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kashiish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
inner peace had found me when giulia stepped into my life. i didn’t have to drive hundreds of miles to seek a beach house for that. now i only had to come home to my wife. too beautiful for words—inside and out.
if a song could describe this book it would be — young and beautiful by lana del rey
Graphic: Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
nyx_999's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
She wasn’t what I’d wanted in a wife, but hell, if she wasn’t exactly what I needed.
This was an interesting read. I actually thought about dnfing bcs the beginning felt a bit boring and humorless. I also had a hard time getting to like the MCs in the beginning. But I couldn't stop lmao. It was a one day read so I thought "Ehh let's keep going."
Smut wise I was a bit disappointed. There's good smut don't get me wrong but there could have been way more. There were scenes that could have become such great smut scenes that were basically overwritten saying "they had sex." Or " they made love." Overall I would give the smut a 2,5/5 🌶.
This was definitely the kinda book were I came for the smut and stayed for the plot—which was incredible btw I liked it more than I would have thought.
I'm glad I didn't dnf lol.
This book includes ⬇️
Mafia ✔️
Marriage of convenience
Widowed Underboss needs a new wife ✔️
Young children ✔️
Young wife/mother ✔️
Grumpy x Sunshine-ish ✔️
Possessive mmc ✔️
Quirky fmc ✔️
Him: “You brought chaos into my life.”
Her: “You like my kind of chaos.”
Enjoy!
Graphic: Suicide and Sexual content
Moderate: Incest, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and Infidelity
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty
krystalframe's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Death of parent and Incest
moodskt23_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Incest, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent
bookbishes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, and Incest
Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Death of parent
leda64's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
sajazeaiter'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? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Infidelity
Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Blood, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Misogyny
age gapsaraohneh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty
bbygirl21's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
But as the story goes on it gets better at least the main characters of the story do. Quite a few of the side characters remained to be absolutely horrible in my opinion all in the name of wanting the best for their kids or their family when I'm reality their actions were for selfish reasons.
Other than these small issues spattered throughout the story, I did end up really liking it by the end.
I love how despite being tested like a child throughout the book, Giulia stuck her ground and didn't take anything from anyone especially from like her husband and the men in this book and I like how she fought for her version of a happy family despite all the obstacles placed in front of her.
She may have been one of my favorite characters in this story. She made the best of the situation she was forced into and proved everyone wrong while putting her new family above that of her blood family. This story shows that blood relation isn't everything.
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Grief, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Mental illness, and Self harm
Minor: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Abortion, Medical content, Vomit, and Sexism
carrie12321's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
Moderate: Infidelity