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Broken Vow by Sophie Lark

22 reviews

mayawata_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

I love a good bodyguard/client romance 🥹 and I love that Riona saved herself (to an extent) at the end. Only thing was there was some chunk in the middle where you almost forgot about the assassin out to get her, which is a pretty big piece of the story 😅 but it rounded out so well! 
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hapalyn's review

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dark funny mysterious 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

I loved both the FMC and MMC, truly such a cute couple and I enjoyed all of their 1 on 1 scenes and interactions. I love Riona so much (and her sister! Nessa and her are some of the best female mains in this series), and I thoroughly enjoy her thought process and work ethic. 

Raylan was an unexpected fave (I didn't think I'd like any character more than Mikolaj, but he's probably my favorite so far)! I really enjoyed him and his needling, I also loved his protective side! Their interactions were really cute, and I enjoy how Riona never lost her independence or edge despite her growth. 

(The plot was also really good?? Unexpectedly enjoyed it way more than the other books!) 
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booksalacarte's review

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adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0

3⭐️ 3.25🌶️

Mafia Romance
First person
Dual POV
Bodyguard romance
Forced proximity


This book follows a different child in the mafia family and jumps straight into the action. A always appreciate that the previous book give a decent amount of set up for whoever is the focus of the next book all while also giving cameos of the ones earlier in the series.
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nineinchnails's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

i’m pretty disappointed i just really thought i’d like it more from the build up in the last book but i ended up barely caring about the MCs. i did like the side plot a lot and i KNEW
uncle oran was sus before they left for raylan’s ranch
so it was a satisfying reveal. beyond that this was a chore to get through and it’s making me dread the last book.

 i didn’t like the way riona’s character was dealt with either - the fact that
she ended up moving to tennessee for him and abandoning the job she’d grafted so hard for
felt like the opposite of a happy ever after. dante joking about
her changing her mind about wanting kids
left a bad taste in my mouth too. 

beyond that their relationship didn’t really feel believable or click with me so i just wasn’t invested in them in the slightest i actually would’ve preferred for
them to have stayed broken up
if i’m honest i would’ve been more satisfied had it ended that way.
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staceyb's review

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

3.5

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__romancereader__'s review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I enjoyed this book but obviously the usual i got a little anxiety but this book was different it felt less tense than the last one’s for me and it actually felt more how do i put it it felt more genuine i mean the description of the feelings in this book were so cute you get allot of emotion in this book and its more happy then sad plus I've never read a book with a country boy/girl main character so that was new for me and i enjoyed it i honestly enjoyed this book more than i thought i would i knew i would like it but i didn't know i would really enjoy it like i did i do still favor Stolen heir out of all of them so far and in the book i was so happy for the ending were you see all the other couples and parents and familys from the previous books in the brutal birthrights series i got the illustrations edition and i loved that family picture of the Griffins and Gallos in the beginning that was cute overall i rated this book 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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ecravens's review

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

3.0

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misswirum's review

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mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

Riona is an extremely good character, but I feel this book didn't do her justice. Too much of this book concentrated it self around Raylans family, and I really didn't care about them at all 🥲 Love Raylan tho.

I'm looking forward to the series finally with Sebastian!

3,75/5⭐️
3,75/5📝
2,5/5🌶
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britgirlreading's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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amanda_reads13's review

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tense 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? Yes

3.75

This book felt a little out of place in the series, I think it was due to the setting. That said, I did enjoy it. It is a mafia & bodyguard romance mixed with a small town romance feel. 

Riona is the middle child of head of the Irish Mafia in Chicago. She is strong, stubborn, and smart. She is the family's lawyer and keeps her hand relatively clean. One evening she is attacked in the swimming pool in her apartment building, someone tried to drown her and make it look like an accident. someone has hired a Hitman to kill her. Dante arranges for Raylan to be her bodyguard. To keep her safe Raylan brings her to his family's Ranch in Tennessee. 

I really enjoyed the chemistry between Riona and Raylan. Their personalities play off of each other really well and he really helped her to discover what she wanted. I also loved seeing more glimpses of the other siblings and the Gallos (especially the wedding!). 

Unfortunately, I did see the big twist coming pretty early in the book, so I wasn't surprised when the culprit behind hiring the hitman was revealed.

That barn scene tho...🌶️


Tropes: Reverse grumpy-sunshine, mafia, bodyguard, small town
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