The Mafia world is dangerous and full of sins, but somehow there is love in it. Was a really nice read.

1st

 

• Metamorphosis by Erin Noelle - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

• Ambrosia by Erin Noelle - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

• Euphoria by Erin Noelle - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

• Rule by Jay Crownover - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

 

2nd

 

• This is Falling by Ginger Scott - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

 

4th

 

• Angel After Dark by Kahlen Aymes - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

5th

 

• Hooked by Liz Fichera - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

 

6th

 

• Deviant by Callie Hart - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

 

7th

 

• Worth the Risk by Claudia Connor - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

8th

 

• Unbroken by Melody Grace - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

• Torn from You by Nashoda Rose - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars.

 

10th

 

• Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan  - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

 

11th

 

• Tempting the Bodyguard by J. Lynn - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

• The Prince with Amnesia by Emily Evans - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

• The Girl's Guide to (Man) Hunting  by Jessica Clare  - Rating: 1 out of 5 stars.

 

12th

 

• Stepbrother UnSEALed by  Nicole Snow - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

 

13th

 

• Winter by Marissa Meyer  - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

• Bossy by Kim Linwood - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

 

14th

 

• Alpha Bait by Sam Crescent - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

• Until You by Penelope Douglas - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

15th

 

• Fall From Grace by Christine Zolendz  - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

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• Saving Grace  by  Christine Zolendz   - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

• Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James  - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

17th

 

• Brutally Beautiful by Christine Zolendz  - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

18th

 

• Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Faria Stolarz - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

 

19th

 

• Deadly Little Lies by Laurie Faria Stolarz - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

20th

 

• Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

21st

 

• Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

• Deadly Little Voices by Laurie Faria Stolarz- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

• Deadly Little Lessons by Laurie Faria Stolarz - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

22nd

 

• Love Unscripted by Tina Reber - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

23rd

 

• Deviant by Jaimie Roberts - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

24th

 

• Love Unrehearsed by Tina Reber - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

26th

 

• Connected by Kim Karr - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

• Rock the Heart by Michelle A Valentine - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

• Bound by Honor by Cora Reilly - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

 

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• Torn by Kim Karr - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.

 

28th

 

• Tall, Dark & Lonely by R.L. Mathewson - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

• Aflame by Penelope Douglas- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

 

 

I had insanely unreasonable expectations for this book and characters.

- The story felt very disjointed, time and paragraphs were choppy, especially in the beginning.
- Matteo wasn't quite "bad" enough and Gianna was too stubborn for me.
- Together they didn't quite have the fiery, hate/love, and passion I was anticipating and I felt from them in earlier books.
- This was clearly rushed with editing mistakes and continuity problems, took a lot of enjoyment out for me.
- I read this in one sitting.

I gobble this series up like a chocolate eclair placed in front of a woman experiencing pregnancy and pms hormones times one million.

A young girl is engaged to and married to second in command to the NY mafia. Her father in the Chicago mafia needing to make a truce. She has a hard time accepting her fate. She has to deal with jealousy and other problems from the world they live in and thinks there can never be love in their kind of world. This is Aria's and Luca's story.


I want to give the book 3 1/2 to 4. The story is good. I liked the characters but a couple of things got on my nerves a little. One made me put the book down several times. Our Heroine Arias, who has been raised in a mafia family has been engaged to the future Capo, Luca, of the New York Branch at 15 yrs old to marry him at 18. This to to make an a truce between the Chicago familia and NY. That's ok...but once the marriage takes place this grown man, a killer, a man that takes what he wants and is second in command in the mafia lets an 18 call the shots on when he can have her virginity??? It is also dragged out to long in the story. The build up sex is way to long.. Her sister Gianna is the other thing that suspends belief in this story. Raised is a mafia family and runs her mouth at these NY mafia men without a filter. I mean in a very insulting way. Making rape remarks and killing etc.

The second part of the book kept my attention once things started moving along. I am going to read the next book. I do believe that when you read fiction you always have to suspend belief but it shouldn't be dragged out to long.