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rebekkamafia's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Firstly, this was no bully romance. Nero was promised to be a vicious psychopath, but he actually was pretty soft and sweet (for a mafia romance mmc).
I was expecting the plot lines to be more suspenseful and they had the promise to make an addicting story, but they fell a bit flat. Which on the other hand, made this a cosy and easy read.
Nero was kind of misogynistic and Camille was a typical I’m-not-like-other-girls-character (but more in a way that she was written from that viewpoint and intention, but Cam herself didn’t really have that attitude). The relationship between Nero and Camille developed kind of weirdly, I feel like it didn’t have enough time to develop and suddenly they just were together.
Overall an entertaining, easy and quick read, and pretty much what I hoped for going in!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Death of parent
amanda_reads13's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Definitely giving a Fast and Furious mixed with Oceans 11 vibe. I really liked Camille and Nero! She is a bit of an underdog who you cannot help but root for. She is passionate, strong, and smart. He is a hot head, who is the definition of a bad boy.
Camille lives with her brother and father, they are struggling and her father is sick. Her brother gets tangled up with a drug dealer and is caught with Ecstasy in his backpack by a cop. Camille takes the fall for her brother and is forced to become a CI. She has had some bad luck and is trying all she can to get her brother a better life.
Her connection to Nero is deep and emotional. They had so much chemistry and were so vulnerable with each other.
This one is definitely more of a slow burn compared to the others, which I loved. I loved seeing the bits and pieces of Nero's family throughout. I found this plot to be more believable than the previous books.
Tropes: Good girl/bad boy, opposites attract, slow burn
Camille lives with her brother and father, they are struggling and her father is sick. Her brother gets tangled up with a drug dealer and is caught with Ecstasy in his backpack by a cop. Camille takes the fall for her brother and is forced to become a CI. She has had some bad luck and is trying all she can to get her brother a better life.
Her connection to Nero is deep and emotional. They had so much chemistry and were so vulnerable with each other.
This one is definitely more of a slow burn compared to the others, which I loved. I loved seeing the bits and pieces of Nero's family throughout. I found this plot to be more believable than the previous books.
Tropes: Good girl/bad boy, opposites attract, slow burn
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail