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mels_reading_log's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
She’s a ballerina and uses her mother’s last name so no one can connect her to the life and past she ran away from. Her father’s last name is very well known, he is a powerful mob boss. She wants nothing to do with that life, but her past comes to haunt her, now she has to try to keep everything separate and everyone safe. My only real issue with the book is that I listened to it and the audiobook narrators did not give the same accents to the same people. So one of them spoke in stereotypical Italian mobster accents when voicing some of the characters and it was horrible.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity, Car accident, and Abortion
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
_tami97's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
fangirljeanne's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Meh
Insta lust to insta love. Too many plot twists, barely any plot used to string together okay sex scenes.
Lots of coded racism in how the characters talk about “gangs” verse “organized crime.”
Insta lust to insta love. Too many plot twists, barely any plot used to string together okay sex scenes.
Lots of coded racism in how the characters talk about “gangs” verse “organized crime.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent
tiggerreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
CW: violence, blood, gun violence, abortion, death
I wasn't exactly sure what I was getting into with this one. I picked it up because the author will be at Readers on the River and the blurb caught my eye. There seem to be a few books about ballerinas and mafia out there. I was intrigued by the overlap. Much of the story is veiled in mystery because Catalina prefers not to know about her family's business. Loren presents himself as a mystery, yet that doesn't stop Lina from being intrigued. The chemistry is off the charts with these two. It was interesting to watch the two of them come to terms with their emotions about each other.
I wasn't exactly sure what I was getting into with this one. I picked it up because the author will be at Readers on the River and the blurb caught my eye. There seem to be a few books about ballerinas and mafia out there. I was intrigued by the overlap. Much of the story is veiled in mystery because Catalina prefers not to know about her family's business. Loren presents himself as a mystery, yet that doesn't stop Lina from being intrigued. The chemistry is off the charts with these two. It was interesting to watch the two of them come to terms with their emotions about each other.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Abortion
nnennaya_'s review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Gun violence
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