Forever Lies
The Five Families
By: Jill Ramsower
Narrated by: Mackenzie Cartwright, Teddy Hamilton
Series: The Five Families: A Mafia Romance, Book 1
Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
Release date: 12-27-19
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book for review from Next Step PR and the author. I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".
My Thoughts:
Alessia is a hard working woman who doesn’t feel what she gets the appreciation she deserves by the one person she wants praise from. Luca is a man who is a man of mystery. He’s there when Alessia needs him the most. His job could become an issue. There are moments where you might want to hold your breath.
Yes this is a mafia romance but it’s also about looking beyond a word, a title, or the connotation and sometimes we really have to look deep inside and find out what’s in their heart. We live in a world where not everyone is good and where not everyone is bad. Not everyone has a great job and some have jobs that we may not like very much. There may be times where you work with people that you really don’t like and don’t appreciate how they treat you.
The author has made this story seem so believable. She did a great job at helping me picture the scenes as they play out. Two other people that helped with those pictures were Ms. Cartwright and Mr. Hamilton. Yes, I came to expect them to have an Italian accent but then that shows the assumptions we have on how a person in the mafia will talk. Our voice actors did a good job in trying to get across if they were portraying a male or female character. They knew how to change the tone of their voice so the reader could make that distinction.
When the ending came I was left hanging by my fingernails because one of the secondary characters has left me wondering. Since this is part of a series there’s no way that I can stop at book one. I have to see what the author has planned for her readers in book two. Plus now that I’ve listened to book one, when I get to book two it will have to be in audio form as well. I want to see how the next two voice actors are going to handle the characters, the storyline, and the world she has taken the time to create.
Yes this is a mafia romance but it’s also about looking beyond a word, a title, or the connotation and sometimes we really have to look deep inside and find out what’s in their heart. We live in a world where not everyone is good and where not everyone is bad. Not everyone has a great job and some have jobs that we may not like very much. There may be times where you work with people that you really don’t like and don’t appreciate how they treat you.
The author has made this story seem so believable. She did a great job at helping me picture the scenes as they play out. Two other people that helped with those pictures were Ms. Cartwright and Mr. Hamilton. Yes, I came to expect them to have an Italian accent but then that shows the assumptions we have on how a person in the mafia will talk. Our voice actors did a good job in trying to get across if they were portraying a male or female character. They knew how to change the tone of their voice so the reader could make that distinction.
When the ending came I was left hanging by my fingernails because one of the secondary characters has left me wondering. Since this is part of a series there’s no way that I can stop at book one. I have to see what the author has planned for her readers in book two. Plus now that I’ve listened to book one, when I get to book two it will have to be in audio form as well. I want to see how the next two voice actors are going to handle the characters, the storyline, and the world she has taken the time to create.
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