I'm debating between giving this a 4 or 4.25 ⭐s because it was good, it just wasn't as mind-blowing as it was sold to be on booktok and bookstagram.i gave this a chance because I haven't read any Mafia romances in a while and it was good, I just expected it to be a little darker.

Some of the things I liked were, first, the Abelli family, Nonna is a great spirit animal, always antagonizing her daughter in law and making me laugh. I want to be friends with Elena, I love her spunk but her sister was a bit of a brat most of time. I sympathize with her situation because I'd also hate to be told what to do and who to marry but still I found her annoying.

On the other side, I want to know more about the Russo's, Nico has my heart even though he can be a jealous and controlling psycho at times but he's also sweet and protective of his Elena. 

The only thing I didn't like about this book was the miscommunication going around. At some points I wanted to yell at Nico to stop insinuating or down right telling Elena that she's a whore and at others at Elena to stand up for herself and come clean about her story. 

Overall it was a good story and I'd read it again.