Book Description
A dark mafia retelling of Snow White. Perfect for fans of H D Carlton, Emily McIntire and Penelope Douglas.
RED AS BLOOD
I never wanted to be part of his life. I am the law, and he is everything I’ve vowed against.
But every time I see him, I can’t help but imagine what I want him to do to me.
He has a reputation. A dark possessive side.
I know he’d hurt me. But maybe that’s what I want…
WHITE AS SNOW
I never wanted to hurt her. She should’ve known to stay away from me.
But there’s something about her innocence that I desire.
She’s everything my fiancée is not.
But my fiancée is a jealous woman. She’s also powerful.
I know where my loyalties should lie, but the taste of purity is too tempting. Just one drop and I promise, that’ll be enough…
My Review
Cillian wants to be King but in order to do that he has to marry the right woman, a Kinfolk woman. So he decides to marry Vittoria. She's kind of ruthless and I had my eye on her right from the start because there was something not right about her. Cillian is a Hunter for the Unseelie Court and he administers the courts justice. When the court decides someone must die, they send a Hunter.
Cillian has a sister named Rose and Niamh is Rose's best friend, but Niamh is human and doesn't know anything about the Kinfolk. Cillian wants to try and get to the bottom of the Blight that is infecting more of the Kinfolk underworld but in order to do more, he has to become King.
The Blight is infecting a lot, something infected the Tree of Life hundreds of years ago and now the Blight is spreading, rapidly. The Tree of Life is long dead, only some roots remain. It kills and destroys everything it touches and nothing destroys it or gets rid of it. Kinfolk and humans live together in this world but most humans don't know about the Kinfolk. Kinfolk are supernatural's of a sort. There are also Unseelie and the Unseelie court which was a surprise to me since the description of this book didn't sound like this was going to include the Fae.
Cillian lusts after Niamh and feels a strong pull towards her so he stays away from her as much as he can. When Niamh and Rose are at a club dancing, they both get drugged and kidnapped. But Niamh is able to send a distress text to Cillian before she passes out and he comes before the men can be off with both girls. Only problem is that Niamh picks up a knife and kills one of the Kinfolk that drugged her and tried to kidnap her before she passes completely out. Vittoria and Cillian see this and know what's about to happen because it's a crime for a human to kill any Kinfolk, no matter the reason. So when the hunt is ordered and Cillian is supposed to hunt and kill Niamh, he can hardly bring himself to do it.
He gives her a chance to run in the woods and reach sanctuary but along the way during the Hunt they both find out things aren't as they may seem. There are secrets that come to light and that makes the end of this story twist in a way that I didn't see coming.
When I picked this book I was expecting a dark mafia romance and this is not that! Not even close. It's more about the Unseelie Court, secrets and the Kinfolk.
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
Disclosure: I was given an e-ARC of this book via NetGalley but all thoughts and opinions are my own.