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uehfiwo's review against another edition
2.0
I did want to see what happened to Sofia when she came of age but it was a not the same caliber as the other books in this particular world. I read through it to find out what happened but otherwise I would have shelved it.
cala_p's review against another edition
5.0
ARC received from The Next Step PR. Voluntarily reviewing and all opinions are objective and my own.
Read in one sitting! Because it is Cora Reilly and can we expect anything else?!?! Although this is listed as a standalone attached to her two mafia series, I would find value in reading all those first. Since I read the Born in Blood Chronicles, all except the latest one (and it’s been a while since those) and not the Camorra Chronicles (yet), I wasn’t sure who Sofia and Serafina was, and although I knew Remo was a name from Camorra, I didn’t have knowledge of the kidnapping they spoke about at the beginning of this book. So while it is classified as a standalone and I felt fine reading it in the end, my personal preference would have been to have every other book read beforehand to go into this one with a complete background of the characters.
I didn’t dislike one thing about this book! I loved the characters. Sofia isn’t too smart at times, but what redeems her is that she’s aware of this and pointed out her own faults. She knows she’s being dumb, and that’s step one. Also factoring in her age; it’s likely she would make the calls she did when faced with that all-consuming crush. Danilo wasn’t always the nicest of men, but he did have his reasons, and in the end he did come out on top for me. He is sweet to her and I loved all those scenes.
I enjoyed this plot and I enjoyed the mistake because it really did wonders for her character, and in the end, their relationship. Without it, she would have gone into that marriage the sweet-eyed girl who thought the world of him and all would be dandy. It played out that he needed to atone for mistakes and she didn’t feel 100% comfortable with him. It gave the plot time to develop the romance in a more natural and not forced way and showed his true feelings for her, and I love it for this.
When the romance does hit, oh boy, turn on a fan because these two are hot! Sizzling with the perfect amount of sweet...Danilo knows how to work!
With this story is the introduction of another marriage, with both characters connected to Sofia and Danilo. They’re talked a lot about before the wedding and not so afterwards and given the female character involved I really hope to see a book from them too! At this rate the connected ‘standalones’ that the author keeps writing will need a series name too.
Is there one book from this author I dislike?! She’ll have to just keep writing them I suppose and we’ll find out...
Read in one sitting! Because it is Cora Reilly and can we expect anything else?!?! Although this is listed as a standalone attached to her two mafia series, I would find value in reading all those first. Since I read the Born in Blood Chronicles, all except the latest one (and it’s been a while since those) and not the Camorra Chronicles (yet), I wasn’t sure who Sofia and Serafina was, and although I knew Remo was a name from Camorra, I didn’t have knowledge of the kidnapping they spoke about at the beginning of this book. So while it is classified as a standalone and I felt fine reading it in the end, my personal preference would have been to have every other book read beforehand to go into this one with a complete background of the characters.
I didn’t dislike one thing about this book! I loved the characters. Sofia isn’t too smart at times, but what redeems her is that she’s aware of this and pointed out her own faults. She knows she’s being dumb, and that’s step one. Also factoring in her age; it’s likely she would make the calls she did when faced with that all-consuming crush. Danilo wasn’t always the nicest of men, but he did have his reasons, and in the end he did come out on top for me. He is sweet to her and I loved all those scenes.
I enjoyed this plot and I enjoyed the mistake because it really did wonders for her character, and in the end, their relationship. Without it, she would have gone into that marriage the sweet-eyed girl who thought the world of him and all would be dandy. It played out that he needed to atone for mistakes and she didn’t feel 100% comfortable with him. It gave the plot time to develop the romance in a more natural and not forced way and showed his true feelings for her, and I love it for this.
When the romance does hit, oh boy, turn on a fan because these two are hot! Sizzling with the perfect amount of sweet...Danilo knows how to work!
With this story is the introduction of another marriage, with both characters connected to Sofia and Danilo. They’re talked a lot about before the wedding and not so afterwards and given the female character involved I really hope to see a book from them too! At this rate the connected ‘standalones’ that the author keeps writing will need a series name too.
Is there one book from this author I dislike?! She’ll have to just keep writing them I suppose and we’ll find out...
snicf's review against another edition
4.0
It was alright. I didn't have the same problems with it as a lot of people do. I actually really liked Sofia and Danilo's relationship. And overall the book was really good. My main problem was with the glaring presence Serafina had in the book. As someone who didn't really like her to begin with, that was kinda annoying.
meganjoy92's review against another edition
3.5
This was a good installment in the series. I enjoyed Danilo and Sofia’s story. I did get a little tired of her constantly comparing herself to her sister and a majority of the book was just growing up before she and Danilo were actually together/working on their relationship.
deevarr's review
3.0
it was okay
The book was okay. I think that the toughest part of the story was listening to the long lasting insecurity that Sophia had. I had to keep reminding myself that she is young
The book was okay. I think that the toughest part of the story was listening to the long lasting insecurity that Sophia had. I had to keep reminding myself that she is young
krisssreads's review
5.0
A beautiful story!
Always wishing there was more to the story after the the main weddings etc not just bits here and there of the future but I truly loved the story of these two!!
Always wishing there was more to the story after the the main weddings etc not just bits here and there of the future but I truly loved the story of these two!!
codicheyenne's review
4.0
This was a 5/5 for me until the last like 1/4th of the book when Danilo had to tell Sofia 456,248 times that he didn't give a fuck about Serafina and never even had. Like after 5x repeating that, I would've left her if I was him but okay. Other than that, this had a very different approach to the mafia arranged marriage trope than I'm used to and I really enjoyed the first 3/4ths.
milliehawkinss's review
dark
emotional
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
3.0