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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
this is a good book
This is a very good book and a very good series of air continues but I would Check trigger warnings before you start reading this series
This is a very good book and a very good series of air continues but I would Check trigger warnings before you start reading this series
When I first saw that this was Nino and Kiara's book again I thought it was going to be similar to Aria and Luca's second story where they kinda broke up and it was only about them, but this was even better than I imagined. I loved this book so much. It was so nice to see Remo and Nino transform into caring husbands and fathers. If anything, this book was about the entire Falcone family not just Kiara and Nino. I just wished we got to see more of Fabiano and Leona. After their book it felt like they kinda disappeared and were forgotten. If they ever got a novella or a continuation of their story I would read it immediately.
1.1 stars
Let’s be real: I’m only writing about Twisted Bonds because four months after reading it, I looked back at my read list and was genuinely shocked to realize this was a two-book story and not just one long fever dream. I have no clue what happened in either book except, vaguely, “they got married” and the FMC Snow White-d herself into a household full of six irresponsible, borderline feral men (a.k.a. the ML’s brothers).
There’s a serious trauma subplot for the main character that felt… aggressively shoved in and poorly handled. I get the balance between fiction and reality is tricky, but it really missed the mark here. The male lead is canonically autistic (not sure why I’m compelled to mention that, but I do find it funny that I keep getting drawn to those characters), and yeah, it makes sense he’s cold, he’s the right-hand man to a mafia boss. But still. You can be emotionally distant and have depth. You can be stoic and show the smallest glimmer of care. Apparently, no one told the brothers, who read like rejected concepts from an angry Fast & Furious spinoff.
The plot? Something-something his mother is terrible. Something-something “My brother burned for us” (actual quote? vibes? who knows). There’s even another whole book about the older brother, who creeped me out before chapter five. So, safe to say I won’t be picking that one up.
Honestly, the only fun part of the entire duology was the first few chapters. They had energy, potential, even intrigue. You could build an entire, actually interesting standalone book out of just the events before these ones start. Instead, what we get is four aggressively macho man-bros accidentally bullying a rape survivor into “independence” with the emotional finesse of a wrecking ball.
Would I read it again? No. Would I recommend it? Only if you like your mob men unhinged and your trauma arcs wildly mishandled.
Let’s be real: I’m only writing about Twisted Bonds because four months after reading it, I looked back at my read list and was genuinely shocked to realize this was a two-book story and not just one long fever dream. I have no clue what happened in either book except, vaguely, “they got married” and the FMC Snow White-d herself into a household full of six irresponsible, borderline feral men (a.k.a. the ML’s brothers).
There’s a serious trauma subplot for the main character that felt… aggressively shoved in and poorly handled. I get the balance between fiction and reality is tricky, but it really missed the mark here. The male lead is canonically autistic (not sure why I’m compelled to mention that, but I do find it funny that I keep getting drawn to those characters), and yeah, it makes sense he’s cold, he’s the right-hand man to a mafia boss. But still. You can be emotionally distant and have depth. You can be stoic and show the smallest glimmer of care. Apparently, no one told the brothers, who read like rejected concepts from an angry Fast & Furious spinoff.
The plot? Something-something his mother is terrible. Something-something “My brother burned for us” (actual quote? vibes? who knows). There’s even another whole book about the older brother, who creeped me out before chapter five. So, safe to say I won’t be picking that one up.
Honestly, the only fun part of the entire duology was the first few chapters. They had energy, potential, even intrigue. You could build an entire, actually interesting standalone book out of just the events before these ones start. Instead, what we get is four aggressively macho man-bros accidentally bullying a rape survivor into “independence” with the emotional finesse of a wrecking ball.
Would I read it again? No. Would I recommend it? Only if you like your mob men unhinged and your trauma arcs wildly mishandled.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Nino and Kiara can do no wrong without a doubt, 5 stars.
I devoured this bitch in like 5 whole hours it’s 3am rn
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes