Lord of London Town by Tillie ColeMy rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
Lord of
London Town is book one in the Adley Series by Tillie Cole. It tells the story
of Cheska Harlow – Wright and Arthur Adley. Cheska is a socialite from the
right side of London. She lives a pretty good life but harbours a secret, an
obsession with a boy who lives in the darkness and who will do nothing but
shake up Cheska’s life.
Arthur
Adley is certainly from the wrong side of the tracks, an East End gangster, he
is seen as the devil himself. But this doesn’t out Cheska off. Throughout the story
they keep meeting again and again, almost as though they have a dark incessant
pull to them. Their story is dark and twisted as both of them come to terms
with what being with each other looks like and what they will have to sacrifice
to be together.
This is
an unforgivable dark tale which weaves a web around you and leaves you wanting
more. We see how Arthur’s life is chaotic and bloody and how Cheska is drawn
like a moth to a flame with him, even though at points it could be detrimental to
her own safety and sanity. Cheska is a strong female who goes through so much
in this book but comes out strong and a little twisted at the end. Her
relationship with Arthur is hot and she really gets the rest of the gang and
what has made them who they are.
The story
has moments of tragedy, darkness and vulnerability from both Arthur and Cheska.
Arthur really does open up to her in the most heart-breaking of ways.
I have never read a Tillie Cole book before, but if this is the standard of writing; the angst, the drama, the darkness, then count me in!
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