongside her sister. Her sister was wreckless and blamed all the wrongs in her life on Isa and Isa accepted the abuse to make it up to her. Her family seemed loving, but her parents were blind to all the hatred Odina had for Isa. They were such a tight-knit family but they had no idea that her sister was doing all these despicable things. It doesn't make sense to me, but maybe I am looking into it.
My favorite part of the series and I wish there was more was the mafia side of it. It kept me engaged the entire time. It was dark, demented, twisted and OH soo good!
As I mentioned above, this is a long book and there were times when I lost interest. I like a 3 book max in series, and I felt like it could have been condensed. Books 2 and 3 could have been one book, IMO and for this reason is why I am giving them 4/5 stars.
Thank you to Adelaide Forrest for reaching out to review this ARC. I can't wait to read more of your stories.
It took me until the final book to like Rafe and Isa. They were both broken and tortured and ended out coming on top. The entire series Rafe had a violent way to show how he cared/loved Isa. His emotions gave me whiplash and I was NOT here for it.
Isa. I didn't like her until the final book. She had some tragedy alongside her sister. Her sister was wreckless and blamed all the wrongs in her life on Isa and Isa accepted the abuse to make it up to her. Her family seemed loving, but her parents were blind to all the hatred Odina had for Isa. They were such a tight-knit family but they had no idea that her sister was doing all these despicable things. It doesn't make sense to me, but maybe I am looking into it.
My favorite part of the series and I wish there was more was the mafia side of it. It kept me engaged the entire time. It was dark, demented, twisted and OH soo good!
As I mentioned above, this is a long book and there were times when I lost interest. I like a 3 book max in series, and I felt like it could have been condensed. Books 2 and 3 could have been one book, IMO and for this reason is why I am giving them 4/5 stars.
Thank you to Adelaide Forrest for reaching out to review this ARC. I can't wait to read more of your stories.