Summary
There is a reason that the powerful get more powerful. Something that they don’t talk about – or acknowledge. Sure you can get ahead the traditional way – by stomping on those beneath you to get to the top. By being ruthless and cut throat.
But you can also employ a Witch. Someone who will read cards for you in a way that gives you an edge over your competitors, cast spells for you so that your desired outcomes are seamless.
The Tarot Club is exactly this, only this time Corinne’s client is the Bratva – the Russian Mob, and she suddenly finds herself reading cards to determine who should live and who should die by their hands.
And Dimitri is the man who will lead the Bratva into a new era. But does Corinne want to stick around and be part of that? Will she stay as their Empress?
The first book in a duet in the Tarot Club series is set to keep you on the edge of your seat gasping for more.
Review
Everyone has their secrets. Do we ever truly know someone when we can’t ever truly know ourselves?
Witches. Bratva. Demons. Oh my! Erin Mc Luckie Moya can take popular tropes/concepts and make them into something unique. The Empress is a paranormal romance between a witch and someone in the Bratva (similar to the mafia). Mixing the old with the new to make something more powerful.
The first time I read The Empress, I thought I didn’t like it as much as I did. I came out of it thinking that I prefer Erin’s other series, the Hellhound MC, more. But, after rereading both Catching Cole and The Empress, I don’t know what to think.
In reality, the first time I read The Empress in October, I seemed to have highlighted a lot of it. However, I didn’t realize that was the case until I reread The Empress in February. Adding more highlights, making it look like a coloring book.
After being judged and dismissed my entire life, I tried not to judge others.
I didn’t think I would relate to a character from the first line. Although my life is not the same, I can still draw parallels between Corrine and myself. She’s both who I am and who I want to be.
People are not just one thing but comprised of multiple layers. Corrine doesn’t fit in one world but has one foot in one and one in another. Like most people, Corrine just wanted to belong. So when her own family didn’t understand her, she sought out a family that would, a chosen family of her own.
Dimitri is an ass. It took some time, but I warmed up to him. I ended up loving Dimitri by the time The Empress was over, and you probably will too.
When Corinne and Dimitri met, they didn’t like each other. He didn’t believe her. But they’re more alike than they realized. Usually, I’m not one for slow burns, but I understand there is a time and place. And every once and a while, I don’t mind them. That being said, The Empress was a slow burn, but I was too invested to even realize.
Without realizing it, The Empress had impacted me. It made me more open to the idea of getting tarot cards. Because one month later, in November, I bought my first deck, and it went downhill from there. At this point, I’m more collecting than using, but I want to learn it.
I watched readings and tarot tube long before reading The Empress, but I think it was the catalyst. The second time around made me want to learn even more. I upped my original review from 4 stars to 5 stars solely because it stuck with me, and I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m slowly making my way reading all of Erin Mc Luckie’s works. And I’m invested in what I’ve read so far.
