4 Stars
Queen of Diamonds by Natalie Bennett
Elena Rias is 22 years old when she finds her aunt Molly murdered in her house and her sister, Eva missing. She is taken in by her Uncle Samuel and grandmother as she can not stay in her aunt’s house any longer. She is comforted by her best friends, Melody Belluci, an Italian heiress, and Peyton Ross, a computer hacker and genius, who are there for her during the funeral.
Mateo Remmington, 33, comes from an important family and is the heir of the elite masalto, old money empire. His family controls Vice City, an there is nothing he won’t do to those who double cross him.
Mateo has been infatuated with Elena for 5 years and doesn’t miss the opportunity to get to know her better. But will Elena want to get involved in Mateo’s world and is Mateo playing a game with Elena?
When both are holding secrets that involve the other what will happen when the game begins?
Wow – this book had twists and turns that I definitely was not expecting!
I really liked Elena and felt bad that her world was ripped apart with the death of her aunt and then as the book goes on you realize that there is so much more at stake than what you initially thought. Without giving away any secrets there was so much I was surprised about that was slowly revealed and then I definitely became worried about Elena and what is going to happen to her.
Mateo was an interesting character. He was extremely powerful and not a guy you wanted to mess with. As the book went on I found him heartless to a certain degree when he was dealing with people that double crossed him. I knew he cared a lot about Elena and he wanted her in his life but I was shocked at what was revealed at the end. That revelation totally altered what I thought about him and my perception changed for sure and has me worried.
The two had chemistry for sure and how I saw their relationship at the beginning of the book was so different than I saw it at the end. I loved the author’s ability to completely change everything that I thought I felt and knew.
I am excited for the next book and am interested to see how the game is going to play out!
4 Stars
King of Hearts by Natalie Bennett
This is the second book in the series and Queen of Diamonds needs to be read first.
Mateo Remmington is a powerful man and used to getting exactly what he wants. He wants Elena Rias but knows she has to be prepared for the life that he leads and be willing to stand beside him and do what is expected of her.
Elena Rias thought she could find out what happened to her sister, Eva through Mateo. She knew that Mateo was a dangerous man but had no idea how far he could go and continues to go for anyone that dares to cross his path and betray him.
Will Elena be willing to play the game that Mateo has set out for her or will the game be too much for her and cause her to leave before getting the answers she needs?
Wow – this is such an intense book that will leave your stomach doing somersaults in horror at the punishments handed out.
Mateo was a very powerful man who would stop at nothing to prove what he was set out to do and stop people from double crossing him. There were times I really liked Mateo and other times he scared the living heck out of me! He was not a man I wanted to cross at all. It was clear that he truly cared about Elena but I was still confused about what he was doing with her and why he wanted her so much in his world.
Elena was a good character that really wanted to find out what happened to her sister. She knew that Eva was involved with the wrong people but knew that Mateo could help her with discovering where she was. I was definitely worried about Elena and her friends, Melody and Peyton as the book went on and more things happened.
There were so many twists and turns and scary moments that I was never sure what was going to happen next.
I was shocked at what Mateo made Elena do but I was proud of Elena for getting through it. The end left me in shock and I am definitely worried about what is going to happen next!
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