Hello book-nerds!
Here we are again, ready do discuss a book! This one I was kindly given an e-copy from the author!
Synopsis:
She’s a romantic at heart, living in the most
unromantic of worlds . . .
Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature,
Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She’s the
favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa . . . or was.
Now, all she can see in the mirror’s reflection
is blood staining her hands like crimson paint.
They say first impressions are everything . . .
In the murky waters of New York’s underworld,
Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A Made Man, a boss, a
cheat—even measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and
wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. After his and Elena’s first
encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he’s just as
rude as he is handsome.
She doesn’t like the man or anything he stands
for, though that doesn’t stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass
when he’s near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his
voice.
And he’s always near. Telling her what to do.
Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. Elena may be the
Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for
the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having
already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in
another.
Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows
you don’t fall in love with a Made Man . . . right?
Review:
I am obsessed with this book. From the bottom
of my heart, truly, one of the best reads of the year.
I read this in a few hour WITH AN EXAM IN
BETWEEN, that’s how good it was. I made myself study with the promise that once
I finished, I’d get to read, that how good.
Disclaimer, this is my first mafia book. I was
scared I wasn’t going to like it, this is so different from what I’m used to
reading…
But oh boy…
Firstly, the character are so well built, so believable.
I fell completely in love with Nicolas Russo, I’ve
always had a soft spot for bad guys, and Nico is the definition of bad. Despite
is line of work, I found him so human. His insecurities, his smartass
comebacks.
If you’re the type of girl to love a bad boy,
Nicolas Russo is so going to make you fall hard, unforgivingly. Good luck!
Even though I don’t usually like the timid, let
the man talk girl, in this book I was able to connect with Elena. She lives in
a difficult world, has been forced to endure some horrible things, and so
smiling and saying yes do daddy is the only way she has to try and protect
herself from a world that was not made for woman.
Oh but I loved the dynamic of these two. Their
no insta-love, which made this book even better. Their attraction, yes, and
lust. But Elena and Nicolas hate each other in the beginning, and the
relationship is only built because their families are going to be united and
they are forced to spend time together.
I loved everything about this book, the
irrational decisions, the background. Nicolas’s story and his one fear.
Just stop reading this review and go get
yourself a copy of this book so you can experience how good it is. Because you
should.
One my favourite reads of 2018 without a doubt.
Rating: 5 stars *just because I can’t give it
more*
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