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A review by madlereads
When He Takes by Gabrielle Sands
4.75
Thank you to Gabrielle Sands for the ARC! 🥰
🔫 Mafia romance
💒 forced marriage
🥺 second chances
🤭 she's the grumpy one
This is book 2 of the Fallen God duet! So go and read the first book When He Desires (check tws!) before reading this one.
Blake's whole world has gone up in flames and with danger following, there's no way she can return home to Darkwater Hollow now. To protect her, Nero (who's most definitely not a construction company owner but formerly a consigliere of a powerful mafia family in NY), must make a decision that she will hate to ensure her safety: marriage. 💒 Now thrust into a whole new world that is New York in the super rich and powerful crime family circles, Blake must survive and decide if she wants to leave. Meanwhile Nero is convinced he can save their relationship 🥺
😭 the angst! Ugh it was killing me. I was sooo emotional reading this. It wasn't just the conflicted feelings between the MCs but stuff on the side too.
🥺 Nero, the mob puppy (okay he's very dangerous but he's puppy to me). So sweet but don't let your guard down, he gets hella protective and mean if Blake's safety is at risk. He just feels like one big bulletproof hug. He fought for their love a lot and also owned up to his past mistakes.
🐈⬛️ Blake. I felt for her. Low key frustrated like "accept Nero already!!" But I understood the feels and her line of thinking. She did discover nuance and gray area and boy was it a journey. I loved that she's a fighter in her own way. If she wanted to go, she was plotting her way out, thinking of every avenue she can take. If she wanted to also protect Nero, she made that happen. 😤
🤭 the side characters! I loved seeing glimpses of Cleo and Rafe! My babies. Give me more! Rafe and Nero just proving they're elite bahaha.
😍 a new character fave: Alessio from the Ferraro fam. I loved him sooo sooo much! He's psychotic and very unhinged but will be very silly and kinda cutie the next 😜
✨️ Overall this was a wonderful conclusion to Nero and Blake's story. So so glad it got two books because they're fabulous. I cried, I laughed, I awed, and happy cried more. I'm obsessed and it's an absolute must read.
🔫 Mafia romance
💒 forced marriage
🥺 second chances
🤭 she's the grumpy one
This is book 2 of the Fallen God duet! So go and read the first book When He Desires (check tws!) before reading this one.
Blake's whole world has gone up in flames and with danger following, there's no way she can return home to Darkwater Hollow now. To protect her, Nero (who's most definitely not a construction company owner but formerly a consigliere of a powerful mafia family in NY), must make a decision that she will hate to ensure her safety: marriage. 💒 Now thrust into a whole new world that is New York in the super rich and powerful crime family circles, Blake must survive and decide if she wants to leave. Meanwhile Nero is convinced he can save their relationship 🥺
😭 the angst! Ugh it was killing me. I was sooo emotional reading this. It wasn't just the conflicted feelings between the MCs but stuff on the side too.
🥺 Nero, the mob puppy (okay he's very dangerous but he's puppy to me). So sweet but don't let your guard down, he gets hella protective and mean if Blake's safety is at risk. He just feels like one big bulletproof hug. He fought for their love a lot and also owned up to his past mistakes.
🐈⬛️ Blake. I felt for her. Low key frustrated like "accept Nero already!!" But I understood the feels and her line of thinking. She did discover nuance and gray area and boy was it a journey. I loved that she's a fighter in her own way. If she wanted to go, she was plotting her way out, thinking of every avenue she can take. If she wanted to also protect Nero, she made that happen. 😤
🤭 the side characters! I loved seeing glimpses of Cleo and Rafe! My babies. Give me more! Rafe and Nero just proving they're elite bahaha.
😍 a new character fave: Alessio from the Ferraro fam. I loved him sooo sooo much! He's psychotic and very unhinged but will be very silly and kinda cutie the next 😜
✨️ Overall this was a wonderful conclusion to Nero and Blake's story. So so glad it got two books because they're fabulous. I cried, I laughed, I awed, and happy cried more. I'm obsessed and it's an absolute must read.