Reviews

Bound by Honor by Cora Reilly

beatrice_apetrei's review against another edition

Go to review page

1.0

I had huge expectations for this book. I thought it would give as an insight on how mafia lives are. I believed it would tell us about the painful lives children go through with mafia parents. It was no such thing.

It was horrible! This book is only a very, very bad romance. With a few horny teenagers.
What did I just read?! Dnf it. I had unfortunately already read 70%, before I realized there was nothing there for me.
Do NOT read this book.


.
.
.
Update
Loving, scare and shy girl meets future husband bad and ~dangerous~ boy, killer by the age of 11 *the circumstances of the killing tho', they seemed made on spot*. Male fiance is very jealous and intends to kill everyone that even looks at her. Girl doesn't seem to have a problem with that.
Spoiler Few days before the marriage, girl is troubled about the wedding night and future "intimate" moments with future bad and ~dangerous~ husband rather than living a MAFIA controlled life. Even tho' the guy is dangerous and feared by everyone, her ~beauty~ prevents him from harming her. Because why not, seems legit.
This book was extra-bad.
Long story short:
Shy girl meets bad dangerous boy.
They marry.
Faithful, but scared wife denies his attempts at intimacy. *Because she is shy and scared. At 18. After living as a mafia child all her life. Around dangerous and bad people. Yes, right. *
Bad dangerous husband feels entitled to cheat.
Faithful wife is upset, but seems to forget about this after he "explains" how he is entitled to it. He takes shower and they cuddle.
Next 50% of book - adult - but disappointing - content. So bad. UGH.
Then it turns out bad dangerous husband was actually a golden heart man with trust issues.
I quit reading it after that.

I looked at the rating of this book and I can't believe it has actually an average of 4 stars! Oh dear gods, why? It's so... *yes, exactly* BAD.

simonereads22's review against another edition

Go to review page

2.0

There is one spoiler do with that what you will



I hate to give it 2 stars because I did have hope but this book really had no plot yes Russians blah blah but they didn’t really do anything and there was nothing to really connect to the characters it was always a lil lil lil but plot and then BOOM smut and then repeat aria did have a lot of potential the way she “commanded” her siblings I thought if she would work on Thant she would make a great Donna there was barely emotional except for the cheating which was pushed back fast I’m aware it had almost 300 pages but it could have been a 400 pages book everyone could have enjoyed these 200 something pages tho were not what it could have been I will try the next book but in hopes it will get better

robertasena's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

sem sombra de dúvidas me surpreendeu de todas as formas possíveis, eu não fiquei apaixonada por luca nao ne?????? aria, você é tudo p mim, favoritado 100%

blvelances's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

I like Aria as a character... she doesn’t have the strongest backbone but i’m fond of her. Lucas is just whatever, don’t hate him but fully understand people who do

yvania_reads's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

imjustnanis's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

2.75

tu_anh7's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

shit was lowkey kinda boring
the smut was good but like what plot?
was just a fun short read
i’m definitely gonna read gianna and matteo’s book tho

robertasguedes's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

sem sombra de dúvidas me surpreendeu de todas as formas possíveis, eu não fiquei apaixonada por luca nao ne?????? aria, você é tudo p mim, favoritado 100%

imjuliaany's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark medium-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

3.0

xelpisx's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

I enjoyed it, i love mafia romance❤️