This was my first listen of this author and I liked the story and writing enough that I definitely will be checking out more from their catalog. The storyline is hard to be new and refreshing when mafia stories have a lot of the similar story lines but this one was done well so I had no complaints that I saw all the twists coming easily. I will say I don’t know if this story will stick with me for awhile, just because it was done a lot already but I enjoyed the listen and would recommend it!
I thought Benny was my favorite and hope he has a love story at some point (I have no idea about the author’s back catalog yet so maybe he already does haha). I thought he made some funny moments, esp with calling out Luca for his behavior haha. Luca had a lot of growing up to do, despite him being a lot older than Verona. She definitely had the TSTL complex going on sometimes but I liked her anyway. I appreciated her not going on shopping sprees, her gift for Luca was adorable and his reaction once he opened up was priceless haha. I would have been blinded like she was with how things happened. She tried to look for the good in people despite her upbringing and who her family was. One thing I wished happened in the epilogue was Verona’s dad finding out what happened to Verona and Luca’s mothers and they officially ended the war between their families. Unless that happens in one of the other books in the series. OH and based on the next book, the one guy I thought got away in this one finally will get some karmic justice. I can’t wait to listen!
Narration was good, I really enjoy the female narrator in pretty much anything she does. The male narrator sometimes is too OTT for me, but he overall does a good job with the rollercoaster ride Luca gives Verona haha. I thought the emotions were done well, with how Luca was humbled by Verona not being what he thought, when Verona accidentally messed up the dishwasher, when Luca couldnt keep himself in control once he got a taste of Verona. Helped paint a good picture with the story ❤️
🎧 Audiobook Obsession Reviewer – Flock Team 🎧