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A review by jmjohnson_author
The Reluctant Mafia King by Melony Ann
4.0
The Reluctant Mafia King
The book follows 3 brothers, giving us a point of view from each brother throughout the chapters. One, heir to the Mafia empire, has plans to turn the business legit. One is struggling with their past, as well as a manipulative girlfriend, and the other is searching for their place in the world, whilst trying to be his own person in a family that demands all of his spare time.
I enjoyed the different point of views, as I always like to get insight into how different characters perceive situations. It's something I wish more books would do. Im unsure if I would label this as a romance, as there's no relationship that takes place, but that may be because the others are romance.
The book is incredibly fast paced, and I do feel as though it jumps a lot in the timeline. One example would be the brothers discussing culinary school. The next chapter the brother in question is taking his end of year culinary exams. I know this was a short story to set up the rest of the series, but I do feel as though this could have been fleshed out a bit more, or at least explained that there was a jump in time, as more than once I was left confused as to what had happened. I also would have liked to see much more drama. Apart from the last scene, the fights happen "off screen" so to speak, and we're only told about what happened, rather than being shown.
Other than that, I did enjoy the book. It moved along quick, it was a fast read, and the brothers were nice, if not a little immature. I would have liked more world building, more character development, and more time to build a relationship with these brothers.
The book follows 3 brothers, giving us a point of view from each brother throughout the chapters. One, heir to the Mafia empire, has plans to turn the business legit. One is struggling with their past, as well as a manipulative girlfriend, and the other is searching for their place in the world, whilst trying to be his own person in a family that demands all of his spare time.
I enjoyed the different point of views, as I always like to get insight into how different characters perceive situations. It's something I wish more books would do. Im unsure if I would label this as a romance, as there's no relationship that takes place, but that may be because the others are romance.
The book is incredibly fast paced, and I do feel as though it jumps a lot in the timeline. One example would be the brothers discussing culinary school. The next chapter the brother in question is taking his end of year culinary exams. I know this was a short story to set up the rest of the series, but I do feel as though this could have been fleshed out a bit more, or at least explained that there was a jump in time, as more than once I was left confused as to what had happened. I also would have liked to see much more drama. Apart from the last scene, the fights happen "off screen" so to speak, and we're only told about what happened, rather than being shown.
Other than that, I did enjoy the book. It moved along quick, it was a fast read, and the brothers were nice, if not a little immature. I would have liked more world building, more character development, and more time to build a relationship with these brothers.