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gizdawgs's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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
5.0
milicasbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
I loved everything about this story. Everything.
'My angel has fallen, and what a pretty sight it is to behold. She's the queen of my fucking underworld now.'
'My angel has fallen, and what a pretty sight it is to behold. She's the queen of my fucking underworld now.'
pattyfgd's review against another edition
5.0
Hearts on Fire
The Santiago Trilogy, Book 3
By: Catherine Wiltcher
Narrated by: Sarah Puckett, JF Harding
There are series that I hate to see end, and this is one of them. Filled with suspense and an undying love, Catherine Wiltcher takes us into the last installment of Eve and Dante’s story. Don’t start with this one, make sure to listen to the first two in the trilogy before diving into this one. Sebastian is still on the loose and he has Eve’s best friend Anna. She is determined to get her back, but Dante has no intention of letting her help. Twists, turns, and a fierce love we get a story that is like no other. I love Eve’s drive. She is steadfast and true, willing to do whatever it takes and sitting back to wait is not what she is going to do. Dante is reckless and dangerous, but he knows what he needs to do. And while the suspense is high, so is the love. It’s a fantastic love story that has you rooting for the couple even when you are question the motives. Passion and suspense don’t get any better.
Plus, the narration! Sarah Puckett and JF Harding bring it all home. Puckett always is amazing, and she finishes out Eve with a spunkiness, keeping her brave. Harding as Dante leaves us just loving him. He is a rebel but has a heart that knows what he loves. Both bring out the best in the characters and tell a fabulous story.
The Santiago Trilogy, Book 3
By: Catherine Wiltcher
Narrated by: Sarah Puckett, JF Harding
There are series that I hate to see end, and this is one of them. Filled with suspense and an undying love, Catherine Wiltcher takes us into the last installment of Eve and Dante’s story. Don’t start with this one, make sure to listen to the first two in the trilogy before diving into this one. Sebastian is still on the loose and he has Eve’s best friend Anna. She is determined to get her back, but Dante has no intention of letting her help. Twists, turns, and a fierce love we get a story that is like no other. I love Eve’s drive. She is steadfast and true, willing to do whatever it takes and sitting back to wait is not what she is going to do. Dante is reckless and dangerous, but he knows what he needs to do. And while the suspense is high, so is the love. It’s a fantastic love story that has you rooting for the couple even when you are question the motives. Passion and suspense don’t get any better.
Plus, the narration! Sarah Puckett and JF Harding bring it all home. Puckett always is amazing, and she finishes out Eve with a spunkiness, keeping her brave. Harding as Dante leaves us just loving him. He is a rebel but has a heart that knows what he loves. Both bring out the best in the characters and tell a fabulous story.
olovesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
i think this might just be one of my fave mafia/cartel trilogies/series
thebookplatypus91's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t think I’ve ever used the term “book hangover” but I’m fucking feeling it right now. I’m speechless. I can’t stop thinking about this trilogy. I need to buy this in paperback. I simply need more. Thank god this author wrote books for the side characters because I’m about to read her entire back list.
Hot damn. This trilogy is going down as one the best mafia series I’ve ever read.
“I’m married.
I’m pregnant.
A psycho we’ve all underestimated is still holding my best friend hostage.
Dante’s decided to wage war with a Russian billionaire Bratva boss”
and that’s the basis of book three. But let me tell you, when you think that someone is on one team, they’re on the complete opposite team that you didn’t even expect. There are so many players in the game it is.. I don’t even know... I’m speechless still a day after reading this series.
This series is pretty dark as it has a lot of murder in it but it also talks a lot about sex trafficking minors. And I’m talking about really young children. One child is Dante’s from a past fling he had. And while he was never part of the child’s life, he does seek revenge.
Dante - he’s a really brutal character. He is everything that I expect to read when it comes reading a mafia “romance”.
He’s done some things in this trilogy that I personally could not forgive him for but his relationship with Eve is the purest form of obsessive love and dark romance.
“He uses the word ‘love’ so sparingly, but when he bestows it he hangs my own heart amongst the stars in the sky. I love the bones of this man. I love the light that he fights so hard to repress. I love the dark that he unleashes to keep me safe.”
Eve was made for Dante. If she can love this man and forgive him for all his sins?!
And the sex scenes between these two?!
Hot damn. This trilogy is going down as one the best mafia series I’ve ever read.
“I’m married.
I’m pregnant.
A psycho we’ve all underestimated is still holding my best friend hostage.
Dante’s decided to wage war with a Russian billionaire Bratva boss”
and that’s the basis of book three. But let me tell you, when you think that someone is on one team, they’re on the complete opposite team that you didn’t even expect. There are so many players in the game it is.. I don’t even know... I’m speechless still a day after reading this series.
This series is pretty dark as it has a lot of murder in it but it also talks a lot about sex trafficking minors. And I’m talking about really young children. One child is Dante’s from a past fling he had. And while he was never part of the child’s life, he does seek revenge.
Dante - he’s a really brutal character. He is everything that I expect to read when it comes reading a mafia “romance”.
He’s done some things in this trilogy that I personally could not forgive him for but his relationship with Eve is the purest form of obsessive love and dark romance.
“He uses the word ‘love’ so sparingly, but when he bestows it he hangs my own heart amongst the stars in the sky. I love the bones of this man. I love the light that he fights so hard to repress. I love the dark that he unleashes to keep me safe.”
Eve was made for Dante. If she can love this man and forgive him for all his sins?!
And the sex scenes between these two?!
theblackstepford's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
2.5
Was not a fan of the ending. I don’t think I can say this too many times… I generally hate trilogies because at least one of the books is a waste and the ending is never as good as it could be. The wasted book in this series was book 2 and the ending wasn’t as good as it could be. 🤷🏾♀️
bookgramsaga_'s review against another edition
5.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (reread)
''The woman who tamed the devil''
Safety Warnings:
- H 38 / h 25
- No cheating
- No OW/OM drama
- BBS
- Human trafficking
- Mention of child abuse/assault
- PTSD/trauma
- Violence/torture/d*ath
- HEA
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
The story of the devil and his angel comes to an end and what an explosive last book!
We start right after book 2 ends where Anna has been kidnapped and taken by Sevastien's men and held for three days before being saved. This doesn't happen right away and the road to figuring out what happened to her, where she is and how to get her out is a major plot point. Of course, once she is saved she is no longer the Anna we knew, she is a shell of her former self and god only knows what was done to her within those three days. The only one she clings onto is Joseph, her relationship with Eve is strained because she views Dante has a true villain and refuses to understand why her best friend would ever marry him.
If you are more curious about her journey and her eventual relationship with Joseph please read the Grayson duet! It's amazing (once I get through my arcs I will keep going with my future rereads).
We also get a lot more information and Dante/Joseph's story and their time in Afghanistan.
I mentioned this in my original review, but Eve's father was the true villain in my eyes. Everyone else never pretends to be anything then what they are but he was the cause for so much pain when it came to Eve. He sold her when she was a CHILD to Sevastien for two weeks in order to join the organisation and make money....we do not know the length of which he was involved, was he abusing the girls too? but his ending was too quick and too easy in my eyes. Her mom was killed too, and I wonder if she knew? or found out about it at the end?
Roman was an enigma, he played the role of the FBI agent too well at times and you wondered what he was thinking when he made his decisions. It obviously was out of the desperation, and it backfired for a moment, but Dante gave himself up and placed Sevastien into the hands of the FBI to get Eve away.....did we actually think he would spend more time in jail or actually be sentenced? Of course, not lol
He was rescued after a month away and it is obvious that Roman helped get him out after telling him before he put the keys into his hand that he was taking over his father's work.
Another thing to note is that Eve is pregnant in this and by the epilogue she has given birth to another child. Both girls and both have books out now which I hope everyone will also read!
We get the final nail in the coffin for Dante about his daughter Isabella. Her remains were found, and he laid her to rest. That is all I will say about that storyline because this is one thing I won't spoil in my spoiler review!
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Original review (2021): I’m sad this trilogy had to end since I’ll miss Dante and Eve, but I can’t wait to read about Joseph and Rick!
One thing I won’t miss is her dad since he was just disgusting, and I am in utter shock by his actions.
''The woman who tamed the devil''
Safety Warnings:
- H 38 / h 25
- No cheating
- No OW/OM drama
- BBS
- Human trafficking
- Mention of child abuse/assault
- PTSD/trauma
- Violence/torture/d*ath
- HEA
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
The story of the devil and his angel comes to an end and what an explosive last book!
We start right after book 2 ends where Anna has been kidnapped and taken by Sevastien's men and held for three days before being saved. This doesn't happen right away and the road to figuring out what happened to her, where she is and how to get her out is a major plot point. Of course, once she is saved she is no longer the Anna we knew, she is a shell of her former self and god only knows what was done to her within those three days. The only one she clings onto is Joseph, her relationship with Eve is strained because she views Dante has a true villain and refuses to understand why her best friend would ever marry him.
If you are more curious about her journey and her eventual relationship with Joseph please read the Grayson duet! It's amazing (once I get through my arcs I will keep going with my future rereads).
We also get a lot more information and Dante/Joseph's story and their time in Afghanistan.
I mentioned this in my original review, but Eve's father was the true villain in my eyes. Everyone else never pretends to be anything then what they are but he was the cause for so much pain when it came to Eve. He sold her when she was a CHILD to Sevastien for two weeks in order to join the organisation and make money....we do not know the length of which he was involved, was he abusing the girls too? but his ending was too quick and too easy in my eyes. Her mom was killed too, and I wonder if she knew? or found out about it at the end?
Roman was an enigma, he played the role of the FBI agent too well at times and you wondered what he was thinking when he made his decisions. It obviously was out of the desperation, and it backfired for a moment, but Dante gave himself up and placed Sevastien into the hands of the FBI to get Eve away.....did we actually think he would spend more time in jail or actually be sentenced? Of course, not lol
He was rescued after a month away and it is obvious that Roman helped get him out after telling him before he put the keys into his hand that he was taking over his father's work.
Another thing to note is that Eve is pregnant in this and by the epilogue she has given birth to another child. Both girls and both have books out now which I hope everyone will also read!
We get the final nail in the coffin for Dante about his daughter Isabella. Her remains were found, and he laid her to rest. That is all I will say about that storyline because this is one thing I won't spoil in my spoiler review!
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Original review (2021): I’m sad this trilogy had to end since I’ll miss Dante and Eve, but I can’t wait to read about Joseph and Rick!
One thing I won’t miss is her dad since he was just disgusting, and I am in utter shock by his actions.
katrina_8505's review against another edition
5.0
I think this one was my favorite out of the series. I love Dante and Eve story. It was so good I couldn't put it down. This one had my emotional on a rollercoaster, lol.. A top read for me
hollyannebrady's review against another edition
4.0
Hearts on Fire is the third book in the Santiago Trilogy. This book needs to be read after book two as it starts up right where book two ends off. This book is told from dual points of view from Dante and Eve, as well as a few chapters from someone else that is important to the story.
Eve was kidnapped by Dante. Now she is back with him. This book starts out with Eve finding out a secret and she doesn't want to tell Dante, as he will keep her as a prisoner again. She will do anything to find her friend.
So many secrets and lies come out. Eve finds out information about her father. Dante finds out who is after them. They find out what happens to Eve for her to be having nightmares. Will their relationship survive everything they are going through? Or will all of the secrets and lies tear them apart?
I loved getting to know Dante and Eve.
Eve was kidnapped by Dante. Now she is back with him. This book starts out with Eve finding out a secret and she doesn't want to tell Dante, as he will keep her as a prisoner again. She will do anything to find her friend.
So many secrets and lies come out. Eve finds out information about her father. Dante finds out who is after them. They find out what happens to Eve for her to be having nightmares. Will their relationship survive everything they are going through? Or will all of the secrets and lies tear them apart?
I loved getting to know Dante and Eve.
abbieseremek_reads's review against another edition
5.0
I binged this trilogy so fast! Dante Santiago is everything and I highly recommend!