☞ BLOG TOUR AND GIVEAWAY~ EMBER by Rachel Van Dyken ☜

 TITLE: EMBER

AUTHOR: RACHEL VAN DYKEN
RELEASE DATE: FEB 19

REVIEW

Ember by Rachel Van Dyken
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The first thing I will say is,
only RVD can make you sympathetic towards an ex-rapist *smh*

Phoenix is tortured and broken, a walking dead man. His upbringing was completely horrible. His father was the worst kind of man you could have raise you. Leader of drug and sex rings, raising his offspring to follow in his footsteps. What's worse is, Phoenix isn't like them, so it was pure torture to have to live like that, or die.

So he's given a second chance, by none other than Luca Nicolosi. After Luca's passing, Phoenix was given his seat at the head of the Nicolosi family table. With that honor comes secrets, lots of secrets he gets to keep, which means fear and power.

Phoenix gets the responsibility of becoming Bee's personal body guard. She's such a little spit-fire and doesn't quit when the going gets tough, or the tough try to block her out. She's the only one who can see the good in him.

Individually, their stories are sort of similar, both having horrible parents and lots of loneliness. Tragic and angsty, I had more tears then not while reading this.

The story switch POV's from Phoenix, Bee, and Sergio ((seeing they all lived together)). So each chapter you were in the mind of one of these three characters.

Sergio's side story? Well, let me just say it made me very mad. It's not my favorite and I was upset at the direction it went. I mean, first my Luca is taken, and now Sergio's most memorable asset, one of the reasons I love him as a character. Seriously.Mad. I could only yell "WHY????" It was such a travesty.

When reading these, you have to remember, RVD will ALWAYS give you a HEA....Always. So when up and coming book 6, Elude, about Sergio (and I won't say who) comes about? You keep that in mind, because I think its going to be painful.

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About Rachel Van Dyken:

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband and their snoring Boxer, Sir Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers! You can follow her writing journey at www.rachelvandykenauthor.com

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