4.4 stars

Let me preface this review with the fact that this might be the prettiest formatting that I have ever seen done in a book. The designs and quotes as well as colors before each chapter was stunning. It made me even more vested in the story.

I enjoyed this prequel until I didn't. It was great for the first 75%and then it felt rushed and the actions of the characters didn't make sense. How did D and Ren go from just a connection in the library to jumping straight to having sex? How did D finally get to taking over as the main man and conquering his father? So many questions. I'm hoping for the answers in D's book but I'm worried since it was said that it is a standalone and this one wasn't necessarily needed to be read first.

Still I recommend this author and this entire series. ( )

After reading the reviews who suggested that I read this book before I read Damian De Luca I made the mistake of taking that suggestion and reading it, and was bored which surprised me because I love Mafia romance books but yeah this book did not live up to its hype and then I made the mistake of actually reading Damiano De Luca and was utterly confused on why it had gotten so many good reviews. ( )