Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Forever
Pages: 352
Publication Date: August 30h, 2016
Source: ARC provided by publisher
Previous Books in Series: The Marriage Contract & The Wedding Pact
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My Thoughts
The Belle
My last reading experience with the O'Malley family was incredible. I adored Carrigan and James so I was so excited to read this next book about Cillian and Olivia. To be honest, it was pretty bland. I enjoyed reading it. I was mostly engaged but overall it just didn't really make me excited to read. The pros. I loved the addition of Olivia having a child. That will almost always make me love a story a little bit more. I love seeing characters and their potential hero or heroine interact with kids. It's just a thing I have. I also love the protectiveness and growing up Cillian did. Watchign Olivia open herself up to love after being manipulated by her family was great. I also loved how the book ended with a seemingly completely unlikeable villain become something a little bit more. I also LOVED the setup for the next book! I am super excited to read it regardless of my feelings for this book.
The Beast
The cons? As I said above, it just didn't grab me the way the other books did. I was engaged but I wasn't invested. I thought that Cillian and Olivia were kind of bland and lacking a little oomph the other characters in the previous books had. I think this will be remedied, I hope so, in the next book as the glimpse we get of them they both seem to have a lot going on underneath the surface.
Find on: Goodreads | Amazon
My Thoughts
The Belle
My last reading experience with the O'Malley family was incredible. I adored Carrigan and James so I was so excited to read this next book about Cillian and Olivia. To be honest, it was pretty bland. I enjoyed reading it. I was mostly engaged but overall it just didn't really make me excited to read. The pros. I loved the addition of Olivia having a child. That will almost always make me love a story a little bit more. I love seeing characters and their potential hero or heroine interact with kids. It's just a thing I have. I also love the protectiveness and growing up Cillian did. Watchign Olivia open herself up to love after being manipulated by her family was great. I also loved how the book ended with a seemingly completely unlikeable villain become something a little bit more. I also LOVED the setup for the next book! I am super excited to read it regardless of my feelings for this book.
The Beast
The cons? As I said above, it just didn't grab me the way the other books did. I was engaged but I wasn't invested. I thought that Cillian and Olivia were kind of bland and lacking a little oomph the other characters in the previous books had. I think this will be remedied, I hope so, in the next book as the glimpse we get of them they both seem to have a lot going on underneath the surface.
General Admission
If you like mafia romance, suspense, and growing up...this book is for you.
If you like mafia romance, suspense, and growing up...this book is for you.
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