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Made Men #10
Lucca II
Lucca has taken the throne, destined to him since birth.
He has everything he’s ever wanted.
Chloe.
Money.
And power.
But every throne comes with a price.
With enemies determined to take what is his,
he’s determined not to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Lucca may be inexperienced at being the boss,
but he is no amateur at being a killer.
Hide, One-Shot while you still can.
You see, unlike my father,
the boogieman can see in the dark.
He has everything he’s ever wanted.
Chloe.
Money.
And power.
But every throne comes with a price.
With enemies determined to take what is his,
he’s determined not to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Lucca may be inexperienced at being the boss,
but he is no amateur at being a killer.
Hide, One-Shot while you still can.
You see, unlike my father,
the boogieman can see in the dark.
202 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 26, 2023
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Sarah Brianne
17 books4,919 followersHey! My name is Sarah Brianne and after living for twenty-two years the characters in my head told me enough was enough and I have finally put pen to paper (or is it finger to keyboard?) to tell their stories. Since I was a little girl I have watched every chick flick I could get my hands on, then when I became older I discovered a whole new world of romance novels. To me there is nothing better then a tale of true love and those are the stories that have inspired me to write. Like everything else in my life I have put my own spin on two lovers destined to be together.
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March 4, 2023
I am convinced the ppl who gave this book a 5⭐️ are just a bunch of Sarah brianne fans undergoing serious literary withdrawals. 5 years it took for her to write this book. 5 YEARS and this is the best she came up with? Giving this book a 5⭐️ is an insult to all 5⭐️ books out there bc this book? A snooze fest, it was like a fever dream like what the hell was this??
When I tell you I felt nothing while reading this book I mean NOTHING. No happiness, no excitement abt what’s about to come, no frustration, no anger nothing. It was like reading a drug’s package insert. It was so disappointing my God. Let’s talk about the two MC’s shall we?
LUCCA alias The Boogieman
There was absolutely nothing boogiemanish abt him. All through the book it was talks about how oww "when the boogieman comes out to play everyone locks their doors". The whole Kansas City was scared of this man. Why? Well shit idk either. He never did anything. Never used a knife, never shot a gun, never even had a fist fight(in this book I mean idk how it was in his first book read it a long time ago). But it was so hard to fall for his boogieman charade bc all he did was being a grump and that’s it. Not even a little torture scene😩. His whole persona was just ppl talking about how scary he is how dangerous he is but we never actually saw him do anything particularly scary
CHLOE alias Darling name affectionately given to her by Lucca
Man oh man was this girl bland. Omg I cannot believe this was her book. She was so boring, her life was soo boring, reading about her life was so. damn. boring.
Now all together these 2 have like 6 scenes together. SIX. In their own book? How embarrassing. Also did I mention how short this book was??
The rest of her friends? Boring as well. Adalyn was a 6yo in the body of an adult, tryna make eating McDonald’s her whole personality.
Maria,
We get it she got long blond hair and killer legs just shut up about it!
Ellie and lake? Space fillers 🤷🏽♀️
And now my question is Ms Brianne?? What was the point of this book hun? Was it to reveal who was one shot?? Bc 97% of the book is just fillers. We’re not given clues or nothing to even guess who is one shot. It was just all so anticlimactic. There’s a lot of explanation, flashbacks from lucca, there’s this waste of time where Chloe is tryna channel her inner "Maria" or whatever and then one shot is just reviled to us at the end. And the reason he even became one shot like what?? All that bc of a woman?? And then the epilogue comes in and it was just such a rush of events all that to introduce a new book series??
"An unexpected sound had her turning around to see a large dragon rushing right toward her"
When I tell you I was startled when I read this, I had to check my library to make sure I was reading the correct book. A dragon? What dragon?? Why are we talking about dragons??
I wish I could give this book zero stars bc there was really nothing redeemable about it but I guess I’ll just give it a 1⭐️
When I tell you I felt nothing while reading this book I mean NOTHING. No happiness, no excitement abt what’s about to come, no frustration, no anger nothing. It was like reading a drug’s package insert. It was so disappointing my God. Let’s talk about the two MC’s shall we?
LUCCA alias The Boogieman
There was absolutely nothing boogiemanish abt him. All through the book it was talks about how oww "when the boogieman comes out to play everyone locks their doors". The whole Kansas City was scared of this man. Why? Well shit idk either. He never did anything. Never used a knife, never shot a gun, never even had a fist fight(in this book I mean idk how it was in his first book read it a long time ago). But it was so hard to fall for his boogieman charade bc all he did was being a grump and that’s it. Not even a little torture scene😩. His whole persona was just ppl talking about how scary he is how dangerous he is but we never actually saw him do anything particularly scary
CHLOE alias Darling name affectionately given to her by Lucca
Man oh man was this girl bland. Omg I cannot believe this was her book. She was so boring, her life was soo boring, reading about her life was so. damn. boring.
Now all together these 2 have like 6 scenes together. SIX. In their own book? How embarrassing. Also did I mention how short this book was??
The rest of her friends? Boring as well. Adalyn was a 6yo in the body of an adult, tryna make eating McDonald’s her whole personality.
Maria,
We get it she got long blond hair and killer legs just shut up about it!
Ellie and lake? Space fillers 🤷🏽♀️
And now my question is Ms Brianne?? What was the point of this book hun? Was it to reveal who was one shot?? Bc 97% of the book is just fillers. We’re not given clues or nothing to even guess who is one shot. It was just all so anticlimactic. There’s a lot of explanation, flashbacks from lucca, there’s this waste of time where Chloe is tryna channel her inner "Maria" or whatever and then one shot is just reviled to us at the end. And the reason he even became one shot like what?? All that bc of a woman?? And then the epilogue comes in and it was just such a rush of events all that to introduce a new book series??
"An unexpected sound had her turning around to see a large dragon rushing right toward her"
When I tell you I was startled when I read this, I had to check my library to make sure I was reading the correct book. A dragon? What dragon?? Why are we talking about dragons??
I wish I could give this book zero stars bc there was really nothing redeemable about it but I guess I’ll just give it a 1⭐️
March 13, 2023
2.5 ✨ After waiting so long for this book I’m disappointed 😔. It was so short, barely any lucca+chloe moments. Instead we got luccas past, the one-shot dumb reveal, chloe’s college life ugh. The epilogue was rushed and don’t even get me started on the dragon stuff 😒. Oh and p.s its a 3rd pov which I hate reading.
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March 4, 2023
This is the type of writing we never asked for 🥱😴😴
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February 27, 2023Lucca is BACK!!!
I LOVE THIS.
Mi corazón no está preparado.
I LOVE THIS.
Mi corazón no está preparado.
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February 10, 2023My fictional husband is back.
March 1, 2023
I was so excited for this book but it fell abit short for me. It felt rushed and not really sure what to make of the little bit of surprise at the end.
July 26, 2024
Edit: This will be a bit lengthy because after rereading the entire series, I’m really at a loss of words as to the current character and plot development. Lucca’s character was derailed badly and seeing as he was the linchpin of the series, this is a fatal mistake on the author’s part.
Review:
What has the author done to Lucca’s character? Holy shit. Remind me again what his title is? The boogieman? More like the wimp. He’s officially not scary anymore. How did he earn that reputation, certainly not cooking up meals for his empty slate of a partner! That’s for damn sure. And worse, he’s Chloe bitch! Why pair them together if Chloe is unable to accept his dark, sociopathic side? Why turn a contemporary mafia romance novel into a fantasy/paranormal book out of nowhere by having them turn into dragons at the end? That was the randomest shit ever. It came completely out of the left field and it is not logical to bend the plot like that. Reincarnation as a plot point . . . Is the author okay? You can’t genre-hop like that. How the hell did her editor approve that, or does she not have one anymore? Big yikes.
When did Lucca become so spineless as to let a woman control him because Chloe shouldn’t have been given the allowance she got here . . . Is this not the same man who paid for Elle to get beaten up then told her he’d kill her in her hospital bed in book one? No one’s saying he shouldn’t be softer on his wife/fiancée but he’s now become too soft and he shouldn’t even have backed down in the professor argument. If Chloe’s professor is hooking up with students, he should be fired and threatened, Chloe is mad dumb for disagreeing with the way Lucca handled that. The professor’s actions were predatory and an abuse of power. And Lucca shouldn’t have caved into her request for her security guards to be less prominent, they were literally dealing with an assassin (One-Shot) on the loose and as the eventual wife of the future Boss, Chloe would’ve been more vulnerable than ever. She should’ve had triple the security she normally had. These decisions by the author don’t make sense. Lucca folded like limp noodles and gave into every demand Chloe naively made. This is not the Lucca of the previous books.
Miss Brianne already emasculated him in Dom’s book but what she did to him in Lucca II is truly pitiful. Even a spider would not shiver at this version of Lucca. The only way I would quiver is in laughter, not fear of that man. This is Walmart Lucca. Lucca-lite. A clone of Lucca. I can’t even!
We never got any follow-up on Chloe and Lake, yet, suddenly, Adalyn, readers’ least favorite female character in this series, of all people becomes Chloe’s BFF? And even Elle is a footnote benched to the side? Wtf??? And I’ve forgotten about Nero. And why is Sal barely featured in either of Lucca’s books—did the author forget he’s Lucca’s best friend, and apparently his only friend in the world? He doesn’t even have scenes with the guy who’s supposed to be his #1 confidante, and in Lucca book I, he had more scenes with Chloe than he did with Lucca, his bestie. Instead we get 20 unnecessary and unasked for, pointless Chloe and Adalyn scenes and Lucca is always thinking about Vincent being an idiot. Who would’ve thought when this series began that Adalyn and Vincent would become two of the most prominent side characters. I do not understand this author at all.
We never got any backstory into Lucca’s football history at the high school. We never got any information as to all the outside contacts he has when we were told he spent years building and expanding his father’s crime network and gaining allies/instilling enough fear in people to even turn his father’s men against him . . . Why did we never see any evidence of this campaign or rebellion/mutiny and why did Lucca drop his vendetta towards his father so easily?
The author spent books building his hatred and having Lucca emphasizing he could easily kill Dante, blah blah blah, then married Dante off to some woman no one gives a shit about and has Lucca cool his engine. Tf??? She literally failed to deliver on just about any element she hyped or promised.
What is Lucca’s appeal then? Is he just a guy who makes empty threats and gestures?
And let’s get real: no mafia outfit is going to follow a guy who not only unites with the enemy but gives up half of the Caruso’s family assets and power/resources to the loser of the mafia war between their families, the Luciano family out of nowhere. They are not going to allow a woman of an opposing crime family to be consigliere (Lucca appoints Maria, who is married to Dominic Luciano his consigliere). And let me be extremely clear, they are not going to allow 1/4 Italian FEMALE twin daughters to inherit the leadership and allow one of them to become Boss. No way in hell! They would demand sons to rule, at least 1/2 Italian sons at that. (Chloe and Lucca have twin daughters named Emilia and Melissa, just like Maria and Dom having only girls. There is no way Lucca or Dom would retain power as co-kings of Kansas City with only daughters as their legacy. The author insults readers’ intelligence, expecting them to buy this bullshit when Dante’s men had begun to turn on him for much less and because they were unhappy with his leadership).
The author completely lost any chance of passing this novel as believable with all of the decisions she’s made. People who rate this book highly are being dishonest about its intellectual quality and believability factor. Readers know this particular author’s skill as a writer has diminished as the series has progressed, not increased. And I’m just being honest. This is not high quality-work, and the books have gone downhill since Vincent. It’s as if the first two books were written by a ghostwriter. This can’t be the same author.
I cannot believe what has become of my once beloved Lucca. And here’s another complaint — the author spent every book hyping him up as a genius and the most physically threatening man. Yet he’s outsmarted by Vinny/One-Shot, and she made him physically weaker than Dominic in Dom’s book. She has now outdone Lucca and stripped any quality of greatness that was assigned to him. She so badly humbled and nerfed his character, which doesn’t work when she’s stressed that “there’s a quality about Lucca that’s all-knowing, all-seeing” for so long. She made him out to be untouchable, this invincible God. Then flipped scripts and said he’s actually not the smartest or strongest and he was wrong about a lot of things, even his mother’s murderer. He swore it was Lucifer when it was Vinny. The guy can’t even intimidate Chloe anymore. He’s really lost his touch! He’s so far gone, I could cry. Who is this man? This imposter, ‘cause that ain’t Lucca! I don’t know him. Sorry to that man, I could see him on the street and I wouldn’t recognize him.
If I could give this book negative stars, I would.
P.S. Does anybody even care about Amo’s book anymore? I know I don’t. I’m done with this series. And given the author’s penchant to be unpredictable, she probably would have someone connected to Nadia or someone like Gabi the female bodyguard or hell, even Enzo get a book next. She always likes to put people on our radar that we don’t give a fuck about. Readers trashed Adalyn and she throws her into every book, littering her all over the damn place like trash at the park. People get tired of Vincent’s corniness and idiocy and we’re thrown references to his antics like slices of pepperoni on pizza. Damn, she just refuses to listen to her readers. I should’ve jumped ship ages ago.
P.P.S: Lucca and Chloe were so bland together, how are they such a boring couple? The sex scenes are beyond bad and have zero passion but I’m not just talking about their intimacy, damn near every interaction they have is just Chloe eating/him cooking for her. We don’t see them discuss anything of note, talk about their fears or passions, deepen their connection, it’s just a very unfulfilling and one-sided relationship. Poor Lucca shouldn’t have ended up with his obsession because she wasn’t worthy at all. She literally cannot love him for who he is, evil side and all. She is in denial and outright rejects his crueler nature. He can’t be open with her (when he promised to never hide things from her, that was clearly a lie) because he knows her fragile mind cannot tolerate or accept it. Who wants to spend their whole life with someone like that, someone they can’t be their true self around?
The author seriously should’ve given Chloe to Amo (who I never cared for because I hated how fake he was) and given Lucca to a bad bitch because this isn’t it, I hated how timid Lucca was and how fake their love felt. I was never one of those readers that thought he needed someone just as great/crazy and psycho as him but Chloe for real is too weak and they are now my least favorite couple . . . I can’t even say opposites attract because they have the weakest chemistry of any couple after Angel and Adalyn and Kat and Dom (Chloe and Lucca’s chemistry has been nonexistent since Lucca I and Lucca II, it was fire in Nero and Vincent’s book, I don’t know what happened).
I also hate that we never saw Chloe’s personality pre-trauma, girlie was best friends with Cassandra for a decade before she linked up with Elle, she should have more depth. Why is she so damn boring? Even in this book, she’s trying to be spunky but falls flat. Even when she’s defiant and not overly passive, she’s as interesting as watching paint dry. It doesn’t help that the author picked gardening as her hobby. What 18 year-old gardens for fun? Anybody that age would think that gardening is boring and the only thing worse is crocheting scarves for grandma, a sure path to spinsterhood. This girl had no life, no vivacity, no Va Va voom. It was sad to read.
Once again, Lucca and Chloe were given the least fleshed out backstories of any characters when their interactions in the first two books are what made the series so poignant and memorable. So I have to ask yet again . . . What the hell happened? Did the author forget to write or did the series really lose its magic just like that?
Review:
What has the author done to Lucca’s character? Holy shit. Remind me again what his title is? The boogieman? More like the wimp. He’s officially not scary anymore. How did he earn that reputation, certainly not cooking up meals for his empty slate of a partner! That’s for damn sure. And worse, he’s Chloe bitch! Why pair them together if Chloe is unable to accept his dark, sociopathic side? Why turn a contemporary mafia romance novel into a fantasy/paranormal book out of nowhere by having them turn into dragons at the end? That was the randomest shit ever. It came completely out of the left field and it is not logical to bend the plot like that. Reincarnation as a plot point . . . Is the author okay? You can’t genre-hop like that. How the hell did her editor approve that, or does she not have one anymore? Big yikes.
When did Lucca become so spineless as to let a woman control him because Chloe shouldn’t have been given the allowance she got here . . . Is this not the same man who paid for Elle to get beaten up then told her he’d kill her in her hospital bed in book one? No one’s saying he shouldn’t be softer on his wife/fiancée but he’s now become too soft and he shouldn’t even have backed down in the professor argument. If Chloe’s professor is hooking up with students, he should be fired and threatened, Chloe is mad dumb for disagreeing with the way Lucca handled that. The professor’s actions were predatory and an abuse of power. And Lucca shouldn’t have caved into her request for her security guards to be less prominent, they were literally dealing with an assassin (One-Shot) on the loose and as the eventual wife of the future Boss, Chloe would’ve been more vulnerable than ever. She should’ve had triple the security she normally had. These decisions by the author don’t make sense. Lucca folded like limp noodles and gave into every demand Chloe naively made. This is not the Lucca of the previous books.
Miss Brianne already emasculated him in Dom’s book but what she did to him in Lucca II is truly pitiful. Even a spider would not shiver at this version of Lucca. The only way I would quiver is in laughter, not fear of that man. This is Walmart Lucca. Lucca-lite. A clone of Lucca. I can’t even!
We never got any follow-up on Chloe and Lake, yet, suddenly, Adalyn, readers’ least favorite female character in this series, of all people becomes Chloe’s BFF? And even Elle is a footnote benched to the side? Wtf??? And I’ve forgotten about Nero. And why is Sal barely featured in either of Lucca’s books—did the author forget he’s Lucca’s best friend, and apparently his only friend in the world? He doesn’t even have scenes with the guy who’s supposed to be his #1 confidante, and in Lucca book I, he had more scenes with Chloe than he did with Lucca, his bestie. Instead we get 20 unnecessary and unasked for, pointless Chloe and Adalyn scenes and Lucca is always thinking about Vincent being an idiot. Who would’ve thought when this series began that Adalyn and Vincent would become two of the most prominent side characters. I do not understand this author at all.
We never got any backstory into Lucca’s football history at the high school. We never got any information as to all the outside contacts he has when we were told he spent years building and expanding his father’s crime network and gaining allies/instilling enough fear in people to even turn his father’s men against him . . . Why did we never see any evidence of this campaign or rebellion/mutiny and why did Lucca drop his vendetta towards his father so easily?
The author spent books building his hatred and having Lucca emphasizing he could easily kill Dante, blah blah blah, then married Dante off to some woman no one gives a shit about and has Lucca cool his engine. Tf??? She literally failed to deliver on just about any element she hyped or promised.
What is Lucca’s appeal then? Is he just a guy who makes empty threats and gestures?
And let’s get real: no mafia outfit is going to follow a guy who not only unites with the enemy but gives up half of the Caruso’s family assets and power/resources to the loser of the mafia war between their families, the Luciano family out of nowhere. They are not going to allow a woman of an opposing crime family to be consigliere (Lucca appoints Maria, who is married to Dominic Luciano his consigliere). And let me be extremely clear, they are not going to allow 1/4 Italian FEMALE twin daughters to inherit the leadership and allow one of them to become Boss. No way in hell! They would demand sons to rule, at least 1/2 Italian sons at that. (Chloe and Lucca have twin daughters named Emilia and Melissa, just like Maria and Dom having only girls. There is no way Lucca or Dom would retain power as co-kings of Kansas City with only daughters as their legacy. The author insults readers’ intelligence, expecting them to buy this bullshit when Dante’s men had begun to turn on him for much less and because they were unhappy with his leadership).
The author completely lost any chance of passing this novel as believable with all of the decisions she’s made. People who rate this book highly are being dishonest about its intellectual quality and believability factor. Readers know this particular author’s skill as a writer has diminished as the series has progressed, not increased. And I’m just being honest. This is not high quality-work, and the books have gone downhill since Vincent. It’s as if the first two books were written by a ghostwriter. This can’t be the same author.
I cannot believe what has become of my once beloved Lucca. And here’s another complaint — the author spent every book hyping him up as a genius and the most physically threatening man. Yet he’s outsmarted by Vinny/One-Shot, and she made him physically weaker than Dominic in Dom’s book. She has now outdone Lucca and stripped any quality of greatness that was assigned to him. She so badly humbled and nerfed his character, which doesn’t work when she’s stressed that “there’s a quality about Lucca that’s all-knowing, all-seeing” for so long. She made him out to be untouchable, this invincible God. Then flipped scripts and said he’s actually not the smartest or strongest and he was wrong about a lot of things, even his mother’s murderer. He swore it was Lucifer when it was Vinny. The guy can’t even intimidate Chloe anymore. He’s really lost his touch! He’s so far gone, I could cry. Who is this man? This imposter, ‘cause that ain’t Lucca! I don’t know him. Sorry to that man, I could see him on the street and I wouldn’t recognize him.
If I could give this book negative stars, I would.
P.S. Does anybody even care about Amo’s book anymore? I know I don’t. I’m done with this series. And given the author’s penchant to be unpredictable, she probably would have someone connected to Nadia or someone like Gabi the female bodyguard or hell, even Enzo get a book next. She always likes to put people on our radar that we don’t give a fuck about. Readers trashed Adalyn and she throws her into every book, littering her all over the damn place like trash at the park. People get tired of Vincent’s corniness and idiocy and we’re thrown references to his antics like slices of pepperoni on pizza. Damn, she just refuses to listen to her readers. I should’ve jumped ship ages ago.
P.P.S: Lucca and Chloe were so bland together, how are they such a boring couple? The sex scenes are beyond bad and have zero passion but I’m not just talking about their intimacy, damn near every interaction they have is just Chloe eating/him cooking for her. We don’t see them discuss anything of note, talk about their fears or passions, deepen their connection, it’s just a very unfulfilling and one-sided relationship. Poor Lucca shouldn’t have ended up with his obsession because she wasn’t worthy at all. She literally cannot love him for who he is, evil side and all. She is in denial and outright rejects his crueler nature. He can’t be open with her (when he promised to never hide things from her, that was clearly a lie) because he knows her fragile mind cannot tolerate or accept it. Who wants to spend their whole life with someone like that, someone they can’t be their true self around?
The author seriously should’ve given Chloe to Amo (who I never cared for because I hated how fake he was) and given Lucca to a bad bitch because this isn’t it, I hated how timid Lucca was and how fake their love felt. I was never one of those readers that thought he needed someone just as great/crazy and psycho as him but Chloe for real is too weak and they are now my least favorite couple . . . I can’t even say opposites attract because they have the weakest chemistry of any couple after Angel and Adalyn and Kat and Dom (Chloe and Lucca’s chemistry has been nonexistent since Lucca I and Lucca II, it was fire in Nero and Vincent’s book, I don’t know what happened).
I also hate that we never saw Chloe’s personality pre-trauma, girlie was best friends with Cassandra for a decade before she linked up with Elle, she should have more depth. Why is she so damn boring? Even in this book, she’s trying to be spunky but falls flat. Even when she’s defiant and not overly passive, she’s as interesting as watching paint dry. It doesn’t help that the author picked gardening as her hobby. What 18 year-old gardens for fun? Anybody that age would think that gardening is boring and the only thing worse is crocheting scarves for grandma, a sure path to spinsterhood. This girl had no life, no vivacity, no Va Va voom. It was sad to read.
Once again, Lucca and Chloe were given the least fleshed out backstories of any characters when their interactions in the first two books are what made the series so poignant and memorable. So I have to ask yet again . . . What the hell happened? Did the author forget to write or did the series really lose its magic just like that?
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February 27, 2023OMG???
March 25, 2023
I am finished with this series - really and truelly done.
February 16, 2023
Oh YES!! The Boogieman is back!! And we are also going to find out who Oneshot is?!!! I CANNOT wait!! This ENTIRE series is EPIC!!🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
March 11, 2023
Love the concept and storyline, but books keep falling flat!
***Spoilers Included***
First off, we had to wait 6 years for this book and this is what we get?!?
This book read more like a novella and not a full book. It felt rushed and all over the place. It didn’t flow well for me.
There are not many scenes with Chloe and Lucca together. I wanted more of that!
Lucca is considered the boogie man, but it’s more talk than action. Why is he keeping Luciano alive? He walks away and says he’s done with him but zero clues as to why or what comes next.
Everyone does the work for him which I guess as boss makes sense, but he’s not presented well as someone everyone should fear. He’s gone too soft.
Chloe was boring in this book. She is mainly shown as a college girl going to classes.
We do find who One Shot is, but I felt there were missed opportunities. There really weren’t clues for us to try and figure it out or make us guess. The answer I felt came out randomly.
Lucca and Chloe do get married. Chloe picking out her dress and the entire wedding was rushed also.
Lastly what was with the epilogues ?!? We didn’t get a chance to see them with their girls or how they were as parents. What we got was Chloe almost died and then found out she was reincarnated from dragons in a previous life to promote another book?!? 100% cringe!!
It’s been almost 3 years since the previous book in the series. I know not every author is a full time writer, but it’s frustrating with the span of time in between books and also that every single book gets delayed! I can understand a couple of times, but I have never seen this author release 1 book on time! I keep getting sucked back in because I really do love the characters this author has created in this series, but it’s not worth the continued disappointment or money.
***Spoilers Included***
First off, we had to wait 6 years for this book and this is what we get?!?
This book read more like a novella and not a full book. It felt rushed and all over the place. It didn’t flow well for me.
There are not many scenes with Chloe and Lucca together. I wanted more of that!
Lucca is considered the boogie man, but it’s more talk than action. Why is he keeping Luciano alive? He walks away and says he’s done with him but zero clues as to why or what comes next.
Everyone does the work for him which I guess as boss makes sense, but he’s not presented well as someone everyone should fear. He’s gone too soft.
Chloe was boring in this book. She is mainly shown as a college girl going to classes.
We do find who One Shot is, but I felt there were missed opportunities. There really weren’t clues for us to try and figure it out or make us guess. The answer I felt came out randomly.
Lucca and Chloe do get married. Chloe picking out her dress and the entire wedding was rushed also.
Lastly what was with the epilogues ?!? We didn’t get a chance to see them with their girls or how they were as parents. What we got was Chloe almost died and then found out she was reincarnated from dragons in a previous life to promote another book?!? 100% cringe!!
It’s been almost 3 years since the previous book in the series. I know not every author is a full time writer, but it’s frustrating with the span of time in between books and also that every single book gets delayed! I can understand a couple of times, but I have never seen this author release 1 book on time! I keep getting sucked back in because I really do love the characters this author has created in this series, but it’s not worth the continued disappointment or money.
March 3, 2023
Lucca es mi personaje favorito 😍🥰
No puedo ser justa con el resto cuando se trata del Coco.
La dosis correcta de drama y suspenso, y la chispa de picante que necesitábamos, que digo chispa 🥵
Una sorpresa la revelación de One-shot 🥺 tantas víctimas a mano de una persona considerada familia, pobre Melissa y baby Leo 💔
Mi Chloé, cómo ha ido creciendo, aceptando su amor por el chico que ha cualquiera le provoca pesadillas, siendo su salvación y también poniendo límites, lo que acepta, lo que necesita y lo que no.
Perfecto 🥺 nunca tendré suficiente de estos dos.
*Cassius, necesitamos un libro de Cassius. URGENTE*
No puedo ser justa con el resto cuando se trata del Coco.
La dosis correcta de drama y suspenso, y la chispa de picante que necesitábamos, que digo chispa 🥵
Una sorpresa la revelación de One-shot 🥺 tantas víctimas a mano de una persona considerada familia, pobre Melissa y baby Leo 💔
Mi Chloé, cómo ha ido creciendo, aceptando su amor por el chico que ha cualquiera le provoca pesadillas, siendo su salvación y también poniendo límites, lo que acepta, lo que necesita y lo que no.
Perfecto 🥺 nunca tendré suficiente de estos dos.
*Cassius, necesitamos un libro de Cassius. URGENTE*
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March 4, 2023
I loved this book so much, I missed these characters in my life. Lucca and Chloe are in my top5 otp of all time, I am not even joking. Knowing how their relationship continued to grow and they are still as much as love with each other as they were in the beggining just melts my heart. I love how Lucca is ruthless with literally everyone and just melts around Chloe, I adored when that happens, when the MMC doesn't feel anything for anyone else except the FMC and is sweet and kind and patient with her, that's how I like my mafia men. Seeing all those other characters again was awesome, I forgot how funny Adalym was and Maria is always a favorite of mine. I was not expecting Vinny to be One-Shot, at all, never in a million years and I like that, not being able to guess and being surprised by the revelation. I need to see Lucca with his daugthers, I know he's going to be the best fsther of them all. And when he cried because he didn't want to die and didn't want to go on without her, it was so emotional and essential to see that side of him, the side that would anything for Chloe and can't just function without her. The way Chloe still loves him even knowing who he is, that is true love. I just love their love. I can't wait to see who's next story will be told
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 5, 2023
I didn't want it to end!
First off I love Lucca good or bad and Chloe is the perfect girlfriend/lover for him. In this book you read some of his POV from other books which I like myself, then we get to Lucca being the boss and Chloe going to school, her friends which we meet a new character by the name of Gia I like her, you will find out what a woman she is I wonder who's love interest she will be hmmm. Anyway I love the way and I think its funny too how Chloe gets advice from Maria, Chloe is getting stronger with love and advice too. Now one shot is found out but its not a great thing to who it was you will have to read to find out. But I hurt for one character which I love and think is funny too. Now Lucca and Chloe love is so beautiful to read, especially Lucca for Chloe WOW! The very ending was so awesome it may me cry, damn you Sarah but thank you too I didn't want it to end it was so good, thank you❤🐾
First off I love Lucca good or bad and Chloe is the perfect girlfriend/lover for him. In this book you read some of his POV from other books which I like myself, then we get to Lucca being the boss and Chloe going to school, her friends which we meet a new character by the name of Gia I like her, you will find out what a woman she is I wonder who's love interest she will be hmmm. Anyway I love the way and I think its funny too how Chloe gets advice from Maria, Chloe is getting stronger with love and advice too. Now one shot is found out but its not a great thing to who it was you will have to read to find out. But I hurt for one character which I love and think is funny too. Now Lucca and Chloe love is so beautiful to read, especially Lucca for Chloe WOW! The very ending was so awesome it may me cry, damn you Sarah but thank you too I didn't want it to end it was so good, thank you❤🐾
March 4, 2023
This book was fine. The main characters weren’t ruined in any way but the writing didn’t blow me away. It was slow paced and felt more like “a boring day in the life of Chloe at college and sometimes Lucca is around.” I do appreciate that the mystery behind one shot was resolved as some authors just stop writing series and we never get answers. Lucca had always been my favorite book in the series - prior to reading Dominic just a couple of days ago - so I’m honestly just relieved that he got his HEA and nothing tragic occurred. I’d say in comparison to how well written Dominic was though, this one was lacking a wow factor. Glad I read it but I won’t be rereading it over and over like I used to with the original Lucca.
March 1, 2023
Finally after sex years I read about my favorite mafia man and he's darling!!!
I devoured the book in one go, and I didn't put it down, until I finished her whole!!
Lucca and Chloe have my heart ,this couple always will have special place in my heart.
I adore how Chloe and Lucca understand each other so good. They interaction was heart melting, the spice the sex ahh..is on fire 🔥 literally.
Despite how Chloe was so innocent in the first book,and trough how much hell she went through in this book she finally get out of her bubble and become confident in her own skin.
Lucca in other hand no matter that was feared by everyone with he's Bogeyman attitude, for he's darling he was litterly teddy bear that will do anything.
Absolutely perfect wrap up for they story and they deserved happy end!!!
I devoured the book in one go, and I didn't put it down, until I finished her whole!!
Lucca and Chloe have my heart ,this couple always will have special place in my heart.
I adore how Chloe and Lucca understand each other so good. They interaction was heart melting, the spice the sex ahh..is on fire 🔥 literally.
Despite how Chloe was so innocent in the first book,and trough how much hell she went through in this book she finally get out of her bubble and become confident in her own skin.
Lucca in other hand no matter that was feared by everyone with he's Bogeyman attitude, for he's darling he was litterly teddy bear that will do anything.
Absolutely perfect wrap up for they story and they deserved happy end!!!
March 14, 2023
Why? Just why?
I honestly expected a lot from the Author. No spicy scenes fine... But then I found no story here. Somewhere I feel like she destroyed her characters.
Not worth reading and having a heart break...
I honestly expected a lot from the Author. No spicy scenes fine... But then I found no story here. Somewhere I feel like she destroyed her characters.
Not worth reading and having a heart break...
February 25, 2024
3 stars only for Lucca.
It should be 2 but I can't do this to him.
It should be 2 but I can't do this to him.
March 5, 2023
cannot wait to read about him 🫶 THE most interesting one out of all in this series. deserved a second book 💯
August 17, 2023
Well….
I mean I read it.
Lol I legit don’t know what to say. I’m disappointed. I don’t understand why the quality of books has gone down. Surely it should go up as you write more things? Idk.
Yer nothing really happened. Lucca, as much as I wanted to love him, it was just kinda bland. They were never together. And like Lucca didn’t do anything this whole damn book. Like where’s the boogieman? Like why isn’t he shooting people or torturing them? Or like being scary? Like nothing. And like honestly, Chloe just kinda annoyed me. I feel like she was trying to be this like paragon on purity and virtue but also like have a backbone too and it just was not working. She was kinda hella annoying. Like if Lucca is as scary as he is and you’re super protected then you don’t really need to be a badass. Like stick with being ‘innocent’. The problem with that was that she just came across as stupid. Like she was like my parents died in a freak gas explosion, like right after starting to date Lucca, and she believes it? Like hun… c’mon. And her at the end being like Lucca would never lie to me. But he ain’t telling you the truth either. She was meant to love all of him. Not just the side that gives her foot rubs? I kinda hated that. Like she doesn’t really know him and he can’t trust her with his life.
I feel like I also would have liked some closure with Cassius too. Like he was like oh I care for that kid. Then he’s legit never mentioned again? They are legit family in this book? Why isn’t he in the meetings or something?
Idk this book had a lot of gaps. And like why is Chloe studying pre-law? Like what inspired that? Why is she even at school? I’m so confused my dudes.
I was kinda excited to read this one so I’m super disappointed. I really loved Luccas first book so I don’t get why this one is so far off.
Also the weird dragon thing at the end? If that wasn’t some weird version of heaven then what was it? Does that mean Lucca and Chloe don’t have an afterlife together? Cos they are like other people? Idk man. I’m confused.
Maybe I’ll reread the good ones lol. Might not read the next one if there is another.
I mean I read it.
Lol I legit don’t know what to say. I’m disappointed. I don’t understand why the quality of books has gone down. Surely it should go up as you write more things? Idk.
Yer nothing really happened. Lucca, as much as I wanted to love him, it was just kinda bland. They were never together. And like Lucca didn’t do anything this whole damn book. Like where’s the boogieman? Like why isn’t he shooting people or torturing them? Or like being scary? Like nothing. And like honestly, Chloe just kinda annoyed me. I feel like she was trying to be this like paragon on purity and virtue but also like have a backbone too and it just was not working. She was kinda hella annoying. Like if Lucca is as scary as he is and you’re super protected then you don’t really need to be a badass. Like stick with being ‘innocent’. The problem with that was that she just came across as stupid. Like she was like my parents died in a freak gas explosion, like right after starting to date Lucca, and she believes it? Like hun… c’mon. And her at the end being like Lucca would never lie to me. But he ain’t telling you the truth either. She was meant to love all of him. Not just the side that gives her foot rubs? I kinda hated that. Like she doesn’t really know him and he can’t trust her with his life.
I feel like I also would have liked some closure with Cassius too. Like he was like oh I care for that kid. Then he’s legit never mentioned again? They are legit family in this book? Why isn’t he in the meetings or something?
Idk this book had a lot of gaps. And like why is Chloe studying pre-law? Like what inspired that? Why is she even at school? I’m so confused my dudes.
I was kinda excited to read this one so I’m super disappointed. I really loved Luccas first book so I don’t get why this one is so far off.
Also the weird dragon thing at the end? If that wasn’t some weird version of heaven then what was it? Does that mean Lucca and Chloe don’t have an afterlife together? Cos they are like other people? Idk man. I’m confused.
Maybe I’ll reread the good ones lol. Might not read the next one if there is another.
March 3, 2023
Tengo sentimientos encontrados porque aunque me gustó siento que no valió tanto la espera. El libro es súper corto y aunque hubo momentos hermosos de Chloe y Lucca juntos me quedé con ganas de más, ya que como dije es un libro muy corto y no se centró del todo en ellos.
Por un lado teníamos escenas de Chloe en la escuela, Lucca en su trabajo como Jefe y por último la incertidumbre de quién era one-shot y quién sería su próxima víctima.
Y aunque estuvo interesante y entretenido ver ambos conviviendo con sus amigos/hombres siento que se podrían haber agregado más escenas de ellos😩
Y finalmente sucedió lo más esperado desde hace un tiempo: la revelación de quién era one-shot.
Admito que si me sorprendió quien era pero no sé lo sentí medio de la nada🧍🏽♀️
Me hubiese gustado ver que Lucca arreglaba su amistad con Cassius.
Más profundización en el odio de one-shot por la familia Caruso
El epílogo número 1 me gustó pero al mismo tiempo fue medio wtf y agridulce jajaja no tengo más que decir.
El epílogo 2 fue aún más wtf realmente no lo entendí jajaja pero anyway hay cosas que se rescatan del libro en general y amo ver a mis bebés felices ❤️
SPOILERS
Cosas que amé:
•Finalmente tuvimos la boda de Lucca y Chloe y FUE PERFECTA🥺
•Las escenas que obtuvimos al inicio de Lucca y su madre fueron tan preciosas
•Que mis niños fueran padres, que aunque lo sentí medio forzado estoy feliz por ellos❤️
Por un lado teníamos escenas de Chloe en la escuela, Lucca en su trabajo como Jefe y por último la incertidumbre de quién era one-shot y quién sería su próxima víctima.
Y aunque estuvo interesante y entretenido ver ambos conviviendo con sus amigos/hombres siento que se podrían haber agregado más escenas de ellos😩
Y finalmente sucedió lo más esperado desde hace un tiempo: la revelación de quién era one-shot.
Admito que si me sorprendió quien era pero no sé lo sentí medio de la nada🧍🏽♀️
Me hubiese gustado ver que Lucca arreglaba su amistad con Cassius.
Más profundización en el odio de one-shot por la familia Caruso
El epílogo número 1 me gustó pero al mismo tiempo fue medio wtf y agridulce jajaja no tengo más que decir.
El epílogo 2 fue aún más wtf realmente no lo entendí jajaja pero anyway hay cosas que se rescatan del libro en general y amo ver a mis bebés felices ❤️
SPOILERS
Cosas que amé:
•Finalmente tuvimos la boda de Lucca y Chloe y FUE PERFECTA🥺
•Las escenas que obtuvimos al inicio de Lucca y su madre fueron tan preciosas
•Que mis niños fueran padres, que aunque lo sentí medio forzado estoy feliz por ellos❤️
December 5, 2024
I waited 6 years for this book and I have to say I feel like it was rushed I still feel like it was half done I can't explain it but it's like I'm still not satisfied with what I got maby I'm being gready lol
but it just didn't hit the spot there wasn't enough chloe and luca together parts and hardly anything of the wedding no extra details about it or seeing how lucca was during chloes pregnancy but the worst had to be when chloe was in the hospital I was so sad we didn't get to see lucca's pov that hit me hard I really wanted to see he's pov I'm really confused why Sarah didn't gives us it 💔
And not seeing them meet their children for the fist time either it would have been so cute to see lucca feeding and changing nappys lol I'm so sade I wish their was more details and a bit longer
but it just didn't hit the spot there wasn't enough chloe and luca together parts and hardly anything of the wedding no extra details about it or seeing how lucca was during chloes pregnancy but the worst had to be when chloe was in the hospital I was so sad we didn't get to see lucca's pov that hit me hard I really wanted to see he's pov I'm really confused why Sarah didn't gives us it 💔
And not seeing them meet their children for the fist time either it would have been so cute to see lucca feeding and changing nappys lol I'm so sade I wish their was more details and a bit longer
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 3, 2023
Book: ✰✰✰.5
Cover: ✰✰✰✰✰
"𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭? 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨. 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞..
𝐈'𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏."
Well, here we go again... I've been waiting for this book since I read Lucca I... I felt like it was missing something, besides who is One-shot...
So, I enjoyed this book, but it didn't live up to the expectations I had for it...
As my boyfriend said when I told him I had high expectations for this book, he said "no...you had very high expectations"...
Yes, I expected no less from Sarah Brianne...
Don't get me wrong, it was good... but not as good as the first one...
For the One-Shot, I didn't expect it to be THAT one... the people in the facebook group figured it out very quickly, I don't know how they did it...
I read the whole series more than once trying to find something that would lead me to his identity, but I couldn't figure it out.
Well, it was a surprise for sure...
Lucca and Chloe... my favorite couple... I think I liked the old Chloe a little more than the new one just because she was afraid of anyone other than Lucca... I liked that he was special to her... the only one who could touch her and be next to her...
Lucca is Lucca, always ahead of you... and his special weapon is time...
Cover: ✰✰✰✰✰
"𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭? 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨. 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞..
𝐈'𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏."
Well, here we go again... I've been waiting for this book since I read Lucca I... I felt like it was missing something, besides who is One-shot...
So, I enjoyed this book, but it didn't live up to the expectations I had for it...
As my boyfriend said when I told him I had high expectations for this book, he said "no...you had very high expectations"...
Yes, I expected no less from Sarah Brianne...
Don't get me wrong, it was good... but not as good as the first one...
For the One-Shot, I didn't expect it to be THAT one... the people in the facebook group figured it out very quickly, I don't know how they did it...
I read the whole series more than once trying to find something that would lead me to his identity, but I couldn't figure it out.
Well, it was a surprise for sure...
Lucca and Chloe... my favorite couple... I think I liked the old Chloe a little more than the new one just because she was afraid of anyone other than Lucca... I liked that he was special to her... the only one who could touch her and be next to her...
Lucca is Lucca, always ahead of you... and his special weapon is time...
August 15, 2024
I am finished with this foolish author. What a joke of a book, and what a train wreck of a series, what a slap in the face to the fans who stuck around.
Lucca is no more, the essence of this man is lost. Sarah lost it. They always say a character can only be as smart as the writer…
I cannot with the holier is me, self righteousness of Chloe. The way she interacts with Lucca is nauseating. Get a grip girl, he’s not a typical bad boy you need to fix. He’s a mafia boss. There is no half-assing when it comes to that lifestyle. She would’ve been better off running away with Amo after book 3. I wish Lucca had a different love interest but I digress.
Stop trying to make Adalyn happen, she’s not going to happen. Face it Sarah she’s a horrible character, let her go.
I could keep going but why? Sarah doesn’t care anymore so why should I waste anymore time?
I’m done with this series, I’m done with this author, and there is no way in hell I’m checking out this stupid dragon series she’s coming out with. What disrespect to her fans to include that BS in this series, what a fool.
It makes me angry but mostly it makes me sad, this used to be a great series I loved to gush over with fellow readers, but I guess it was nice while it lasted.
Lucca is no more, the essence of this man is lost. Sarah lost it. They always say a character can only be as smart as the writer…
I cannot with the holier is me, self righteousness of Chloe. The way she interacts with Lucca is nauseating. Get a grip girl, he’s not a typical bad boy you need to fix. He’s a mafia boss. There is no half-assing when it comes to that lifestyle. She would’ve been better off running away with Amo after book 3. I wish Lucca had a different love interest but I digress.
Stop trying to make Adalyn happen, she’s not going to happen. Face it Sarah she’s a horrible character, let her go.
I could keep going but why? Sarah doesn’t care anymore so why should I waste anymore time?
I’m done with this series, I’m done with this author, and there is no way in hell I’m checking out this stupid dragon series she’s coming out with. What disrespect to her fans to include that BS in this series, what a fool.
It makes me angry but mostly it makes me sad, this used to be a great series I loved to gush over with fellow readers, but I guess it was nice while it lasted.
March 12, 2023
I have a love/hate thing with this series. It really was one of my favorite series in the beginning but something has changed as Sarah continues to write. Even thought it was her first book Nero was soo much better written then this…and I say that knowing that Lucca is my absolute favorite character of the series.
This book was touted as “The Wedding” but the actual wedding took less than 1 chapter to cover. Other than that there wasn’t any flow (?) to the story. It was just scenes that were very loosely connected.
Besides Lucca taking over as The Boss and One-Shot being taken down it didn’t really advance the story at all. Yes, those seem like big things but in reality they’re not.
Also, while I understand the naming of one of the children why name the other one after the person who inadvertently, by her choices, led to the murder of Lucca’s mom? I had to go back and check to make sure and yep…you’ll now have a forever reminder of the woman who Lucca’s dad was originally going to marry, the sister of One-Shot, and the thing that set things in motion that ended Lucca’s mother’s life. Not something I’d be cool with…
This book was touted as “The Wedding” but the actual wedding took less than 1 chapter to cover. Other than that there wasn’t any flow (?) to the story. It was just scenes that were very loosely connected.
Besides Lucca taking over as The Boss and One-Shot being taken down it didn’t really advance the story at all. Yes, those seem like big things but in reality they’re not.
Also, while I understand the naming of one of the children why name the other one after the person who inadvertently, by her choices, led to the murder of Lucca’s mom? I had to go back and check to make sure and yep…you’ll now have a forever reminder of the woman who Lucca’s dad was originally going to marry, the sister of One-Shot, and the thing that set things in motion that ended Lucca’s mother’s life. Not something I’d be cool with…
March 4, 2023
2.5 STAR.
I love this world. I love the characters, I love Lucca. BUT this book was a filler book. I feel like this was a bit pointless. Sarah could of written this book as a noella just to reveal who deadshot is. A big let down. No build up. All the other stuff wasn't needed. She could of given Lucca and Chloe a book in the future. With what chloe has been though she changed very fast from the girl she was to what she in is this book was very unrealistic. i didn't care to read about them in college. Tbh was really wishing for Amo to finial get a bool. That is what is missing and maybe a short story on all the couple set in the the future. Maybe it's time for the series to move on. It's been years, it's the same. Same setting and it's not exiting.
2.5 star for loving this world and being back in it.
I love this world. I love the characters, I love Lucca. BUT this book was a filler book. I feel like this was a bit pointless. Sarah could of written this book as a noella just to reveal who deadshot is. A big let down. No build up. All the other stuff wasn't needed. She could of given Lucca and Chloe a book in the future. With what chloe has been though she changed very fast from the girl she was to what she in is this book was very unrealistic. i didn't care to read about them in college. Tbh was really wishing for Amo to finial get a bool. That is what is missing and maybe a short story on all the couple set in the the future. Maybe it's time for the series to move on. It's been years, it's the same. Same setting and it's not exiting.
2.5 star for loving this world and being back in it.
March 30, 2023
Good tie up but a bit rushed
I love Sarah's books, her writing style and this world she's created. This book ties up a lot of loose ends, answers questions, and gives us pieces of Lucca's history we had only glimpsed before. We get answers to One-Shot and that was almost shocking but the build up in the book had it all come together. However, I did feel One-Shot's reasons were... not enough to validate the actions. Overall the book felt a little rushed, jumping time to bring a lot together in a short span. Some of it was necessary but I think there were missed opportunities to add more depth to the story and characters. I would have liked to have had more altogether. But it was a nice ending to the series, just a bit underwhelming for my expectations.
This book can't be read alone and the series must be read in order.
I love Sarah's books, her writing style and this world she's created. This book ties up a lot of loose ends, answers questions, and gives us pieces of Lucca's history we had only glimpsed before. We get answers to One-Shot and that was almost shocking but the build up in the book had it all come together. However, I did feel One-Shot's reasons were... not enough to validate the actions. Overall the book felt a little rushed, jumping time to bring a lot together in a short span. Some of it was necessary but I think there were missed opportunities to add more depth to the story and characters. I would have liked to have had more altogether. But it was a nice ending to the series, just a bit underwhelming for my expectations.
This book can't be read alone and the series must be read in order.
December 26, 2023
Finally, got around to reading this book. I put it off because I do like this series however I am not the biggest Lucca fan. However, this book had a lot of surprises for me especially with the title character. This character finally seems worth fighting for with a shot of redemption. I love that we also get to see the growth of Chloe’s character, into a strong, independent woman. Chloe was always strong in her own way however now she is strong enough to stand on her own without her friends or Lucca. I love that all the other characters were there as well. So, we get to see how their lives are growing and changing in this world. We also finally learn who One Shot is….I did guess correctly however there was also a few twist which I didn’t see coming. As well as other twist and turns in the book. I do have to say, so far, this is in my top 3 best books of 2023!
March 9, 2023
Naomi's review below 👇🏻 is exactly spot on to how I felt about this book too.
I was so excited for this book because I mean it's Lucca but it was just meh. So underwhelming and disappointing given its supposed to be the second half of Lucca and Chloe's story and it took so long to get it. But then she went and did what her mother Jamie Begley did with Shades book. She copy and pasted certain parts to progress the storyline so unless you read the books in between, you were lost. Granted it was done better but it was still disjointed and didn't flow the way it could have with more time and attention. Sorry but that's just lazy writing and Lord don't get me started on that ending. Wtf was that nonsense 🤔🙄
To sum it up this book sucked and it's not worth your hard earned $$
I was so excited for this book because I mean it's Lucca but it was just meh. So underwhelming and disappointing given its supposed to be the second half of Lucca and Chloe's story and it took so long to get it. But then she went and did what her mother Jamie Begley did with Shades book. She copy and pasted certain parts to progress the storyline so unless you read the books in between, you were lost. Granted it was done better but it was still disjointed and didn't flow the way it could have with more time and attention. Sorry but that's just lazy writing and Lord don't get me started on that ending. Wtf was that nonsense 🤔🙄
To sum it up this book sucked and it's not worth your hard earned $$
April 8, 2023
"Lucca II" is the second story of Chloe and Lucca.
“I’ll never deserve your love.” His voice turned a bit gruff while his eyes fiercely bore into her gray depths. “I wish I could be the man I see in your eyes, but I’ll never be. There won’t be a place for me in heaven, and I can’t let you go there one day thinking I’ll be there waiting for you, Chloe.”
This book is an update on all the characters we love, a glimpse into Lucca's past, present and future. We briefly touch upon his relationship with Chloe and rest of the Made Men, and get a sweet HEA.
Lucca is one of my favorite books, so it was nice to catch up with him and my other beloved characters. However, this felt like a collection of short stories than a complete story in itself.
Safe
3/5
“I’ll never deserve your love.” His voice turned a bit gruff while his eyes fiercely bore into her gray depths. “I wish I could be the man I see in your eyes, but I’ll never be. There won’t be a place for me in heaven, and I can’t let you go there one day thinking I’ll be there waiting for you, Chloe.”
This book is an update on all the characters we love, a glimpse into Lucca's past, present and future. We briefly touch upon his relationship with Chloe and rest of the Made Men, and get a sweet HEA.
Lucca is one of my favorite books, so it was nice to catch up with him and my other beloved characters. However, this felt like a collection of short stories than a complete story in itself.
Safe
3/5
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