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A review by shelbylovestoread
Fragile Longing by Cora Reilly
4.0
Sofia and Danilo get their happily ever after in Fragile Longing! For those familiar with the Cora Mafia world, Danilo was supposed to marry Seraphina, Sofia's older sister, but since she was no longer available... he is offered Sofia instead. Sofia is thrilled. She's had a huge crush on Danilo and she sees this as her chance to be with him finally, but her fairy tale prince façade comes crashing down, because Danilo wants nothing to do with her.
For starters, they enter the contract when Sofia is 11 and Danila is 21. He gets to party and screw his way through society, and basically ignore the fact he has a fiancé, which gets worse when she's older.
I feel so bad for Sofia, because she feels as if she is trying to take her sister's place, with her parents and then Danilo. She wants to be loved so badly, but she never feels seen.
Danilo is given almost 7 years to pretty much do what he wants and act like a douche, and he takes full advantage. Sofia makes advances, especially as they get closer to their wedding and she's almost 18, but Danilo continues to hook up with blondes (Sofia is brunette but older sister was a blonde), and continues to break her heart.
Just before their nuptials, Danilo has a birthday party that was supposed to be like a one last big hurrah before the wedding and he screws up, and so begins his epic groveling. He really, really has to grovel to Sofia. And she deserves it. He didn't have to be such a jerk for so many years. He could've been sweet but still kept the rules and been polite.
Danilo had a lot of making up to do to earn Sofia's heart and forgiveness in my opinion, but I think he was redeemable and he earned his redemption. I love Sofia, and I eventually liked Danilo. The Chicago guys have a bit of a complex, those dang rules they all follow!! I also love seeing Anna and Santino, their book is sooo good!!
For starters, they enter the contract when Sofia is 11 and Danila is 21. He gets to party and screw his way through society, and basically ignore the fact he has a fiancé, which gets worse when she's older.
I feel so bad for Sofia, because she feels as if she is trying to take her sister's place, with her parents and then Danilo. She wants to be loved so badly, but she never feels seen.
Danilo is given almost 7 years to pretty much do what he wants and act like a douche, and he takes full advantage. Sofia makes advances, especially as they get closer to their wedding and she's almost 18, but Danilo continues to hook up with blondes (Sofia is brunette but older sister was a blonde), and continues to break her heart.
Just before their nuptials, Danilo has a birthday party that was supposed to be like a one last big hurrah before the wedding and he screws up, and so begins his epic groveling. He really, really has to grovel to Sofia. And she deserves it. He didn't have to be such a jerk for so many years. He could've been sweet but still kept the rules and been polite.
Danilo had a lot of making up to do to earn Sofia's heart and forgiveness in my opinion, but I think he was redeemable and he earned his redemption. I love Sofia, and I eventually liked Danilo. The Chicago guys have a bit of a complex, those dang rules they all follow!! I also love seeing Anna and Santino, their book is sooo good!!