Wrath by Claire C. Riley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Anything was better than living that life— a life of being unloved and unwanted by everyone who was supposed to care about you.

Wow, Holy Shit, what a rollercoaster Wrath was. This is my first book by Claire C. Riley, but I am a total dark romance junkie, so when I had the chance to review the Elite Seven Series for my blog, I jumped at it. And I can honestly tell you I wish I had taken that leap sooner to read a book by this author because this story left me stunned. One of the things I love most about the ability to self-publish is how many new author’s I’ve had the chance to discover… and now that I have had the chance to have experienced Claire’s storytelling. I was in NO WAY prepared for this book. As a matter of fact, everything I thought I knew or expected went completely out the window… the story was progressive and fresh. Dark, sexy and very original. I was riveted. Wrath is a truly outstanding read athough after reading the conclusion, I do have a few unanswered questions that balances out with the fact that it’s safe to say that I have NO CLUE what to expect with the rest of this series! The unpredictability of this series is a true selling point for me. Wrath was set to a faster pace, and I would tell you it’s perfect because I wasn’t sure how much more I could take at a couple moments in this particular story. This one reads as less of a romance in my opinion that the prior two, that might have something to do with the way the story ends. Not only is Wrath as sinfully delicious as it was emotionally disturbing. This story should likely come with a trigger warning and there was nothing ‘lite’ or ‘sweet’ about the third book in the Elite Seven series. Although, truth be told, I personally find trigger warnings more intriguing, so that would have moved it up my list (not down)😉. I loved how sexy the story was. Wrath is told completely from Sam—the protagonists—perspective. Reader will undertake a journey that is darker than the previous books in the series. And yet somehow I found myself more emotionally invested with this story than I have with the previous books. The books in the Elite Seven Series are not standalonds and must be read in order. Five stars for Wrath!

 

Quotes:

Lucky for me, I know more than he thinks I do, and all this, the fights, getting noticed, was my plan… I was going to rock the foundations he built his future on … I can screw my father over with the help of The Elite. Take him down and destroy him if I’m part of them— and he’d be powerless to stop me. He would see he doubted me all my life, but he was wrong. So, I’ve worked and researched and fought to make myself known … The Elite is for the strong, not the weak. The important, not the unnoticed. And I’ve made sure I’m both of these things.

—
She may be a task, but there’s no denying the way my body comes to life at the feel of her pressed against me.
—
We were just kids the first time we kissed, but we’re not kids anymore. And I’m more than ready to show her the man that I’ve become.
—
She submits to me willingly, simply, almost desperately, and I take her, body and mind, making them both mine. I brand them with my own fucked up version of love. Because I don’t love like most. I love darkly, cruelly, and brutally, or not at all.

Purchase Links: 

US https://amzn.to/2EjJNBg

UK https://amzn.to/2TV2MHr

CA https://amzn.to/2E83jPZ

AU https://amzn.to/2SflLLa