Title: Riot
Series: Scarred Souls #4
Author: Tillie Cole
Genre: Dark Romance
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Release Date: March 7th, 2017 (NOW LIVE)
My Rating:✮✮✮✮✮

Synopsis:

Stolen by the Arziani Georgian crime mob as a child, 152 was raised and conditioned to be a Mona—the most subservient of the Arziani Blood Pit slaves.

Gorgeous and kind, she has been and under the imprisoning influence of the Type B drug and under the command of the Blood Pit Master’s sister, Mistress Arziani, for most of her life, until the Master calls her back home to Georgia.

He wants her under his total control, and Master always gets what he wants.

But when 152 is gifted to the Blood Pit’s fearsome champion death match fighter as a prize, 152 suddenly finds out that the men who appear most brutal, may just own the kindest hearts. And love may be found, even when living in hell.

Freedom, family, love, 152 will have to fight for what she wants and ultimately make an impossible choice.

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I received an ARC of RIOT from the publisher via Netgalley to read and review honestly!

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It’s an amazing feeling when you find a novel that is unlike any novel you have ever read! I love the fact that Tillie Cole went outside the box and brought us a series that is so unique and unlike all others. It’s also a sad thing to know the series has come to an end, but all good things must come to an end.

Riot is the story of 901 also known as ‘The Pit Bull’ due to the fact that he is undefeated and slaughters everything and anyone that stands in his way.

“I owned this sand. I owned every soul freed in this ring. In the Blood Pit, I was a god.”

Then we have 152 also known as the High Mona. ( A High Mona is a woman who is claimed by the master to use as his own personal sex slave. She belongs to him and no other.)

What makes 901 so dangerous is the fact that he is uncontrollable. Arziana (Master) hunts down his slaves weaknesses in order to get them to submit to him, but he hasn’t been able to find the one thing that makes 901 weak. That is until master catches 901 staring at his high mona. Now he’ll do anything including using 152 as bait in order to get what he craves, complete control over 901.

I loved the fact that even though 901 was a ruthless killer, beneath the surface there is a hint of innocence and a fear of being rejected. I loved the viciousness and predatory feeling he had slowly built towards 152. But I especially loved the automatic response to protect 152 from everything and watching him try to shut down the unfamiliar emotions but quickly finding those emotions overriding every defense mechanism he had taught himself which ultimately led to 901 feeling with his heart for the first time in his life. That is what will ultimately make this novel unforgettable in my opinion.

I think out of the four novels in this series Riot is my favorite, I loved the fact that this novel concluded the series effortlessly, there are no questions of what happens next in my mind, I’m happy with the way this series has ended. I also really enjoyed the Originality of this series but especially Riot, In Riot we are introduced to a new drug, Type B. (I am not going into detail about the Type B drug, You will just have to read the novel to find out what it is.) Just know that Type B is given to the females.

This is definitely unlike anything I have ever read before and I’m so glad i took a chance on Tillie Cole and her Scarred Souls series. This will forever be one of my favorites!

I highly recommend Riot and the Scarred Souls series to those that are looking for something dark and outside the box.