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A review by sophieasreads
Grieved Loss: A Dark Mafia Romance by Adelaide Forrest
3.0
3.75/5⭐️
Honestly, I don’t know what to rate this book, so I thought why not just go for the middle. I have very mixed opinions about this book.
I usually love books like these and not much scares me or makes me not like a book, but I think it was the way Ryker what about the whole situation with what Calla wanted that made me question how much I like this book. Like I get that he was trying to protect her and that she was being really suborn when she didn’t really need to be, but he never once treated her as an equal. I usually don’t mind books like that, but in those books, the story always resolved with the mafia mmc acknowledging this and working towards treating the fmc as an equal. That just didn’t happen in this book. I feel like Calla just gave up in general and it just didn’t make me like the book as much.
Another thing I didn’t like was that we only hear about his backstory towards the end when he was forced to tell it. I feel that it would have had more of an impact on Calla and their trust if he had chosen to be vulnerable to Calla out of his own free will.
Now, did that make me hate the book? No. I love how devoted Ryker is Calla (also love the stalking trope) and to her kids. Ryker is an AMAZING father and it was so heartwarming to see them together. Also, the kids were so adorable
Honestly, I don’t know what to rate this book, so I thought why not just go for the middle. I have very mixed opinions about this book.
I usually love books like these and not much scares me or makes me not like a book, but I think it was the way Ryker what about the whole situation with what Calla wanted that made me question how much I like this book. Like I get that he was trying to protect her and that she was being really suborn when she didn’t really need to be, but he never once treated her as an equal. I usually don’t mind books like that, but in those books, the story always resolved with the mafia mmc acknowledging this and working towards treating the fmc as an equal. That just didn’t happen in this book. I feel like Calla just gave up in general and it just didn’t make me like the book as much.
Another thing I didn’t like was that we only hear about his backstory towards the end when he was forced to tell it. I feel that it would have had more of an impact on Calla and their trust if he had chosen to be vulnerable to Calla out of his own free will.
Now, did that make me hate the book? No. I love how devoted Ryker is Calla (also love the stalking trope) and to her kids. Ryker is an AMAZING father and it was so heartwarming to see them together. Also, the kids were so adorable