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Underworld Kings
A Thousand Cuts
I did not set out to be a mafia wife.
I came into this home, into this life as a hostage.
He was nothing more than my captor.
A murderer. A criminal. A monster.
Until he was more than that.
He took me as payment for a debt. Nothing more than a pawn in an intricate game of lies, manipulation and death.
He saw the darkness in me. It called to him. Just like his wretched soul called to me.
He was king of the underworld.
And he wanted me to be his queen.
But despite how much the most depraved parts of me wanted that crown, I knew I only had one option.
Take the Catalano family down.
Or die trying.
I came into this home, into this life as a hostage.
He was nothing more than my captor.
A murderer. A criminal. A monster.
Until he was more than that.
He took me as payment for a debt. Nothing more than a pawn in an intricate game of lies, manipulation and death.
He saw the darkness in me. It called to him. Just like his wretched soul called to me.
He was king of the underworld.
And he wanted me to be his queen.
But despite how much the most depraved parts of me wanted that crown, I knew I only had one option.
Take the Catalano family down.
Or die trying.
401 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 22, 2021
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57 books3,941 followersAnne Malcom has been an avid reader since before she can remember, her mother responsible for her book addiction. It started with magical journeys into the world of Hogwarts and Middle Earth, then as she grew up her reading tastes grew with her. Her obsession with books and romance novels in particular gave Anne the opportunity to find another passion, writing. Finding writing about alpha males and happily ever afters more fun than reading about them, Anne is not about to stop any time soon.
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December 18, 2021DNF (for now) @ 36%
I've decided to throw this one on the purgatory shelf for now as it's just not doing it for me. I am NOT a fan of the female lead here, at ALL. And it's not because of her behavior, promiscuity, or self-absorption...I've read and liked plenty of grey characters in my day. There is just something about reading from this character's perspective that I find...off-putting.
*shrug*
Oh well. A lot of my friends 5-starred the shit out of this though, so I might come back to it and some point and try again. We shall see.
I've decided to throw this one on the purgatory shelf for now as it's just not doing it for me. I am NOT a fan of the female lead here, at ALL. And it's not because of her behavior, promiscuity, or self-absorption...I've read and liked plenty of grey characters in my day. There is just something about reading from this character's perspective that I find...off-putting.
*shrug*
Oh well. A lot of my friends 5-starred the shit out of this though, so I might come back to it and some point and try again. We shall see.
November 22, 2021
5 STARS
First of all, I have been sleeping on Anne Malcom, because if this book is anything to go by, I've seriously been missing out. This was everything, and I mean everything I love in a good mafia romance. And when I saw that this was the first mafia romance she's written? I was absolutely blown away.
Second of all, this blurb doesn't begin to do this book justice. Not even close, in my humble opinion. Because reading this blurb, it sounds fairly run of the mill type of mafia romance read, almost a cliche...and it was so much more than that.
I love gritty and dark books. Stories with unconventional characters that isn't afraid to go there. That takes the reader so far out of their comfort zone, they're in the pitch black, and loving every second of the ride. And holy sh*t did this book take me there. It took me there hard. From the very first chapter I realized that this wasn't going to be like a lot of other mafia romances I've read...and I've read a lot. I love that we're given not just a morally black anti hero, but a heroine that matches him in both his depravity and darkness. And MAN was I here for that.
Sienna is beyond morally gray. She's broken in every way, but she also owns every jagged piece of it. She knows who she is and what she is, and she's not ashamed of it. When she sees a handsome stranger at a restaurant, she wants him the second they lock eyes. And when he silently approaches her and puts out his hand, she willingly takes it. She lets him do unholy things to her that she thoroughly enjoys, and she leaves at the end of the night without so much as asking for his name.
Now she may be a heroine that may make some readers uncomfortable. But this reader? I loved her gritty allure. She's a true product of her environment, and she's not a female that's afraid of going after what she wants. What she doesn't expect is that the stranger that she shared a night with, will now steal her away as payment for a debt. She's to be his bride, his queen, but she's not going down without a fight.
Christian is a ruthless Don who came into the life not by family blood, but blood of a different kind. His humanity has been taken away through years of blood shed and violence. He's feared and revered, but not by his new bride. She's determined to challenge him at every turn.
I love how well these two fit each other's broken pieces. These characters are far from perfect. They're full of dark sin and depravity and I wouldn't have them any other way. When I tell you that I devoured this book, I mean I DEVOURED this book. I loved the way that Sienna matched Christian's energy fully. This is not a woman that shies away from blood shed or violence. She's fierce and dangerous in her own right. Christian was utterly delicious. He practically oozes this dark electric current without so much as uttering a word. And that's a feat, let me tell you.
It's the furthest thing from your typical run of the mill mafia. It was gritty as f*ck. It was dark, at times uncomfortable, and addictive like nothing else. A fast paced, erotic thrill ride that I couldn't put down for even a second. Anne Malcom is going straight to my auto buy list. And if you like dark, gritty, and steamy mafia reads, this one is a must read. Don't expect a comfortable ride though. This one is full of twists and turns, and set in the very pits of depravity and darkness. And this reader? LOVED EVERY SINGLE PAGE OF IT.
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He terrified me. The emptiness in his eyes, the knowing that I had that he would kill me without a second thought. Yet I was attracted to him.
First of all, I have been sleeping on Anne Malcom, because if this book is anything to go by, I've seriously been missing out. This was everything, and I mean everything I love in a good mafia romance. And when I saw that this was the first mafia romance she's written? I was absolutely blown away.
Second of all, this blurb doesn't begin to do this book justice. Not even close, in my humble opinion. Because reading this blurb, it sounds fairly run of the mill type of mafia romance read, almost a cliche...and it was so much more than that.
“That doesn’t sound like no,” he replied. His fingers moved inside me. “Tell me no,” he repeated...
He knew I was sick, depraved and utterly defenseless against him... I shouldn’t want this. My mouth didn’t move. Didn’t form the words.
I love gritty and dark books. Stories with unconventional characters that isn't afraid to go there. That takes the reader so far out of their comfort zone, they're in the pitch black, and loving every second of the ride. And holy sh*t did this book take me there. It took me there hard. From the very first chapter I realized that this wasn't going to be like a lot of other mafia romances I've read...and I've read a lot. I love that we're given not just a morally black anti hero, but a heroine that matches him in both his depravity and darkness. And MAN was I here for that.
“I-I hate you,” I stammered as he continued fucking me...
“Keep telling yourself that. Because I know I’m trying my hardest to hate you, and it’s fucking impossible. We are both damned.”
Sienna is beyond morally gray. She's broken in every way, but she also owns every jagged piece of it. She knows who she is and what she is, and she's not ashamed of it. When she sees a handsome stranger at a restaurant, she wants him the second they lock eyes. And when he silently approaches her and puts out his hand, she willingly takes it. She lets him do unholy things to her that she thoroughly enjoys, and she leaves at the end of the night without so much as asking for his name.
Now she may be a heroine that may make some readers uncomfortable. But this reader? I loved her gritty allure. She's a true product of her environment, and she's not a female that's afraid of going after what she wants. What she doesn't expect is that the stranger that she shared a night with, will now steal her away as payment for a debt. She's to be his bride, his queen, but she's not going down without a fight.
Cristian grinned wickedly, showing straight, white teeth. “I hope that your smart mouth remains throughout our marriage, no matter how often I try to fuck it out of you.”
Christian is a ruthless Don who came into the life not by family blood, but blood of a different kind. His humanity has been taken away through years of blood shed and violence. He's feared and revered, but not by his new bride. She's determined to challenge him at every turn.
His eyes burned into mine, his muscles taut as I continued to ride him. “
You said it yourself,” I continued, my voice straining as my climax approached. “You own me. And you know I’m bad. So say it. I’m your bad girl.” My hands tightened around his neck, and his body tensed even more. He was seconds away from release, I knew that. We both were.
“You’re my bad girl,” he confessed through his teeth, eyes burning with fury.
I love how well these two fit each other's broken pieces. These characters are far from perfect. They're full of dark sin and depravity and I wouldn't have them any other way. When I tell you that I devoured this book, I mean I DEVOURED this book. I loved the way that Sienna matched Christian's energy fully. This is not a woman that shies away from blood shed or violence. She's fierce and dangerous in her own right. Christian was utterly delicious. He practically oozes this dark electric current without so much as uttering a word. And that's a feat, let me tell you.
It's the furthest thing from your typical run of the mill mafia. It was gritty as f*ck. It was dark, at times uncomfortable, and addictive like nothing else. A fast paced, erotic thrill ride that I couldn't put down for even a second. Anne Malcom is going straight to my auto buy list. And if you like dark, gritty, and steamy mafia reads, this one is a must read. Don't expect a comfortable ride though. This one is full of twists and turns, and set in the very pits of depravity and darkness. And this reader? LOVED EVERY SINGLE PAGE OF IT.
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October 6, 2024
DNF @ 38%
New to me author. Blurb sounded super intriguing. The opening chapter was extremely fascinating and was well written. And then we meet the heroine...ugh.
I'm a huge fan of dark romances. Even more so if they involve the mafia or violent men getting soft over their woman. This book opened on a tragic event that had me hooked. I was ready to meet the adult version of the hero Cristian. But the heroine Sienna..nope. I love me a dark kinky dominant alpha hero but my heroines? I'm fine if they're twisted in their own ways and like some kink or violence. But honestly Sienna's form of kinks and being in her thoughts turned me so far off her that I was in another continent. I couldn't connect with her at all. She was another level of nasty. The whole time she was confessing her secrets to the hero during their one night stand all I kept seeing was a montage of Law & Order: SVU episodes I had seen. She was really fucked in the head to do what she did with her mom's boyfriend. She sounded like some form of a sociopath and that's fine because I've read books where both MCs were basically that and more but Sienna didn't work for me. I didn't like her. I didn't care about her. I found her pathetic. Even when she was forced into being Christian's wife she didn't put up a fight or nothing. Instead she's still spreading her legs for him, and being a little trampy tease to his capo Felix.
Which was a whole other issue for me. Having the heroine actively trying to tease another man to cause shit but not because she's trying to piss off the hero but the bigger motivator was that her nympho tendencies were so out of control she was enjoying Felix showing any reaction to her and especially loved the idea of coming between two dangerous men but even more the idea of being shared between them but she knew Cristian was old school and wouldn't share which bummed her out.
Gross. Ugh. I loved Christians possessiveness and for the most part he still very much intrigued me but due to the bad taste I got in my mouth whenever I had to be in the heroines head I had to quit. This wasn't my kind of dark romance. The sex scenes were okay but I felt disconnected from it all. Especially when the hero calls the heroine his little whore. I'm not here for that kind of shit. I think the book lost all emotion after the opening chapter tbh. From there the writing felt cold and unfeeling.
So this might be someone else's top read but not mine.
I can say this was very well written. It opened strong too. One of the other issues I had was it was very wordy when it didn't have to be. Especially when in the heroines POV. I grew bored and skimmed until I decided to end it.
New to me author. Blurb sounded super intriguing. The opening chapter was extremely fascinating and was well written. And then we meet the heroine...ugh.
I'm a huge fan of dark romances. Even more so if they involve the mafia or violent men getting soft over their woman. This book opened on a tragic event that had me hooked. I was ready to meet the adult version of the hero Cristian. But the heroine Sienna..nope. I love me a dark kinky dominant alpha hero but my heroines? I'm fine if they're twisted in their own ways and like some kink or violence. But honestly Sienna's form of kinks and being in her thoughts turned me so far off her that I was in another continent. I couldn't connect with her at all. She was another level of nasty. The whole time she was confessing her secrets to the hero during their one night stand all I kept seeing was a montage of Law & Order: SVU episodes I had seen. She was really fucked in the head to do what she did with her mom's boyfriend. She sounded like some form of a sociopath and that's fine because I've read books where both MCs were basically that and more but Sienna didn't work for me. I didn't like her. I didn't care about her. I found her pathetic. Even when she was forced into being Christian's wife she didn't put up a fight or nothing. Instead she's still spreading her legs for him, and being a little trampy tease to his capo Felix.
Which was a whole other issue for me. Having the heroine actively trying to tease another man to cause shit but not because she's trying to piss off the hero but the bigger motivator was that her nympho tendencies were so out of control she was enjoying Felix showing any reaction to her and especially loved the idea of coming between two dangerous men but even more the idea of being shared between them but she knew Cristian was old school and wouldn't share which bummed her out.
Gross. Ugh. I loved Christians possessiveness and for the most part he still very much intrigued me but due to the bad taste I got in my mouth whenever I had to be in the heroines head I had to quit. This wasn't my kind of dark romance. The sex scenes were okay but I felt disconnected from it all. Especially when the hero calls the heroine his little whore. I'm not here for that kind of shit. I think the book lost all emotion after the opening chapter tbh. From there the writing felt cold and unfeeling.
So this might be someone else's top read but not mine.
I can say this was very well written. It opened strong too. One of the other issues I had was it was very wordy when it didn't have to be. Especially when in the heroines POV. I grew bored and skimmed until I decided to end it.
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December 18, 2021I wanted so much to read this story, since the beginning was engrossing. But then the heroine started having all those inner monologues which tired me and also her character didn’t sit well with me. I couldn’t connect with her, due to her way of thinking and behaving.
Dnf @ 28%.
Dnf @ 28%.
December 5, 2021
I’m disappointed that A Thousand Cuts wasn’t the book for me. I enjoy a good mafia romance and the blurb got me hooked. It started out promising with a surprise I didn’t see coming and I was excited to follow Christian’s journey forward.
Sienna isn’t my typical heroine and I had some issues with her. Still I was also fascinated with her. She kept her darkest desires hidden until she meets Christian. She did the opposite of what she thought and felt. It became repetitive and boring. Christian has experienced a lot especially when he was eighteen and it has shaped him to the ruthless man he is today. He’s dominating and got dirty talk down but sadly as it was with Sienna it became the same repetitiveness.
What sadly took away my focus from the story and its characters was how descriptive and how much inner dialogue there was especially during Sienna’s POV. I needed an emotional connection between Christian and Sienna and I didn’t get it. If I didn’t spend so much time in their heads and got more dialogue, and not just a couple of sentences, I think I would I felt differently about them as couple and as individuals.
The sex was amazing but sadly that doesn’t make a story.
Sienna isn’t my typical heroine and I had some issues with her. Still I was also fascinated with her. She kept her darkest desires hidden until she meets Christian. She did the opposite of what she thought and felt. It became repetitive and boring. Christian has experienced a lot especially when he was eighteen and it has shaped him to the ruthless man he is today. He’s dominating and got dirty talk down but sadly as it was with Sienna it became the same repetitiveness.
What sadly took away my focus from the story and its characters was how descriptive and how much inner dialogue there was especially during Sienna’s POV. I needed an emotional connection between Christian and Sienna and I didn’t get it. If I didn’t spend so much time in their heads and got more dialogue, and not just a couple of sentences, I think I would I felt differently about them as couple and as individuals.
The sex was amazing but sadly that doesn’t make a story.
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December 4, 2021DNF
Unfortunately, I got myself very excited to read this. Blurb sounded great, reviews were awesome, but then I found out what this book was actually about and I got - completely irrationally, I know, believe me - (kind of) angry and (definitely) very disappointed.
Normally, I’d just mark this as a DNF and move on but I’m sure there are plenty other people out there who don’t like this trope so here we go.
Obviously, if you want to go into this completely blind, don’t read the rest. Otherwise, this isn’t really a spoiler - it’s something you learn very early on.
This starts with a first-person POV chapter from a girl (so you can really like her and connect with her, which is just so awesome and lovely and perfect and everything I want in a romance book) who will quickly die a horrible death.
Before she dies though, you get to see just how ah-mazing she is and why Christian (the hero) loves her SO MUCH.
They have a perfect, beautiful, romance-book-type love story: meeting at 13, falling in love, being a perfect couple for 5 years when they finally lose their virginity to each other and he asks her to marry him.
Then, she dies a horrible death and it’s 25 years later - time for the I-couldn’t-have-the-one-I-wanted-so-I-guess-she’ll-do heroine to come into the picture! Yay!
You’d be tempted to think that, well, it’s been 25 years, surely he’s over her by this point. SINCE IT’S BEEN 25 YEARS. And he was a kid.
But she was perfect. Many of the people in his life knew her and loved her. Her portrait still hangs and will probably always hang, in his office (and he can’t even look it, which just makes it all even better). He’s extremely close with her parents. And everything he is as an adult, is because of her in some way or another.
The only good thing is that the heroine is very different from the love of his life. The bad thing about it is that, that’s why he chose her to be his wife: because he didn’t think he could be with someone nice and lovely like his love, since he’d hate and resent her for not being Isabella.
Did I mention it’s been 25 years since she died?
Anyway, my point is, if you're not into threeways with perfect ghosts, you might not like this 💀
How I wish authors would mention these tropes in the blurb, especially when they’re so integral to the plot :(
November 25, 2021
5 STARS!
Oh. My. FRACK! Anne Malcom...where have you been all my life and why haven't I read you before?!
Um, wow? So, in the Acknowledgements of this book, the author stated that this was her first mafia romance...?! How?! In what world! This was excellent.
I will tell you right now, the first chapter of this book reminded me very strongly of American Dirt...go read just the first page of that book and you will see what I mean. It was brutal.
Cristian was not born into this life, but once upon a time, he fell in love into it. Isabella Romano is the daughter of THE mob boss, and she's getting married at a mere 18 years of age. Cristian, her would-be groom, is a shoe-in to be her father's right hand man and the world is perfect...until it isn't. I really had to re-read the first chapter of this book because I thought surely I had hallucinated somewhere but no....it was brutal and this author pulled no punches.
It's twenty-five years later when Cristian walks into a bar and his life begins again.
This book has some INTENSE sexual...energy, chemistry, straight up f&cking?! Ok, well, all of the above, alright?! These two were raw and primal. They saw something in the other that they'd been starved for and it bounced off the pages. The author did a wonderful job of communicating this overwhelming sense of desperation they had for one another. In an evil way too. It reminded me of The Bad Ones by Stylo Fantome. Again, in this cookie cutter world of writing we are living in, I was so overjoyed to see an author who just totally freaking went for it.
And while we're on this subject, let me tell you about another thing I loved...a full on sex positive female in Sienna. Sienna is immensely turned on by Cristian from the get-go and is unapologetic about it. She was not a meek little flower in ANY way.
And when the sh&t hit the fan and the secrets from years past started coming out, I was freaking here for it. This book was a perfect blend of all that action packed mafia goodness and sexy steam.
I loved every bit of it. All I am left wondering is...when and where is Felix's book?! Because that wedding night scene?! Chapter 19?! HOT DAMN!
Ok...I'm really done now. I'll try to act my age. Just go and read it. Thank me later.
I received an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Oh. My. FRACK! Anne Malcom...where have you been all my life and why haven't I read you before?!
"Tell me no, Sienna," he taunted.
I opened my mouth to do just that. "I hate you," I seethed, my voice scratchy.
"That doesn't sound like no," he replied.
Um, wow? So, in the Acknowledgements of this book, the author stated that this was her first mafia romance...?! How?! In what world! This was excellent.
I will tell you right now, the first chapter of this book reminded me very strongly of American Dirt...go read just the first page of that book and you will see what I mean. It was brutal.
Cristian was not born into this life, but once upon a time, he fell in love into it. Isabella Romano is the daughter of THE mob boss, and she's getting married at a mere 18 years of age. Cristian, her would-be groom, is a shoe-in to be her father's right hand man and the world is perfect...until it isn't. I really had to re-read the first chapter of this book because I thought surely I had hallucinated somewhere but no....it was brutal and this author pulled no punches.
It's twenty-five years later when Cristian walks into a bar and his life begins again.
"You are my queen, Sienna," he murmured. "And I will punish anyone who tries to touch my queen," he vowed."
This book has some INTENSE sexual...energy, chemistry, straight up f&cking?! Ok, well, all of the above, alright?! These two were raw and primal. They saw something in the other that they'd been starved for and it bounced off the pages. The author did a wonderful job of communicating this overwhelming sense of desperation they had for one another. In an evil way too. It reminded me of The Bad Ones by Stylo Fantome. Again, in this cookie cutter world of writing we are living in, I was so overjoyed to see an author who just totally freaking went for it.
And while we're on this subject, let me tell you about another thing I loved...a full on sex positive female in Sienna. Sienna is immensely turned on by Cristian from the get-go and is unapologetic about it. She was not a meek little flower in ANY way.
“If you wanted the good girl,” I murmured against his mouth. “You would’ve chosen someone else.” I positioned myself so he was pressing against me, rubbing myself against him. I didn’t fully seat myself on him, despite how much we both wanted it.
“If you wanted the good girl, you would’ve found someone who wore dresses like that. Someone like her.”
And when the sh&t hit the fan and the secrets from years past started coming out, I was freaking here for it. This book was a perfect blend of all that action packed mafia goodness and sexy steam.
I loved every bit of it. All I am left wondering is...when and where is Felix's book?! Because that wedding night scene?! Chapter 19?! HOT DAMN!
Ok...I'm really done now. I'll try to act my age. Just go and read it. Thank me later.
"This is your life, Sienna," he said, voice running over my skin like a caress. "You will walk with death, blood and pain."
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April 28, 2022
This book will not go where you think it’s going after chapter one, let me tell you. 😂 Anne Malcom really started this book out with a twist.
I did what I never really do and read some reviews BEFORE reading it myself. Some things that had people DNF was the main female character Sienna. She’s cold, hard, ruthless, sex driven , confident, a masochist, strong, confident, and a bit messed up. Okay, hella messed up.
But she’s so different from a typical mafia female - it was absolutely refreshing to read.
Two dark souls finding each-other and become one depraved beast.
“He wasn’t satisfied with my body. He wanted my fucking soul too. I could hear the hunger for it in his voice.”
This is a unconventional forced marriage mafia romance. Sienna, despite what she thinks, has zero say in this new life she was handed.. or forced in. When her boyfriend exchanges her for his life.
Hahaha… silly boys.
The thing is, when you find yourself a heartless monster for over 20 years after a horrific day of events, you truly believe you’ll never find love or peace. Does Cristian find peace? Nah. Does he find love again?
“She was attached to my fucking soul. I hadn’t planned on my soul having anything to do with Sienna. But I didn’t plan on hers being as dark as mine.”
This is a dark romance. It’s depraved and emotional. You need to take your time reading this because there is a lot of internal dialogue from Sienna which I also saw people complain about in reviews. But I am telling you, this book is definitely worth the extra time to sit down and read because it is so good and this author clearly is a very talented writer.
You will come to invest time into secondary characters. Specifically someone named Felix. You have to read the day of the wedding. That’s all I’m gonna say.
“But I will give you everything I can. I will give you all that remains of me. I will give your darkness a home.” He slowly pushed into me, sending pleasure shooting to my fingertips. “Because, Sienna,” he whispered. “I have never had a home until I found my way into your cunt.”
Gah! This book was absolutely beautiful. I am so happy to have found this author. This was my first book by Anne Malcom, and I will definitely be investing my time and money into more of her books.
5******⭐️⭐️⭐️
I did what I never really do and read some reviews BEFORE reading it myself. Some things that had people DNF was the main female character Sienna. She’s cold, hard, ruthless, sex driven , confident, a masochist, strong, confident, and a bit messed up. Okay, hella messed up.
But she’s so different from a typical mafia female - it was absolutely refreshing to read.
Two dark souls finding each-other and become one depraved beast.
“He wasn’t satisfied with my body. He wanted my fucking soul too. I could hear the hunger for it in his voice.”
This is a unconventional forced marriage mafia romance. Sienna, despite what she thinks, has zero say in this new life she was handed.. or forced in. When her boyfriend exchanges her for his life.
Hahaha… silly boys.
The thing is, when you find yourself a heartless monster for over 20 years after a horrific day of events, you truly believe you’ll never find love or peace. Does Cristian find peace? Nah. Does he find love again?
“She was attached to my fucking soul. I hadn’t planned on my soul having anything to do with Sienna. But I didn’t plan on hers being as dark as mine.”
This is a dark romance. It’s depraved and emotional. You need to take your time reading this because there is a lot of internal dialogue from Sienna which I also saw people complain about in reviews. But I am telling you, this book is definitely worth the extra time to sit down and read because it is so good and this author clearly is a very talented writer.
You will come to invest time into secondary characters. Specifically someone named Felix. You have to read the day of the wedding. That’s all I’m gonna say.
“But I will give you everything I can. I will give you all that remains of me. I will give your darkness a home.” He slowly pushed into me, sending pleasure shooting to my fingertips. “Because, Sienna,” he whispered. “I have never had a home until I found my way into your cunt.”
Gah! This book was absolutely beautiful. I am so happy to have found this author. This was my first book by Anne Malcom, and I will definitely be investing my time and money into more of her books.
5******⭐️⭐️⭐️
March 6, 2022
This is one of those books where I really wish I’d read more reviews before reading it.
And nit just the one that said it was the best Mafia romance they’d ever read. Because no. No it’s definitely not. And if it is, you have issues. Serious ones.
**WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD**
AS IN THE WHOLE PLOT.
You’ve been warned…
What I thought I was getting was a sexy, mafia romance, with a love that started out as teens.
What I got was the heroine dying in the first chapters, turning the love of her life into a disappointing mafia boss who after losing the love of his life takes a a woman and degrades her, even though she absolutely loves it.
The cherry on the cake was the threesome the H makes the new h have a few hours before their wedding, with his right hand man. Yup you read that right. A threesome. On. Their. Wedding. Day. I shit you not.
Then when she finds out she’s pregnant, he’s fine with it, not knowing if it’s his or his buddy’s.
So that’s it. That’s the freakin’ review because I’m not going to waste any more time on it.
And nit just the one that said it was the best Mafia romance they’d ever read. Because no. No it’s definitely not. And if it is, you have issues. Serious ones.
**WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD**
AS IN THE WHOLE PLOT.
You’ve been warned…
What I thought I was getting was a sexy, mafia romance, with a love that started out as teens.
What I got was the heroine dying in the first chapters, turning the love of her life into a disappointing mafia boss who after losing the love of his life takes a a woman and degrades her, even though she absolutely loves it.
The cherry on the cake was the threesome the H makes the new h have a few hours before their wedding, with his right hand man. Yup you read that right. A threesome. On. Their. Wedding. Day. I shit you not.
Then when she finds out she’s pregnant, he’s fine with it, not knowing if it’s his or his buddy’s.
So that’s it. That’s the freakin’ review because I’m not going to waste any more time on it.
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November 26, 2021Dnf'ed at the fifth chapter
November 24, 2021
Anne has ventured into the mafia genre and she does it with a fantastic story that from the first chapter to the last kept me reading. I loved all the twists in this deliciously dark storyline. Cristian is the type of alpha that I love reading about and that Anne writes so well. Sienna is a very complicated complex woman who finds herself at his mercy something he is not known for. I loved them as a couple, they are fire and ice with neither willing to back down from confrontation. The passion and the danger was as addicting for me to read as they found each other. I liked how there was a mystery running throughout the story but it didn't drown out the relationship between them. I loved this story so much that I hope we get to see more of the other characters we met in this book.
November 28, 2021
A Thousand Cuts is one of the most delicious Mafia Romances I've read! And I've read quite a few. Christian and Sienna are such an intriguing couple and I loved their interactions. Sienna is not a wallflower and she is unapologetic in her attitude towards sex or her life. I enjoyed that immensely. Malcom is so good at trying new genres and succeeding in writing tight, entertaining books, with complex, flawlessly flawed characters. If you enjoy intensity, strong, dark characters, great storylines, or Mafia romance, this book will hit it out of the park for you! 5 Stars!
November 25, 2021
Truly I am flabbergasted.
A Thousand Cuts is mafia, but with a spin.
With so much forbidden. The toe curling mind questioning kind of sin that gets you off whilst making you question your sanity. It's dirty and raw and fucked beyond measure and that's not even the best part.
Gurllllll!!!!. I swear I was panting in points. PANTING like a fucking dog on heat.
I can't even call it steam. Its like every dirtiest fucked up fantasy coming to life but surpassing all expectations.
The violent nature of these characters should not be mistaken. These are not your regular run of the mill creatures. Nope. There is no innocence to be stolen here. No damsel to save. What you have is a powerful broken man and a savage repressed women who's worlds collide and bleed together like two parts of one fucked up hole.
She knows her power and understands her needs. Sienna is a lion in a man's world and she gets off on the power play. Loves to smash boundaries and feeds off the depravity. She's strong, she's fearless and she owns who she is for better or worse. DAMN this woman is my woman crush.
I didn’t want any therapist to try to fix me. Try to turn my experiences into trauma. I wanted to keep it all inside me, growing , rotting, clinging to my insides.
Cristian could have been some kind of wholesome. His path emotionally could have been different. But it's not. He's broken, he's bitter and he's cruel is a way that instills fear in the masses. I mean it's what he wants. The Don. The reaper. He is a monster within a monster and I could not get enough of his kind of nasty.
“No, the handcuffs I’m going to use on you aren’t diamond. They’ll cut into your wrists so you’ll have marks for weeks.”
These two had the kind of chemistry that is all consuming and toxic as fuck. Through hate they loved. Through fear they felt excitement. It shouldn't of worked. It wasn't supposed to be. And yet she is by any account his perfect match. His equal in every way.
The mafia Don. The criminal. The monster. My husband.
Oh Felix. I can't say much but I want you. And you are possibly my favourite character Anne has ever blessed us with despite the fact you barely spoke. Actions... they speak louder that words and sweet Mary mother of God I am going to hell for my thoughts on you.
This book will swallow you whole. It's set you up to fail and makes you feel the kind of heartbreak you don't want or expect in a book. And it continues to build you and break you with every chapter and each piece of soul these characters bare. It's cruel brutality and sinful sensuality are jarring because they shouldn't work seamlessly together. And yet they do. The power play, the raw emotion... the havoc of them. Its like being stuck watching a tornado, unable to help.. just trying to hold on for dear life. Their journey is unpredictable and unexpected. It's a turbulent tale of gritty, dark and dysfunctional and it cuts deep in every way. But LORD you feel every single thing!!!!.
It's the best. Like so fucking good.
And the ending?.... I was not ready even though I wanted it bad.
OK. I'm leaving this here now. Before I spoil shit with my shameless love for this book.
A Thousand Cuts is mafia, but with a spin.
With so much forbidden. The toe curling mind questioning kind of sin that gets you off whilst making you question your sanity. It's dirty and raw and fucked beyond measure and that's not even the best part.
Gurllllll!!!!. I swear I was panting in points. PANTING like a fucking dog on heat.
I can't even call it steam. Its like every dirtiest fucked up fantasy coming to life but surpassing all expectations.
The violent nature of these characters should not be mistaken. These are not your regular run of the mill creatures. Nope. There is no innocence to be stolen here. No damsel to save. What you have is a powerful broken man and a savage repressed women who's worlds collide and bleed together like two parts of one fucked up hole.
She knows her power and understands her needs. Sienna is a lion in a man's world and she gets off on the power play. Loves to smash boundaries and feeds off the depravity. She's strong, she's fearless and she owns who she is for better or worse. DAMN this woman is my woman crush.
I didn’t want any therapist to try to fix me. Try to turn my experiences into trauma. I wanted to keep it all inside me, growing , rotting, clinging to my insides.
Cristian could have been some kind of wholesome. His path emotionally could have been different. But it's not. He's broken, he's bitter and he's cruel is a way that instills fear in the masses. I mean it's what he wants. The Don. The reaper. He is a monster within a monster and I could not get enough of his kind of nasty.
“No, the handcuffs I’m going to use on you aren’t diamond. They’ll cut into your wrists so you’ll have marks for weeks.”
These two had the kind of chemistry that is all consuming and toxic as fuck. Through hate they loved. Through fear they felt excitement. It shouldn't of worked. It wasn't supposed to be. And yet she is by any account his perfect match. His equal in every way.
The mafia Don. The criminal. The monster. My husband.
Oh Felix. I can't say much but I want you. And you are possibly my favourite character Anne has ever blessed us with despite the fact you barely spoke. Actions... they speak louder that words and sweet Mary mother of God I am going to hell for my thoughts on you.
This book will swallow you whole. It's set you up to fail and makes you feel the kind of heartbreak you don't want or expect in a book. And it continues to build you and break you with every chapter and each piece of soul these characters bare. It's cruel brutality and sinful sensuality are jarring because they shouldn't work seamlessly together. And yet they do. The power play, the raw emotion... the havoc of them. Its like being stuck watching a tornado, unable to help.. just trying to hold on for dear life. Their journey is unpredictable and unexpected. It's a turbulent tale of gritty, dark and dysfunctional and it cuts deep in every way. But LORD you feel every single thing!!!!.
It's the best. Like so fucking good.
And the ending?.... I was not ready even though I wanted it bad.
OK. I'm leaving this here now. Before I spoil shit with my shameless love for this book.
November 26, 2021
Just like the heroine in this book didn’t set out to be a mafia wife, I didn’t set myself for the goodness that I read.
This author is a dabbler for sure, her ability to try new genres astounds me and when she does try those genres, she completely knows them out of the park. Just like this book for example, she wrote such a powerful, captivating and pure mafia book.
Me as a reader has read quite a few mafia books and it has come to the point where they all are starting to sound the same just different in certain aspects. This book right here, was so completely different. It’s actually a storyline I haven’t read before which made it even more captivating and what can I say unique.
If this book had a definition, it would 100% be known for it’s grittiness. This author wasn’t afraid to bring these characters through the different twist and turns. Their story wasn’t easy, the characters weren’t easy. They had pasts that have shaped them into who they are and as much as their past hurt you as the reader to read for what they have been through, it made you love them even more because it made you question would you have even loved them before they were who they were. I really hate saying that, like does that make me sound heartless in some way but to be honest I really don’t care.
These characters had flaws upon flaws, one thing with this book is that the blurb that you read that pulls you in, Absolutely tells you nothing about the plot of the story and that made it much more fun.
Flaws, we all have them but it wasn’t just flaws, it was the complexity of the hero and the heroine. Knowing the characters before they were who they are now, these two wouldn’t have fit but being who they are now. I really couldn’t see two people paired more perfectly. They are like each other’s other half, their flame, their soul.
This book had so much to love and I just could talk about it for ages and ages, this is a book that you 100% need to read especially if you are a reader who craves dark romance books.
This author is a dabbler for sure, her ability to try new genres astounds me and when she does try those genres, she completely knows them out of the park. Just like this book for example, she wrote such a powerful, captivating and pure mafia book.
Me as a reader has read quite a few mafia books and it has come to the point where they all are starting to sound the same just different in certain aspects. This book right here, was so completely different. It’s actually a storyline I haven’t read before which made it even more captivating and what can I say unique.
If this book had a definition, it would 100% be known for it’s grittiness. This author wasn’t afraid to bring these characters through the different twist and turns. Their story wasn’t easy, the characters weren’t easy. They had pasts that have shaped them into who they are and as much as their past hurt you as the reader to read for what they have been through, it made you love them even more because it made you question would you have even loved them before they were who they were. I really hate saying that, like does that make me sound heartless in some way but to be honest I really don’t care.
These characters had flaws upon flaws, one thing with this book is that the blurb that you read that pulls you in, Absolutely tells you nothing about the plot of the story and that made it much more fun.
Flaws, we all have them but it wasn’t just flaws, it was the complexity of the hero and the heroine. Knowing the characters before they were who they are now, these two wouldn’t have fit but being who they are now. I really couldn’t see two people paired more perfectly. They are like each other’s other half, their flame, their soul.
This book had so much to love and I just could talk about it for ages and ages, this is a book that you 100% need to read especially if you are a reader who craves dark romance books.
November 27, 2021
3.5 stars
This is my first introduction to Anne Malcolm- and I really loved her writing style! This book is dark, gritty, complicated, and super sexy. The plot was engaging, the sexual tension consuming, and the characters oh-so complex. I would have loved a bit more of the emotive connection between them- but their love-hate (and lots of hate) dynamic was quite captivating. Our hero is deliciously alpha and dark, though our heroine I struggled with at times- I couldn't quite get a handle on her as a character. Definitely a good introduction, but I'm looking forward to checking out some of this author's other books.
This is my first introduction to Anne Malcolm- and I really loved her writing style! This book is dark, gritty, complicated, and super sexy. The plot was engaging, the sexual tension consuming, and the characters oh-so complex. I would have loved a bit more of the emotive connection between them- but their love-hate (and lots of hate) dynamic was quite captivating. Our hero is deliciously alpha and dark, though our heroine I struggled with at times- I couldn't quite get a handle on her as a character. Definitely a good introduction, but I'm looking forward to checking out some of this author's other books.
December 23, 2021
Cristian and Sienna are both hardcore. I wondered how this story would play out as it starts out with Cristians childhood sweethearts POV. Then does a ginormous 25 year time hop. Sienna was the total Opposite of Cristians
First love but that was perfect for The Cold, merciless mafia Don he has become. Lots of gore and smut but truly a different story than the usual virginal arranged mafia marriage.
First love but that was perfect for The Cold, merciless mafia Don he has become. Lots of gore and smut but truly a different story than the usual virginal arranged mafia marriage.
November 26, 2021
I wanted to love this but the heroine just ruined it for me. I didn’t like her and definitely couldn’t relate to her. She made a lot of dumb decisions and her attitude was grating. Cristian was great though. This was my first read by this author and I am interested in going through her back list, just not any time soon.
January 3, 2024
Awful plot and characters tbh.
All over the place.
I didn't even care when I got to the sharing scene (and I normally would) because honestly that was the mildest, most normal part about this story, so I guess that says a lot. Those two were toxic for each other and maybe they have the same kinks and explosive lust but I could find absolutely ZERO love between them.
All over the place.
I didn't even care when I got to the sharing scene (and I normally would) because honestly that was the mildest, most normal part about this story, so I guess that says a lot. Those two were toxic for each other and maybe they have the same kinks and explosive lust but I could find absolutely ZERO love between them.
November 21, 2021
One of the best of 2021.
Is there anything that this author cannot write? Regardless of the subgenre, this author tackles it and makes it her own. Mafia is my jam. Dark mafia is my kryptonite. This author just gave me both and blew my mind. I had always wanted her to write Mafia because I knew she would do it justice. However, she exceeded my expectations which says something because this is already a one-click author for me.
This book was everything that I could have wanted and then some. It was gritty. Seriously, gritty to the point that my heart hurt at how ruthless this lifestyle could be. There was no sugarcoating the violence and I dug that. A LOT. This book didn't start the way that I was expecting. There was an innocence about how it started. That innocence was shattered. Everything evolved around this pivotal moment and from then on I was 1000% putty in this author's hands. She spun the web and I was stuck in it.
From the moment that Cristian and Sienna met I was lost in their encounter. I was gobsmacked in the fact that this meeting evolved the way that it did. It was tantric and sensual. It was one of the hottest scenes that I have ever read and even though it was so erotic it never felt cheesy or smutty. Instead, it felt almost serendipitous that these two connected on the level that they did. Sienna was dark while she appeared light and Cristian was definitely dark. Yet, their connection was palpable. Neither understood what it was about that other that made them gravitate toward the other. It might have appeared as hate but it was far from that. The control and power that Cristian had, and not in a dominant and submissive sort of way because that was not this book, was a sight to see. It was as if Sienna was bewitched by him, yet, the same could be said about him. The steamy times were beyond hot. Yet, again, it was more than just steamy times. It was intense and intimate. I was almost jealous of how intrinsically they were connected because I wanted to experience that for myself.
This author wove a tale that had me mesmerized from the beginning to the very end. She never let up. At any given time, I didn't know whether or not that story would end the way that I hoped because it was touch and go. These characters never truly wavered or showed their vulnerabilities in the way that I expected they would which just made the anticipation that much higher, their chemistry that much more volatile, and made the ending that much more bittersweet. Add in the character Felix and I was even more entranced.
I hope that this author will dip her toes into this subgenre again because she did it better than a lot of the best out there. There was a little hint at Lorenzo and Lucia and I would love to see that continue. Especially, as the only slight part of the story that I missed was I would have liked to see inside Lorenzo's head and what the past 25 years had done to mark him from what he had experienced that fateful day. I think it would be a great opportunity to explore.
Whoever created this Underworld Kings world deserves a reward because several of the books in this world have been my favorites of 2021, this being one of them. Highly recommend.
Is there anything that this author cannot write? Regardless of the subgenre, this author tackles it and makes it her own. Mafia is my jam. Dark mafia is my kryptonite. This author just gave me both and blew my mind. I had always wanted her to write Mafia because I knew she would do it justice. However, she exceeded my expectations which says something because this is already a one-click author for me.
This book was everything that I could have wanted and then some. It was gritty. Seriously, gritty to the point that my heart hurt at how ruthless this lifestyle could be. There was no sugarcoating the violence and I dug that. A LOT. This book didn't start the way that I was expecting. There was an innocence about how it started. That innocence was shattered. Everything evolved around this pivotal moment and from then on I was 1000% putty in this author's hands. She spun the web and I was stuck in it.
From the moment that Cristian and Sienna met I was lost in their encounter. I was gobsmacked in the fact that this meeting evolved the way that it did. It was tantric and sensual. It was one of the hottest scenes that I have ever read and even though it was so erotic it never felt cheesy or smutty. Instead, it felt almost serendipitous that these two connected on the level that they did. Sienna was dark while she appeared light and Cristian was definitely dark. Yet, their connection was palpable. Neither understood what it was about that other that made them gravitate toward the other. It might have appeared as hate but it was far from that. The control and power that Cristian had, and not in a dominant and submissive sort of way because that was not this book, was a sight to see. It was as if Sienna was bewitched by him, yet, the same could be said about him. The steamy times were beyond hot. Yet, again, it was more than just steamy times. It was intense and intimate. I was almost jealous of how intrinsically they were connected because I wanted to experience that for myself.
This author wove a tale that had me mesmerized from the beginning to the very end. She never let up. At any given time, I didn't know whether or not that story would end the way that I hoped because it was touch and go. These characters never truly wavered or showed their vulnerabilities in the way that I expected they would which just made the anticipation that much higher, their chemistry that much more volatile, and made the ending that much more bittersweet. Add in the character Felix and I was even more entranced.
I hope that this author will dip her toes into this subgenre again because she did it better than a lot of the best out there. There was a little hint at Lorenzo and Lucia and I would love to see that continue. Especially, as the only slight part of the story that I missed was I would have liked to see inside Lorenzo's head and what the past 25 years had done to mark him from what he had experienced that fateful day. I think it would be a great opportunity to explore.
Whoever created this Underworld Kings world deserves a reward because several of the books in this world have been my favorites of 2021, this being one of them. Highly recommend.
November 24, 2021
***5 ‘The Destruction Would Be Lovely’ Stars***
There is sooo much to say about this book...but I can’t say a word (well, I can but only so much) but the author definitely went big here. The characters are infuriating and fascinating all at the same time...and I mean ALL the characters, not just our main MC’s. And the dark in this baby made my own dark, deviant loving heart all kinds of happy and has me wanting MORE from this world...So. Much. More.
But as far as Cristian and Sienna are concerned, I adored them. Sienna is her own catch 22 ~ She’s damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t, but she also owns that strange but delightful dichotomy within herself. Cristian is full on anti-hero goodness. Cold, but hot all at the same time. Their “courtship” was definitely unique with all the push/pull going on. but at the end of the day they, strangely enough, complete each other. Not where they fully meld together ~ both are too strong for that ~ but where they can be exactly who they are meant to be and thrive. Their chemistry is intense and all kinds of panty melting HAWT and their form of bantering was quite enjoyable and in the end, I liked how everything turned out for them.
This book was a fun read. Dark, depraved at times, but fun. The twists and turns kept me on my toes, one situation in particular definitely surprised me but definitely gave more depth and understanding to the world and the characters. As for the supporting cast of characters, Felix is kind of everything. There is another who I wouldn’t mind more of, but Felix, yeah, need more.
So, if you’re in the mood for a little dark mafia romance, then this is a must click for you.
~ Copy provided by the author & voluntarily reviewed ~
There is sooo much to say about this book...but I can’t say a word (well, I can but only so much) but the author definitely went big here. The characters are infuriating and fascinating all at the same time...and I mean ALL the characters, not just our main MC’s. And the dark in this baby made my own dark, deviant loving heart all kinds of happy and has me wanting MORE from this world...So. Much. More.
But as far as Cristian and Sienna are concerned, I adored them. Sienna is her own catch 22 ~ She’s damned if she does and damned if she doesn’t, but she also owns that strange but delightful dichotomy within herself. Cristian is full on anti-hero goodness. Cold, but hot all at the same time. Their “courtship” was definitely unique with all the push/pull going on. but at the end of the day they, strangely enough, complete each other. Not where they fully meld together ~ both are too strong for that ~ but where they can be exactly who they are meant to be and thrive. Their chemistry is intense and all kinds of panty melting HAWT and their form of bantering was quite enjoyable and in the end, I liked how everything turned out for them.
This book was a fun read. Dark, depraved at times, but fun. The twists and turns kept me on my toes, one situation in particular definitely surprised me but definitely gave more depth and understanding to the world and the characters. As for the supporting cast of characters, Felix is kind of everything. There is another who I wouldn’t mind more of, but Felix, yeah, need more.
So, if you’re in the mood for a little dark mafia romance, then this is a must click for you.
~ Copy provided by the author & voluntarily reviewed ~
August 14, 2022
“I had not set out to be a mafia wife. I came into this home, into this life, as a hostage. He was nothing more than my captor. A murderer. A criminal. A monster. Until he became more than that.”
I love Anne Malcom’s writing. This was her first in the mafia genre and hopes she continues to do more. It had the perfect alpha mafia don and an FMC that could hold her own with him. Forced marriage, enemies, mafia violence and more kept me engaged throughout.
Contemporary dark mafia romance. Dual POV.
Check triggers.
I love Anne Malcom’s writing. This was her first in the mafia genre and hopes she continues to do more. It had the perfect alpha mafia don and an FMC that could hold her own with him. Forced marriage, enemies, mafia violence and more kept me engaged throughout.
Contemporary dark mafia romance. Dual POV.
Check triggers.
November 26, 2021
5 OH MY GOODNESS STARS!! OMG....This author keep us readers on our toes all the way through. Cristian and Sienna are the most intense sexy characters I have ever read. Their story was dark, sexy, violent but beautiful in a bad way. Anne Malcom can write anything and this reader will 1-Click every time. You must read this book.
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August 24, 2022DNF I might pick this up later but rn it’s just boring, the beginning was good and entertaining but now it’s just all in what I’m assuming is going to be the heroine’s head and the author chose to just go on and on about what this lady is thinking and describing things way too much.
December 30, 2021
Wow. Wow. Wow. This book is freaking phenomenal. The characters so dynamic. The story is so unique and deliciously dark. This is mafia perfection, in all its dark and depraved glory. I wanted to bask in it. Anne Malcom wrote a vey special book and truly one of the best mafia books I have read. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!Utter brilliance. To think its Anne Malcom first dark mafia romance is shocking. Girl, you need to write more asap. Please. I need you to write more. Russian. Italian. I will read it.
January 22, 2022
so far 2022 is not my year. I keep stumbling upon books that are way over hyped but don't live up to all the gusto. an utter waste of time. both MCs are fucked in the head crazy. there is dark romance and then there is this stupid shit. no thrilling details, no big reveals, just boring smut.
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December 20, 2021I don’t care about the rough kinky sex or that the h loved it and knew she did. What I hate is that she knew she wanted the H and she plotted and fought against him. I couldn’t keep reading
November 15, 2021
What an epic read! Just when I think Anne’s writing can’t get better – she blows it out of the world with this book! After reading all of Anne’s MC books, I was excited for her to dip her toes into the mafia world, and she did not disappoint. This book focuses mainly on Cristian, who joins the mafia world through his high school relationship with the mafia princess Isabella, but when tragedy strikes, leaving his future unknown, people start to surprise him. Years later, instead of being turned out he has risen to the top of the mafia family with the help and blessing of Isabella’s father, but he is no longer the man he once was with Isabella and needs an heir. Sienna has a penchant for the dirtier things in life, building her life from the ground of the trailer park she was raised in up and not caring who she destroyed in the way, including her own mother. Engaged to a man that she doesn’t love when she meets Cristian, when they have a one-night stand it sparks a chain of events in her life that alters her future forever. Throughout the book, we get the twisted love story between Cristian and Sienna, but we also have an ongoing mystery of who murdered Isabella. Both storylines are equally enthralling, and while I had my ideas of who murdered her, I was still shocked when it came out. The only loose end I have is the detective determined to take the family down and what happens to him in the end, but other than that this book was as epic as I expected it to be coming from Anne as this isn't your typical love story. I cannot wait to see if she continues this mafia series because I would love to see what happens with Felix and Lorenzo!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
November 23, 2021
3.5 stars
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Anne Malcom brings her intense writing style in A Thousand Cuts, a dark mafia romance. The antihero and the anti-heroine made this an interesting read. Twisted. Depraved. Violent. It will definitely push your limits.
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Cristian Romano is the don of Calvaro empire. Ruthless. Dangerous. Feared. And his eyes fall on Sienna. A beautiful, lethal and twisted woman who matches his darkness. He forces her into an engagement and makes her to live with him but Sienna won't go down without a fight. She is attracted to Cristian and his darkness and she craves him but she refuses to lose.
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So the parts I loved. I loved Cristian. He has a broken heart and that heartbreak turned him into a monster. He lost everything that comes with a good man. And I loved how larger than life, possessive and dominating he is. Sienna is the first woman who has grabbed his attention in years and he didn't want to feel. But he did. I loved every cruel, sexy, explosive and filthy side. On the other hand, I couldn't love Sienna as much as I wanted. I tried so hard. I love strong and fierce heroines and Sienna is all that. But her character felt incomplete and inconsistent to me. She is not a conventional heroine and may be that's why. She acted irrationally a lot. I felt she was punishing Cristian while wanting the same thing as him, just didn't want to accept it.They definitely had a lot of chemistry. Sex was the way they expressed their anger, hate and desires. What lacked for me was the emotional connection. It is an enemies to lovers story and while the enemies part was excellent, I have doubts about the lovers part. I was waiting but didn't feel the emotional connection.
A Thousand Cuts by Anne Malcom is worth a try if you love dark mafia romance.
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I reviewed an early copy voluntarily
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Anne Malcom brings her intense writing style in A Thousand Cuts, a dark mafia romance. The antihero and the anti-heroine made this an interesting read. Twisted. Depraved. Violent. It will definitely push your limits.
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Cristian Romano is the don of Calvaro empire. Ruthless. Dangerous. Feared. And his eyes fall on Sienna. A beautiful, lethal and twisted woman who matches his darkness. He forces her into an engagement and makes her to live with him but Sienna won't go down without a fight. She is attracted to Cristian and his darkness and she craves him but she refuses to lose.
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So the parts I loved. I loved Cristian. He has a broken heart and that heartbreak turned him into a monster. He lost everything that comes with a good man. And I loved how larger than life, possessive and dominating he is. Sienna is the first woman who has grabbed his attention in years and he didn't want to feel. But he did. I loved every cruel, sexy, explosive and filthy side. On the other hand, I couldn't love Sienna as much as I wanted. I tried so hard. I love strong and fierce heroines and Sienna is all that. But her character felt incomplete and inconsistent to me. She is not a conventional heroine and may be that's why. She acted irrationally a lot. I felt she was punishing Cristian while wanting the same thing as him, just didn't want to accept it.They definitely had a lot of chemistry. Sex was the way they expressed their anger, hate and desires. What lacked for me was the emotional connection. It is an enemies to lovers story and while the enemies part was excellent, I have doubts about the lovers part. I was waiting but didn't feel the emotional connection.
A Thousand Cuts by Anne Malcom is worth a try if you love dark mafia romance.
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I reviewed an early copy voluntarily
November 25, 2021
3.25 stars for me.
I recieved an ARC and I was super excited because I love Anne's books.
This one didn't really do it for me though and that is because of one thing. I absolutely didn't like the heroine aka Sienna. She was not it for me, giving me too much of "I'm not like other girls vibe" and all that darkness speech. Cristian was better, but idk, I couldn't really connect with the main characters. I am not really the insta-love type, I like my slowburn, or at least, yk no sex in the first 3 chapters.
3 stars for the writing, because Anne does have a really good writing style and the plot was actually ok. I was surprised at the beginning, since I thought the book was going in the other direction and honestly I liked the beginning charcter more than the actual one. I had my thought on who "did it", but it was still surprising at the end. I did pick interest in some side characters I hope Anne writes about.
Anyways even if it really wasn't my cup of tea this time, you should give it a chance.
xo
"The hard things would come later. The blood, much sooner than anyone expected." - I liked this quote so why not share a glimpse.
I recieved an ARC and I was super excited because I love Anne's books.
This one didn't really do it for me though and that is because of one thing. I absolutely didn't like the heroine aka Sienna. She was not it for me, giving me too much of "I'm not like other girls vibe" and all that darkness speech. Cristian was better, but idk, I couldn't really connect with the main characters. I am not really the insta-love type, I like my slowburn, or at least, yk no sex in the first 3 chapters.
3 stars for the writing, because Anne does have a really good writing style and the plot was actually ok. I was surprised at the beginning, since I thought the book was going in the other direction and honestly I liked the beginning charcter more than the actual one. I had my thought on who "did it", but it was still surprising at the end. I did pick interest in some side characters I hope Anne writes about.
Anyways even if it really wasn't my cup of tea this time, you should give it a chance.
xo
"The hard things would come later. The blood, much sooner than anyone expected." - I liked this quote so why not share a glimpse.
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