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Poisoned Heart (Twisted Mafia Vows #1)
Poisoned Heart (Twisted Mafia Vows #1)
K.A. Merikan | 2026 | Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance
9
9.5 (2 Ratings)
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POISONED HEART is the first book in the Twisted Mafia Vows series, but we did meet with Corvus previously in Damen and Killian's story, Christmas Mafia Prince.

I loved Corvus in that, so couldn't wait for this one. This one didn't quite hit the mark, but it wasn't far off. It depends on what you're looking for. If you want a story that's high on the Mafia side, then I'm guessing this won't work for you. However, if you're like me and were here for the banter and growing pains, then you're all good.

Corvus is full of black cat energy, or maybe that should be black raven energy, has been put in the closet for most of his life, and is still trying to live up to impossible standards set by his dead father. Dalton, on the other hand, is the golden retriever who just wants to cuddle. Okay, so maybe he's very good at 'other' things, but a cuddle never goes amiss. These two fall quickly and are incredibly protective of each other, even when it doesn't seem so. Plus, Dalton isn't above telling Corvus to pull his head back in when he's not being so nice.

I loved catching up with Damen and Killian, and the others, although I think Aspen is a marmite character. You will either love him or hate him. He annoys me, but I'm prepared to wait for his story before I judge!

So, to sum it up, a great romance that is light on the mafia, and up there for miscommunication and banter. A great read that I thoroughly enjoyed and definitely recommend. Bring on the next!

** Same worded review will appear elsewhere. **

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
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Jan 23, 2026
  
Creature: A Novel of Mary Shelley and Frankenstein
Creature: A Novel of Mary Shelley and Frankenstein
Amy Weldon | 2025 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This book tells the story of Mary Shelley, how she ran away with the poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley, in order to live the life that she wanted to live, free of the constraints of society and hopefully live up to her perception of her mother’s standards. Instead, it felt as though she was dragged around Europe by her (eventual) husband, everything at his whim, paying for freedom from society with the deaths of 4 of her 5 children.

Ok, I may be a little harsh here. Mortality rates in infants were abysmal at this point in history, but I’m. Still not a Shelley/ Byron fan 🤷🏼‍♀️

If it sounds as though I’m being negative, I actually loved this book. The writing is wonderfully descriptive, the perspectives swapping between Mary and (and this is what really makes this novel stand out)the Creature from the novel, Frankenstein. His life plays out at the same time as Mary’s, he grows up with her from childhood, always nearby, I’m sure she could have seen him from the corner of her eye. His life is as tragic as hers.

Reading this novel, I was standing beside Mary and her Creature, experiencing their lives with them, which was pretty hard-going at times. To experience such loss and keep going really shows Mary’s strength of character.

Mary’s life was adventurous, uncertain, unconventional, rich in experience, and pretty frustrating at times - thanks to Shelley and Byron!

This took me longer than it possibly could have to read. I kept going through the footnotes, googling, reading some of Shelley’s and Byron’s poetry - this book took over my reading entirely!

Now, where did I put my copy of Frankenstein? I might just have to reread…

I received an ARC of this book for free, and I’m reading this review voluntarily (and why wouldn’t I?!). Many thanks to the publishers, BookSirens and Amy Weldon.