Review: Dark Modern Romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
3.5 Stars in my Sky!Before I read The Minaldi Legacy (and even at times whilst reading) I was expecting the story to take a supernatural twist. The cover even seems to suggest something paranormal is on the horizon, but the book Courtney Cole has written is more contemporary thriller than supernatural (this will make sense when you read it).American Psychiatrist Eva travels to Malta to carry out research for her dissertation. Pretty soon after arriving she meets the dashing, broody and mysterious Luca Minaldi. Luca is a shipping heir with a dark secret, but Eva finds herself inexplicably drawn to him.For the most part I really liked Luca and felt really bad for everything he goes through. Because Eva is a doctor I was expecting a strong, feisty character and don't get me wrong at the beginning she is, but after things take a turn with Luca she became slightly hormonal and kinda needy. This being said Eva suffers a lot and I can understand her position at times, but she came across younger than she is and I found myself confused about her age but I did like her.The Minaldi Legacy also comes in two parts but I read it as one volume and didn't have to wait for part two. The plot covers some pretty traumatic issues and as I mentioned earlier I kept expecting things to take a paranormal turn. The thriller/mystery element was interesting and helped pull the story together; I didn't guess one particular twist.There are some upsetting moments so be prepared, but there are also some great sexy scenes. I enjoyed their romance and Luca could be really romantic at times. I liked the story even if I was a little frustrated with Eva at times.I received a copy in exchange for an honest review!