A review by belle13
Bound by Honor by Cora Reilly

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Tropes/Themes: Arranged Marriage, Possessive MMC, Mafia Romance
Amount of spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I’ve re-read this one honestly, probably at least ten times and I cannot believe I haven’t reviewed it yet. Do I think this is the most ground-breaking, well written book ever? No, I really don’t but damn it’s a lot of fun. Aria and Luca are so hot and I love that Cora has managed to write a relationship that is somehow slow burn and also not at all slow burn at the same time. I can’t explain it, you’ll just have to believe me or read it for yourself.

Aria genuinely hates Luca to begin with and is completely terrified of him so it was so fun to read how they slowly went from not trusting each other to being totally obsessed with each other. Luca is possessive and ridiculous and I loved it and Aria is sweet, mature and a total mother hen. They’ll always be extra special to me because this was the first mafia romance I had ever read.

Also, special mention for the great supporting characters and the beautiful sister relationship Aria and Gianna have. 
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