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weelasswithabook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
๐ Enemies to lovers
๐ Arranged marriage
๐ Chinese-American FMC
๐ Italian-American MMC
๐ถ In the library
๐ถ Al fresco
Wow. I put off this series for a while because I'd sort of went off billionnaire romances because I'd read too many. I regret that choice. I absolutely LOVED this book and I ATE it up.
Snarky enemies to lovers banter is always a vibe I can get down with and this had it in spades. I love a heroine who doesn't back down and calls out bs when she sees it.
I loved watching their story play out and the tension was ๐๐
Ana Huang will always be a winner, because her books aren't only good from a plot and relationship perspective, but they are so well written. I'm in the story, I'm feeling the whole setting, her characters are always fully rounded.
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Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
_b0ok_l0v3r's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Grief
Minor: Gun violence
viviundworte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death
riahsreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Gaslighting
Minor: Gun violence
readbykatherine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Racism
eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Car accident and Murder
a_libra_library's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I did enjoy the story, it has a slow beginning and slow end but it's was a nice, softer dark romance. (Does that make sense?)
Anyway, once Vivian and Dante were actually attempting to be a couple the banter! The jokes!! Omg loved it. Dante groveling and courting *chefs kiss*
Dark, quite brooding MMC with a quick witty fierce FMC who are both stubborn, hot, and funny when they want to be??? AAhh Sign me up ๐ซฐ๐พโจ๏ธ
That being said... I do have one negative thing about the lovely Anna.
She's SUPER repetitive. There is so much telling of emotions and thoughts over and over rather than showing us or letting us infer. It could have been 50-100 pages shorter without the constant inner monologuing.
I feel like she killed her own banter with it.
The moments that didn't have monologuing I was kicking my little feet and in shocked with how these characters were just vibing
Lets see if KO Pride is better bc I will be continuing
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
neeemii's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved how Vivian never forgave him so easily and she really made him work up his forgiveness which also allowed Dante to realise he had to change his outlook on everything if he wanted to keep her
Full of laughs, cute banter, spicy scenes, and obviously there is no romance book unless youโre getting pissed at the characters for doing the wrong things ๐ and this book had it all
I love Ana Huangโs writing and her books so from a biased pov Iโm always gonna love her books and this is just another one on the top of my list
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, and Violence
spatterson7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
karinreadsalot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Gun violence and Torture