I will never tire of the Gallos and their antics

I loved Camille and Nero, their bond is so adorable and their love for each other, so true. I LOVED the Aida & Callum cameo.

Excited to meet Simone in Dante’s story!

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a_libra_library's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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stuffandwhatnot's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Oh I love a heist! Add in fast cars and hot guys and you got yourself a stew goin'. Camille was a very likable heroine, for all her prickliness, and Nero is fully smitten, as he should be. A fun crime adventure with a prickly grumpy/psycho grumpy romance where the stakes aren't quite as high as they were in the last two novels.

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5.0

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darkclouds's review against another edition

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medium-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? Yes

3.5

A vast improvement from the first two! Honestly I'm still reeling in surprise by just how much I liked Nero and Camille's relationship. It's the kind of organic, slow build, romantic journey I've been craving to see in books like these. They had a dusting of cheese - just enough to tolerate.

I had faith in Nero. I'm really only ploughing through for Nero and Sebastian but with how the former two books were executed, let's say I was pretty hesitant that the delivery would be nothing but subpar.

Something I've picked up on with Lark's books is that the initial 200 odd pages seem to work out a lot better than the latter half. Almost as though she rushes through when realising there is much to tie up and not enough word count. It's frustrating really because it really does dampen down on the quality in the long run. And then we're left unsatisfied like a cat without it's cream.

To address the pros, as aforementioned, Nero and Camille don't have that instant electric first meeting and attraction runs wild on sight. It's more so a slow burn, working friendship after coincidental meetings that they eventually see each other in a different light. Their baggage holds them back and made them feel so much kosher because each have different coping mechanisms that explains their personality traits. For once, it didn't feel as though the leads were put on a pedestal and glorified to make them seem special. If anything they seemed... real?

Nero really was like a breath of fresh air to the bog standard James Dean bad boy character type. He had surprisingly made moments meaningful with his words that in other books, would usually entail some form of dirty talk or cringey liners. But not him. At least, for the most part.

Anyhow. The cons being I found myself at times, disengaged from the side plots. The cop hounding Camille and the heist we eventually get to. I think the fault lies mostly in the writing style and the inclusions of pop culture references just tank down the enjoyment factor. That and the way things felt rushed after the midway point, the messy "I love you" moments that seems to be a staple... ehhh it could've been better.

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adventurous dark relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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romancereader's review

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emotional funny 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

5.0

This book was good i still think Stolen heir is my fav so far i did also discover that the author has another series about the main characters of this series kids which i am definitely reading that i loved Nero in this book i found him funny at certain parts of the book in this book you only hear about Mikolaj and Nessa where you actually meet Aida and Callum again in this book i love how interconnected these books are they can be read as standalone and they all are happy ending but i do recommend to read them in order i love how you always meet a character in the book that your gonna see in the next i can’t wait to read Dante and Simone’s book next this series is a nice fast good read i did get anxiety more then any other book in this series so far but i still did enjoy it i also did love the Description of Neros appearance and the illustrations that gave me a better look at him😍😍😍overall im enjoying this series so much and i rated it five stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.25

This book wasn’t as good as the first or second if I’m being honest. I feel like I expected more than what I got if I’m being honest. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy it.

Nero from the start was a sweetheart even if he was cold hearted and “bad”. You could tell from the start that he was going to end up falling for the girl he never noticed. Camille was a sweetie. She acted like she didn’t want to fit in or that she didn’t care about the opinions of other people, but as the story went on you see that get expanded on. I liked them both together and I liked how well they fit eachother.

I also love how there was no 3rd act conflict 😍 was surprised by that but it was insanely refreshing. The spice in it was hot and I love the drawings that get included every few chapters that expand on what is currently playing out.

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