A review by abetterpaige
Riches to Riches: Part Two by Ames Mills

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

3.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️ (this review is for the duet as a whole and has been cross posted between both books on review platforms) 
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Okay y’all I saw one quote on TikTok about this and said “hold up” to my TBR and immediately downloaded this. It’s a mafia why choose, two of my fave things, and there’s literally every variation of sandwich in here that you could possibly imagine. I’ll dig into the plot and my thoughts but please know that if 1. mafia romance AND 2. why choose romances aren’t your thing… this book is most absolutely not for you so mind your business and don’t yuck other people’s yums lol. 
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Riches to Riches introduces us to Alessa, the US head of the Italian mafia, and her new boyfriend Leo. They’re hooking up for the first time when she notices a tattoo on his chest of the Mexican mafia’s insignia, and all hell breaks loose. She brings Leo back to her home, where she lives with four other guys, Ryder, Dex, Gage, and Holden. Gage and Leo immediately have tension, and for reasons unbeknownst to anyone, Les lets Leo live even though he lied to her. His brothers (the heirs of the Mexican mafia) call a truce with Les and they all agree that Leo should stay with her for further protection. Amidst all of this trouble, Les also has a stalker, and the Russians are going behind her back and breaking the rules of their alliance. Did I mention yet that Les doubles as a serial killer, murdering rapists who get away with their crimes? Yeah this duet kind of bounces all over the place. It’s multiple POVs so we get to get inside of all of the guys’ heads, including Les’s ex-boyfriend Zane (we get more from him in book 2). This makes the spicy scenes, especially the ones with sword fighting, particularly interesting, since we often see them from multiple angles. 
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All in all, this felt like a Tate James wannabe to me. It was incredibly poorly edited with a multitude of grammatical errors (including the wrong form of “your” more than 4 times) and a plot that fell flat despite the interesting premise. The three stars I gave are all for the boys… because sheesh these spicy scenes are SPICY. I cannot believe I read 1000+ pages of this but ya know what, I gots to see it through! 
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