Thief

Boston Underworld, Book 5

By: A. Zavarelli

Narrated by: Tracy Marks

Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

I’m a good girl.

I live by a code that can’t be bent or broken. It is my duty to my family to stay innocent and pure. To marry an Italian man. The stars are already aligned.

But Nikolai Kozlov re-writes my destiny with five simple words.

You belong to me now.

He's Russian mafiya. A thief. A skilled liar with no moral boundaries. He is everything I have been taught to hate. A man who stands for nothing. A man who takes what he wants without a second thought.

And what he wanted was me.

He thinks he controls my fate, but what he doesn’t know is that sometimes it’s the good girls you have to watch out for.

I’m a dangerous man.

I live by a code. The Vory code. It is my duty to my family to protect the brotherhood. To destroy anyone who threatens what we stand for, including her.

She’s a dancer. A beautiful little doll. My prisoner and my new favorite puppet. This mafia princess thinks she has me under her spell, but in the end, she is simply collateral.

It’s a shame to destroy precious things.

But this is what bad men do.

Note: This book contains dark subject matter, please listen at your own discretion. This is a full-length standalone that can be read in any order within the series.

©2018 A. Zavarelli (P)2018 A. Zavarelli

good but disturbing

I admit that my review is really colored by my preferences so let me preface this with the fact that this is a well-written, dark book about a Russian mobster who has power over a beautiful mob princess. Nikolai made a deal with Tanaka's father and he holds on to her as collateral. Throughout the first half of the book, they fight against each other but my biggest issue is that the push and pull makes it that Nikolai seeks other women for comfort. I'm quite against this so that colored the rest of my perception of the book. However, that said, it is a well written, very descriptive book. Tanaka is really a sympathetic character who has been psychologically damaged (by her father) and Nikolai actually does try to help her, even though he does things that I don't agree with.

I also listened to the audiobook, besides borrowing the book via KU. Tracy Marks is good and one of the better ones at playing multiple male and female characters pretty seamlessly. Since this book is a dual POV, I kind of wish that there were a male and female narrator though!
🎧AudiobookObsessionReviewer, AudiobookObsessionReviewer

Intriguing

This type of storyline is totally new to me. The author truly does a great job writing a page Turner but I keep asking myself about falling for the kidnapper. Would I? Could I? It's a very interesting thought process. It pulls my emotions. I couldn't put it down. Absolutely loved her writing. Excellent narrator!
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Yes! Yes! Yes!!!😜😘😍

Not trying to beat a dead horse…But again anyone who’s read my reviews know that I’m a huge fan of A. Zavarelli! So you also know I’m enjoying this Boston Underworld Series for its raw, real, and very extraordinary characters….I’m usually eager to find out what comes next in the series! 😍😁😘

The anti-hero, Nikolai so sexy, smart, devious, hot, an ass. Someone we love to hate. Tanaka, the heroine so beautiful, elegant, sheltered, strong, smart, battered, lonely, and angry. These two had so much chemistry it was raw it was sweet and I couldn’t put them down. 😍😘🥰😁Some might say this was one of the less complicated books but again real. I loved the tie-ins on this one of the other books and other characters. I’d almost forgotten how these characters fit into Ghost, Talia and Alexie’s, story until they started reliving some of the scenes from Nikolov and talia’s perspectives and then of course it all made sense….😁🤓

The narration was awesome, I would definitely read it again! And this one will go on my favorites!!!

Ow ow loved this book!

First off I love all of the characters in the Boston underworld series! But I have to say Nikolai is my favorite ! This book was suspenseful and had just the right amount of romance. I recommend this series to anyone who likes a great story with hot sex !

4.75 stars

Anti-hero that you will love to hate. I hated that Tanaka saw other women with Nikolai, I seriously wanted to strangle him. Captive storyline but if you've read the books before you should already know a little about Nikolai and Tanaka. The heroine has tons of issues that stem from her father and wanting to be a ballerina which is all she cares about since that is her only escape. Twists and turns at the end and I'm happy Tanaka did what she had to do towards the end.

Narration 4 stars

This series keeps getting better!

I am pleased to have found this author and have devoured the first 5 books in the series so far. All 5 star books with uniquely unforgettable characters.

Thief

Some elements of this book I absolutely loved, while other things I didn't. The story pulled me in, but I was hoping for more updates on the other characters in the Boston Underworld. I have enjoyed this series, but this story didn't grip me the same way as Ghost did (that was my favorite one of the series). Some things were answered, and other things not so much. I thought the author was very insightful with her portrayal of what sacrifices ballerina's go thru to maintain their weight and shape. Without giving away spoilers, the imagery in this story was graphic at times and painted some vivid images. Stockholm syndrome was another vibe I got from the book. The narration by Tracy Marks was outstanding. She was able to give so many characters distinguishable voices that one could hear who was talking. I would love it if A. Zavarelli would write another book in this series featuring more of the wives and how they deal with their men in a lighthearted and sexy way.

love love

I love this series. I can listen and relisten to these books. I dont want it to end.

Thief

I love the twist to the traditional Mafia story. It was absolutely engaging with so much action and drama. The characters were so great and very very sexy! Tracy Marks did an amazing job with the narration.

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great

This was a great story with a unique spin. I enjoyed the characters and story however in hindsight, I would rather have read the books in order despite it being a standalone. The narration was great- well edited and performed. Great read- just read the whole series for maximum enjoyment :)