Review: Scandalous Prince by Rachel Van Dyken
SYNOPSIS:
The Woods are Lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep and miles to go, before I sleep —Robert Frost
I was born under fire and swore to protect her until my dying day, I just never knew that one day, I’d be the very monster I was protecting her from.
She didn’t know it was me.
She didn’t know that I had no choice and would do it again and again to save her.
I may as well have given her the mark on her finger.
The one that shows where her loyalty must lie.
Because we don’t sin in silence.
And eventually, you have to pay up what you owe.
My need to protect her turned into a lie to save her.
And when she found out—I turned in to the very monster I was trying to protect her from.
Watching Violet Abandonato walk out of my life was like a knife to the chest, a wound that refused to heal.
The bosses sent me to protect her, to watch over her even though I was the demon she fled.
We both carry scars.
But if all I can have is her hate for as long as I breathe.
I’ll take it.
Because at the end of the day, I should burn in Hell forever thinking Chase Abandonato’s perfect angel would pick me—over her perfect life.
“I broke you,” I confessed.
“The worst part… is that you liked it,” she snapped right back.
Welcome to the second generation of the mafia, may the best man or woman, be left standing.
May God bless our tainted souls.
REVIEW:
*Book Received in Exchange for Honest Opinion/Review*
Mixed feelings as I finish this story but I do know one thing, it was definitely an improvement from Serena and Junior’s story. While the newer generation hasn’t hooked me like the OG did, I am warming up to it.
But I think there is still a struggle for balance in the series. The OG series had the balance between external danger and love. For some reason, this newer generation the danger only ever comes from the inside and I don’t particularly care for that. The underlining story seems to be that the parents forbid relationships and now all the kids are trying to figure out how to hide their relationships or make them work. Which leaves me feeling very meh thus far in terms of plot complexity.
The romance in the story was unique, I have to say. I didn’t see that little plot twist coming but honestly as soon as Phoenix and Andrei showed up, I should have known better. I spent the first half wondering what wicked love triangle Rachel was putting me in because I loathe love triangles. Then a plot twist happens and I am left reeling and wondering if things will ever be right again. Breaker, Violet, Valerian, they all deserve a happily ever after. But I have to say, I think Violet might be an idiot and I found myself yelling at her through the Kindle on numerous occasions.
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of external dangers from the mafia. The greatest dangers lurking are the OG bosses inability to accept the younger kids rising up. It appears that the next book is about Ash, who is so devastated and broken over Claire, even though he was only with her for a few months and their relationship really didn’t seem that deep. Also, Annie seems like the weakest link ever so I am going into the next book with a heavy dose of trepidation.
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