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A review by chthonic_child
Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark
3.0
So, this book was neither amazing nor horrible xD. Objectively it wasn't the best and the writing was predictable here and there, but it was entertaining, really easy to get through and I enjoyed reading it nevertheless. I wanted to know how it was gonna end the whole time :).
We have Aida Gallo and Callum Griffin from opposing mafia groups in the same town. Aida accidentally sets the library of the Griffin's on fire which leads to their father's arranging a marriage in order to grow their alliance instead. The two detest each other for no other reason than their families being rivals. They don't know each other until the marriage and that's when the book kicks off.
Callum is disrespectful, hateful and objectifies women. He sees them as nothing other than a piece to have on his arms during important events. Aida is... Everything but that. Her italian temper and having grown up with three big brothers made her feisty and Callum doesn't know how to handle that at first. There's some attraction though. I felt like the first spice scene came, quite out of nowhere? And I was missing some chemisty. Later that got a bit better tho :). Some events were skipped quite quickly, and I wish we could have some more of the Mafia part of a mafia romance. I guess world building? All in all, entertaining. I'm looking forward to the others. Maybe those will help build everything more together! At least they read super easily so they're nice to read next to something heavier 😊
We have Aida Gallo and Callum Griffin from opposing mafia groups in the same town. Aida accidentally sets the library of the Griffin's on fire which leads to their father's arranging a marriage in order to grow their alliance instead. The two detest each other for no other reason than their families being rivals. They don't know each other until the marriage and that's when the book kicks off.
Callum is disrespectful, hateful and objectifies women. He sees them as nothing other than a piece to have on his arms during important events. Aida is... Everything but that. Her italian temper and having grown up with three big brothers made her feisty and Callum doesn't know how to handle that at first. There's some attraction though. I felt like the first spice scene came, quite out of nowhere? And I was missing some chemisty. Later that got a bit better tho :). Some events were skipped quite quickly, and I wish we could have some more of the Mafia part of a mafia romance. I guess world building? All in all, entertaining. I'm looking forward to the others. Maybe those will help build everything more together! At least they read super easily so they're nice to read next to something heavier 😊