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A review by raviel
Mafiosa by Catherine Doyle
2.0
1.75/5
“I won’t let you fall.”
Ok.... this book sorta really let me down. I feel betrayed and mislead, but that's probably my own fault for thinking this book would develop Luca and Sophie as morally grey characters. Luca's appeal (which Nic lacks) is that he is not a mindless killing machine, but he is still a killer. And I expected it to stay that way, but you could tell from the start that that wasn't the direction this book was going in.
I wished on every shooting star, and all my wishes were for him.
It's a book about organised crime so obviously I expected morally grey characters, instead I got characters trying to escape the darkness and come into the light. That's cool and all but what bothered me was the moral lessons of right and wrong. That didn't really make much sense when you're in the middle of a blood war.
What I'm trying to say is that, I wanted morally grey characters who accept the world they live in, not fight their way out of it by abandoning everyone they care about to this world. I didn't get that, and it's... whatever, I guess.
“There are some things you deem worthy enough to kill for, Gianluca.”
Luca’s reply came in one steady breath. “Only one.”
Also... um, why did Valentino have to die? He's the only other character (other than Luca) I really liked? Especially in this book. And it just seemed very convenient, that he had to die, so Luca could /finally/ accept the crime world he's always been a part of, become a cold, and ruthless boss, but only to just suddenly leave everything (and everyone........) behind.
“I go where my family go. Where you go. This is our revenge. This is our destiny.”
This review doesn't even make sense, and I'm just frustrated but I should've guessed this wasn't going to be about Sophie accepting the life she was supposed to have been born into.
If I wanted lessons on morality, I would've picked up a philosophy book though. I understand why everyone liked this book, but I'm disappointed, because it just wasn't for me.
Spoiler
“What if I fall?” I said, horrified.“I won’t let you fall.”
Ok.... this book sorta really let me down. I feel betrayed and mislead, but that's probably my own fault for thinking this book would develop Luca and Sophie as morally grey characters. Luca's appeal (which Nic lacks) is that he is not a mindless killing machine, but he is still a killer. And I expected it to stay that way, but you could tell from the start that that wasn't the direction this book was going in.
I wished on every shooting star, and all my wishes were for him.
It's a book about organised crime so obviously I expected morally grey characters, instead I got characters trying to escape the darkness and come into the light. That's cool and all but what bothered me was the moral lessons of right and wrong. That didn't really make much sense when you're in the middle of a blood war.
What I'm trying to say is that, I wanted morally grey characters who accept the world they live in, not fight their way out of it by abandoning everyone they care about to this world. I didn't get that, and it's... whatever, I guess.
“There are some things you deem worthy enough to kill for, Gianluca.”
Luca’s reply came in one steady breath. “Only one.”
Also... um, why did Valentino have to die? He's the only other character (other than Luca) I really liked? Especially in this book. And it just seemed very convenient, that he had to die, so Luca could /finally/ accept the crime world he's always been a part of, become a cold, and ruthless boss, but only to just suddenly leave everything (and everyone........) behind.
“I go where my family go. Where you go. This is our revenge. This is our destiny.”
This review doesn't even make sense, and I'm just frustrated but I should've guessed this wasn't going to be about Sophie accepting the life she was supposed to have been born into.
If I wanted lessons on morality, I would've picked up a philosophy book though. I understand why everyone liked this book, but I'm disappointed, because it just wasn't for me.