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jillian_240's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
thebookplatypus91's review against another edition
5.0
Angsty, Brutal, and pure Alpha
“I’ll go wherever you go no matter how dark the path.” “Even in the darkest hour, you are my light.”
This was the best book I’ve read of Cora Reilly’s so far. I haven’t read them all... but 5 books in (and no I didn’t go in order) , I really loved this one.
Luca is the most possessive alpha I’ve read about in a long time. I absolutely love him and Aria together.
Aria with her pure soul wanting to keep her brother and sisters together and happy. Luca proving himself as Capo and trying to keep Aria safe.
They are the angel and the demon. Total opposites. Light and dark.
This had all the action, hot sex, mafia war and brutality that we all love.
“I’ll go wherever you go no matter how dark the path.” “Even in the darkest hour, you are my light.”
This was the best book I’ve read of Cora Reilly’s so far. I haven’t read them all... but 5 books in (and no I didn’t go in order) , I really loved this one.
Luca is the most possessive alpha I’ve read about in a long time. I absolutely love him and Aria together.
Aria with her pure soul wanting to keep her brother and sisters together and happy. Luca proving himself as Capo and trying to keep Aria safe.
They are the angel and the demon. Total opposites. Light and dark.
This had all the action, hot sex, mafia war and brutality that we all love.
milkywayxs's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
aria get behind me rn! he literally doesn’t deserve her although i did like seeing their pov from stuff that happened in the other books
mariahraquel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
meganjoy92's review against another edition
4.0
I have liked the other books in the series better, but this was still really good. I don’t think it needed to be as long as it did because we’d already seen a lot of the events in previous books. The whole conflict in the middle was a bit frustrating, but it was still an enjoyable read.
a0aa's review against another edition
4.0
So this one didn't really have a plot, it was more like a succesion of different events from other books told from either Arias or Lucas point of view, but I liked it. Aria and Luca are just so cute they don't need a plot.
I especially liked the second half of the book, because as you know me, the drama was exactly my taste! I was heartbroken for both of them, although Luca (*cough* Men *cough*) acted like a real asshole.
But he was cute with the kids, I gotta give him that!
I especially liked the second half of the book, because as you know me, the drama was exactly my taste! I was heartbroken for both of them, although Luca (*cough* Men *cough*) acted like a real asshole.
But he was cute with the kids, I gotta give him that!
riri8's review against another edition
4.0
Nando's Spice Rating - Medium
Well, I will admit I think reading reviews beforehand really altered my opinion. I was kept expecting for this book to be bad because of it which I think affected my experience.
The first 1/3 to 1/2 of the book was largely unnecessary. Most of the conversations had been had in the other books so there was no point rereading them from the other person’s POV (at least not 1/3 of a books worth). Aside from these conversations, the only thing Aria and Luca did was have sex. I’m not a prude but this was just excessive and didn’t really build their relationship. That being said I did like reading Aria and Luca’s story since they are one of my favourites in this world so it was interesting to see them later on in their marriage.
However, once you get through that, the book was good. Although, not much happened I liked how this book was tying up lose ends and preparing us for the Camorra Chronicles. The writing style in this part was much improved probably because it was newer content.
Well, I will admit I think reading reviews beforehand really altered my opinion. I was kept expecting for this book to be bad because of it which I think affected my experience.
The first 1/3 to 1/2 of the book was largely unnecessary. Most of the conversations had been had in the other books so there was no point rereading them from the other person’s POV (at least not 1/3 of a books worth). Aside from these conversations, the only thing Aria and Luca did was have sex. I’m not a prude but this was just excessive and didn’t really build their relationship. That being said I did like reading Aria and Luca’s story since they are one of my favourites in this world so it was interesting to see them later on in their marriage.
However, once you get through that, the book was good. Although, not much happened I liked how this book was tying up lose ends and preparing us for the Camorra Chronicles. The writing style in this part was much improved probably because it was newer content.
aerilovestoread's review against another edition
4.0
"OH But if you hated this book why would you give it 4 stars?"
Matteo.
Matteo.
mara2006's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
4.0
Wow I actually like this one. I was sceptical cause I hated the first book for this couple. Mainly I felt they were boring and lacked personality. But both of them in this book showed character development. Especially Aria, I loved seeing her point of view of all the shit that went down in the previous books and seeing how she stood with her siblings and always put them first. I was definitely able to connect more with her character in this book which was what made it enjoyable to read. For Luca as well, I like him for some reason even though I hated his guts in the last book. Even in the books of the other couples he was always just questionable for me and I never liked him. Maybe it's the dual pov and the fact that we got to know how he thinks. But yeah, I really really liked him while reading this book. I would even go to the lengths of saying this was my favorite book in the series so far. It just put everything together and ended on a high note so now I can't wait to find out what happens next.
crimsichor's review against another edition
DNF - 17%
could not care less about luca and aria.
i tried, but they’re not worth the headache.
could not care less about luca and aria.
i tried, but they’re not worth the headache.