It's a dark read for readers from the very first page in this compelling romance where the line between good and evil is constantly blurring. Keep reading to get my impressions of Octavius’s Oath by V. F. Mason, then add this third installment in the Four Dark Horsemen series to your bookshelf!
Power. Money. Status.
Whatever I have, I earned with blood and the vicious scar on my cheek can attest to that. No one dares to go against me.And if someone tries?
I punish and destroy them.
I’m a monster born in agony and pain with no redeeming qualities.
A hunter who seeks to catch his prey to torture him for all the atrocities committed by him. My prey thinks he tricked me a long time ago by faking his death.
He didn’t.
There is one absolute law all monsters follow:
In order to catch your prey, you need to have a perfect decoy.
And what better decoy than the one person my prey craves the most. Her.
A beauty who seeks answers to her horrible past, and unfortunately for her...I hold all the keys to it. I should stay away from her.
Instead, I marry her and trap her in the beast’s castle with no way of escaping, claiming her as mine.
After all...
Life is unbearable. And so am I.
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MY IMPRESSIONS OF THIS BOOK:
Having read books from V. F. Mason's rockstar series I had some idea of what to expect here, but what I found was so much more. I found a world full of dichotomies where good and evil mesh together in a blurring of characters and their purposes. It's a riveting read that keeps you on the edge, hoping for answers to be revealed, while discovering an unexpected and unconventional romance between two bold characters. It's an emotional read at times too, discovering the backstories of both Octavius and Isla, and they experienced a lot of loss throughout the years that has left its mark on them both inside and out.
It's this emotional baggage that fuels these two as they're both out for revenge. She's on the hunt for a serial killer while he's determined to make a certain man pay for all he's done to Octavius in journeys that ultimately end up crossing paths when Octavius binds Isla to him in an intense romance that I was glued to. Isla's a strong and determined heroine, one who's making dangerous mistakes in her blind determination to catch a serial killer. A change in her living situation and job should've been a good fresh start, but there was no counting on Octavius showing up and changing everything for her. Octavius is larger than life, a rich and powerful man who got everything through his own blood, sweat, and tears. His world is full of extravagance, sensuality, and unrelenting feelings of suspense as danger is just around the corner in a game he's been playing for years but that seems to be coming to an end. At first he plans to use Isla to find his revenge, but it's not long before an attraction arises in a romance full of complications....and dangerous secrets ready to be revealed.
Though I haven't read the previous books in this series I found myself quickly consumed by this dark, raw, and unconventional romance. The characters were unforgettable in a connection that brought out a vast array of feelings in me as I sped my way through each gripping chapter. The world building was hypnotic and my heart was left pounding as I waited for the other shoe to drop with the revealing of secrets that will change lives irrevocably. Readers looking for something unique, something full of suspense and sensuality, need look no further than this raw and gripping dark romance!
My rating for this is an A.
*I got this book from the author for review in exchange for my honest opinion.
AUTHOR INFO:
V.F.Mason always loved reading books and had quite a few fights with her momma over the genre she liked (romance, duh!) She studied filmmaking and thought that would feed her desire for stories, but that didn’t happen. Finally, when she was tired of all those voices in her head, she sat down and wrote a book. It was a huge decision to make and she thanks her friends and family for supporting her in it. When she is not writing, she can be found with her friends doing all sorts of crazy things or reading recent romance books that were written by her favorite authors.
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