A review by lit_chicana
Their Broken Legend by Nicci Harris

5.0

I ended up liking this book way more than I had anticipated when I first started reading. Kaya is a strong willed character who drives her own life narrative and I loved this about her, It balanced out her privileged and high maintenance characteristics. Xander is a sweet, protective hotheaded hero with a filthy mouth and a huge heart. I often find that mafia romances can be shallow but Nicci did a great job of bringing some depth to the story with the characters personal struggles and family dynamics. I was not expecting this book to be as emotional as it was. Nicci really pulls you in until you’re so invested you’re crying and hurting with the characters. I typically hate the virgin FMC trope but I like how she handled it in this book. Kaya was a virgin because she chose to be and she decided when and with who she would lose it. Also Kaya was not written as some innocent or naive character and I loved that! I loved that Xander was such an emotional character, a person who not only felt all his feelings but wanted to be able to express them. It made me fall that much harder for him -sigh! The ending is a bitter sweet happy ending but it left me feeling a little somber. While this is the final book in the series I was so intrigued by the side characters and their back stories that I will be reading the entire series because I just loved all the brothers and I need to know their stories. This book was probably one of the best mafia romances I have read so far. And the smut is chefs kiss!

Book tropes: dark mafia romance, spit kink, pierced hero, family dynamics, filthy mouthed boxer, mental health issues, heart breaking, bad boy

**Trigger warnings +18 PLEASE CHECK AUTHORS TEIGGER WARNINGS.

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