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Sweet Temptation by Cora Reilly

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kashiish's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

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wts_tiffany's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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highonbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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lucindanorine's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I struggled to begin with this book. I usually love an age gap and mafia but this age gap was harder for me. The Male Main Characther talked about how he was uncomfortable having an arranged6
0 marriage with a girl that turned 18 one day before their wedding but he was suddenly okay with it at the right times? I overall enjoyed the storyline but that one fact was hard for me.

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ariana_m's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was probably the most domestic and "cute" mafia books I've ever seen. I surprisingly liked Cassio and Giulia because I usually don't like age gap books but this worked. Their relationship was really fast paced but I get it, and still enjoyed it. The part that explains what happened to Cassio's ex took me out lol. I physically had to put my kindle down tbh. Even though I did like this book, I wish there was a bit more action. There was also times where I wished there was more between Giulia and Cassio but all in all it was still good.

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leda64's review against another edition

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fast-paced

2.0

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bbygirl21's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

I found this story enjoyable for the most part. The thought I wouldn't enjoy this book in the beginning. I found some of the things that happened at the beginning to be disgusting and some of the traditions were downright horrible.

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.

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