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ishtar84's review against another edition
4.0
Sadie is a model and a virgin who is waiting for love. She sees Dante Marcello while she’s walking the runway in a show, but other than noticing how sexy he is, she thinks nothing of it.
Dante immediately wants Sadie when he sees he on stage and send on of his cousins to ask for a private audience after the show, one that Sadie turns down. Dante is used to getting what he wants, so he send his cousins, to get her from her house and bring her to him.
Asher and Apollo are twins, and Dante’s cousins. They have to kidnap Sadie to get her to come with them, but they follow any order Dante gives them.
Kane and Brix are Dante’s body guards, though he treats them like family.
Sadie fights every step of the way, giving the guys an earful and a fist or two. She slowly gets consumed by her attraction to the guys, and wants she stops fighting things get steamy quickly.
It’s clear Dante would light the world on fire for her, and I loved the personality of all the guys.
Negatives: The description of the hotel/mansion in the beginning of the book was really confusing. There is mention of mafia/mob a few times in the book, but seems weird that they would openly call Dante a mobster when he is also a successful businessman.
The narrators of the audiobook were amazing!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Dante immediately wants Sadie when he sees he on stage and send on of his cousins to ask for a private audience after the show, one that Sadie turns down. Dante is used to getting what he wants, so he send his cousins, to get her from her house and bring her to him.
Asher and Apollo are twins, and Dante’s cousins. They have to kidnap Sadie to get her to come with them, but they follow any order Dante gives them.
Kane and Brix are Dante’s body guards, though he treats them like family.
Sadie fights every step of the way, giving the guys an earful and a fist or two. She slowly gets consumed by her attraction to the guys, and wants she stops fighting things get steamy quickly.
It’s clear Dante would light the world on fire for her, and I loved the personality of all the guys.
Negatives: The description of the hotel/mansion in the beginning of the book was really confusing. There is mention of mafia/mob a few times in the book, but seems weird that they would openly call Dante a mobster when he is also a successful businessman.
The narrators of the audiobook were amazing!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
http_rosa1's review against another edition
3.0
Quick read. Liked the smut but didn’t like the fact that they never really shared the heroine unless during ✨sexy time✨ they never rly had a romance
kymagirl's review against another edition
5.0
Story: Sadie (h), a model, catches the eye of Dante (H), a Mafia boss, during a fashion show. After she refuses to meet him, Dante sends his men, Apollo (H) and Asher (H), to kidnap her and bring her to him. Sadie finds herself in Dante's home, surrounded by his cousins and bodyguards, Kane (H) and Brix (H). While Dante desires Sadie, she challenges him at every turn with her sassy defiance. Initially resistant to her captors, Sadie discovers a complex web of relationships unfolding with Dante and the men in his close-knit circle as they navigate their newfound connections with humor, passion, and challenges. Through all the twists, turns, and challenges Sadie's strength, independence, and resilience stands out. Hot and steamy mafia kidnapping romance with plenty of passion, humor, and compelling plot twists.
Audio: The narrators did a really great job with this story. The audiobook uses a male narrator and a female narrator – I always appreciate when an author goes for the additional costs of having two narrators so that listeners can hear male dialogue with a male voice and female dialogue with a female voice. Rhys Davis does a great job with the tone he brings to the male voices, and Jude Aaron gave Sadie a voice that seemed to embody her, as well as other female voices. The only thing I struggle with in RH audiobooks is trying to keep track of which male partner's POV is being presented - I wish that more than just "Chapter #" was used for each segment's title and that descriptive content, such as the character's name/chapter title could appear in the track listing.
Audio: The narrators did a really great job with this story. The audiobook uses a male narrator and a female narrator – I always appreciate when an author goes for the additional costs of having two narrators so that listeners can hear male dialogue with a male voice and female dialogue with a female voice. Rhys Davis does a great job with the tone he brings to the male voices, and Jude Aaron gave Sadie a voice that seemed to embody her, as well as other female voices. The only thing I struggle with in RH audiobooks is trying to keep track of which male partner's POV is being presented - I wish that more than just "Chapter #" was used for each segment's title and that descriptive content, such as the character's name/chapter title could appear in the track listing.
quinnreads2's review
5.0
Publicly Hot
Oooh...Sadie may have fought it but boy, oh boy do things heat up once she gives in. This series is so fun and easy to read and the RH is delectable.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
UPDATED 9/2022:
I loved this when I read it years ago. Listening to it was even hotter!
Oooh...Sadie may have fought it but boy, oh boy do things heat up once she gives in. This series is so fun and easy to read and the RH is delectable.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
UPDATED 9/2022:
I loved this when I read it years ago. Listening to it was even hotter!
ancientshadows's review
2.0
I seem to have missed whatever got everybody else so hot.
My opinion:
This doesn't seem to have been proof read. There are grammatical errors, sentences errors and plain plot errors. One second they're driving onto the grounds of a gated private mansion and the next it's a hotel with a penthouse suite. There were multiple instances like this.
Also the sex: Yes there is plenty, but it's incredibly clumsily written and was just such a miss for me.
No thank you.
My opinion:
This doesn't seem to have been proof read. There are grammatical errors, sentences errors and plain plot errors. One second they're driving onto the grounds of a gated private mansion and the next it's a hotel with a penthouse suite. There were multiple instances like this.
Also the sex: Yes there is plenty, but it's incredibly clumsily written and was just such a miss for me.
No thank you.
theclumsylibrary's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
ljhb's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
errmma's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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? No
4.0
emlickliter's review
4.0
Five Mafia Captors' Virgin (Love by Numbers #4) by Nicole Casey – This series is on kindle unlimited. I’ve enjoyed this entire series, but this is the hardest one to get into for me. It starts with a kidnapping. And once I got to the point where I realized the crazy mafia boss was waiting for Sadie to fall for him (while holding her hostage), I made it through the rough spot to the point where actual relationships happened. I really liked the ending! Happy Reading!