Conditioned in captivity to maim and kill, prisoner 818 becomes an unstoppable fighter in the ring. Violence is all he knows. Death and brutality are the masters of his fate.
After years of incarceration in an underground hell, only one thought occupies his mind: revenge. Revenge on the man who wronged him, condemned him and turned him into this: a rage-fueled killing machine.
Kisa Volkova, daughter of the head of New York's Russian bratva, lives a protected but unhappy life. As manager of The Dungeon, her father's underground fighting and gambling syndicate in Brooklyn, grief and pain fill her days. As well as her domineering father, Kisa's fiancé Alik controls every aspect of her life, dominating her every move, until one night changes everything.
After a chance encounter with a beautiful, tattooed man on the street, Kisa stumbles into a world of feeling and desire as yet unknown to her. And when this man is announced as The Dungeon's newest fighter, her life is turned upside down.
Kisa becomes obsessed with him, yearns for him, needs to possess this mysterious man beyond saving... the man they call Raze.
Title: Raze (Scarred Souls #2)
Author: Tillie Cole
Publisher: Piatkus
Edition: Kindle
Amount of Pages: 304
Genre: Mafia, Contemporary, Dark, Romance
Date Read: 09-03-2019
Favorite Quote: “They were always meant to be together, one boy and one girl, two hearts split into two, sent to far-off lands on their own. For God wanted to see if true love could be tested. He wanted to see if two halves of one soul could find each other again, even against the odds. Years would pass. They would both be hurt. They would both be sad, but one day, when they least expected it, they would stumble into each other’s paths. The question is: would they recognize each other’s soul? And would they find their way back to love…?”
“My Kisa-Anna… my solnyshko… God put a piece of your blue eyes in mine so we would always know we matched…”
Review:
I've had this book on my to read list for a while but I've never gotten around to reading it. With RARE Paris coming up I decided to give it a go and I'm glad I did! It was really good!! I loved the angst.
Raze definitely was my favorite. I felt so bad for the guy, I was really rooting for him. I really liked Kisa in the beginning, I was excited to see how she would grow in the story. But sadly she didn't change much really. I hoped she would get stronger, I would have thought a girl that grew up with the russian maffia would learn to stand up for herself. I understand why she felt so broken, totally understand that but I wished we'd seen some development in her characters. She was kind of naive for her circumstances. Raze really is the redeeming character in this story, he made it great.
What is this story about:
This story focuses on two characters. 818 also known as Raze is a 26 (something) guy that can only remember violence, death and pain. He has been stuck in a prison they called the Golag for a crime he can't remember but is certain he didn't commit. The thought of revenge is all that kept him going.
Kisa is the daughter of an Russian crime boss. She had it hard. Growing up in the mafia isn't easy but she always had her soulmate, her great love and her twin brother, until she hasn't. Since then she was in the claws of sadistic, pycho Alix. He is really insane and cruel and she takes it because she feels like she has no other option and because he needs her. She calms the voices in his head.... red flag right there.
When Kisa gets attacked one night while giving away care packages on the streets, she gets saved by this big, threatening man and she feels something for the guy. Something she can't place. She didn't think she'd see him again after she gave him the money he needed, until he turned out to be the new fighter in her fathers underground ring.
Rating:
4 I really liked it stars
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