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lairy17's review against another edition
5.0
Brutal Defender is book 3 in the O'Malley series and Killian's turn to tell his story. A debt he takes on to help his brother,becomes an arranged marriage to the mob princess Arianna. Something what both of them didn't want,but needed to do for one word...family. We have seen Killian bury himself into our hearts from the very beginning of the Mafia Wars series,and the love for him has just gone from strength to strength. We see a different side to him in this book though,yes he is as volatile,and as protective as his brothers and cousins,but he also has somewhat of a comedic side to him,which is refreshing. The buildup of Killian's and Arianna's relationship is back and forth but is so hot and loving at the same time...i absolutely loved it!
dani_lovestoread's review against another edition
5.0
Arranged marriage between two mafia families, one Irish and one Italian. The first thing they could agree on was they never saw themselves marrying someone that was not from the same nationality.
Killian and Ariannas marriage is a means to settle a debt for him and ensure protection for her. This arranged marriage starts out as nothing more than insane chemistry and slowly starts to build into a relationship. In true Maggie fashion, this book captured my attention and refused to let it go!
- "I'm not letting you divorce me because you're my wife. I made a vow to you. And if I fuck something up, I'll make it right. But you don't get to quit on me. I don't quit on you, and you don't quit on me. And I'll be damned if you move to New York, so get it out of your head."
Killian and Ariannas marriage is a means to settle a debt for him and ensure protection for her. This arranged marriage starts out as nothing more than insane chemistry and slowly starts to build into a relationship. In true Maggie fashion, this book captured my attention and refused to let it go!
- "I'm not letting you divorce me because you're my wife. I made a vow to you. And if I fuck something up, I'll make it right. But you don't get to quit on me. I don't quit on you, and you don't quit on me. And I'll be damned if you move to New York, so get it out of your head."
danimac's review
5.0
Love this series!!!
Killian and Arianna’s story was beautifully written. The smexy scenes were hot. And the comedy in this book really made me LOL. Can’t wait for Declan’s story.
Killian and Arianna’s story was beautifully written. The smexy scenes were hot. And the comedy in this book really made me LOL. Can’t wait for Declan’s story.
megs004's review
5.0
Brutal Defender is the eighth book of the Mafia Wars series and the third book about the O’ Malley family. This book had it all, arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, drama and steam. Maggie always does a great job making the reader get hooked on the story and this book is no different! I loved Killian and Arianna’s story. They both hated each other at first but their chemistry is off the charts. I can’t wait for the next book in the series!
author_d_williams's review
5.0
I can’t think of two characters that needed and deserved themselves more! Once they got they’re stuff together they were just beautiful together. The banter and misunderstanding made this book for me. True love earned the long, hard way for sure!
bookswiths_'s review
4.0
I absolutely loved reading Killian & Arianna’s book. They both had a lot of maturing to do and I’m so glad by the end of this book they were able to communicate their needs and wants in a way that helps serve their relationship. I am all for an arranged marriage trope book so I ate this up!
loverofromance's review
3.0
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This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Brutal Defender is the next installment and I was super excited for this one which is why I immediately jumped right into it because it had my favorite trope “arranged marriage” and I was so eager to see how this author would implement this trope as she hadn’t really done this trope and its such a classic use in the mafia world. I really found both individuals so different and boy were they explosive together. I would like to say that I absolutely loved this one but unfortunately, it didn’t quite work for me. Killian and Arianna are part of different territories Killain agrees to a trade and if he breaks his word, then it will mean his brother will face life in prison more than likely. But he will have to marry a stranger in order to do so. Arianna’s father is determined to get her away from someone who has a bad influence and gives Arianna two choices ….Killian or a mafia head in Italy who is twenty years older than her and she easily chooses Killian. But Killian and Arianna do not like each other and have bitterness against each other. And they have to work to make adjustments for each other, and learn to work together as they are now married.
I had so many issues with this book, and I am sad to say it, but these two were a struggle to read. I found both Killian and Arianna both selfish, arrogant, and acted childish to each other. Every time you would think, they have learned their lesson and will start to treat each other like decent human beings, something would happen and it would be this endless circle and it was so exhausting and if I didn’t love this author so much I probably wouldn’t have kept with this book if I am being honest. And I knew there would be other factors to the serial plot so I did want to stick with it due to that factor. But this romance was not enjoyable or fun to read at all and I wanted to strangle these two because they acted like spoiled children instead of adults. While there were aspects to their relationship that I enjoyed at times, the pettiness between them was never-ending and draining and took the fun out of the story for me. It’s just not a story that really appealed to me and felt lackluster overall.
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
Brutal Defender is the next installment and I was super excited for this one which is why I immediately jumped right into it because it had my favorite trope “arranged marriage” and I was so eager to see how this author would implement this trope as she hadn’t really done this trope and its such a classic use in the mafia world. I really found both individuals so different and boy were they explosive together. I would like to say that I absolutely loved this one but unfortunately, it didn’t quite work for me. Killian and Arianna are part of different territories Killain agrees to a trade and if he breaks his word, then it will mean his brother will face life in prison more than likely. But he will have to marry a stranger in order to do so. Arianna’s father is determined to get her away from someone who has a bad influence and gives Arianna two choices ….Killian or a mafia head in Italy who is twenty years older than her and she easily chooses Killian. But Killian and Arianna do not like each other and have bitterness against each other. And they have to work to make adjustments for each other, and learn to work together as they are now married.
I had so many issues with this book, and I am sad to say it, but these two were a struggle to read. I found both Killian and Arianna both selfish, arrogant, and acted childish to each other. Every time you would think, they have learned their lesson and will start to treat each other like decent human beings, something would happen and it would be this endless circle and it was so exhausting and if I didn’t love this author so much I probably wouldn’t have kept with this book if I am being honest. And I knew there would be other factors to the serial plot so I did want to stick with it due to that factor. But this romance was not enjoyable or fun to read at all and I wanted to strangle these two because they acted like spoiled children instead of adults. While there were aspects to their relationship that I enjoyed at times, the pettiness between them was never-ending and draining and took the fun out of the story for me. It’s just not a story that really appealed to me and felt lackluster overall.
daniela_endless_tbr's review
5.0
THIS SERIES JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER. I LOVE KILLIAN’S AND ARIANA’S STORY. LOVE ARIANA’S PERSONALITY.
THE WAY KILLIAN IS WITH HER
THE WAY KILLIAN IS WITH HER
candiceh85's review
5.0
Arranged Mafia Marriage
Adrianna and Killiam are hot and passionate and emotionally confused at the same time. Maggie Cole just keeps taking Mafia Wars to the next level with every book in the series.
Adrianna and Killiam are hot and passionate and emotionally confused at the same time. Maggie Cole just keeps taking Mafia Wars to the next level with every book in the series.