Title: Essence of Fear: Boykov Bratva
Author: Bethany-Kris
File Size: 2457 KB
Print Length: 244 pages
Publisher: Bethany-Kris
Publication Date: June 22, 2020
Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
Language: English
BLURB
The allure of fear is learning to love it.
Viktoria Boykov has heard it all—cold they call her. The spoiled bratva princess. She knows very well what people say when her back is turned. She doesn’t mind; let them talk. It’s better for people to assume what they want about her than for them to know the truth … until him.
Pavel Kotov knows what people say—death they call him. The Boykov dog. He’s heard all the whispers locked away in the cells of the Compound. As the reaper for the bratva, his life owned by someone else, he knows what they say doesn’t matter. His life has never mattered … until her.
He’s terrifying.
She’s terrified.
Viktoria only wants to keep running from her past. Pavel doesn’t have a life to run from. Freedom is the one thing they both crave—for entirely different reasons. But this life is vicious, and scars like the ones they wear will never fade.
Together, they could have everything.
Or are they just pawns to a bigger game?
*
Note: Essence of Fear is a Boykov Bratva standalone.
I was really looking forward for this book, or should I say Pavel’s story, and Viktoria been he’s other half was just marvelous.
He is The Reaper, she is the princess of the mafia.
I was in love with this two since I started reading and with every page I turned my interest just keep growing.
Pavel and Viktoria were two broken souls, the madness of some people brake them on ways that is almost impossible to recover and they kinda function as others want or order. But when they meet perhaps is that darkness and nightmares who eventually brings them together.
For a moment I was feeling like the attraction they feel was developed too fast, Viktoria trusting someone and be alone with him keeps bothering me because I was telling myself that with everything she went through her barriers can’t be that easy to brake, but I guess a broken person can identify someone with the same issues, so after that I can’t be more happy with the way the author create and build the relationship of this heartbroken characters. Pav give Viktoria the space and time when no one else did, including her brothers, and she give Pav the same.
One thing I really liked is that the author doesn’t make a big drama with the background story of Pavel, he could easily blame all the family of Vik for what happened to him, but that never happens, sure he hate and take a little revenge but is only with the person who’s directly responsible for he’s suffering and pain.
I just wished the book wasn’t too short, there’s to much I liked to know but I had hope that maybe the author would give us a full book with Konstantin story, got big hopes on that!!!
Thank you so much to the Author and @Indiesagepr for the advanced copy on exchange for my honest review.
BUY IT HERE: Amazon
About the Author
Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover of much, and mother to four young sons, one cat, and two dogs. A small town in Eastern Canada where she was born and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a hubby calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing something … when she can find the time.
To keep up-to-date with new releases from Bethany-Kris, sign up to her New Release Newsletter here:http://eepurl.com/bf9lzD
No comments