REVIEW - Empire of Sin (2024)

Title - Empire of Sin

Author - Rina Kent

Series Type - Standalone

Genre - Dark Romance

Release Date - 13th Jan 2021

Overall Rating - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Heat Rating - 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

My boss. My sin.

I’m not the type who has one-night stands.

It wasn’t supposed to happen, okay?

A couple of drinks and a sinful British accent later and I’m in bed with a stranger.

Of course, I left first thing in the morning because I’m a responsible adult.

An adult who has a new job that I need in order to keep my double life a secret.

Little did I know I’m not, in fact, responsible.

Because the stranger I left in bed? Yeah, he’s not a stranger after all.

He’s my new boss.

Knox Van Doren might have a charming smile, but a true villain lurks beneath it all.

And like any villain, he’ll use my sin against me...

Empire of Sin is a complete STANDALONE. No other books should be read prior to this

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My Review 💋

Star Rating : 5/5 Stars

POV : Dual

Cliffhanger : None

Hero : Knox

Heroine : Anastasia

Pace of the story : Moderate

Angst Rating : 6/10

Heat Rating : 6/10

Plot Summary :

Knox has demons. Demons that his childhood gave him and demons that he still can't get rid of. That is until he stumbles upon a girl in a bar. She is everything he wants and one look at her innocent features, he knows he will cross all limits to have her. What he does not know is that his little liar is hiding something big. She is on a run and when her enemies catch up to her, she won't be the only one suffering.

Being a mafia princess is not easy. Anastasia knows. However she wasn't born that way. Her life was not always crowns and castles and that past has caught up to her now. She is on a run and there is no way she can let herself be found. That is until she meets a man who makes her break all the rules. The man with whom she spent one night with. The best night of her life. However it was only supposed to be a single night. She wasn't supposed to meet him again and she certainly wasn't supposed to be caught in his trap. Because Knox knows things about her. Things that could lead her enemies right at her door. Too bad, she loves his brand of punishment to ever leave him.

Overall Opinion :

Holy shittt. Knox is here! I have been waiting for him ever since I met him in Aiden's book! Trust me when I say that the Knox in this book and the one who was in the Royal Elite series are VERY VERY DIFFERENT. This Knox is everything dark and villainous and that made me more crazy for him lmao.

Anastasia is also the perfect heroine. She is hiding so much and I loved getting to know her more! Both her and Knox had a lot of growing up to do since the last time we saw them in series which was a refreshing fact for me since I knew they were no longer teenagers.

The best part of this book was those character cameos. Almost Every single freaking character for Rina's boon world was in this book and omg I just highlighted parts like crazy! Nothing makes me more happy then getting a glimpse on the lives of my loving characters after they have had their HEA. I want to know how they are living, what they are doing and so much more and this book gave me that!

The second best part was the 2 major answers we got in this book. We will have confirmation about Ethan and his relationship in this book and also about Daniel's heroine!! Although I am not sure about Daniel's heroine lmao but it's there 😂 and noo, I am not going to tell these to anyone, you all just wonder and suffer till the release date 💀😆

Overall this book was crazy. It was Kinky and seeing Knox in all his possessive glory just made me love him so much more. I saw him as a cute laid back guy who was a bit intense and a lot more playful but in this book we get to see a completely different side of him! Which was the best part 🔥 you're all not ready to meet my man!