Corrupted Chaos: An Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Romance (Tarnished Empire)

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I took my time typing in his Notes app, tears streaming down my face. Yet, Cade wiped them away, one by one, over and over again. Patiently, softly, caringly.”

Stuff begun happening in the second chapter. WITH NO CONTEXT. I don’t even know how they fell in love. Cade must’ve choked Izzy so bad, her brain wasn’t oxygenated anymore because clearly, she wasn’t thinking. And what’s with the choking anyway?I found Cade attractive from the very beginning. I loved his bossiness nature. He became one of my favorite character. I’m also Cade Armanelli, a man who can cause nuclear warfare, a member of the most powerful mafia family in the world. A man who’s more than happy to shed blood when someone tampers with what’s his. Do you get that?” Corrupted Chaos by Shain Rose is the second book in the Tarnished Empire series, focusing on the enemies-to-lovers romance between Caden and Izzy that was teased at the end of book one, Fractured Freedom. It is a dual POV, dark, contemporary, (sort of) mafia romance that is intense and super spicy. This story is very Izzy focused but that was okay. Out of all the Armenlli's, Cade probably has the least amount of baggage and the most amount of self-awareness. His role in this story is navigating his feelings for Izzy, while supporting her through her own struggles.

I still don’t get why Cade left Izzy after she was kidnapped like I get that you feel responsible for it and it shouldn’t have happened on your watch but it’s over now I hate when the MMC leaves the girl for her own safety after making her fall in love you should have thought about that before 😤😡 The FMC Izzy was one of the strongest characters I’ve read about. She had such a long hard journey in life but she came out so strong and determined to always better herself. I really admired her. Izzy Hardy has come a long way after dealing with her drug addiction past couple years before. She's left heartbroken and devastated due to past events in her and she also carries dark secrets in her heart which are yet to be exposed. I found Izzy's character quite relatable by how different she from her twin sister. Her attitude intimidates me alot and I love the way how the Author has portrayed her character. She was strong, sassy and absolute badass of a woman. I don’t know how I feel about this do I love this ? No but did I hate this ? No so here we are I wanted to read this as soon as I read between commitment and betrayal because I adored the relationship between cade and Izzy I JUST DONT LIKE THE FACT THIS WAS RATHER PLOTLESS AND PREDICTABLE 😭 Izzy was wild and exactly like him. Her insecurities are written so well. I liked her friendship with Lucas. Her family was so amazing. Her brothers were so protective. Also I loved her bond with her sister and brother in law.From the author of Fractured Freedom comes an angsty and spicy standalone romance with forced proximity and a ruthless CEO that will fight and grovel for his happily ever after with his spitfire assistant. If you still didn’t get it, I hated this book and I DO NOT recommend. This book should’ve never existed.

We also get a litter teaser for the next book that will focus on one of Izzy’s and Delilah’s brothers, Declan, who is a professional NFL player (yes, thank you). Forget book boyfriend, Cade Armanelli is my book husband. That man is sexy as hell and I will not be forgetting him any time soon. I loved his whole mafia man mixed with businessman vibe. There wasn’t one scene with him in that I wasn’t swooning. I loved Dante and Delilah in the previous book and I absolutely adore Cade and Izzy with all my heart. Cade had easily replaced everyone in my book boyfriend list with his dirty talking. They didn't start their relationship on the right foot but the tension and chemistry between them was pure perfection I could feel it in my bones. I’m gonna be honest, this book made absolutely no sense throughout it’s entirety. The female lead has no real depth, has a tattoo of “addict” on her side to remind herself she is one, then spends the entire book saying she wished people would see her as more than an addict. She lets people treat her like shit but seems to be convinced she would never let anyone treat her poorly?Words I would use to describe Cade & Izzy's "situationship" would be: Consuming, Primal, Chaotic, Electrifying, Sexually Explosive, and Genuine. My initial frustration with Izzy, particularly stems from a pivotal moment involving Dante and Delilah in Fractured Freedom. However, as the narrative unfolds, there was a shift in my allegiance, transitioning to "Team Izzy" around the 35% mark. The complexity of Cade's character is highlighted when it is evolving into a compelling mix of devotion and passion. Intense, mind-blowing and emotional. Corrupted Chaos will dominates your soul and leaves you wanting more. Shain Rose has completely captured both my heart and mind with her marvellous words. I was so engulfed in this story line. You’re corrupting me, dollface. I tried to avoid you for days, and then I switched accommodations because I saw you look at another man. And I don’t know if I can concentrate with the smell of you in every corner of this cabin.” HOWEVER and this is a very big turn off for me is that the FMC would give in at the slightest touch of the MMC. I HATE IT! She was supposed to be this fiery badass woman who HATED the guts of this man and vowed every freaking time that she would stay away from him. The minute he laid his eyes on her or just uttered one sexy word she threw those convictions out of the window. This happened like 5 times and I can't describve how angry it made me.

Izzy I loved she was just soo unhinged and I felt for her the way she just couldn’t forget how she was an addict and the way her and her best friend would always have candy canes to keep them away from drugs. Izzy always felt as a disappointment the sister that had anger management problems the addict the broken one. Cade saw past through all of that and actually loved her fiery personality

Izzy is the twin sister of Lilah who is the FMC in Fractured Freedom. She is a recovering addict who carries a lot of guilt and a need to constantly prove herself to her loved ones and work colleagues. She lives in constant fear of relapse. Well, you have half my savings, a new penthouse, roses every day that you throw away, and the title of an Untouchable. I didn’t stop caring for you even if I was gone, dollface. Even if I let you go, I was still going to feed you every day—” If you have never read Shain's books before please note that while this can be read as a stand-alone, it will be much more emotionally gratifying if you read at least Shattered Vows & Fractured Freedom first. If you are really willing to take the plunge into the lives of the Armanelli family start with my all time favorite mafia duet Heart of a Monster & Love of a Queen. Overall, if you’re just reading it for the enemies to lovers vibe and the spice and don’t mind that there is really no plot, the writing isn’t great and there is no context or depth to the characters, then this is your book. Cade Armanelli, he's the younger brother of Sebastian Armanelli (from shattered vows!). Who is a very dangerous mobster. He's powerful, stotic and intimating man who dosen't take shit from anyone. I am seriously in love with his character development. The way he went from hating her to wanting to kill her will forever own my soul. Also he grovels too which I didn't expect from him.