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mana_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Rape
Minor: Pedophilia
beamasalunga's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Among The Camorra Chronicles series, Twisted Cravings is the weakest book.
It sounds unfair that I am not a huge fan of Adamo Falcone and I wasn't surprised by it. The story is bland and uninteresting. Basically Adamo doesn't want to be involved in the mafia and involves himself in illegal racing where he meets, Dinara Mikhailov, a Bratva Princess who has an unfinished business with her mother. She wants revenge against her for what she did when Dinara was still a minor.
Adamo and Dinara shared the same interest and personality. Do they have a chemistry? kind of and almost to none. I gave Dinara the benefit of the doubt and I praise her for being a survivor but she handled things differently. I couldn't help skimming pages because I WAS BORED TO DEATH. Zero character development. Zero plot. Na-da. The whole thing is a mess.
It sounds unfair that I am not a huge fan of Adamo Falcone and I wasn't surprised by it. The story is bland and uninteresting. Basically Adamo doesn't want to be involved in the mafia and involves himself in illegal racing where he meets, Dinara Mikhailov, a Bratva Princess who has an unfinished business with her mother. She wants revenge against her for what she did when Dinara was still a minor.
Adamo and Dinara shared the same interest and personality. Do they have a chemistry? kind of and almost to none. I gave Dinara the benefit of the doubt and I praise her for being a survivor but she handled things differently. I couldn't help skimming pages because I WAS BORED TO DEATH. Zero character development. Zero plot. Na-da. The whole thing is a mess.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Child abuse
fiarcurrin's review
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
3.5
This book definitely dealt with some of the heaviest themes of the series. I didn’t think we could get any darker than Remo and Nino’s books but this one really took the cake. Spoilers/Triggers for: <sexual assault, rape, pedophilia, and canon typical violence>. Non spoiler review, I think this book had some of the most interesting characters and dynamics yet. Darina was a great heroine and I loved her character. I will admit that I really struggled with the themes of this book. I think it was handled fairly well but I probably won’t be able to reread this book anytime soon. There were several moments where I set the book down and then came back to it.
In terms of plot, I do think the pacing was a little odd at certain moments. The relationship felt a little rushed at the beginning and then once we discovered Darina’s past, that became the entire plot and focus. I don’t have any issue with that but it didn’t flow as well as other books in the series. That said, after Savio’s book I think this was a GOD SEND. I’ll have to write down a more nuanced review when I’m not coming off my immediate book high. I enjoyed myself but I wish we had gotten to see more of Adamo. He didn’t feel quite like the Adamo we knew from the previous books and I have to admit that a lot of his character choices did not at all align with the previous books. This book felt heavily removed from the previous books because none of those plots came into play or mattered to this book. Adamo has a past and it just did not feature in this book lmao. That said, I think Dinara was a strong enough character to have carried this well enough. I also have to assume we will be seeing more of the Bratva so that’s probably why she popped up here.
In terms of plot, I do think the pacing was a little odd at certain moments. The relationship felt a little rushed at the beginning and then once we discovered Darina’s past, that became the entire plot and focus. I don’t have any issue with that but it didn’t flow as well as other books in the series. That said, after Savio’s book I think this was a GOD SEND. I’ll have to write down a more nuanced review when I’m not coming off my immediate book high. I enjoyed myself but I wish we had gotten to see more of Adamo. He didn’t feel quite like the Adamo we knew from the previous books and I have to admit that a lot of his character choices did not at all align with the previous books. This book felt heavily removed from the previous books because none of those plots came into play or mattered to this book. Adamo has a past and it just did not feature in this book lmao. That said, I think Dinara was a strong enough character to have carried this well enough. I also have to assume we will be seeing more of the Bratva so that’s probably why she popped up here.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
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