Ember
Author: Rachel
Van Dyken
Release Date:
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Summary:
Release Date:
February 19th, 2015
I am a Killer. A
Rapist. A Monster.
I know only pain
and survival.
That is until the
Cappo's sister walked into my life.
And changed
everything.
She's a light who
makes my darkness darker, her smile makes my heart turn to ice, and I can't
escape the fear her seductive looks instill--knowing it's only a matter of time
before I fail--again, and take her for myself.
This is the story
of my redemption.
But it's not
pretty...I died, and now I'm alive, but not living, breathing but not
surviving. I am Phoenix De Lange, son to a murdered mob boss, estranged
brother, horrible friend, monster in the making, newest leader to one of the
most powerful families in the Cosa Nostra.
And I will have
my vengeance.
Or die trying.
I am Phoenix De
Lange.
Death is all I
know.
Until she offers
me a piece of life--I can't resist taking.
Review:
One word…. Phenomenal.
In Elite, we met the 4 members of the Elite society. We grew to hate Phoenix;
with a passion. As the series continued, we still couldn’t stand him. In Ember,
that all changes. We see a completely different side of Phoenix. Knowing about
Phoenix’s past prior to this book, I was really worried about how she could
turn everything around and make him a good guy or if he’ll continue to be the
enemy.
I knew with this
book, it was going to go into his past and it was going to be difficult.
However, as we have seen in many books before, EVERYONE should be given a
second chance. Phoenix didn’t believe he deserved it though. He felt that with
everything that he did he did not deserve that second chance, that chance at
redemption. He denied himself anything that that he felt was a privilege. He didn’t
need anyone to punish him because he punished himself.
We met Bianki
Campisi or as everyone calls her; Bee in Elicit. She is the Cappo’s sister. So naturally Tex is
there; making me love him more. However, Bee still has her own insecurities.
Before she was reunited with Tex, she was alone. Phoenix was there to ease that
pain so she naturally turns to him. She feels close to him. Bee’s definitely a
sweetheart. We saw her in Elicit, but definitely not as much as we see her in
this book. I thought she was adorable. She knows what she wants and she knew
deep down what she needed to do to get what she wanted.
Phoenix tries to
ward Bee off with everything inside him. He tells her he’s no good. He tells
her that he dangerous, but they are continually thrown together. They play
games. Pushing and pulling toward one another. Bee wants to be with him.
Phoenix won’t allow him to feel anything for her. He didn’t believe he deserved
anyone and especially her. Her being the Boss’s sister just made him push her
away even more.
The other guys
from the series definitely make their way into this story and I continue to
love them! They are hysterical and I couldn’t stop laughing whenever they made
their way into the story. For such a dark story, they brought so much lightness
to it. I will never be able to sit at family breakfast again without laughing
ridiculously.
Would he allow
himself to fall for her? Would he let himself get the happy ending that he
deserved whether he thought so or not? Would secrets that have stand hidden
come to light and forge something even more within the world we’ve grown to
love? Rachel surprises me with every new book in this series and I hope it
continues this way. I was able to enjoy this book so much. It was beautiful. It
proved even the tortured has a chance at redemption. I laughed and cried and I
hope you do the same! #BloodinBloodOut
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