slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The plot of this book had so much potential, but it was just so badly written that it can’t be overlooked. I wish I had a penny for every time Eliana or Apollo was written and I reckon I’d can quit my job. 

mparker's review

1.0
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I rarely give 1 star reviews. This was so terrible. The grammar was bad, the lack of commas was bad and everyone constantly saying each others names was distracting. And the story didn’t make any sense this was all so so so bad and and the spice was both lacking, out of the blue, and I’m not convinced the author has ever had an orgasm from a sexual partner before. It was like someone described to her what sex was and she wrote it based solely on that. 
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hartbeat_xx's review

5.0
dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reemkhodr's review

1.0

So long - so bad- so bad

zarah__ahmed's review

2.0
dark emotional tense slow-paced
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irmingard's review

2.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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: Yes

a lot of deus ex-machina moments. repetitive back and forth behavior, where characters do stuff for the sake of elongating page count. could’ve been shorter and more substantial. the turning point in the relationship wasn’t captured well, one chapter they hate each other, the next the tryst and live? when did that happen? also their behavior seemed very childish

glam_nic77's review

3.0
hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
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kiera9's review

2.75
dark fast-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: Yes
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celbell's review

5.0

Eliana & Apollo

Read this if you want arranged marriage, lawyer mafia princess/mafioso, badass FMC, simp MMC, she wears the pants, he falls first and harder

I loved it! I give it a 4.5 overall, rounded up to a 5 for the stars.

It was a great plot, I loved the characters, got me invested in the story and not just the relationships, and not to mention how badass Eliana was! It lost .5pt on the flow being a touch dry or confusing (near the end really was a little confusing, still pretty easy to follow though).

I've reread this already! About a month or so since I finished the first time and couldn't help myself but to read it again. I can't wait for the next one, I'm so invested!
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jazzreadsbookss's review

5.0
adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes