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hellodebbies's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, and Violence
r1vana's review
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
She was mine to protect, mine to defend, just fucking mine.
Unlike every other aspect of my life, I wouldn't have to share
her. Not with my brothers, not with the family, not with the Five
Points.
She belonged to me, and Eoghan O'Donnelly protected what belonged to him.
That was a fucking fact.
A āmafiaā with arranged marriage.
Tropes?
Arranged marriage
Age gap (F18, M30-ish)
āHurts her father when he hurts herā
Owd but no cheating
Both Eoghan and Inessa are set into an arranged marriage as a peace agreement between āenemiesā.
Eoghan does not want it but he canāt go against his father; inessa was raised to be a perfect polished bride for her son to be husband:
"A handsome groom for a beautiful bride. We're going to make the congregation weep."
On the day of their wedding, two things happens:
1) he sees her bruises and after the wedding he dislocates his filās arm.
2)owdā¦ unfortunately. His mistress is on his bed in their wedding day. That is already a huge ick to meā¦.
The story did get somewhat ābetterā.
There were times were E will talk about I being a virgin and how he canāt have sex bcz of thatā¦. Eyeroll
The plot was decent. I like the dynamic Inessa had with his family especially with Eoghanās brothers.
The female lead, does have a backbone but itās not there. She knew that marrying someone like E, will be like any other mafia stories she has heard, but she didnāt expect him to be understanding:
"You're not the biggest monster I've come across.ā
And the age was questionable. At first E didnāt want to be with her especially for her young age but I guess they are marriedā¦. I donāt mind age gaps but not when the female lead is barely of ageā¦.
I wished I got to se more of the main leads relationship growth; we got some crumbs but I need more then their mutualĀ pining: āIf brains could orgasm, then l'd just come.ā
-
The main lead kind of reminded me (a little) to Nino:
I knew, at that moment, I'd never been closer to someone than I was with her.
To the world, she was my possession, but the sense of belonging I felt was different than ownership at that moment.
I didn't understand it, couldn't explain it, but I figured some things didn't need to be reasoned or defined.
They just were.
She was addictive, and she'd just reeled me in.
Hook.
Line.
And sinker.
Unlike every other aspect of my life, I wouldn't have to share
her. Not with my brothers, not with the family, not with the Five
Points.
She belonged to me, and Eoghan O'Donnelly protected what belonged to him.
That was a fucking fact.
A āmafiaā with arranged marriage.
Tropes?
Arranged marriage
Age gap (F18, M30-ish)
āHurts her father when he hurts herā
Owd but no cheating
Both Eoghan and Inessa are set into an arranged marriage as a peace agreement between āenemiesā.
Eoghan does not want it but he canāt go against his father; inessa was raised to be a perfect polished bride for her son to be husband:
"A handsome groom for a beautiful bride. We're going to make the congregation weep."
On the day of their wedding, two things happens:
1) he sees her bruises and after the wedding he dislocates his filās arm.
2)owdā¦ unfortunately. His mistress is on his bed in their wedding day. That is already a huge ick to meā¦.
The story did get somewhat ābetterā.
There were times were E will talk about I being a virgin and how he canāt have sex bcz of thatā¦. Eyeroll
The plot was decent. I like the dynamic Inessa had with his family especially with Eoghanās brothers.
The female lead, does have a backbone but itās not there. She knew that marrying someone like E, will be like any other mafia stories she has heard, but she didnāt expect him to be understanding:
"You're not the biggest monster I've come across.ā
And the age was questionable. At first E didnāt want to be with her especially for her young age but I guess they are marriedā¦. I donāt mind age gaps but not when the female lead is barely of ageā¦.
I wished I got to se more of the main leads relationship growth; we got some crumbs but I need more then their mutualĀ pining: āIf brains could orgasm, then l'd just come.ā
-
The main lead kind of reminded me (a little) to Nino:
I knew, at that moment, I'd never been closer to someone than I was with her.
To the world, she was my possession, but the sense of belonging I felt was different than ownership at that moment.
I didn't understand it, couldn't explain it, but I figured some things didn't need to be reasoned or defined.
They just were.
She was addictive, and she'd just reeled me in.
Hook.
Line.
And sinker.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Violence
Minor: Abortion
The moderate trigger warnings are not between the main leads or should I say to one another!kad21's review
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse
andeng's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Gun violence
katiesurbeck's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
While I enjoyed this book, the ending was very abrupt. The last chapter was such a random, abrupt ending that I didnāt realize the story was over. It also felt like most of the book was setting up for other couplesā stories. There are random chapters in a side characterās POV that donāt really add to Inessa and Eoughenās story. For example, the chapter from Finnās wifeās POV where she invites Inessa to an author convention an entire year away, felt super random to have in there. I also thought it was strange that the drama and tension had nothing to do with the main characters. Overall it was a good read, but I wanted to see move development with the main characters outside of sexual encounters. There were so many side characters introduced I had a hard time keeping them straight.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse
lotte5322's review
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Medical content
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