A review by ladylaurenexplorer
Beauty in Lies: A Dark Mafia Romance Boxed Set by Adelaide Forrest
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
What a lot to take in!
Although I did enjoy the overall series as a whole, I do think some of the books needed a little bit more when it came to plot.
I like how we saw characters from different series, especially bloodied hands.
I love some of the fitting punishments for the enemies, especially that last male enemy!
I just felt a little dramatic, and not a lot of developments that was significant to me.
Rafe will never change which I thoroughly I’m OK with when it comes to these types of dark heroes.
But Isa which is a doormat and building her self up to something that would not take, but then she fell back to being a doormat and letting everything happen. It was until the last book that you actually saw her become something more and well-established stabilized!
Although I do think that her sister needed a little bit more punishment I’m glad it ended the way it did.
Although the actual ending reminds me of a different series by Jenna, darling, and how someone was going to go find another person. Which, then leads to a new series or spinoff standalone.
I would recommend reading this book. Please check the trigger warnings because it’s very heavy on the breeding, tampering, noncon, and so much more.
Although I did enjoy the overall series as a whole, I do think some of the books needed a little bit more when it came to plot.
I like how we saw characters from different series, especially bloodied hands.
I love some of the fitting punishments for the enemies, especially that last male enemy!
I just felt a little dramatic, and not a lot of developments that was significant to me.
Rafe will never change which I thoroughly I’m OK with when it comes to these types of dark heroes.
But Isa which is a doormat and building her self up to something that would not take, but then she fell back to being a doormat and letting everything happen. It was until the last book that you actually saw her become something more and well-established stabilized!
Although I do think that her sister needed a little bit more punishment I’m glad it ended the way it did.
Although the actual ending reminds me of a different series by Jenna, darling, and how someone was going to go find another person. Which, then leads to a new series or spinoff standalone.
I would recommend reading this book. Please check the trigger warnings because it’s very heavy on the breeding, tampering, noncon, and so much more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Stalking, Violence, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, and Sexual content
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Trafficking