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selenamichaels's review against another edition
5.0
oh so good
Sigh, I’m sad to see this one end. There’s something about ms.Maura’s writing that just keeps me sucked in. I hardly got any work down today because all I wanted to do was read on. Now I’m done and sad because it was such a beautiful love story. I feel like I fell deep for both characters and loved all their flaws. I truly felt for them all and if you haven’t read this already you are not cool. This read pulled me out of a book funk. Go read it!
Sigh, I’m sad to see this one end. There’s something about ms.Maura’s writing that just keeps me sucked in. I hardly got any work down today because all I wanted to do was read on. Now I’m done and sad because it was such a beautiful love story. I feel like I fell deep for both characters and loved all their flaws. I truly felt for them all and if you haven’t read this already you are not cool. This read pulled me out of a book funk. Go read it!
devyn_3d's review against another edition
5.0
Valentina and Luca have got to be one of my favourite couples to date that Catharina has written. They are so perfect for each other it’s incredible to read about. I think I will forever need more of them, luckily I read all of her books so I get to see more of them in his siblings stories.
citrusreads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
nefeliatmn's review against another edition
4.0
I started it mid week not thinking too much of it and I honestly couldn't put it down. I even stole a few moments at work to read a few chapters. Now, this is the 2nd book in a series of books but it can be read alone with just a few give aways from the first one. The main characters, Luca and Valentina have been working for years together and they walk a very thin line of hate between them but they are a very powerful duo in the industry! Quite in the beginning of the book, Luca starts being jealous about Valentina and other men - so it's a guy falls first- and after a heated moment between them, their dynamic changes. Val also starts realizing she has crossed that hate line and since Luca is arranged to be married to some other woman she tries to quit. He obviously is COMPLETELY opposed to that and he does everything in his power to prevent Valentina from leaving- pretty toxic not gonna lie. Her grandmother is sick and goes missing and he uses the opportunity to find her into one to coerce Valentina into marrying him. Yes I was not the biggest of biggest fans about it but he kind of admits that t was a pretty shitty thing to do so we're gonna roll with it. It has a lil bit of a fake dating element but not really and everything turns out pretty chaotic. The only reason that it gets 4 stars instead of 5 is due to the toxicity being borderline too much for me and also the fact that his ditty talk was a bit cringe at times.
Memorable quotes:
You were never a pawn," he says, his voice soft. "You were always my queen... Everyone knew it but you.”
We don't need you to do anything for us and you don't need to make yourself useful. You just need to be yourself."
Memorable quotes:
You were never a pawn," he says, his voice soft. "You were always my queen... Everyone knew it but you.”
We don't need you to do anything for us and you don't need to make yourself useful. You just need to be yourself."
simikkaur's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
saj04's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
blueys_nerdy_distractions's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
tyanihope's review against another edition
4.0
3.99⭐️
even though Valentina was a lil bit of a pain and Lucas grandma is a absolute weirdo who can’t mind her business. The book was still enjoyable
even though Valentina was a lil bit of a pain and Lucas grandma is a absolute weirdo who can’t mind her business. The book was still enjoyable
ycano's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Such a great book this is my second time reading this book and i still love it. Catharina did a amazing job like always. Valentina is such a amazing women that works her ass off to prove she deserves it. Beside how her and Luca argue i think the part i liked the most was when she told off Ben even though he was trying to make her feel like she didn't deserve her spot. Second best scene is how Ben finds out about Luca and Valentina 🤣🤣🤣 . Luca is so amazing how he loves her and how he stuck by her when she was hurting the most after her grandma. I felt so bad for her i could literally feel her pain. When Luca asked abula for the video 🥰🥹🥹🥹 . such a great book I'm not sure who i love more from the Windsors brothers the girls are just as loveable.