alessa is not a convincing mafia leader. i’m surprised with the way she acts that she hasn’t died yet. she literally has a stalker but wants to talk about how she’s can “take care” of herself. okay but if a group of ppl jump her bec she’s too stubborn to have guards?(which did happen!) like please it just made her seem so irrational. she’s supposed be calculated smart and i don’t see it.

the romance is not build up bec it happens before the book starts. all that was left is for me to be convince that these guys are okay with sharing and that didn’t happen. i think at some points alessa used her tears and emotional manipulation to get her way. hell her uncle threaten to KILL ryder?????? like can y’all calm down for a second instead peer pressuring this guy? it all get resolved so fast and then boom another guy and it’s i’m barely convinced with others. also putting them in life situation to resolve issue is a cheap out for authors imo. instead of conversation building relationships you get omg you almost died or omg you saved me and it’s boring.

the smut was too much! that time should’ve been relationship building imo. there was no pay off for the smut. almost each interaction was smut at some point. by the time she got to ryder i started skipping them. i skipped holdens first time, ryder and dex and so much more bec i was exhausted.

anyway it was entertaining when i started skipping i’ll give it that. also evander and micah???? oh i will be reading the next to get them. that’s saying something bec these books are LONG!