Tropes: – mafia romance – badass lawyer FMC – black sheep of her family – “ice queen“ – playful banter – forced proximity – possessive MMC – dual PoV
Elena’s character growth is probably the best part of this duet – the way she comes to accept Dante’s world and becomes a part in it. And not just regarding Dante. She finally gets to address that she feels like an outsider in her own family. The scenes with Sebastian in the first book, and with Cosima in this one are very sweet. The plot is as exciting as in the first book. The stakes are higher, there is a change in scenery at the beginning of this book that I surprisingly like a lot, and that is a also so very important for Elena’s story. Bambi‘s and Aurora‘s storyline is so heartbreaking, but also so important. Dante is my new bookboyfriend, nothing more to say I think. There are moments when the book is a bit too cheesy at the end – the reconciliation with Giselle and Daniel for example: that‘s probably an unpopular opinion, but I don‘t think that was necessary. Call me a cynic, but not everything needs to be forgiven, and I think this part makes it seem like Elena did something wrong, when I don‘t think that‘s the case. Although for most of the time I like the cheesy parts a lot more than I thought I would, parts like the epilogue. They are cheesy yes, but the good kind. 4.5/5⭐️ 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
