Sinners Anonymous: A Forbidden Love Dark Mafia Romance Paperback – 24 Dec. 2021

Not the story I was expecting. Somme sketcher definitely managed to keep us in suspense long enough. It's almost like an adult version of a YA fantasy where it takes them forever to kiss, except this book has much more than just kissing. It is surprisingly refreshing as most of these types of books tend to be a lot more fast paced with almost no details throughout.Secretive mafia, gold digger with a heart of gold who's after something other than gold and unlikely love story. Who wouldn't be sucked in?

Oh my goose! This book was amazing! It was the epitome of forbidden love - wanting what you can’t have and being too helpless to stay away from it!There’s possessive and then there’s Angelo Visconti. This man is the epitome of touch her and be unalived. Love a man who is willing to start a war for a woman 😁The narrators were pure gold! They did really really well in bringing these characters to life! Can’t wait to read the rest of the series!Story - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5Spice - 🌶️🌶️Audio - 🎧🎧🎧🎧.5

Amazing- I’m obsessed, so well written and engaging. Characters were great and realistic. Loved it! Angelo is every girls dream!

— 3 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️"Out of all my sins, you’re my favourite."📖 | 348 pages👤 | author Somme Sketcher🏢 | published independently📅 | release date 24 December 2021What you can expect:— Mafia Contemporary Dark Romance— First Instalment In A Series— Dual POV— Age Gap (21/36)— Forbidden Romance— Enemies-To-Lovers— Uncle's Bride-To-Be— Grumpy/Sunshine— 'Touch Her And You Die'— Slow Burn RomanceTrigger & Content warnings include: sexually explicit content, physical abuse, murder, violence, death, smoking, sexual assault, attempted rape (past, mentioned), parent with dementia.Sinners Anonymous is the first instalment in the Sinners Anonymous series by author Somme Sketcher. Rory Carter is a young-woman that is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure the best care for her father who is battling dementia. Even if that means marrying the seventy-something year old head of the Cosa Nostra, Alberto Visconti. Drowning in her sins and needing an outlet to express them, Rory regularly phones in to the Sinners Anonymous hotline to unburden herself and anonymously confess her sins. What Rory doesn't realise is that Sinners Anonymous is owned by none other than Angelo Visconti, mafia heir and nephew to Alberto who is known by his people as 'Vicious Visconti' due to his violent and bloody nature. Angelo is the most dangerous Made Man of all, and strictly off-limits in the eyes of the family. So why is it that Angelo is the one to make Rory's pulse flutter? Who instils her deepest and darkest desires? What should Rory do when what she truly wants is for Angelo Visconti to be her biggest sin of all?I had a fun time reading this book. The tension between Rory and Angelo was delicious from their very first scene together. The anticipation and build up added this dangerous seductive tone to the plot as both Rory and Angelo danced around their mutual attraction without getting caught. I felt for Rory due to the predicament that she was in with the desperation to ensure her ill father received the best possible care, and that the best way to ensure that was by being an 'untouched woman' who offered herself to the most powerful man she could find. Alberto was the absolute worst and a complete sleezebag. I cringed every time he was on the page, and honestly I could never actually figure out what he wanted with Aurora. Was she simply a young and beautiful woman to flaunt to his fellow creepy old friends? Perhaps it is as simple as that, and the ego-boost that came with him wanting to be a woman's 'first', but I also kept hoping for there to be... more? Sometimes men are simply written to be stupid and not particularly bright, but I expected a notorious mafia boss to be more sinister in his end-goal than what was explained? Maybe I'm over-thinking it, but I had hoped for more plot from this pretty present and significant plotline.Rory is a really sweet and nurturing girl, and I liked her a lot. However replacing swear/curse words with birds had its moment early on and just got annoying in the end. Reading the likes of "Oh my goose" during vital and sinister moments just really let down the vibes that were trying to be established. I could have better tolerated it had it been a lot less frequent than it was, and also you're telling me Rory didn't think to find a local library and try to source information on land ownerships before signing a legally binding contract that tied her to an old, abusive man that runs a criminal organisation? It hurt my head to think about how badly most of the conflict would have been resolved had she made an attempt to fact check beforehand. Also speaking of said land... why did it take Angelo so long to fess up? Really? This just annoyed me, sorry. I didn't mind Angelo as a whole. He's exactly what you would expect from a Mafia Dark Romance book with his sinister nature and swoon-worthy appearance to add to his dangerous allure. I found him a be more on the predictable side which isn't a bad thing if that's what you, as a reader, enjoy. I definitely don't mind it at times when I'm looking for an easier read. I just feel more frustrated when acts of conflicts can be better resolved via conversation. That thing people do when they open their mouths and use words? Yeah, that. I wanted to shake Angelo multiple times and just beg him to talk to Rory and get to the bottom of everything.I don't even mean for this to be a negative view. I had fun reading Sinner's Anonymous and whilst it wasn't the best book I've ever read... it also wasn't the worst. I'll definitely get around to continuing this series when I'm on the fence on what I want to read next.

I've seen so many people say this is a good Mafia series to read, and I finally got around to reading it. It was a good read, more slow burn with a little spice and more of a plot. It had dark themes and angelo was always going to cave to the darker side of his nature. Rory was a great character, i loved her petty darkness. It will be interesting to see where the rest of this series goes and how the families cope with the consequences at the end of book one.

Guys I can’t stress enough how good this is. I read it in a day and the love Angelo has for Rory and the way he cares for her???? I cried so many times from the way he was just comforting and caring for her. My babies 🥲❤️

I’m not a huge fan of slow burn but Angelo Visconti was worth the weight ❤️‍🔥🖤Forbidden romance, age gap, mafia romance ~ all my favourite troupes in one great read!The first in the series & I can’t wait to start the second!

I enjoyed reading this story. I liked the characters, good chemistry between Angelo “Vicious” and Aurora “Rory”. Mafia family drama with lots of infighting and backstabbing. Angelo and his brothers had a good bond too and I look forward to reading more from this author.