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Charis biancuzzo

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Surprisingly great book!

Total
5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-14-25

Tropes:
Evil Twin
Forced Proximity
Boss/Employee
Single & suddenly the mom of a pre-teen
Runaway Bride
Small Town
Oh, the baggage!
I can't love you...but I do
Meddling family
Brothers both want the same girl

Good amount of spice.
GREAT witty banter!
Wonderful supporting cast of characters.
Plot kept me guessing.

I picked up the second book in this series as a "Blind Date with a Book" and two chapters in decided that I needed to experience the series in order. I'm definitely glad that I came back and listened to this one first.
I'm not usually a fan of stories with kids in them, even if the kids are old enough to be self-sufficient. This book, I thoroughly enjoyed what the kid added to the story. All around, I thoroughly enjoyed the writing, the performance, and the entire cast of this series. I've been on a dark romance or reverse harem kick for a while, and this was a great break that still had enough going on for me to listen almost straight through. Definitely recommend!

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Repetitive disappointment to end the series

Total
3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-02-25

I'd been so looking forward to the end of this series, but this book disappointed. The characters said, "I wouldn't want it any other way" enough that it started making me roll my eyes.
It's not awful, but there was so much build up, and it just seemed to fizzle.
I'd still recommend the series overall, but it's not something I'd listen to again.
The first two books were the best.

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Sladkaya...

Total
4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-23-25

I loved this addition to the series, and appreciated the new plot lines it introduced. The narrators both did an excellent job.
My only real issue was that the MMC called the MFC "sladkaya," which is Russian for "sweetheart." The problem with this was that the narrator pronounced it as "slut-kay-a." I don't know what the proper pronunciation is, and this may be correct, but I wish a different endearment had been used because it always sounded like he was calling her a slut. It kept popping me out of the story.

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Minimally bloody Bratva, good spice

Total
5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-19-25

I enjoyed the connection between the main characters. MMC is a bratva boss, and there are scenes where he kills, but nothing was overly graphic.
I especially enjoyed the interactions between the 5 brothers of the bratva. This books doesn't end on a cliffhanger, but the story does continue, and I'm looking forward to learning more about the other brothers. Each brother has a unique personality, and this story makes you want to learn more about all of them.
Narration was great! The Russian accent sounded authentic. There were a hendful of spots where I think maybe the emphasis was a bit off, but nothing that took me out of the story. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a not-so-gory bratva with good spice.

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Mafia college?

Total
3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-13-25

When the MCs reconnect, it's at a mafia training center, basically mafia college. This was incredibly hard for me to just go along with. I just couldn't get my mind to settle around the idea of people from different mafia families coming together and studying the same tactics at the same place. I imagine the mafia training their own in the family. How are you supposed to overpower the other families if you all have the same knowledge & methods?
I did listen to the whole story, because I didn't hate it, as hard as it was for me to accept the school premise. It was just meh for me. Nearly every scene felt like it could've been longer with more detail.
Not for me, but if you can deal with the crazy mafia college premise, it's not a bad story, although I'd probably recommend reading instead of listening.
The FMC is supposed to be Italian, but sounds Russian. The MMC is Russian, but sounds American with a few Russian words thrown in.
Overall, between the performance and the premise, it was very difficult for me to stay in the world of this story.

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Story ends half-way through

Total
3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
2 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-08-25

As much as I've enjoyed this trilogy, this final book just didn't do it for me. I never felt any sense of climactic danger. The bad guys never felt fully developed or like a true threat after the introduction of the MMC.
After the bad guys were defeated, there's another 2.5or more hours of just buying a house, getting married, having a kid. Epilogue-type stuff with no pivotal plot.
This book felt very anticlimactic. If I want 3hrs of HEA, I'll choose something from the contemporary genre.
The voice actor/actress, were both excellent, but the story wasn't very engaging past about the 3/4 mark.

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Overall a funny and enjoyable listen

Total
4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-20-24

I really enjoyed some of the comedic moments in this book. I enjoyed the interactions between hero & heroine. I wish there had been a bit more about the heroine's life growing up. There were 'case notes' scattered through the story, but I didn't feel like they gave enough insight into what life was like for the heroine growing up.
Also, there were a few times where I wasn't sure which character was speaking, or if the character was speaking aloud or just thinking. That could've been done a little better in the narration by using inflection.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and will listen to the rest of the series.

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A beautiful train wreck, in the best way!

Total
5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-19-24

Wow. Just...wow!
This book is STUNNING!
It's not like other romance novels I've read or listened to. The narration from both main characters comes in a stream of consciousness flow. The male lead, in particular, is so amazingly damaged. I mean that in two ways. I mean it in the common way, that he's been through a lot and suffers the physical and emotional scars from it. I also mean it in a much deeper way.
You're in the male lead's mind as everything is crumbling inside and around him. You experience his trauma with him with how realistically his trauma is presented in his stream of consciousness. You fall apart as he does and neither of you can find the straws to grasp at.
Both of these main characters are so beautifully flawed.
I ached for them.
I laughed with them, when their wry humor showed, usually as a defense mechanism.
And I rooted for them. I was trapped in the spiral with them, and holding my breath, hoping for them to find the strength overcome.

It was a humbling experience.

The male author also serves as the male narrator, and it's truly perfection! Because he'd written the character and knew his exact intent, there were no moments in the narration when I thought something should've been performed differently.
Before knowing that the narrator was also the author, I was recommending this audiobook to a friend and said that the male narrator sounded like he was narrating his own autobiography with how comfortable and familiar he seemed with the character he was reading for.

There's really not one thing about this book I didn't love.
I'm glad that I listened to the audiobook before reading the text. I highlight in my Kindle, but this is the first time I've ever highlighted clips in an audiobook. There were moments that were painful in their poignancy. There were moments that were funny in a dry, sarcastic way. And there were moments that I clipped because when I listen to the clips later, I'll feel all of the emotions that I did with this book all over again and be wrecked, in the best possible way.

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Good Naration, Story Needed More

Total
4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-16-24

I enjoyed the narration, but the story itself needed some filling out. Everything resolved too quickly and easily. The author could've drawn out the drama and made the book longer. That said, I enjoyed the story. It wasn't bad, I just wish it had been longer.

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Best of the series so far!

Total
5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 09-14-24

Each book in this series has been better than the last. The story and the reading improves with every book. I especially enjoyed that this book has more chapters from the ML's perspective than the previous books.
My one complaint about this reading is that the female narrator, who has been the narrator of all 3 books so far, hasn't been consistent with her voicing of the characters. Even within just this book, she would voice side characters differently from chapter to chapter. Otherwise, it was a good read. I feel like she's improved her performance with each book.

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