The Mistress (The Original Sinners Book 4)

I bow down to Ms. Tiffany Reisz. She had done it again with the final installment of the Red Years portion of The Original Sinners series. I have been blown away by her previous books and with The Mistress I was definitely not disappointed. It had everything I have come to expect from her books: beautiful writing, charismatic characters, suspense, drama, humor, sexiness, passion, and love. Her books have always managed to keep me fully engaged, pulling all sorts of various reactions from me. I will make to attempt to put into words how much I love this book and series, but I doubt this review will do it justice. When I think back on The Mistress, the foremost thought that comes to mind is how it just summarizes all that you have read from the beginning with The Siren, then The Angel, and then to The Prince. You got the final insight to who the characters are and what their connection to each other really meant. If you were still unsure about how everything fits in, then the interactions/dialogue between the characters reveals it all. It was as if they were putting it on record how everything is so you won’t have any doubts to the way everything occurred and ended up. From the book’s synopsis I expected for Nora to do her best Scheherazade impression of storytelling, but what was a pleasant surprise was how all the other characters took part in also telling their story. I was just struck at how beautiful, and at times heartbreaking, to read the monologues or stories that…

“'... I know you’re hurting. Don’t be afraid to hurt me, too. I know you want to let go. Let go with me. You need comfort. Let me comfort you with my body. Lose yourself inside me. Forget what you’ve lost, forget what you can’t have. There’s no shame in trying to forget for a night even if you know you’ll remember in the morning.'” In a way I think it may have been better to wait for each installment of this captivating saga, "The Original Sinners", because as I read each book back-to-back, I am overwhelmed by the presence of these characters. Thoughts of them intrude upon my mind throughout the day and night when I am away from reading about them. After I finished this story, I had to remind myself that this is a book and it is a testament to the author, how personally I take the actions of some of the characters. There is so much value in understanding these characters, be they real or simply a part of the author's imagination. I find Nora, the dark heroine, both fearsome as a Dominatrix and tragic as the love and lover of the priest, Soren. I was head over heels with Soren...but after this book, honestly I feel betrayed. I seem ridiculous to myself for having these feelings but they're truthful and real feelings. Kingsley...I will always love! Just because Soren did not act how I wished he would act does not mean this author is any less brilliant. It is my issue and I own it as such. That I feel so strongly is a testament to this writer's gifts. I cannot elaborate on…