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rickireadss's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
WOW WOW WOW. i knew from friends that this one would have much more of everything (smut, violence, action) than book 1 AND I CAN CONFIRM. i had the best time reading this - getting to witness elena grow into even more of a badass was AMAZING. she is ultimate book gf material right there. the found family vibes in this duet is UNmatched - i want to be apart of that family so bad. i love when couples are badass together and fight together, and elena&dante are the perfect example of that. i HIGHLY recommend this duet, but please please please check the CW. this is a dark, mafia romance, and it deals with some very heavy topics (cw listed below!)
⚠️: grooming, adult/minor relationship, violence, gun violence, murder, death, pedophilia, torture, blood, sexual assault, infertility, domestic abuse, child abuse, kidnapping, medical trauma, injury/injury detail, death of parent, grief
⚠️: grooming, adult/minor relationship, violence, gun violence, murder, death, pedophilia, torture, blood, sexual assault, infertility, domestic abuse, child abuse, kidnapping, medical trauma, injury/injury detail, death of parent, grief
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Death, Torture, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault
Minor: Medical trauma, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Pedophilia
mbichaela's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
ENG
as much as i love giana darling this did not work for me. i have disappointment written all over my face and i can tell that it is because of many things:
-overhyping it before i actually read it (because of fallen men series)
-mafia romances usually do not work for me lately
-the plot of this book (i think this could have been a single book and i would give it a higher rating + some of the scenes might not have been according to my taste - especially in this second book - and it influenced my reading experience)
as much as i love giana darling this did not work for me. i have disappointment written all over my face and i can tell that it is because of many things:
-overhyping it before i actually read it (because of fallen men series)
-mafia romances usually do not work for me lately
-the plot of this book (i think this could have been a single book and i would give it a higher rating + some of the scenes might not have been according to my taste - especially in this second book - and it influenced my reading experience)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Pedophilia
cocpop_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I thought I loved Dante and Elena from the first book… this book made me realize my love for them knows no bounds.
They are so beautiful together. I have never been in such awe of two people before. Elena truly came into her own in this book, and I loved that she was able to have the man, the career, and her family.
And Dante… oh boy they don’t make men like him at all.get you a man who would go to jail just to find amd kill your abuser
This was such a sexy, emotional book.
4/5 on the spice scale for me. Dante’s dirty talk is just on another level and my girl Elena when she started to participate 🥵 they had me wanting both of them.
They are so beautiful together. I have never been in such awe of two people before. Elena truly came into her own in this book, and I loved that she was able to have the man, the career, and her family.
And Dante… oh boy they don’t make men like him at all.
This was such a sexy, emotional book.
4/5 on the spice scale for me. Dante’s dirty talk is just on another level and my girl Elena when she started to participate 🥵 they had me wanting both of them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Torture and Blood
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
readwithelle's review against another edition
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Torture
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