The line becomes so blurry sometimes because you’re roothing for these characters you fell in love with.īut to give one point of criticism I could see a bit too much of fanfiction ‘Emmett’ in Dominic. You’re also constantly pushed between good and bad. You can’t help but fall in love with these characters and their strenght. You fight along with Haven for her freedom and along with Haven and Carmine for their relationship. It’s worth it.įrom the first page, you’re immediately pulled into the story. It grips you and doesn’t let you go. You get a feeling of the mafia life, but it’s not solely brutal murder etc. So if you’d put of reading it because of the fact that it involves the mafia, I can only encourage you to put that aside and give it a try.

But this book just brings a perfect mix of it. There have been some additions, all of which I really liked and only improved the story in my opinion.įirst of all, I really want to mention that I’ve never been a fan of mafia stories because they’re either too brutal or just too romanticized. The whole plot of this book is one of the best I’ve ever read and I’m over the moon that it hasn’t changed. As beautiful as it once was, it still is. But how much will they have to sacrifice? Can they escape their pasts? And, most of all, what does it mean to be free? Murder and betrayal are a way of life, and nothing comes without a price-especially not freedom. In a world full of chaos, where money and power rule, Haven and Carmine yearn to break free, but a string of events that began before either of them were born threatens to destroy them instead. Entangled in a web of secrets and lies, they learn that while different on the surface, they have more in common than anyone would think. Now, a twist of fate causes their worlds to collide. Carmine, born into a wealthy Mafia family, lived a life of privilege and excess. Haven, a second-generation slave, was isolated in the middle of the desert, her days full of hard work and terrifying abuse.

Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco grew up under vastly different circumstances. I will admit that it took me a long time to finally read it, because I was scared the story would be changed too much, but now I’ve finally pushed myself to read the book. Now, J.M Darhower has published this amazing story, and called it ‘ Sempre’. For a long time, this story was called ‘Emancipation Proclamation’ and it was one of my favorite fanfiction stories ever.

Sempre by J.M. Darhower