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A review by anouverlinden_
The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Okay, I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. I thought it would be another dark-romance where I would hate the main man and how he acts but surprisingly I didn't really mind Nico Russo.
It has been a while since I've read a maffia romance (well, to be more precise it has been since my Wattpad phase which has been quite some years) so I didn't really know what I was getting into. The story was okay, it was nothing special but fun to read nonetheless. We basically follow Elena and Nico and how they find each other or rather how they crave each other.
The book started out great, I was immediately hooked. I loved the banter between Elena and Nico and how they wanted each other but were not able to give into these 'feelings of lust' because of circumstances. It was the end that kinda killed the book for me. Nico was great throughout the book, he was not as problematic as I was expecting so I enjoyed that but towards the end he became, for some reason, way more possessive over Elena which I did not like because it gave ~toxic boyfriend~ vibes. The ending was also kind of rushed, while the couple took almost 70% of the story to develop their relationship (into sex status) it took a mere 10% for them to suddenly marry happily and willingly and just admit to loving each other. It was a bit to rushed for my liking but other than that it was fine.
I am happy that I read this book because it was refreshing to finally be able to read a dark romance where the love interest is not some walking psychotic (however, Nico is a walking psychotic don't get me wrong we just don't see him doing disturbing stuff to the female protagonist) because I'm getting tired of those.
It has been a while since I've read a maffia romance (well, to be more precise it has been since my Wattpad phase which has been quite some years) so I didn't really know what I was getting into. The story was okay, it was nothing special but fun to read nonetheless. We basically follow Elena and Nico and how they find each other or rather how they crave each other.
The book started out great, I was immediately hooked. I loved the banter between Elena and Nico and how they wanted each other but were not able to give into these 'feelings of lust' because of circumstances. It was the end that kinda killed the book for me. Nico was great throughout the book, he was not as problematic as I was expecting so I enjoyed that but towards the end he became, for some reason, way more possessive over Elena which I did not like because it gave ~toxic boyfriend~ vibes. The ending was also kind of rushed, while the couple took almost 70% of the story to develop their relationship (into sex status) it took a mere 10% for them to suddenly marry happily and willingly and just admit to loving each other. It was a bit to rushed for my liking but other than that it was fine.
I am happy that I read this book because it was refreshing to finally be able to read a dark romance where the love interest is not some walking psychotic (however, Nico is a walking psychotic don't get me wrong we just don't see him doing disturbing stuff to the female protagonist) because I'm getting tired of those.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death