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thereadaholic's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
rileyk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
shinyfox's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I usually don't review books that I rate highly. It's just like "yup that was good, and on to the next book!", but I really want to remember the emotions this book evoked in me.
Future self: Yeah, it's worth re-reading.
Stealing this from another reviewer beacuse YES, this is why it hit hard for me: "It was mostly a story about overcoming your demons with someone else."
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Kidnapping
elleclair's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
smithrachaelynn's review
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
threeundertwopnw's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not much plot, just a very slow burn during which she somehow cures his neurodivergence. Nothing believable. Lots of repetition and filler and some very stilted dialog that nobody would actually say. There are some weird sections where none of the characters use contractions.
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
belle13's review against another edition
- 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
Amount of spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
I always find it hard to choose between this and Sweet Temptation as my favourite Cora book but I think this has to be my all time favourite. This was done so well. Both Nino and Kiara were dealing with some really heavy stuff and even though it’s a mafia romance their love feels very gentle. Nino was unexpectedly sweet for a mafia MMC which I love. Nino is my favourite MMC in the series and honestly, probably one my fave book bfs in general. These two were even tempered and both very intelligent and I loved their sweet, slow burn. It was interesting seeing the dynamics in the Falcone family in comparison to the Vitiellos especially as they are all men bar Kiara and Leona. I also really enjoyed how exasperated Fabiano gets with the Falcones, it makes me laugh every time. This was the most slowburn of Cora's books that I've read but she really made up for it in the end.
I won’t lie, I’ll probably read this book another one thousand times and I’ll never get sick of it.
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
twilmore's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
baaambiii__123's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Blood and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child abuse and Fire/Fire injury
estellesbooks's review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Self harm, and Blood
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury