The Emperor
Ratings22
Average rating4
That's for sure my FAV ever, Dante Maroni is my ULTIMATE man I love him so muchh , this book has everything I ever needed romance thriller action drama all of it in one plate, Runyx never d Disappoint me
Spectacular and flawless.
I love Tristan, but Dante is where it's at. Dante is everything.
This was absolutely addicting I could not put this down.
Amara is a fighter!!!! She may be soft and quiet but that does not make her weak.
OKAY THIS WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST TWO! WOW. I'm glad we moved on from Morana and Tristan's POV. I LOVED all the backstory to Dante and Amara. This book added to many different twists and turns I felt like my head might explode. I'm so glad I kept reading after the first book even though I had many qualms with it.
Amara is so relatable, while she went through so much trauma in her life she was resilient and worked through her trauma. Her and Dante are the very definition of soulmates. The build up of their love story is swoon worthy.
It's not where we're planted but where we bloom that defines us.”rating- 4.5/5
one word. obsessed.
saying that i love this series would be an understatement. While i might like Dante a tad bit less than Tristan, “my heart still beats for him”. (see what i did there?)This book took me on a rollercoaster of emotions from kicking my feet to pain, all at once.
And the writing
This was worse than even a wattpad book. I mean I found both Dante and Amara to be annoying. I am so tired of having strong female characters who are still so morally good but all the men are excused of being shitty after trauma.
The men in the Dark Verse universe, they are built differently. They are an entirely different species altogether. They are neither black nor white, they are different shades of grey. And they are so dishy, dammit!
And the women. The women are my favourites so far. Out of so many books I've read, they are definitely my top favourite. They're so fucking smart, brave, resilient, and so many other things. They're not the whiny type, which most female characters tend to be. They think fast and they certainly do not dwell in uncertainties. They have a mind of their own and they are fucking sharp. And lethal. And strong.
Amara, especially, is the very definition of strong. Of resilience. Traumatised at the very early age of 15, she fought the darkness that tried to consume her whole. She doesn't give in easily and she certainly did not let her past stop her from being whatever she wants to be. She is the perfect fit to Dante Maroni. She is the befitting queen to her king. She is the beat to his heart. She is the empress to her emperor.
“You're not going to walk through life, Amara.”“You'll dance through it. And I'll fucking remove anyone who tries to break your rhythm. I promise you.” — Dante Maroni.
Different breed, I tell you.
The story was still interesting, the plot twists were truly twisting BUT some of the writing and dialogues were terribly cliche. The first two books were very well written compared to this. I couldn't connect Dante's character from this book with what I read of him in the first two. It didn't fit that he was the same person. Amara's decision to disappear baffled me, it didn't make much sense but I guess it was comprehendible.
I loved seeing Tristan and Morona though.
