i am one of those ppl who thinks everyone has a little bi in them but the way all these guys just went with it was too fast in both books. them being bi makes sense bec imo sharing a girl is kinda bi. body parts are bound to touch during group activity and i find it hard to believe someone completely straight would be into that. at least contemporary rh it makes sense to go in mm route imo. fantasy/sci-fi can get away with it if it’s a mate thing or cultural norm.

as i said in the first book alessa is not a good mafia leader. just bec someone starts yelling doesn’t make them scary or a good leader. girl you are being attacked to almost death multiple times and your solution is go to the bad guys businesses and cause a ruckus????? that is the most disappointing part of this series. the men are also not the best mafia folk either. every time they get attacked she and them are like we are going get them. they never doooo anything other than have sex and have mental breakdowns. we are talking world wide renowned mafia and this is how they move? unbelievable!

why wasn’t checking their cars and home for bugs their first plan of action??? like come on!!!! they suspected it at zane’s home why not theirs???

as i said in the first book the smut was too much. they are easy to skip and not lose anything so it’s fine.

zane was added to harem too late. we needed more time with him. using trauma bonding and forcing the guys’ hand is a trope i hate. it is manipulative. i wish authors in general would find other ways to resolve issues between ppl.

the zane and ryder moment did not need les walking in on them imo. also the solution to every issue being sex is yawn boring! also all of sudden ryder can’t keep his shit together when he was doing fine? unbelievable!it’s like dex and ryder switched personalities. holden is also too young in experienced to be with zane. alessa was too young for zane at eighteen. especially since he was around since she was a kid. it’s so creepy for him to act as if he wasn’t taking advantage of her. all of them really. they stopped accusing him of being a weirdo the moment they fell for him

 

ppl walk into situations is over done in this series. like walking in on ppl kissing, having sex, having conversations or fighting. it was at least ten times! that’s too much.

the pet names… too many… too cheesy 

the main plot line was resolved too easily! all the that build up for that ending was v disappointing.

the positive is that everyone got along in this book for the most part and it was not dragged out. i just wish the i love yous were not dropping all of the place after a couple of days. another positive was this book shorter.

for the story we got this should’ve been a standalone. 

all in all i was entertained enough to finish. now on to evander and micah! low key wish their book wasn’t a rh with van and his brother in it since i hate brothers in the same harem. i’m just too curious to avoid it.