3.72 AVERAGE

dark medium-paced

It’s written well enough and just interesting enough to make you keep reading.

BUT!

These mafia romances are all starting to sound the same.

Don’t hold my thought against this book though! I think it’s still worth the read especially if you’ve read her other series (The Dark Syndicate). You might recognize a few characters!
adventurous dark 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: N/A
dark hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark slow-paced

This should have been right up my alley and I kind of liked it, but it has no real highlights for me and I knew relatively early who was behind everything. 
challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional fast-paced

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DeceptiveVows is one of the best #DarkRomance #Mafia books I have read!

Mikhail steals Adrianna from her cartel-leader father in order to force a marriage and take ownership of the cartel. His plan is working great until he discovers he hasn’t married Adrianna at all but a girl named Natalia. Natalia, Adrianna’s maid, was slated to be sold at auction to the highest bidder and saw a way to escape by letting Mikhail assume she was Adrianna. Additionally, Mikhail doesn’t know if his father will choose him or his brother Ivan to take over as leader of the Bratva. What he does know is that there are unnamed enemies out to destroy him and his bride if he can’t figure out who they are and how to stop them.

This book is AMAZING! The relationship between Mikhail and Natalia is fiery, tempestuous, and exciting.

i probably have read this book 500x times already.
such a toxic relationship, but it’s so good that im unable to hate.