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A review by daisybox
The Italian by T.L. Swan
1.0
It's been a hot minute since I last read another rip off of that awful FSOG book, because that's totally what this book is.
Enrico (that name must the least sexy Italian name ever) is as controlling and domineering as Christian Grey.
The heroine, Olivia, is as stupid, naive and spineless as Ana Steele. The fact that, as a Valentino's employee, she still wore the same gown (backless with spaghetti straps) in different colours KILLED ME. You chose that job for you character but has no clue about fashion...
The story was meh because I read it about a thousand times already.
How everything was convenient for the characters annoyed the fuck out of me :
- Olivia getting a job at Valentino
- Her being BFF with the CEO – are you kidding me ?
- Her job of doing NOTHING (Why is she the one going to the dry cleaner ? Isn't she have assistants to do that ? Why doesn't she do anything when she's at work ?)
- Her being completely naive about Enrico's being a Don (she's 29 years old but acted like a horny teenager)
- Olivia knowing Sergio was suspicious but didn't give a damn... girl was tempting fate to just be killed.
- She loves the lake Como house then hates it and want to move out.
- Her being ok with his brothels (I mean come on, what woman would be ok with that ?)
- Enrico being clueless about his family being in the Mafia (seriously, he's 32 years old and knows nothing about that, HOW)
- Him loving his grand father then hating him ?
- Jessica/Jennifer (her little POV was so lazy from the author, it completely ruined the suspense – she should have been introduced a lot sooner),
- Enrico feeling nothing for Sofia but 10 minutes before she died, he got hard because of her bangles (didn't he heard them IN ALL THE MOMENTS HE SHARED WITH HER)... in case we forget he's an asshole.
- The ending... how convenient for Jessica and Diego to be in the good place at the perfect time.
I can't remember everything because there's just too many wrong things.
But what I hated the most was Enrico's decision to disappear and how selfish it was for his brother. He's 19 years old and the new Don ??? Dude was sheltered his whole life and BAM (I don't understand why his father would want him to rule the family. He's a « bastard » and that family is all about traditions and pride (Enrico shouldn't have been allowed to marry an Australian because they're all criminals - that was so random and I wonder if the author googled « interesting fact about Australia »). How long before we learn that Francesca isn't his sister because EW.
Same goes for Olivia. They spent 2 years away (maybe more as we only got a HFN ending) from their families, friends, jobs but don't give a single shit.
I don't know if the book was edited professionally but sentences were repeated A LOT.
Enrico (that name must the least sexy Italian name ever) is as controlling and domineering as Christian Grey.
The heroine, Olivia, is as stupid, naive and spineless as Ana Steele. The fact that, as a Valentino's employee, she still wore the same gown (backless with spaghetti straps) in different colours KILLED ME. You chose that job for you character but has no clue about fashion...
The story was meh because I read it about a thousand times already.
How everything was convenient for the characters annoyed the fuck out of me :
- Olivia getting a job at Valentino
- Her being BFF with the CEO – are you kidding me ?
- Her job of doing NOTHING (Why is she the one going to the dry cleaner ? Isn't she have assistants to do that ? Why doesn't she do anything when she's at work ?)
- Her being completely naive about Enrico's being a Don (she's 29 years old but acted like a horny teenager)
- Olivia knowing Sergio was suspicious but didn't give a damn... girl was tempting fate to just be killed.
- She loves the lake Como house then hates it and want to move out.
- Her being ok with his brothels (I mean come on, what woman would be ok with that ?)
- Enrico being clueless about his family being in the Mafia (seriously, he's 32 years old and knows nothing about that, HOW)
- Him loving his grand father then hating him ?
- Jessica/Jennifer (her little POV was so lazy from the author, it completely ruined the suspense – she should have been introduced a lot sooner),
- Enrico feeling nothing for Sofia but 10 minutes before she died, he got hard because of her bangles (didn't he heard them IN ALL THE MOMENTS HE SHARED WITH HER)... in case we forget he's an asshole.
- The ending... how convenient for Jessica and Diego to be in the good place at the perfect time.
I can't remember everything because there's just too many wrong things.
But what I hated the most was Enrico's decision to disappear and how selfish it was for his brother. He's 19 years old and the new Don ??? Dude was sheltered his whole life and BAM (I don't understand why his father would want him to rule the family. He's a « bastard » and that family is all about traditions and pride (Enrico shouldn't have been allowed to marry an Australian because they're all criminals - that was so random and I wonder if the author googled « interesting fact about Australia »). How long before we learn that Francesca isn't his sister because EW.
Same goes for Olivia. They spent 2 years away (maybe more as we only got a HFN ending) from their families, friends, jobs but don't give a single shit.
I don't know if the book was edited professionally but sentences were repeated A LOT.