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cupiecat's review
5.0
I have just finished this story and I'm so sad to see it it end. I have come to love these characters. All the characters in this series of books. Ronin will always be special to to me but Alexi is strong, damaged and to protective of the loves of his life. This book was an a emotional read and I loved every minute of it. I hope the author continues to write of these characters I love so much. I have that the series will go on so that a reader can continue to be a part of these characters lives.
torixreads's review
3.0
DNF 50% I knew I wouldn’t be enjoying this book. I struggle with graphic rape scenes and sex trafficking as means for a storyline. I tried but it’s not for me and life is short.
caitybell's review
5.0
The thing I love most about the Boston Underworld series is that each Mafia Romance book has its own individually popular trope that it plays upon.
Crow: Girl infiltrates
Reaper: Girl sees a crime
Ghost: Girl was sold as a slave
Saint: Girl wants revenge
Thief: Girl is taken as collateral
Connor: Marriage of convenience
We've all read romances with a bunch of these tropes and it makes for a series that isn't the same thing over and over again with each book.
Ghost features yet another dark plot, a girl has been rescued by a mafia man as a favor. But recovering from the kind of horrid existence she was forced to live as a sex slave for months proves something that may not be achievable. This book is difficult to stomach at parts, and at others so darn emotional that you never really give up hope for that HEA. The two MCs are both broken and hurting and it takes a rocky start and a wobbling stretch of road until they are able to truly heal and find solace in one another. And I think that's why those of us who enjoy darker romances do so. It's the redemption, the healing. Not only the tension between the two love interests but the way they are able to find and create something beautiful together when the world is so dark. I know that sounds dramatic, but I always feel such joy when things finally work out in the end with these kinds of books that, for so many chapters, are so bleak!
Major TW: Rape, violence, torture.
Crow: Girl infiltrates
Reaper: Girl sees a crime
Ghost: Girl was sold as a slave
Saint: Girl wants revenge
Thief: Girl is taken as collateral
Connor: Marriage of convenience
We've all read romances with a bunch of these tropes and it makes for a series that isn't the same thing over and over again with each book.
Ghost features yet another dark plot, a girl has been rescued by a mafia man as a favor. But recovering from the kind of horrid existence she was forced to live as a sex slave for months proves something that may not be achievable. This book is difficult to stomach at parts, and at others so darn emotional that you never really give up hope for that HEA. The two MCs are both broken and hurting and it takes a rocky start and a wobbling stretch of road until they are able to truly heal and find solace in one another. And I think that's why those of us who enjoy darker romances do so. It's the redemption, the healing. Not only the tension between the two love interests but the way they are able to find and create something beautiful together when the world is so dark. I know that sounds dramatic, but I always feel such joy when things finally work out in the end with these kinds of books that, for so many chapters, are so bleak!
Major TW: Rape, violence, torture.
falling_flower's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Loved talia and ghost but I wish that ebook was more fleshed out and longer. And I wish the ending was so rushed
sonialusiveira's review
4.0
Our heroine Talia was kidnapped by her boyfriend when they were in a vacation and was sold to a s*x trafficking ring. She was bought by a man named Arman, an arms dealer for the Bulgarian mafia. Our hero is Alexei, the counselor to the Pakhan of the Russian mafia. He was tasked to find and save the heroine. Well, as all romance goes, he found her and made her his wife. A bit cliché from the overall arc but the execution was well done. Even though Alexei is a high ranking Vor, he has his own secrets that made him broken and when he found the broken Talia, he bonded with her instantly. I love how the way Alexei cared for Talia didn't change the nature of the man he is supposed to be - cold, cruel and vicious. And the rampage he went on when he thought Talia was dead? Awfully sweet, lol. Overall, another great read.
mbgraham's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
louiselidand's review against another edition
2.25
A bit concerning for my taste ngl
They both a bit fucked up, but fucked up together
Madga>>
Rip franco
They both a bit fucked up, but fucked up together
Madga>>
Rip franco
semwriter's review
5.0
I chose to skip Reaper in this series because I needed to know about Talia after reading Crow. Immediately.
I could not put this book down.
I was crying within the first 10 minutes.
Talia’s pain and despair is so well depicted. I was angry and so sad and I wanted her enemy’s to die so badly.
This was a beautifully painful and sad book. It was a way different Vibe than Crow and I loved it. The main characters are broken and damaged and although I wanted her to be treated with so much more kindness throughout I understood why she didn’t want that.
Just wow.
But this book does spoil Reaper for you a bit, I have no regrets. Talia deserved happiness more than anyone. ❤️
I could not put this book down.
I was crying within the first 10 minutes.
Talia’s pain and despair is so well depicted. I was angry and so sad and I wanted her enemy’s to die so badly.
This was a beautifully painful and sad book. It was a way different Vibe than Crow and I loved it. The main characters are broken and damaged and although I wanted her to be treated with so much more kindness throughout I understood why she didn’t want that.
Just wow.
But this book does spoil Reaper for you a bit, I have no regrets. Talia deserved happiness more than anyone. ❤️
laceyfrance's review against another edition
5.0
I don't know how A. Zavarelli does it, but each book in this series is better than the ones before it, which is saying a lot because Crow was beyond amazing. I can't wait for Nikolai's and Tanaka's story. Or whoever else she wants to write about really, because let's face it--I'll read anything this author puts out.