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poupimali's review
fast-paced
4.0
The audiobook is Tara Langella, Erin Quinn, Brooke Daniels, Michelle Sparks and Troy Duran (and his irish accent đź« )
The last couple in the series is Rey, the Famous italian black widow and Spider/Quinn (the second in command of Declan - book 2 of the series.
I am a real sucker for a badass FMC with a venomous tongue and creative death threats.
The only thing that bothers me is a spoiler so…
I understand that 2 mains characters over 30 (33 and 38 to be precise) wants children but talking about it repetitively for few chapters, was annoying. Since there is no pregnancy until the very end in the epilogue.
I am a real sucker for a badass FMC with a venomous tongue and creative death threats.
The only thing that bothers me is a spoiler so…
Tropes
Mafia
Survivor (Domestic abuse)
Survivor (Domestic abuse)
Arranged Marriage
Slow burn
Enemies with benefits 🥵
Banter (and the mother is hilarious)
That. Man. Mouth.
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Banter (and the mother is hilarious)
That. Man. Mouth.
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Overall:
“All hail the Queen!”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Murder
ronnieex's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Death, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy
blissfullibrary's review
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Murder, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy
sarahaugust's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
litwitchbitch's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
queennia's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
the fmc was so funny
cute story
i actually liked it way more than i expected
cute story
i actually liked it way more than i expected
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder
mbro's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
cocpop_reads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
5.0
Besides the first book, this is probably my favorite book in the series. I absolutely fell in love with Reyna and Spider:
They were a true enemies to lovers, with insults hurling back and forth along with death threats from the Queen.
But I love that they have good banter with one another, and that they can annoy the other but the love is still there.
The reader learns a lot more about Spider in this book, and meets a boss ass woman who has love for just him.
TW: domestic violence involving Reyna’s ex-husband. Nothing is super detailed about her abuse except when she has her nightmare near the end.
They’re just a great couple with amazing communication. Trust me, this is a couple who might have problems but they’re quickly worked out because Spider has been in therapy and knows talking is key.
Spice scale: 3/5. Let’s just say Reyna has a breeding kink, and Spider is only too happy to fulfill it. But nothing happens between the two until halfway through, and the breeding doesn’t come up until closer to the end.
They were a true enemies to lovers, with insults hurling back and forth along with death threats from the Queen.
But I love that they have good banter with one another, and that they can annoy the other but the love is still there.
The reader learns a lot more about Spider in this book, and meets a boss ass woman who has love for just him.
TW: domestic violence involving Reyna’s ex-husband. Nothing is super detailed about her abuse except when she has her nightmare near the end.
They’re just a great couple with amazing communication. Trust me, this is a couple who might have problems but they’re quickly worked out because Spider has been in therapy and knows talking is key.
Spice scale: 3/5. Let’s just say Reyna has a breeding kink, and Spider is only too happy to fulfill it. But nothing happens between the two until halfway through, and the breeding doesn’t come up until closer to the end.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
andeng's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pregnancy
nikitanavalkar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? No
5.0
My persistence with this series has paid off at last. That sounds wrong, because by no means were the previous installments of the series bad or anything, but I had several little niggles, especially with the last 2 books. But this. This one was everything I wanted from the rest of the series and more. Some alchemical magic occurred and things just came together perfectly this time around, and made my flipping heart soar.
First of all, let me apologize to Spider aka Homer Quinn for ever doubting him, or JT. That man is a big ol’ teddy bear Viking and it all makes sense now. And it’s a good thing he is, because my girl Reyna deserves nothing less. Because true to her name, she is a gods damned Queen and I’m in incoherent love with her. I loved Nat and Sloane and Riley, but Reyna is my new girl crush. What a boss arse Bitch. Cold as ice, a survivor, a fierce warrior, all round badass. And so delightfully, incredibly violent. Like Spider, I’m dazzled by her, and would let her run me over, poison me, whatever she wishes?
And together, these two are a five alarm inferno. I mean hooeeey…things were getting set ablaze and kindles were getting melted and my soul burned to ash with their chemistry. If the dirty talk didn’t do me in, which it most certainly did, they have a mutual praise kink, and I never knew I needed to see it? While the banter was never a problem of this series, it gets better here? Like, how is it even possible, JT? I’ll tell you how, with Rey’s viperous tongue and Quinn’s short fuse, their tension frequently explodes into lethal and comical verbal sparring before it becomes more. And after. Also, both of them being such feral alphas results in some very interesting erotic encounters. Gosh, someone get me a tall drink of ice cold water please!
Moving on, I enjoyed the background action plot this time and how it somehow felt seamless with the romance, as well as Rey’s mom who was one of the highlights for me. It does get slightly corny at the end, but I enjoy my corn at the end of series, and it was super fun to visit with the couples once again. Have I, wait for it, found my favorite mafia romance? Gasp.
First of all, let me apologize to Spider aka Homer Quinn for ever doubting him, or JT. That man is a big ol’ teddy bear Viking and it all makes sense now. And it’s a good thing he is, because my girl Reyna deserves nothing less. Because true to her name, she is a gods damned Queen and I’m in incoherent love with her. I loved Nat and Sloane and Riley, but Reyna is my new girl crush. What a boss arse Bitch. Cold as ice, a survivor, a fierce warrior, all round badass. And so delightfully, incredibly violent. Like Spider, I’m dazzled by her, and would let her run me over, poison me, whatever she wishes?
And together, these two are a five alarm inferno. I mean hooeeey…things were getting set ablaze and kindles were getting melted and my soul burned to ash with their chemistry. If the dirty talk didn’t do me in, which it most certainly did, they have a mutual praise kink, and I never knew I needed to see it? While the banter was never a problem of this series, it gets better here? Like, how is it even possible, JT? I’ll tell you how, with Rey’s viperous tongue and Quinn’s short fuse, their tension frequently explodes into lethal and comical verbal sparring before it becomes more. And after. Also, both of them being such feral alphas results in some very interesting erotic encounters. Gosh, someone get me a tall drink of ice cold water please!
Moving on, I enjoyed the background action plot this time and how it somehow felt seamless with the romance, as well as Rey’s mom who was one of the highlights for me. It does get slightly corny at the end, but I enjoy my corn at the end of series, and it was super fun to visit with the couples once again. Have I, wait for it, found my favorite mafia romance? Gasp.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Sexual violence
TW: severe domestic abuse in the past with frequent flashbacks. Spider’s past is also very dark, and even though the recounting is brief and not super descriptive, it’s a lot. And of course, general violent unaliving and mention of other mafia activities.