Title: Twisted Pawn
Author: L.J. Shen
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Book Links: Goodreads | Amazon
My initial thoughts:
I knew from the moment we met Tierney that her story was going to hit, and I was not wrong. This was violent, obsessive, emotional.
Review:
I knew from the moment we met Tierney in Bad Bishop that I was going to love her story, and I was not wrong.
Tierney is exactly the kind of FMC I love. She is sharp, sarcastic, fearless, and every bit the badass she claims to be. But underneath all of that fire, her backstory was honestly heartbreaking. Seeing what shaped her made me love her even more.
Achilles. That man talks a very dangerous game, but Tierney has always been his weakness. No matter how brutal, cold, or terrifying he tries to be, when it comes to her, there is no denying she gets under his skin in a way no one else can.
"Because I wanted much more than her body. Always had. I wanted every piece of her heart and every last crumb of her soul."
Their dynamic had me hooked. Tierney’s sarcasm and dark humor mixed with Achilles’ ruthless behavior made this impossible to put down. The tension, the violence, the obsession, the history between them… everything just worked.
My only small issue is the same one I had with Bad Bishop: the third-person flashbacks. I’m not sure if there is a specific reason for them, but they didn’t fully work for me. At the same time, they didn’t take away from the overall experience.
Even with that, this was still an all around 5-star read for me. Tierney and Achilles delivered everything I wanted from their story, and now I cannot wait for Fallen Rook.
Synopsis:
I knew from the moment we met Tierney that her story was going to hit, and I was not wrong. This was violent, obsessive, emotional.
Read this if your vibe is:
Enemies-to-lovers
second-chance romance
Bad ass FMC
Unhinged MMC
Touch her and die
Review:
I knew from the moment we met Tierney in Bad Bishop that I was going to love her story, and I was not wrong.
Tierney is exactly the kind of FMC I love. She is sharp, sarcastic, fearless, and every bit the badass she claims to be. But underneath all of that fire, her backstory was honestly heartbreaking. Seeing what shaped her made me love her even more.
Achilles. That man talks a very dangerous game, but Tierney has always been his weakness. No matter how brutal, cold, or terrifying he tries to be, when it comes to her, there is no denying she gets under his skin in a way no one else can.
"Because I wanted much more than her body. Always had. I wanted every piece of her heart and every last crumb of her soul."
Their dynamic had me hooked. Tierney’s sarcasm and dark humor mixed with Achilles’ ruthless behavior made this impossible to put down. The tension, the violence, the obsession, the history between them… everything just worked.
My only small issue is the same one I had with Bad Bishop: the third-person flashbacks. I’m not sure if there is a specific reason for them, but they didn’t fully work for me. At the same time, they didn’t take away from the overall experience.
Even with that, this was still an all around 5-star read for me. Tierney and Achilles delivered everything I wanted from their story, and now I cannot wait for Fallen Rook.
Synopsis:
Tierney
There’s a bullet with my name on it.
And Achilles Ferrante is the man who’ll pull the trigger.
I’d always known one of us would kill the other. I’d just hoped to do the honor.
Twice I betrayed him.
First, I broke his heart. Then, I sold him out to the Feds.
Even if I hadn’t, I doubt he could spell mercy, much less spare me any.
The Camorra prince promised he’d make a spectacle of my death when he caught me. Let him try.
He could chase me until the end of Earth.
I will always run faster.
Achilles
To love is to destroy, and I’d loved Tierney Callaghan far too long, and far too much.
She’s a fatal weakness, but unlike the Greek mythology warrior—I will remain undefeated.
My little flame can run fast, but my bullet is faster.
Once upon a time, she was the only person who saw my humanity.
She’s about to meet the monster everyone else is scared of.
There’s a bullet with my name on it.
And Achilles Ferrante is the man who’ll pull the trigger.
I’d always known one of us would kill the other. I’d just hoped to do the honor.
Twice I betrayed him.
First, I broke his heart. Then, I sold him out to the Feds.
Even if I hadn’t, I doubt he could spell mercy, much less spare me any.
The Camorra prince promised he’d make a spectacle of my death when he caught me. Let him try.
He could chase me until the end of Earth.
I will always run faster.
Achilles
To love is to destroy, and I’d loved Tierney Callaghan far too long, and far too much.
She’s a fatal weakness, but unlike the Greek mythology warrior—I will remain undefeated.
My little flame can run fast, but my bullet is faster.
Once upon a time, she was the only person who saw my humanity.
She’s about to meet the monster everyone else is scared of.
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