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reish3ll'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
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
jennh96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
mortibella's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
But I just don’t think I’m a mafia romance girlie. I’m just not into all the violence.
I don’t like people who handle their problems with fighting. The entire time they were banging after she shot him, I couldn’t help but think about him bleeding all over everything. I don’t see who it would be feasible to 69 and then hard ride a man with broken ribs and a stab wound on his abdomen.
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
spatterson7'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
kharri13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail
hapalyn'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
4.0
I recommend it to people looking for tension, small politics, gang side-plots, mafia, and spice
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Torture and Kidnapping
punk_flower_child'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
avaleigh7210's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Cursing
Minor: Death of parent
booksalacarte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism
kathis_wonderland'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
I received this book for free through an online read club and I desperately needed a quick read yesterday. Here, the book did not disappoint. I read it in one go. It was not a mafia story I expected. The ones I read previously, I did not enjoy at all. Usually they are just to brutal. Sophie Lark did a better job here. We had a lot of action, but there was no real harm done to the children of the mafia bosses from the families themselves. I loved Aida's brothers. They are quite the gang and would do anything for their siblings. The same goes for Aida. She is not some damsel in distress. She is quite a good fighter and knows what she is doing. I liked that about her. Callum's family is not my favourite. We don't read so much about them as we do with Aida's. Callum himself is not my type of guy either. But we will come to that. There were really steamy and sexy scenes. Callum's and Aida's chemistry was really good! But here comes my problem.
Callum kept talking about breaking Aida and making her submit to his rules and lifestyle. He kind of threw out most of her clothes, because he did not like how it was different from his standards. The first sex scene and another one later on were quite borderline. Especially the spanking scene - no consent, just some angry dominating scene. Those two scenes did not sit well with me.
The book was okay. It was not the mafia story I expected, but it was even better, because my previous experience with that trope did not go well. There were some scenes and character traits which I did not ilike at all. But it was not a bad read.
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol