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mrs_valencia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
queensprout's review
5.0
Every time I reread this book it gives me the same emotional ride as it did the first time I read it, and the audiobook on top of that? Just the icing on the cake! The narrators chosen, Gregory Salinas and Lola James brought both of the main characters (as well as the side characters) to life so spot on and I cannot wait the the next audiobook in the series
lissereads's review
5.0
Absolutely loved this audiobook. This was a new author to me and I devoured this book, obviously in the listening sense lol I can’t wait to get to the rest of the series! Isabela is forced to a marriage of convenience, but how can she go through with it when she gave her heart to her brothers best friend when they were teenagers? Would Santos let her go through the wedding? What happens when you are a cartel princess and there’s no way out? This book had me in the edge on every single chapter. Totally recommend it, I love mafia romance books so much!
adriannarosita's review
Disappointed and Disgusted.
What did I just attempt to read? I DNF’d this book at 10%. The first book was also bad but at least I was able to get through it. As a Mexican American, I wanted to read more books written by Mexican authors. Book one had nothing of the culture and was very repetitive about how “bad boy” the MMC was, we get it, he’s the next in line for the cartel, you don’t get there by being good. The FMC was white, which was fine but do you really have to let me know each chapter?
Now for this book, I was hesitant to continue the series because the first book did not mention anything about Mexican culture other than the brief Día de Los Muertos but even then did not go into very much detail. This book, the FMC is the Head of the Cartel’s Daughter and the MMC is Cartel’s right hand man. Both main character were Mexican so I thought I would get more Mexican words/phrases, I thought it would go into more details of the Mexican culture and embrace in the fun traditions.
Right off the bat we get the description of the MMC, we love a good description. Why did this author decide to end this description with “everything opposite of your everyday Hispanic Man” and that “you wouldn’t even know he was Mexican unless he told you.” Why was this necessary? Did the author not do her research about Mexico? What is the “everyday Mexican” if I wasn’t offended by the subtle aggressions in the first book, I’m offended now. Also, she decides to let us know that the Mexican language is all over the place she describing the Spanish to English.
I was still going to try to attempt the reason however, that quickly changed when the author decided to give us a teenage Santiago telling Isabella that he wants hike up her skirt and see what kind of panties she’s wearing. Umm, excuse me? What did I just read? I can’t. Disappointed and disgusted.
What did I just attempt to read? I DNF’d this book at 10%. The first book was also bad but at least I was able to get through it. As a Mexican American, I wanted to read more books written by Mexican authors. Book one had nothing of the culture and was very repetitive about how “bad boy” the MMC was, we get it, he’s the next in line for the cartel, you don’t get there by being good. The FMC was white, which was fine but do you really have to let me know each chapter?
Now for this book, I was hesitant to continue the series because the first book did not mention anything about Mexican culture other than the brief Día de Los Muertos but even then did not go into very much detail. This book, the FMC is the Head of the Cartel’s Daughter and the MMC is Cartel’s right hand man. Both main character were Mexican so I thought I would get more Mexican words/phrases, I thought it would go into more details of the Mexican culture and embrace in the fun traditions.
Right off the bat we get the description of the MMC, we love a good description. Why did this author decide to end this description with “everything opposite of your everyday Hispanic Man” and that “you wouldn’t even know he was Mexican unless he told you.” Why was this necessary? Did the author not do her research about Mexico? What is the “everyday Mexican” if I wasn’t offended by the subtle aggressions in the first book, I’m offended now. Also, she decides to let us know that the Mexican language is all over the place she describing the Spanish to English.
I was still going to try to attempt the reason however, that quickly changed when the author decided to give us a teenage Santiago telling Isabella that he wants hike up her skirt and see what kind of panties she’s wearing. Umm, excuse me? What did I just read? I can’t. Disappointed and disgusted.
what_lauras_reading's review
4.0
I am loving this series that Jocelyne Soto has created. From the characters to the setting to the storylines, it is all so good. Jocelyne set up this book in a way that had me curious from the very beginning.
Violent Attraction happens to feature one of my favorite tropes (brother's best friend), and so I went into the story knowing what to expect from the trope. And I was not disappointed. Isabella and Santos went through so much to get to their HEA, and it took many years for it to happen.
The ending of this book, when Camilla receives the phone call...ooh, I need book 3 now. I need to know what happened, and of course who Camilla is going to get her HEA with. (I have my suspicions)
Violent Attraction happens to feature one of my favorite tropes (brother's best friend), and so I went into the story knowing what to expect from the trope. And I was not disappointed. Isabella and Santos went through so much to get to their HEA, and it took many years for it to happen.
The ending of this book, when Camilla receives the phone call...ooh, I need book 3 now. I need to know what happened, and of course who Camilla is going to get her HEA with. (I have my suspicions)
msare_'s review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
honeyandsmut's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I had pretty high expectations going into this after book one. I was so stoked to dive into Bella & Santos story. As much as I loved this I feel like it could have been better. The flashbacks were nice so we could see how their relationship flourished and struggled over the years. But I felt like there wasn’t a lot of plot development like I had hoped for. Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed it but I found myself wanting to skip through parts that were basically a recap of book one just from their perspective. The spice was top tier though, and I loved that the two finally got their happy ending.
gieselleusc's review
4.25
I had high expectations for this book and they were surpassed! I loved the way this book was structured and the way we got to see this relationship truly develop. I do think the book lost a bit of tension once we found out what happened at the wedding but I enjoyed myself otherwise and truly cannot wait for the next book!
pagesinkedinshadows's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This was a very intense romance. I was sucked into Santo & Bella’s story from the very beginning.
I love the history they have with each other. They were important to each other and their romance grew from that.
I loved the slow build of their relationship, the chemistry between them.
This was full of romance, tragedy, secrets, darkness, love & hope.
It’s intense and full of spice & passion.
I love the history they have with each other. They were important to each other and their romance grew from that.
I loved the slow build of their relationship, the chemistry between them.
This was full of romance, tragedy, secrets, darkness, love & hope.
It’s intense and full of spice & passion.