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A review by bookishvistareads
Scorned Obsession by Victoria Paige
3.25
Enemy mafia families, fmc who fell hard & fast when she was young, and a morally gray mmc who's pushed her away thinking he will never be good enough for her. But when she drops her obsession for him, he realizes he truly cannot be without her. Unfortunately, a misunderstanding and rising tensions lead to a mistake that cannot be undone and to keep her from the hands of his more demented family members, he does the one thing he always swore he wouldn't -- marries her.
My thoughts:
This had potential for me and at times I really did like it; but in the end, it just felt too disconnected for me to love it. It's labeled as "can be read as standalone" but as someone who hasn't read any of the earlier books, I'm not sure I'd fully agree. There's a lot of family member and past events mentioned that felt glossed over to me.
Additionally, I really couldn't get fully absorbed in the romance or plot because it kept skipping over parts that I felt were important and then later we'd get a recap of "this is what happened".
Like I mentioned though, there were times I did really enjoy the read. I liked Sandro (mmc) and Bianca (fmc) both individually and together, and I really enjoyed the way Bianca embraced being his wife and the changes to her life. The possessive and protective side of Sandro was hot -- always down for a man who would torture anyone who wants to hurt his girl.
Overall, I think this will be enjoyed more by those who have read the earlier books, and it just came down to not fitting for me personally but not actually a bad book.
Thank you to TheAuthorAgency and the author for the opportunity to read early via an e-ARC. Review is my own, honest opinion.
Tropes:
*mafia families
*she falls first, he falls harder
*pining
*banter
*friends to enemies to lovers
*morally gray
*obsessive & possessive (both)
*mutual stalking
*forced marriage
*touch her & die
*on page violence
My thoughts:
This had potential for me and at times I really did like it; but in the end, it just felt too disconnected for me to love it. It's labeled as "can be read as standalone" but as someone who hasn't read any of the earlier books, I'm not sure I'd fully agree. There's a lot of family member and past events mentioned that felt glossed over to me.
Additionally, I really couldn't get fully absorbed in the romance or plot because it kept skipping over parts that I felt were important and then later we'd get a recap of "this is what happened".
Like I mentioned though, there were times I did really enjoy the read. I liked Sandro (mmc) and Bianca (fmc) both individually and together, and I really enjoyed the way Bianca embraced being his wife and the changes to her life. The possessive and protective side of Sandro was hot -- always down for a man who would torture anyone who wants to hurt his girl.
Overall, I think this will be enjoyed more by those who have read the earlier books, and it just came down to not fitting for me personally but not actually a bad book.
Thank you to TheAuthorAgency and the author for the opportunity to read early via an e-ARC. Review is my own, honest opinion.
Tropes:
*mafia families
*she falls first, he falls harder
*pining
*banter
*friends to enemies to lovers
*morally gray
*obsessive & possessive (both)
*mutual stalking
*forced marriage
*touch her & die
*on page violence