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apolen's review against another edition
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, and Pregnancy
__romancereader__'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I loved the f*cking ending of this book the epilogue was everything i needed i do wish that the epilogue was longer and we got to meet all the characters from the previous book but we didn’t 🥲 i was kinda bored for the beginning of the book the book didn’t get interesting for me till revenge was the only thing the main male character Sebastian could see thats when the book got interesting for me you do see allot of the main characters from this book and the previous books in the brutal birthrights series kids they all have at least one kid except one couple that you don’t even see or hear about in this book i hope they did have a kid in a different book that I don’t know about the book moves kinda fast and i did enjoy that the female main character was a virgin and lost her virginity to the male main character and the male main character only there is another series after this one about the couples from the brutal birthrights kids so that’s gonna be interesting to read finally i do think strongly that Stolen heir is my favorite book in this series and idk if it was just me but at certain scenes of this book i kept thinking of all he’ll ever be by willow winters if you read both books you might see some similarities not allot but still some or maybe it was just me that saw similarities but anywho i rated this book a 4 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and only because i did not enjoy it until the ending i feel that got the last book in this series it could’ve been way better but i still enjoyed it though
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
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adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- 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? It's complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
misswirum's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Sadly, this is the series worst and most boring book. Both Yelana and Sebastian is boring af and I don't understand why the author would end the series like this.
2,25/5⭐️
2,5/5📝
1/5🌶
2,25/5⭐️
2,5/5📝
1/5🌶
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
amanda_reads13's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-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
3.0
I enjoyed the evolution of Seb's character throughout this series. You see him go from an outsider in his own family, to the one in charge. In each book, you get snippets of who Seb is becoming. In this book you see him come to embrace his role in the family. At first Seb comes off as selfish and it leads to irrevocable damage to his family. Throughout most of the book he puts his family in danger, first due to infatuation and then his desire for revenge.
Yelena was controled by her father, she was a pawn in his schemes against the Gallos. She put all of her faith in her brother to have her back, but she was ultimately betrayed by the one person she trusted the most. You could see how she truly loved Seb, but she could have told him the truth at any point, maybe then his family would have been better prepared at the wedding.
That scene in the dungeon... He said she could saystop at any point, but he made it very clear that to earn back his trust she had to allow him to do whatever he wanted to her. That was messed up. She was psychologically and emotionally abused her whole life, and he basically did to her what every other man has. What he did was emotional blackmail and, really, could be considered rape.
I LOVE seeing the other characters come back through this book and being able to see how their relationships have progressed. BUT you also get the sense that the family is fractured and the damaged suffered will forever keep the family members on seperate paths. This is solidified in the epilogue when you have no mention of Aida, Dante, or Nero. It insinuates that Dante has remained estranged from his family, Aida and Cal have gone clean, and Nero is probably running his garage.
Tropes: Mafia, instalove, revenge, waring families
Yelena was controled by her father, she was a pawn in his schemes against the Gallos. She put all of her faith in her brother to have her back, but she was ultimately betrayed by the one person she trusted the most. You could see how she truly loved Seb, but she could have told him the truth at any point, maybe then his family would have been better prepared at the wedding.
That scene in the dungeon... He said she could saystop at any point, but he made it very clear that to earn back his trust she had to allow him to do whatever he wanted to her. That was messed up. She was psychologically and emotionally abused her whole life, and he basically did to her what every other man has. What he did was emotional blackmail and, really, could be considered rape.
I LOVE seeing the other characters come back through this book and being able to see how their relationships have progressed. BUT you also get the sense that the family is fractured and the damaged suffered will forever keep the family members on seperate paths. This is solidified in the epilogue when you have no mention of Aida, Dante, or Nero. It insinuates that Dante has remained estranged from his family, Aida and Cal have gone clean, and Nero is probably running his garage.
Tropes: Mafia, instalove, revenge, waring families
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition
dark
3.5
Seb and Yelena's story was definitely the darkest and the most 'mafia' of them all. Oh Enzo!!!
Also, I love how Sophie Lark used this epilogue as a segue into the next series.
I can't wait to get into Kingmakers.
Also, I love how Sophie Lark used this epilogue as a segue into the next series.
I can't wait to get into Kingmakers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
sdupont's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
4.0
Heavy Crown similar to Savage Lover for me in that I felt we didn’t have enough time with the couple to really feel their connection grow and build- even less so for this book as the couple dated for such a short period of time. I struggled to get into this book but the second half was interesting with all of the action between the battling mafia families. I would recommend this entire series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy
weelasswithabook's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
CW, gun violence, death of a loved one, dismemberment, torture, misogyny, abusive parental relationship, historical DV, SA
⭐ Hidden motive
⭐ Mafia romance
Ooh this had me full of anxiety. So much happened in this book 👀 character deaths that broke my little heart, betrayal, sadness, a hero with such responsibility he didn't want nor need thrust on him, a heroine made to choose between her family (tbh they were dicks so I'd have bounced) and someone she loved.
Uggghhhhh this was just the perfect end to the series and Kingmakers (which I read first for some reason 🤣) is such a natural progression which just flows from Heavy Crown to The Heir.
10/10 would read again.
⭐ Hidden motive
⭐ Mafia romance
Ooh this had me full of anxiety. So much happened in this book 👀 character deaths that broke my little heart, betrayal, sadness, a hero with such responsibility he didn't want nor need thrust on him, a heroine made to choose between her family (tbh they were dicks so I'd have bounced) and someone she loved.
Uggghhhhh this was just the perfect end to the series and Kingmakers (which I read first for some reason 🤣) is such a natural progression which just flows from Heavy Crown to The Heir.
10/10 would read again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Terminal illness
ariallbooked's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
4.25
This was a great ending to this series!!
Like Dante, Sebastian's book was the one I couldn't wait to get to in this series! Though Dante is still my #1 Gallo, Seb is definitely coming in at a close second. This book was FILLED with so much action and I loved all of the twists and turns it took. Yelena wasn't my favorite female MC in this series, but she and Seb complimented each other so well, that I didn't mind her too much
Can't wait to start the Kingmakers!
Like Dante, Sebastian's book was the one I couldn't wait to get to in this series! Though Dante is still my #1 Gallo, Seb is definitely coming in at a close second. This book was FILLED with so much action and I loved all of the twists and turns it took. Yelena wasn't my favorite female MC in this series, but she and Seb complimented each other so well, that I didn't mind her too much
Can't wait to start the Kingmakers!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
hq_reads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
Spoiler free. What an end to the series! This was a really good book - initially I wasn’t excited to read a book about Sebastian as I wasn’t that drawn to him in the other books, but he had a lot of depth and was very intriguing. Yelena is also an interesting character, with a strong will.
The book starts very romantic and sweet. Like the start of their love for each other and then it takes a quick turn, becoming brutal and violent. I thought the shift was done really well and the characters decisions and reactions were believable under the circumstances.
The book starts very romantic and sweet. Like the start of their love for each other and then it takes a quick turn, becoming brutal and violent. I thought the shift was done really well and the characters decisions and reactions were believable under the circumstances.
I liked the focus on the rival mafias in this book and it was great to read more action than just pure romance. The balance was done really well and was needed given it’s the final book.
TW: There is a sex scene in this that some will consider rough. I was unsure how I felt about the power dynamics during it… and I usually read and enjoy dub consent books. But… I’m still processing how I feel about it ie whether it was hot or wrong.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault