MARIAI was trapped. There was nothing left of me.Then he came and wanted to make me his.He saved me. He gave me a home, a family.He made sweet love to me.I was his Angel. He was my everything.I thought we would live happily ever after, but there are no happy endings in the mafia life.I found this out the hard way, as the blood flowed, red as roses…LYOVAngel. The word meant nothing until I saw … roses…
LYOV
Angel. The word meant nothing until I saw her.
I found her in a place worse than hell. She calls me her savior.
But I didn’t save her. I captured the pretty angel and made her mine.
Life was perfect. I had everything I wanted.
I was her salvation. She was my redemption.
Until I lost her.
Angels deserve happy endings, but monsters like me don’t.
My darkness became hers, and our happily-ever-after became tainted.
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This is the 4th book in the mafia and his Angel series although it is mostly a prequel the story of how lyov and Maria met and their love story . Although if you read the previous books you know how it ends this gives the details of that sad end and a true deep love that death couldn’t break excellent book i can’t wait for the next book x
I don’t have words about this book.
Since the first page Lylah James made me fall in love with both Lyov and Maria and at the end I started crying so much upon the brutal murder of Maria and Princess.
To all those who are going to read this book sit with a ton of tissue papers and chocolate. Trust me you’ll badly need them.
Wow! A gripping, haunting love story! We know how this love story ended, and I am so glad that Lylah gave us this story of how Lyov and Maria began. The King has found his Queen.
Their connection is there from the moment they meet. I loved the way their love grew. We see a glimpse into Maria’s past, and how she didn’t let the darkness kill her soul, and the writing shows her strength.
Lyov is a killer, dominant and speaks the truth when it comes to who he is. He wants to protect Maria. Even though he lives the life he does, his love for Maria can’t be denied with Lylah’s great writing. These two are darkness and light. Monster and Angel.
In the end, I wanted more. This dark world the author has created gets better with each book. Even though this world is filled with violence and chaos, a love blossomed that was captivating, and I devoured every word of it. I look forward to more of this world.
{I received this as an ARC in exchange for an Honest Review}
“Blood and Roses” is a love story for the ages! It is so tragically Beautiful! Going into this I knew the outcome. I knew that Lyov and Maria will not get their happily ever after. Honestly I didn’t expect to love it as much as I do! I don’t like books that don’t have a happily ever after but this was AMAZING!! I knew that I was gonna like it because I love Lylah and her writing but I ended up LOVING IT with all my heart! I was prepared for the heart break what I wasn’t prepared for was Maria and Lyov stealing my heart! This couple is everything!! God I am so in love with them! Their story is one of heartbreak but it is also one of finding true love and never letting go! Lyov and Maria are an amazing beautiful couple!
“I didn’t know souls had lips. For right now, just like his lips were kissing mine- ours souls met, and they kissed so beautifully.”
You guys HAVE to read this! I know that it’s sad and will probably break your heart like it broke mine but you still HAVE to read it! It is truly wonderful. This love story is beautiful and tragic and so amazing!!! This couple is so unique and so special. They took me by surprise and I am so freaking happy that I read this!! Lylah has written a beautiful story that I will always love!!
Lyov and Maria are a couple that will always have a special place in my heart! I am so in LOVE with this book and this amazing couple! READ IT NOW I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO! (Pushes you to read it)
“After all, I didn’t want a knight, for their armor would eventually grow rusty. No, I preferred the beast. For he would always protect me with his sharp claws.”
I knew getting into this one might was gonna hurt a lot and I was gonna end this book completely broken but oh man it still took me by surprise how much emotion it pulled from me and how many tears feel down my cheeks.
Lylah, woman you wrecked me.
Even tough I knew this book would leave me feeling nothing but pain, I was still excited to see how Lyov and Maria came to be and reading it was just as amazing as reading Aylessio’s story. Like father, like son. They both had such epic and beautiful love stories.
I loved getting to know Maria as her own person and to get to see for myself the person she was and the role she played in everyone’s lives.
Again Lylah’s writing was just freaking phenomenal, I am in love! Her descriptions of the events are so vivid and so heartfelt, it’s impossible to read anything without it affecting you. Impossible. And then she gives me these amazing and romantic and just soulful passages and I die. Her writing is just beautiful I swear.
Having said that, once it got to the faithful night my goodness those chapters were amazing, completely broke me but they were amazing. Beautifully written, heart-stopping and beyond emotional. I both loved them and hated them because my heart almost physically hurt.
Lyov and Maria’s love was so grand and magnificent. Watching her say goodbye oh man… I was left in a puddle of my own tears… and then Lyov when he found her and after watching his baby boy with his own angel…damn. After all that time seeing him talk about Maria, it was beautifully heartbreaking. She still owns his heart and will until his dying breath. God it was beautiful.
Overall, I have nothing but amazing things to say about this series, this characters and Lylah’s writing. I honestly fell in love with it all and I’m dying to get more of everyone and Lylah’s lyrical exquisite words.
This is an emotionally devastating book. It is beautiful in its destruction though. The love Lyov and Maria had is the type that melts the heart. Going into this book, I knew how it would end and yet it still made me cry. I was so captivated that I couldn’t help but hope for something impossible. It is extremely well written and the author truly poured heart and soul into this book. Highly recommend.
It’s heading onto 3 am here in Australia. My eyes are puffy, my heart is racing & I’m pretty sure I’ve smoked half a pack of cigs because I just finished Blood and Roses by Lylah James . I have no words. If you’ve kept up with her books you’ll know how Blood and Roses ends. This is Lyov and Maria’s story. I’ve had it for awhile but I purposely avoided it for this exact reason. It’s such a beautifully written, beautifully tragic love story & I don’t know how I’m meant to go on with life.
The thing about this author is that her words have the ability to consume you from the very first page. Since I started reading her books, I’ve never doubted her ability to write. I was doubting myself and not being able to handle the pain I knew was coming. I don’t know how to write this review without spoiling it for new readers but it’s a devastating read that has me up all night and the tears unable to be contained. Fuck, how I cried. I cried non-stop and I’m crying right now writing this review.
Lyov is the King of the Underworld and finds his Angel, Maria, unexpectedly in a dark place. She’s not his to own, but from the moment he laid eyes on her, he knew he had to have her. He took her, he saved her from her & in the end, they possessed each other. They complimented each other and they fit perfectly together. Their story isn’t for the faint-hearted, it will destroy you. It will reach into your chest and rip your heart out, crushing it into a million pieces and you will NEVER RECOVER FROM IT.
Go in with a box of tissues and an open mind. It’s a story that you’ll never forget. Lyov and Maria own so much of my heart right now, I don’t think I want it back. This book has a little bit of everything in it, I don’t think there will be anyone who will hate it. And if there is, they can get lost because obviously, they aren’t reading the same book as I am. Holy fuck, pick up this book, I’m begging you. You don’t even have to read the other books, you can read it as a standalone, but MY GOD, this story will change your life!
Lylah James