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A review by chthonic_child
Heavy Crown by Sophie Lark
3.5
The final book in the Brutal Birthright series! We follow the youngest Gallo brother - Sebastian and daughter of the Russian mob boss, Yelena. From the moment they've met Seb is head over heels for his Valkyrie and Yelena also falls more and more in love with him. Having always been locked in the house as a tool for her father until she got tasked to lure out the Gallos, she knows what it's like to be a woman in mafia and the difference with which she and men get treated. Seb, in all his good boi-ness shows her how it can go... until her father unleases his inner monster by breaking a blood contract.
I'm kind of torn between three or four stars? This one was absolutely the most mafia of all. I loved Seb in the other books but in this one it was very much ups and downs? Seb was the consent-king until certain part where he, sort of still was but also wasn't [without spoiling too much xd] and that kind of changed my view on him. I'm also kind of sad that everyone kind of went their own way? The main storyline is an italian mafia family- but we kind of lose out on all the family interactions and time together I'd expect in this case? Everyone is somewhere else now basically... Also the fact that oothey can call and text but as soon as they're away for a day that entire option disappears and nothing can ever be discussed or strategized over the phone? But that's with more of these kinds of books ig xD.
This book had sooooo much action tho! It felt super mafia compared to the others which was kind of what I had been waiting for. I loooved seeing Mikolaj again. There were some really good comments and fjdisa;jfka Nero <3 Apparently there are 6 more books about all the children going to this elite 'sanctuary' school for mafia kids but I'm not entirely sure if I'm going to pick those up as well. We'll see :)
I'm kind of torn between three or four stars? This one was absolutely the most mafia of all. I loved Seb in the other books but in this one it was very much ups and downs? Seb was the consent-king until certain part where he, sort of still was but also wasn't [without spoiling too much xd] and that kind of changed my view on him. I'm also kind of sad that everyone kind of went their own way? The main storyline is an italian mafia family- but we kind of lose out on all the family interactions and time together I'd expect in this case? Everyone is somewhere else now basically... Also the fact that oothey can call and text but as soon as they're away for a day that entire option disappears and nothing can ever be discussed or strategized over the phone? But that's with more of these kinds of books ig xD.
This book had sooooo much action tho! It felt super mafia compared to the others which was kind of what I had been waiting for. I loooved seeing Mikolaj again. There were some really good comments and fjdisa;jfka Nero <3 Apparently there are 6 more books about all the children going to this elite 'sanctuary' school for mafia kids but I'm not entirely sure if I'm going to pick those up as well. We'll see :)