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Dom by S.J. Tilly

23 reviews

__romancereader__'s review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is so good at first in the beginning I thought it was moving way to fast until then I realized why and then I was like oh ok 💎Dominic💎is😩🙌🏽my goodness so attractive so so so attractive I love the brotherly relationship between King Nero and now Dom that made me love the book even more this book is spicy with no love triangles and no cheating between the main characters it’s a happy ending with no cliff hangers some of the tropes are One Bed, Age Gap,  Forced Proximity and many more I cannot wait to read Hans I literally love this series so so so much these male main characters in this series are super possessive easily jealous ready to kill anyone who touches there woman😩overall i rated this book 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the other characters you meet/hear about in the book🥰🫶🏼

gracescross's review

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Trafficking, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Suicide

culzean's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, Body horror, Cursing, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Sexual content, Stalking, Classism, and Violence

mj_86's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

keeley_95's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

mbichaela's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ENG

I did not expect to have so much fun reading this one but I was kicking my feet and giggling a lot. I truly enjoyed the banter between the mcs. 
(diversity: plus-size fmc)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming

hellowildflower's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

megthecatlady's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I don't think I will ever not love anything S.J. Tilly writes. Her stories, the spice, the characters are all amazing. I will say this was probably my least favorite book in the series so far, but it was still pretty dang good!!! There were just a few nonconsensual things (nothing sexual) that happen in this book that really bothered me. Nero was unhinged, but Dom just does whatever the hell he wants. That is totally fine for his character and something I would expect from a mafia kingpin. This book wasn't rated 4-stars because I found him unlovable. I actually found both main characters to have depth and I went back and forth on my feelings for Dom throughout the book, which is exactly what Val did too. S.J. did an amazing job writing his character and making me share feelings with the FMC throughout the book. There were times in this book that I almost cried with Val because I was so hurt or frustrated for/with her. I definitely recommend the entire Alliance Series thus far to those who enjoy mafia romances. You won't be disappointed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia and Pregnancy

Additional CWs/potential spoilers

birth control tampering and drugging of the FMC

amateur_bookworm's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Genre: Mafia romance, smutty romance, fiction

My summary: Valentine and Dominic meet after literally running into each other at the airport. Valentine is the half-sister of King, head of The Alliance, and Aspen. Dominic, the mob boss of Chicago, and Valentine have a whirlwind start of a relationship. And Dominic is determined to make Valentine his, by any means necessary. 

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My thoughts: This is the third book in The Alliance series and I have such mixed emotions about this one. I absolutely adored Valentine and you can’t help but feel sorry for her life events. I loved her feistiness but felt sad for her loneliness and insecurity. But, Dominic. Ugh. Where to start with Dominic? The controlling, devious, manipulative but sexy as hell and protective Dominic. Sigh. I’m not sure on this book, but Dominic is definitely my least favorite alpha male of the series. I have high hopes for Hans in the next book though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Cursing, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

andeng's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship