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

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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?” I’ll nuke your whole goddamn country if any of you come near her again. How about that for her being an Untouchable?” Cade growled, and I saw the way his whole body shook in rage, veins popping on his forearms, like a pressure cooker about to blow.” 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. 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.

When I didn’t answer fast enough, Cade swiftly pulled one side of the fabric up and brought his blade down the middle of it. It cut fast, almost effortlessly.” 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. 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. EVERYTHING IS WRONG WITH THIS BOOK. It’s well beyond toxic relationships. Izzy is supposed to be “strong” and “angry” and a “mess”. But really, what did she do beside “holding Cade’s gaze” and spread her legs 2s after saying she’ll fight him?

Besides the awful characters and basically zero depth or research, the was this book was written made want to claw my eyes out of my face and throw them in acids. 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 😭 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? 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.”

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 Cade & Izzy together was electric - their chemistry was undeniable! The spicy scenes had me absolutely sweating, they did not disappoint in that department! 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. Words I would use to describe Cade & Izzy's "situationship" would be: Consuming, Primal, Chaotic, Electrifying, Sexually Explosive, and Genuine. Shain Rose has done an immaculate job with this book. The writing was captivating, the author has really her way with words. The characters were well written and presented, I deeply cared for them. I can't wait to read more of her books in the future.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.

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—” Cade was phenomenal he was the i don’t have the time of day until it came to Izzy he was strong, possessive and smart like what else do we need and might I add covered in tattoos😍😍😍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. I would recommend reading Fractured Freedom first to understand the context and references to previous events that are mentioned in Corrupted Chaos. As I mentioned before these two have a situationship. This is a very spicy book that pops off in the second chapter and never stops. There is - IMPACT PLAY, BREATH PLAY, KNIFE PLAY, MASKS, PUBLIC SPICE, & PIRECED GENATALIA. There may be more, it was intense and there was a lot of spice.

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.Watch how we work, Izzy. You see us together here, holding this. It’s me making you feel everything, protecting you from the other side of destruction, and you holding my life in your hands. Me and you. We work.” These two are insatiable. I would highly recommend setting yourself up with a milk IV before starting because there is no shortage of spicy scenes. If you haven’t read many spicy books, I probably wouldn’t suggest this one to start since there are some intense sexual scenes of a darker nature which a spice-newbie might want to work up to. 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.