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theinstabookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I've dabbled in dark romance a tiny bit and wanted to try some more, and I heard Lark's books were a good place to start. Omg, I ate this up! I'm here for the "touch her and die" trope and no one is more surprised than me. 😂 And I laughed and giggled and swooned at this book, a book about the mafia. I was not expecting that at all. I'm immediately picking up the next book in this series. I loved the banter between Aida and Callum. I loved the family loyalty from both sides. And I loved that there was character art throughout the book. I'm a visual person, so those helped tie the story together. The only thing I didn't like about this book was the politics, and I think it's just because I wasn't expecting it, so I didn't care for it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder, and Death of parent
weelasswithabook's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? No
5.0
CW mention of miscarriage and stillbirth, stalker ex, violence, gun violence, drugging, woman in peril, house fire
⭐ Enemies to lovers
⭐ Mafia romance
⭐ Marriage of convenience
An enemies to lovers, where they are genuinely enemies and hate each other? Sign me the hell up🙏
A brilliant opening to a series, Brutal Prince ditches the rivals to lovers angle of the enemies to lovers trope and brings two feuding families with a prickly heroine who literally tries to kill him within the first quarter of the book 😂 Honestly an iconic move.
I always love to see characters, particularly the macho MMC start to soften gradually over the course of a book and this had it in spades as we see Callum totally disregard his own safety and well-being just to rescue Aida.
I loved it. I needed it. Chef's kiss.
⭐ Enemies to lovers
⭐ Mafia romance
⭐ Marriage of convenience
An enemies to lovers, where they are genuinely enemies and hate each other? Sign me the hell up🙏
A brilliant opening to a series, Brutal Prince ditches the rivals to lovers angle of the enemies to lovers trope and brings two feuding families with a prickly heroine who literally tries to kill him within the first quarter of the book 😂 Honestly an iconic move.
I always love to see characters, particularly the macho MMC start to soften gradually over the course of a book and this had it in spades as we see Callum totally disregard his own safety and well-being just to rescue Aida.
I loved it. I needed it. Chef's kiss.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Stalking
Moderate: Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol and Confinement
psydneigh's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed this. As far as mafia romances go, this one seemed tamer and cuter than most to me. I will be continuing this series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
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