Reviews

Ranieri Andretti by Parker S. Huntington

readers_together's review against another edition

5.0

I'm reading this series backwards...don't judge me. I loved Bastiano Romano so freaking much, but, you know, it's one of those things where you don't know if it's a fluke. If you just gelled with the writing and the story. We'll, after finishing Ranieri Andretti I think it's safe to say that it wasn't a fluke. I loved it. Parker S. Huntington has such a beautiful way of creating these characters and circumstances where you know you should probably dislike the hero and his actions but deep down, you just can't help being in love with him. And the heroine? Sheesh. She writes the BEST heroines. I love them almost as much as I love the heroes. They are strong and feisty. Just how I like them. I've always been a sucker for second chance romances and this book is no different. It's a novella, but don't let that detracted from the story. It's not lacking at all. The characters are well rounded and I never felt like I was missing something. I think Parker did a fabulous job of giving the reader enough information without repeating things from other books. That takes skill. Ranie and Carina have such a long history and their love started so innocently and it was beautiful and perfect...until it wasn't. I liked how that played out and although I was holding myself back from kicking him in the nads a few times, I knew something must have happened, once we finally get that missing piece it all made sense. I loved how as adults he persued Carina and because of the things they'd been through she fought it. The build up and the coming together was fantastic. A definite must read. There is something in this story that I adored, I don't want to ruin anything, so I'll just say this, letters! Swoon. I loved it.

taheldaudi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

4.5

jlkaad19's review against another edition

5.0

This story was so cute and sweet!!

Doesn’t follow typical romance lines either which made it even more fun!!

Childhood love to teenage angst to adult love ❤️

Jeremy was fantastic as Raini!! Just the hint of a southern accent at times!!

Desiree has a lovely sweet voice!!

badwolfbooks's review against another edition

It just wasn’t for me. It didn’t make sense that this guy had made her life hell, isolated her from everyone, abandoned her and made her an outcast to be emotionally and physically harassed and bullied and he just comes into the club she works in and she’s ready to fuck him? She’s still in love with him? I understand that you have to suspend reality a bit with books like this but none of this made any sense because quite frankly, this book is set 11 years after their initial falling out and they haven’t seen each other in 7… He would have to make an attempt to rectify things at least but all he had to do was make her cum underneath some airplanes… Make it make sense. 

sarareadsromance's review against another edition

3.0

I mean there’s not much you can expect to get out of a novella, right? I’m still not sure how I feel about this novella. It was just OK. Nothing really stood out to me and I felt like it could’ve had so much more potential but it just didn’t. It was for sure a fast read, somewhat held my attention and wasn’t absolutely terrible.

Solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️ read.

stacey_lear80's review against another edition

2.0

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So I continue to read this series hoping that it will be as great as the first book. Nope, it wasn’t. I just loved how the hero and heroine found each other, fell for each other and made a way for each other in the first installment.
In the books that followed, there doesn’t seem to be a complete story end, the hero hurt the heroine on purpose and the heroine was abused by the hero and his friends.....nope, didn’t like it.

tfail24's review against another edition

3.0

I really liked to story, but the southern drawl of Ranieri, I thought, was a little much. This is one of those books where I would have rather read the book and not listened to the audiobook.

casideea's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

4.0

Great novella. 

lindseydomokur's review against another edition

4.0

I'm a sucker for a second chance romance. Ranie and Camila were just like Romeo and Juliet and that story line fit so well. I usually don't love romances where the boy pushes the girl away for her own good, but for some reason this one worked. Maybe it was the mafia influence, it made it a little more real for me instead of just a kid thinking he knew what was best for the girl he loved. I really like novellas, and usually am happy with the size of them, but I did find myself wanting a little more of these two.

arushofemotions's review against another edition

5.0

So this book was actually sweeter than I expected it to be! The Ranie that we've met in previous books is vicious, menacing, and doesn't take crap from anybody. In this book, the romance is written as a childhood friends-to-enemies-to-lovers type situation. It's a huge second-chance love story, and because of how it was written, there's a lot of back and forth between the past and the present. I think it was wonderfully written, I think that this author did a wonderful job of making us see a different side of Ranie. Who can tame the big bad Beast? I love these kinds of stories, where the bad guy falls to his knees for a woman, and this one was delivered so so well. And Carina! Gah my heart just broke for her. The turmoil she experiencedat the loss of their friendship was tough to read, but I think it made their reconnection even that much stronger. This was a great addition to the series!