{"id":15532,"date":"2017-03-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=15532"},"modified":"2017-03-22T08:03:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T12:03:36","slug":"arc-review-riot-scarred-souls-4-by-tillie-cole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=15532","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: Riot (Scarred Souls, #4) by Tillie Cole"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cYou are in my heart. You are in my scarred soul.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SO GOOD, SO GOOD, SO, SO GOOD!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love this series – a collection of dark and gritty romances tied together through family, loyalty, and a hideous shared nightmare. Tillie Cole has brought it all together for this final book, and she absolutely nailed it with a heart-achingly beautiful love story set in tragic circumstances, and a kickass ending that had my heart pounding and feels all over the freaking place. It\u2019s everything that I wanted from this book, and I absolutely loved it!<\/p>\n

This is the story of Inessa \u2013 sister of Valentin from Ravage<\/a>. Stolen from an orphanage as a child, she was raised in a cruel Russian underground world where she was drugged and trained to be a whore. Stripped of her memories and her identity, she became 152, a slave to the drugs coursing through her system, and she knows nothing else.<\/p>\n

901 is the champion of the Pit. Raised in the same world as 152, his path made him a warrior \u2013 raised and trained in violence, fighting and death is his world, and he knows only to win. But behind the brutal exterior is a man with pride, a man who wants to win at all costs, doing it in in his own way without bowing to the evil machinations of the man who controls his world \u2013 the infamous Master.<\/p>\n

In a twisted game of manipulation, 152 is \u2018given\u2019 to 901 as a prize by the Master. She is terrified of the notorious monster, and he wants nothing to do with her \u2013 seeing her as nothing but a distraction and a sure path to death if he were to lose his focus in the ring. But there is something there, something between them that neither of them expected to find \u2013 a shared understanding of their situation, a bond that ties them together, and slowly, comfort, warmth, and so much more.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are the Arziani Pit Bull. You are feared. But to me, you are safety.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I adored both of these characters. 152\u2019s strength in the face of all that she endures is nothing short of miraculous. She\u2019s an incredible character who goes through so much but who never loses her hope, and I absolutely love her. And 901 absolutely stole my heart. The brutal killer with the beautiful, gentle soul \u2013 who knew? Watching him come to the realisation of all that 152 means to him, and seeing his reaction to that, and the way it changes him was wonderfully written. And as the two lovers open up to each other in every way, I both cheered and ached for them.<\/p>\n

He placed his hand over his heart and said, \u201cYou have made me feel, in here. You have made me want things I never dare let myself want. You have made me want to fight for survival, not pride. I no longer want to die on the pit\u2019s sand, like a warrior. I no longer I want to die at all \u2026 You make me want to live.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a beautifully developing love story. It\u2019s well paced and emotional, and realistic given their circumstances, and I absolutely love the way it all played out. I could feel both of their walls crumbling towards each other and every little moment they were together was written with so much heart, I fell right alongside them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a choice,\u201d he argued. Then, with a surprising tenderness, he pressed three light kisses along my neck. When he raised his head, he said, \u201cI chose to take you. I chose to hold you close.\u201d He inhaled. \u201cI chose to make you mine.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But they are still under the control of the Master, a man who is just as obsessed with controlling 901 as he is with owning 152. How can they ever find a happy ending when they live in hell and their lives are held in the palm of a madman?<\/p>\n

And while this is all unfolding, Valentin is in New York with his new friends and family, and they are plotting a way to rescue Inessa and bring down the Pit once and for all.<\/p>\n

I knew I wouldn\u2019t fail. This was my family now. And we would all survive. We had to, there was no other choice.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The storylines converge in the most epic of circumstances which had my heart racing and my stomach churning as it all played out. It\u2019s exciting, tragic and brutal, and the anticipation for each of the milestones on the way to the HEA builds fantastically \u2013 each of those small moments giving me a massive rush as I read with my hand to my mouth, feeling like I barely took a breath. And the feels! OMG, the feels are intense and I had tears streaming down my face more than once. But what a ride!<\/p>\n

Through tragedy, we were both stronger.
\nAnd through distance, our love was stronger.
\nShe was mine.
\nI was hers.
\nHer, the girl, whose soul matched mine.
\nAnd I, the boy, who was made perfectly for her. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a wonderfully written story. I\u2019m sure I felt everything that Tillie Cole intended, and it\u2019s one of those books that I wish I could experience all over again. It\u2019s an exciting, brutal, action-packed, suspenseful and romantic story all on its own, but the characters from the previous book all play a part and not only did I love catching up with them, but the way that the series story arc all ties up is absolutely fantastic. Again, there were tears, and that epilogue left me with a massive grin on my face as all four of the stories are finished off beautifully.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve loved this series. Dark, gritty and emotional, it\u2019s not always an easy read, but it\u2019s so well done, and definitely one that I\u2019ll be rereading in the future.<\/p>\n

Loved it \u2013 5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Scarred Souls Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Raze<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Reap<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"Ravage\u00a0 \"Riot\"<\/p>\n

Raze (#1)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
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Reap (#2)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0\u00a0Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n

Ravage (#3)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Riot (#4)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"RazeScarred Souls: Raze & Reap (#1 and #2)<\/strong> (Available together)
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For more reads like this, check out our Dark and Edgy Recommendations<\/a> page<\/strong><\/h4>\n

And for more books by this author, see our Tillie Cole Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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