Luca (Ruin & Revenge, #2)

by Sarah Castille

[Eve1972]

I actually LOVE this cover. It's hot and a very good representation of the hero (LUCA). It has good composition and eye-catching title work.

After reading and LOVING book one in this series (NICO), I was super excited to get my hands on this one. Unfortunately, it failed to live up to the greatness of its predecessor. I found this one to be just SO slow and long winded. It felt like the book that never ends. Every chapter devoted to Paola could have been dropped without it affecting the storyline and would have helped speed up with the pace.

That aside I did enjoy the characters for the most part. Luca was SMOKIN' HOT and very alpha. I did not like the way he treated his son for the first half of the book. Nor did I find it believable that he wouldn't have at least had his own DNA test done to verify if Gina was telling the truth. Since sons are SO important to the Mafia. Gabrielle was ok. I didn't love her or hate her. Her and Luca made a good couple, and I enjoyed them together.



There isn't any OW drama other than a few mentions of Luca's past. There is some OM drama. There is action. Twists and turns. A lot of violence. Some super hot sex scenes. Some humor. Some feel good moments. Some cute kid action (Matteo in the car...OMG adorable!) An excellent array of secondary characters. A little NICO action. All wrapped up in a sweet epilogue.

So even though this one wasn't a complete hit with me, I am still onboard for the next book ROCCO.(I was kind of hoping it would be Frankie, but no matter Apparently Frankie IS Rocco...woohoo!). One thumb up from yours truly.