Star Rating: ⭐⭐
Spice Level: 🔥🔥🔥
Fantasy Level: 0
Synopsis:
Described as a "mafia romance", Heartless Salvation is the story of Juliette and Dean, a mafia family princess and the family friend that grew up alongside her, Dean.
Dean broke Juliette's heart six years ago, so she ran away that night, before she could tell Dean that she was pregnant with his kid. For six years, Juliette and her son kept their whereabouts hidden from not only Dean, but also Juliette's eldest brother. A twist of fate put Juliette and Dean in the same place at the same time, resulting in a whirlwind of truths and consequences.
Spoiler warning: If you haven't read this book and you might want to, do not read My Thoughts. If you don't care, read-on.
My Thoughts:
Heartless Salvation is the fourth book in the Wicked Souls series, however, each book can be read as a stand-alone. After reading this one, I don't think I will read any of the other Wicked Souls novels, though.
While this was an easy read, it was so cliche it hurt. We are introduced to Juliette, who hates Dean with a passion. Fair, he broke her heart. Right after Dean learns of his son, Juliette is hurt and experiences memory loss, reverting her back to the day after Dean kissed her for the first time six years ago; when she was hopelessly in love with him.
Yes, that's right, she forgot the birth of her child and the first 5 years of his life.
But wait! She only loses her memories for a day and when she regains them, she sees Dean in a new light.
Like I said, cliche.
I also need to point out the fact that Juliette's mom was well aware of the situation with Dean, and while her daughter was suffering from amnesia, she lied about the number of rooms in the condo so that the two of them had to share a room. Juliette had been hiding from Dean, and when her daughter needed her most, mom decided to force them together? In the same bed?! That's an ick.
Anyway, is there spice in this book? Yes, there is. Not as much as I thought there would be, though. That is the sole reason I gave this book two stars instead of one. If it was straight spice the whole way through, I probably would have tossed this book out the window within the first 100 pages (metaphorically, of course).
Would I recommend this book? Probably not. It is a quick read though since it is just over 300 pages, if that's what you're after.
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