I absolutely loved the idea of this novel. I mean come on, MC meets mafia? YES PLEASE! I love mafia books. They are my jam. My fav. They can be dark and twisty and dramatic and luscious. This one though felt like it tried a little too hard and didn’t quite get there.

The thought of an undercover mafia princess, hidden away in the country side then coming out during crisis to take power? That sounds intense, and like an absolute kickass story. But then Vita was too much of a contradiction for me. In “on the run” mode, she was demure, meek, had to be told what to do. In “mafia” mode, frankly she was too much of a bitch. And I’m sorry but the excuse of “that’s the only way to get through to these people” seemed a bit like a cop out.

Like I said, overall I liked the idea of this book, I think it just needed to be longer to give it more of a chance, add in detail that would really beef it up to seem more complete. As it stands currently I found it too unbelievable in terms of storyline and character roles. Plus with all the anticipated build up, I found the climax quite lack luster. As soon as I started getting excited about it, it was over. And the falling action was way too abrupt to provide much satisfaction. But anyways.

The romance aspect was fine for me, didn’t sway me too much one way or the other. I will say I wanted a bit more excitement from these two in terms of finally getting together; some push and pull perhaps. It felt a little one sided at times.

I did find this one easy to follow and read, I liked the style the author has and this had strong potential. I think where my rating comes into play though is more so that while sure I had some issues, it felt fairly “meh” throughout. I don’t think it will be memorable for me.