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madlereads's review against another edition
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
🔫 military/bratva romance
🤪 he's obsessed
🔥 kind of a slow burn
🤭 she's masquerading as a man
😏 age gap (H28/h20)
I'm gonna be honest, I was a tiny bit bored in the first part. But it really picked up nicely. Especially the third act. I was obsessed!
This is kind of like Mulan meets mafia romance. Sasha joins the Russian army disguised as a man as a part of her plan to get revenge and find out who's behind the massacre of her family. (Yenno I'm also feeling Anastasia *vibes* with the whole family's dead-gotta stay hidden.) There she meets the ice cold and calculating Kirill Morozov who becomes her captain and may be a key somehow to uncovering reasons (and the who) behind family's death.
Now, did Sasha execute any part of her practically nonexistent plan to get info? 🤣🤣 I won't say exactly but I will say she achieved getting boned...a lot 🤣 good for her.
I think I have a love-hate relationship with Sasha in this book. I adored her tenacity and her compassion. But girl was not the brightest 🤣 I'm sorry. She's naive and impulsive but I guess it makes sense because of her background. I was facepalming and also laughing a lot so it's complicated. There's a time and place for compassion and goddammit she chose it every time and literally risked her and Kirill's life. Sometimes you gotta throw it out the window and prioritize you, girl.
Also I liked Sasha's delulu 🤣 She was in over her head with how good of a soldier/bodyguard she was and even getting punched in the face or shot didn't shatter that. Props, Sasha. She's so funny.
Let's also not get into how nobody realizes she's a woman. 🤣 except Kirill of course who says it's so obvious.
Kirill was love at first "Solnyshko" for me. He's cold and calculating. The man with the backup plan for his backup plan with all the success rate calculated. 🤪 He's certainly a different brand of psychotic and he's so hot. He really gets you with his intelligence.
I loved how his obsession grew over time and it wasn't like BAM out the gate. It got so bad, he realized he's feeling and had to stop it. Gasp! And his jealousy? It was so hilarious I couldn't stop cackling. Especially near the end. He was beefing with everyone Sasha's attention was on. And this man was also so hungry for her 😛😛 like hot potato dude. Let the woman's 😻 rest. But the sneaking around? 🤌 The people noticing the *sexual tension* between these "two men?" Bahaha perfect. I really can't wait til the cat is out of the bag.
So overall, this was pretty much entertaining. I certainly like the second part better than the first. It was really funny if anything. I have my theories for the next books. So onwards we go.
🤪 he's obsessed
🔥 kind of a slow burn
🤭 she's masquerading as a man
😏 age gap (H28/h20)
I'm gonna be honest, I was a tiny bit bored in the first part. But it really picked up nicely. Especially the third act. I was obsessed!
This is kind of like Mulan meets mafia romance. Sasha joins the Russian army disguised as a man as a part of her plan to get revenge and find out who's behind the massacre of her family. (Yenno I'm also feeling Anastasia *vibes* with the whole family's dead-gotta stay hidden.) There she meets the ice cold and calculating Kirill Morozov who becomes her captain and may be a key somehow to uncovering reasons (and the who) behind family's death.
Now, did Sasha execute any part of her practically nonexistent plan to get info? 🤣🤣 I won't say exactly but I will say she achieved getting boned...a lot 🤣 good for her.
I think I have a love-hate relationship with Sasha in this book. I adored her tenacity and her compassion. But girl was not the brightest 🤣 I'm sorry. She's naive and impulsive but I guess it makes sense because of her background. I was facepalming and also laughing a lot so it's complicated. There's a time and place for compassion and goddammit she chose it every time and literally risked her and Kirill's life. Sometimes you gotta throw it out the window and prioritize you, girl.
Also I liked Sasha's delulu 🤣 She was in over her head with how good of a soldier/bodyguard she was and even getting punched in the face or shot didn't shatter that. Props, Sasha. She's so funny.
Let's also not get into how nobody realizes she's a woman. 🤣 except Kirill of course who says it's so obvious.
Kirill was love at first "Solnyshko" for me. He's cold and calculating. The man with the backup plan for his backup plan with all the success rate calculated. 🤪 He's certainly a different brand of psychotic and he's so hot. He really gets you with his intelligence.
I loved how his obsession grew over time and it wasn't like BAM out the gate. It got so bad, he realized he's feeling and had to stop it. Gasp! And his jealousy? It was so hilarious I couldn't stop cackling. Especially near the end. He was beefing with everyone Sasha's attention was on. And this man was also so hungry for her 😛😛 like hot potato dude. Let the woman's 😻 rest. But the sneaking around? 🤌 The people noticing the *sexual tension* between these "two men?" Bahaha perfect. I really can't wait til the cat is out of the bag.
So overall, this was pretty much entertaining. I certainly like the second part better than the first. It was really funny if anything. I have my theories for the next books. So onwards we go.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and War
Minor: Mental illness
booklloveer101's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Hate crime, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, War, Addiction, and Physical abuse
misswirum's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
My first Rina Kent book and I like it!!
Everyone's talking about how naive and stupid the FMC is and I'm like "No shit?!" It's stated numerous times that she had a very sheltered upbringing. Also, her whole family was massarced (this is not a spoiler, we know this from the first pages). Of course she's naive and takes stupid choices!!! /endrant
I like Sasha and Kirill is one of my favourite MMC 🥹🥹
Starting the second book right now!!
4,5/5⭐️
4,5//📝
2/5🌶
Everyone's talking about how naive and stupid the FMC is and I'm like "No shit?!" It's stated numerous times that she had a very sheltered upbringing. Also, her whole family was massarced (this is not a spoiler, we know this from the first pages). Of course she's naive and takes stupid choices!!! /endrant
I like Sasha and Kirill is one of my favourite MMC 🥹🥹
Starting the second book right now!!
4,5/5⭐️
4,5//📝
2/5🌶
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexism, Dysphoria, Misogyny, War, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body horror, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
nicole_thereader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Torture, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
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