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Medvedev Bratva #2
Bratva Devil
He loves the chase.
Turns out I love to get caught.
The world’s worst meet cute—I walk in on him slitting a throat.
I run like hell, but he really loves the chase…judging by my body’s reaction, so do I.
He kidnaps me, thinking I’m someone else, but when he finds out the truth, I manage to convince him to hire me as his maid instead of offing my ass.
He’s dangerous, deadly, and the man never cracks a smile.
He’s also gorgeous, sinfully sexy, and ridiculously protective.
I shouldn’t want him.
I shouldn’t love the dark, raw hunger I see in his eyes.
And I definitely shouldn’t taunt and tease him.
The truth is Volodya is more beast than man, and I want to see him lose control.
I want to be the one to send him to his knees.
As a Bratva boss, I’m not allowed to make mistakes.
But I make a big one when I kidnap the wrong damn woman.
It’s not safe to let her go, so instead I take her up on her offer and hire her to work for me.
Under my watchful eye, I make sure she does what she’s supposed to and upholds our agreement.
But as much as I try to keep her at arm’s length, she keeps getting under my skin.
All the possessive and protective instincts that I never knew I had come out with Maddie
She likes to tease me and taunt me, trying to get me to claim her.
But she has no idea how much I enjoy the hunt, how much I enjoy seeing her squirm.
When my little kiska starts to run, I’m more than happy to give chase.
Because I will be claiming her, all of her , and when I do catch her, she’s going to scream who she belongs to loud enough for the whole damn world to hear.
This is a very steamy dark Bratva romance, and it does contain triggering content. Please see trigger warning at beginning of novel and read responsibly.
This is the second book in the Medvedev Bratva series, an interconnected series that can be read as standalones, but it’s more enjoyable if you read them in order. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and an HEA is always guaranteed!
Turns out I love to get caught.
The world’s worst meet cute—I walk in on him slitting a throat.
I run like hell, but he really loves the chase…judging by my body’s reaction, so do I.
He kidnaps me, thinking I’m someone else, but when he finds out the truth, I manage to convince him to hire me as his maid instead of offing my ass.
He’s dangerous, deadly, and the man never cracks a smile.
He’s also gorgeous, sinfully sexy, and ridiculously protective.
I shouldn’t want him.
I shouldn’t love the dark, raw hunger I see in his eyes.
And I definitely shouldn’t taunt and tease him.
The truth is Volodya is more beast than man, and I want to see him lose control.
I want to be the one to send him to his knees.
As a Bratva boss, I’m not allowed to make mistakes.
But I make a big one when I kidnap the wrong damn woman.
It’s not safe to let her go, so instead I take her up on her offer and hire her to work for me.
Under my watchful eye, I make sure she does what she’s supposed to and upholds our agreement.
But as much as I try to keep her at arm’s length, she keeps getting under my skin.
All the possessive and protective instincts that I never knew I had come out with Maddie
She likes to tease me and taunt me, trying to get me to claim her.
But she has no idea how much I enjoy the hunt, how much I enjoy seeing her squirm.
When my little kiska starts to run, I’m more than happy to give chase.
Because I will be claiming her, all of her , and when I do catch her, she’s going to scream who she belongs to loud enough for the whole damn world to hear.
This is a very steamy dark Bratva romance, and it does contain triggering content. Please see trigger warning at beginning of novel and read responsibly.
This is the second book in the Medvedev Bratva series, an interconnected series that can be read as standalones, but it’s more enjoyable if you read them in order. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and an HEA is always guaranteed!
254 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 23, 2023
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July 18, 2023
Volodya (31) mistook Maddie (21) for someone else and kidnapped her. When he found out she wasn't the person he was looking for, he didn't let her go and instead hired her to be his maid. I don't even know what's the focus of this story—finding the guy who supplies drugs or the everyday lives of the MCs? probably both.
I didn't like the story because of the hot and cold treatment of Volodya towards Maddie. She did the chasing for the first 50% of the book, and he kept rejecting her attempts, which made her look pathetic to me. This was also insta-lust or insta-love; not that I have any problems with that, but in this story it was very unbelievable. They were dropping love bombs after two days of knowing each other. How is that even possible? Then again, this is fiction. For the life of me, I couldn't buy that they love one another, because this story is very lust-filled.
Then, when they did the deed (around 51%, I think) they kept going at it like bunnies afterwards. The first half was the chasing game (mainly thanks to Maddie), and the second half was straight up fuckfest. The cheesy lines were swoony but also cringey. I'm not sure how to explain it hahaha. The moment they said I love you, they kept saying it every succeeding chapter. I don't know that it's possible to gag from so many love bombs, but that can be a me case.
Then Volodya and his brothers killed the guy selling drugs on their turf, and Maddie was attacked by her cheating ex-boyfriend. He physically assaulted her and tried to sexually assault her too, but Volodya came right on time and killed the guy.
Then a few weeks passed and everything settled down for them; he proposed, and they found out she's pregnant. Then they got married, and the epilogue is 1 year later.
safety warnings:
- no cheating
- gruesome killing
- om drama (maddie's ex-bf apparrently couldn't let her go and caused a problem at the last 10% of the book)
- physical assault
- attempted sexual assault
- H manhoe
- h not a virgin, thank fuck!
I didn't like the story because of the hot and cold treatment of Volodya towards Maddie. She did the chasing for the first 50% of the book, and he kept rejecting her attempts, which made her look pathetic to me. This was also insta-lust or insta-love; not that I have any problems with that, but in this story it was very unbelievable. They were dropping love bombs after two days of knowing each other. How is that even possible? Then again, this is fiction. For the life of me, I couldn't buy that they love one another, because this story is very lust-filled.
Then, when they did the deed (around 51%, I think) they kept going at it like bunnies afterwards. The first half was the chasing game (mainly thanks to Maddie), and the second half was straight up fuckfest. The cheesy lines were swoony but also cringey. I'm not sure how to explain it hahaha. The moment they said I love you, they kept saying it every succeeding chapter. I don't know that it's possible to gag from so many love bombs, but that can be a me case.
Then Volodya and his brothers killed the guy selling drugs on their turf, and Maddie was attacked by her cheating ex-boyfriend. He physically assaulted her and tried to sexually assault her too, but Volodya came right on time and killed the guy.
Then a few weeks passed and everything settled down for them; he proposed, and they found out she's pregnant. Then they got married, and the epilogue is 1 year later.
safety warnings:
- no cheating
- gruesome killing
- om drama (maddie's ex-bf apparrently couldn't let her go and caused a problem at the last 10% of the book)
- physical assault
- attempted sexual assault
- H manhoe
- h not a virgin, thank fuck!
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June 3, 2026
after reading 14 books by this author there is finally one that i was not a fan of 😭 i never thought it was possible for me to dislike one of sonja grey's mmcs but here i am. he kinda gave me the ick. i know her books are insta love and obsession so you need to suspend your beliefs, which is fine for me because those are my fav tropes. but this was the first time i was not sold on their romance. and that god awful pet name volodya gave maddie 🤮 he was essentially calling her "pussy" because of their first meeting and how she ran from him...it just didn't sit right with me. and yes it can be used in an endearing way with the russian translation, but that wasn't the case here. at least that's what i got from it. so as soon as he said that it was just down hill for me from there.
September 4, 2026
Bratva Devil — Sonja Grey
Medvedev Bratva #2
Rating: ★★★★½
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Format: Audiobook — Audible
Narrators: Lilly Drake & Michael Gallagher
Okay, Sonja Grey knows exactly how to give me the kind of Bratva romance I want. Bratva Devil was fast-paced, spicy, entertaining, and packed with some of my favorite mafia-romance tropes.
This one follows Volodya, the middle Medvedev brother and basically the family’s enforcer. If someone needs to be handled, he’s the man they send. He’s dangerous, controlled, emotionally closed off, and has zero interest in falling in love. After watching what losing his father did to his mother, Volodya decided a long time ago that loving someone simply wasn’t worth that kind of pain.
Then he accidentally kidnaps Maddie.
Talk about the world’s worst meet-cute. Volodya believes Maddie is someone else, realizes pretty quickly that he grabbed the wrong woman, and then decides he still can’t exactly let her walk away after everything she’s seen. Maddie convinces him to let her work as his maid instead—and we can all guess how long keeping things strictly employer/employee lasts.
I loved Maddie because she is absolutely the chaser in this relationship. She knows what she wants, puts herself out there more than once, and keeps pushing at this completely emotionally unavailable man until those walls finally start coming down. Volodya definitely has that push-and-pull thing going on where he wants her but keeps trying to convince himself he shouldn’t, and surprisingly, it never became frustrating for me. His reasons for keeping people at a distance actually made sense, and the emotional payoff when he finally starts letting himself feel everything was SO good.
This is also very much what I expect when I pick up a Sonja Grey book. The writing is simple and easy to fly through, the pacing moves quickly, the chemistry is strong, and the story never becomes overly complicated. There’s emotion without the book becoming emotionally exhausting, and there is plenty of steam to go along with the romance.
I would classify the darkness as light-to-medium dark romance. We get kidnapping, possessiveness, an MMC who literally handles people for the Bratva, and some mafia elements, but the romance is definitely the main focus. And that is really the only thing keeping this from being a full five stars for me. I wanted more Bratva! Give me more of the brothers behind the scenes, more syndicate business, and more of these men actually out there doing mafia things. I love the romance, but when you give me a Bratva family, I want to see that side of their world too.
The audiobook was a fantastic way to experience this one. Lilly Drake and Michael Gallagher brought Maddie and Volodya to life and kept me completely entertained throughout the story.
Overall, Bratva Devil was such a fun addition to the Medvedev Bratva series. Possessive Bratva enforcer, mistaken-identity kidnapping, forced proximity, employer/employee, an FMC chasing her emotionally unavailable MMC, plenty of spice, and a dangerous man discovering he might actually have feelings? Yeah… this one absolutely worked for me.
★★★★½ | 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Medvedev Bratva #2
Rating: ★★★★½
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Format: Audiobook — Audible
Narrators: Lilly Drake & Michael Gallagher
Okay, Sonja Grey knows exactly how to give me the kind of Bratva romance I want. Bratva Devil was fast-paced, spicy, entertaining, and packed with some of my favorite mafia-romance tropes.
This one follows Volodya, the middle Medvedev brother and basically the family’s enforcer. If someone needs to be handled, he’s the man they send. He’s dangerous, controlled, emotionally closed off, and has zero interest in falling in love. After watching what losing his father did to his mother, Volodya decided a long time ago that loving someone simply wasn’t worth that kind of pain.
Then he accidentally kidnaps Maddie.
Talk about the world’s worst meet-cute. Volodya believes Maddie is someone else, realizes pretty quickly that he grabbed the wrong woman, and then decides he still can’t exactly let her walk away after everything she’s seen. Maddie convinces him to let her work as his maid instead—and we can all guess how long keeping things strictly employer/employee lasts.
I loved Maddie because she is absolutely the chaser in this relationship. She knows what she wants, puts herself out there more than once, and keeps pushing at this completely emotionally unavailable man until those walls finally start coming down. Volodya definitely has that push-and-pull thing going on where he wants her but keeps trying to convince himself he shouldn’t, and surprisingly, it never became frustrating for me. His reasons for keeping people at a distance actually made sense, and the emotional payoff when he finally starts letting himself feel everything was SO good.
This is also very much what I expect when I pick up a Sonja Grey book. The writing is simple and easy to fly through, the pacing moves quickly, the chemistry is strong, and the story never becomes overly complicated. There’s emotion without the book becoming emotionally exhausting, and there is plenty of steam to go along with the romance.
I would classify the darkness as light-to-medium dark romance. We get kidnapping, possessiveness, an MMC who literally handles people for the Bratva, and some mafia elements, but the romance is definitely the main focus. And that is really the only thing keeping this from being a full five stars for me. I wanted more Bratva! Give me more of the brothers behind the scenes, more syndicate business, and more of these men actually out there doing mafia things. I love the romance, but when you give me a Bratva family, I want to see that side of their world too.
The audiobook was a fantastic way to experience this one. Lilly Drake and Michael Gallagher brought Maddie and Volodya to life and kept me completely entertained throughout the story.
Overall, Bratva Devil was such a fun addition to the Medvedev Bratva series. Possessive Bratva enforcer, mistaken-identity kidnapping, forced proximity, employer/employee, an FMC chasing her emotionally unavailable MMC, plenty of spice, and a dangerous man discovering he might actually have feelings? Yeah… this one absolutely worked for me.
★★★★½ | 🌶️🌶️🌶️
August 2, 2023
»This will be her third night here, and she's still breathing. She is most definitely your soulmate.«
★ ★ ★ ★
❥ 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒆
She was a relatable character. Sweet and funny, liked her.
❥ 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒅𝒚𝒂
He was big, bad and grumpy but absolutely loveable.
✥ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌
This was another quick read.
The writing style is nice and easy to read.
The plot was okay, nothing special but not bad. The author focus on the love story and this was well done.
Maddie and Volodya are good together and I liked their chemistry.
There could have been more thrilling plot but I would recommend this book though.
plot: 4/5
spice: 3/5
humor: 3/5
couple/tension: 4/5
world building: 5/5
happy end?: yes
keywords: mafia boss, bratva, protective and possessive hero, obsession, kidnapping, forced proximity, maid
#1 Devil from Moscow ★ ★ ★ ★
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#2 Bratva Devil ★ ★ ★ ★
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#3 Filthy Devil ★ ★
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★ ★ ★ ★
❥ 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒆
She was a relatable character. Sweet and funny, liked her.
❥ 𝑽𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒅𝒚𝒂
He was big, bad and grumpy but absolutely loveable.
✥ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌
This was another quick read.
The writing style is nice and easy to read.
The plot was okay, nothing special but not bad. The author focus on the love story and this was well done.
Maddie and Volodya are good together and I liked their chemistry.
There could have been more thrilling plot but I would recommend this book though.
plot: 4/5
spice: 3/5
humor: 3/5
couple/tension: 4/5
world building: 5/5
happy end?: yes
keywords: mafia boss, bratva, protective and possessive hero, obsession, kidnapping, forced proximity, maid
#1 Devil from Moscow ★ ★ ★ ★
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#2 Bratva Devil ★ ★ ★ ★
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#3 Filthy Devil ★ ★
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March 3, 2025
"Amo a tu hija y jamás he amado a nadie antes. Para ser sincero, nunca pensé que lo haría"
Los libros de Sonja tienen de los romances mas fugaces e instantáneos que existen pero eso es lo que los hace adictivos y que se lean fácilmente es muchísimo mejor.
La historia de Maddie y Volodya comienza cuando el la secuestra pensando que ella es otra chica y ella en un momento de desesperación cuando el descubre que tiene a la mujer equivocada le promete trabajar para el y a cambio no dirá nada.
Volodya fue muy dulce en todo momento con Maddie y tenía actos muy bonitos con ella y si bien era una bandera roja andante con sus momentos tiernos hacía un contraste perfecto entre el bien y el mal.
Maddie es muy dulce y siempre dió todo de ella para ayudar a su mamá incluso llego al punto de ponerse en peligro sin pensar que encontraría el amor en el hombre que la secuestró.
El romance es rápido y los personajes son muy intensos pero se disfruta mucho la lectura porque no son empalagosos y además que tenga partes del mundo de la mafia y no tenga dramas innecesarios hace que sea una lectura entretenida.
¡Obvio voy por el siguiente hermano! 🤭
Los libros de Sonja tienen de los romances mas fugaces e instantáneos que existen pero eso es lo que los hace adictivos y que se lean fácilmente es muchísimo mejor.
La historia de Maddie y Volodya comienza cuando el la secuestra pensando que ella es otra chica y ella en un momento de desesperación cuando el descubre que tiene a la mujer equivocada le promete trabajar para el y a cambio no dirá nada.
Volodya fue muy dulce en todo momento con Maddie y tenía actos muy bonitos con ella y si bien era una bandera roja andante con sus momentos tiernos hacía un contraste perfecto entre el bien y el mal.
Maddie es muy dulce y siempre dió todo de ella para ayudar a su mamá incluso llego al punto de ponerse en peligro sin pensar que encontraría el amor en el hombre que la secuestró.
El romance es rápido y los personajes son muy intensos pero se disfruta mucho la lectura porque no son empalagosos y además que tenga partes del mundo de la mafia y no tenga dramas innecesarios hace que sea una lectura entretenida.
¡Obvio voy por el siguiente hermano! 🤭
April 25, 2023
Love the fast pace romance in this book!!! Love how we got to see the other characters in this book!
February 14, 2025
Владимир/Володя Медведев (31) и Мадисън/Мади Монтгомъри (21)
📣🚨🛑РЕВЮ СЪДЪРЖАЩО СПОЙЛЕРИ🛑🚨📣
Мади работи като чистачка за брат и сестра, Скот и Кайли, които в гимназията са били едни от май-популярните ученици. Сега Кайли е глезена богаташка, която обича да командва Мади, а Скот се занимава с пласиране на наркотици. Мади се нуждае от работата, защото майка й се бори с рак на гърдата и лечението не се покрива от осигуровките й. Когато в дома на работодателите си заварва маскиран мъж да убива един от приятелите на шефа й, Мади е ужасена. Преследвана от убиеца, скоро тя се озовава завързана и отвлечена, само за да бъде отведена в дома на Володя, един от главатарите на руската мафия, където мъжа осъзнава, че е отвлякъл грешната жена.
Целта е била Кайли, и сега Володя, който я е отвлякъл не знае какво да прави с нея. Затова, тя решава да му предложи да я наеме като негова чистачка.
Володя е средният от братята Медведев и държи едната трета от града който уоравлява заедно с братята си. Когато нагъл пласьор на наркотици не се вслушва в предупрежденията им, Василий решава, че трява да му бъде даден стимул, като изпраща Володя да отвлече сестрата на мъжа. Но тъй като Василий не праща на време снимката на момичето, Володя хваща, че отвлича грешната жена. Сега той или трябва да я убие, или да я задържи. Силно привлечен от нея той се съгласява да я наеме като чистачка, от която няма нужда. Много скоро близостта й ще изложи на изпитание цялото му търпение. И може би, мъжа, който е решен никога да не се влюбва, ще хлътне до толкова, че да наруши всичките си правила.
Ооо Володя и Мади бяха тоооолкова сладка двойка. След смъртта на баща му, майка му е била толкова съсипана, че за Володя в онзи ден са изгубили и двамата си родители. Затова той се зарича, че никога няма да се влюби. Връзките му са мимолетни и анонимни, докато не отвлича Мади и не я настанява в дома си. Тя го предизвиква и изкушава на всяка крачка и Володя просто нямаше никакъв шанс да й устои. Освен това беше тотален бонбон, как веднага почна да се грижи за нея, купи й кола, погрижи се за лечението на майка й.
Тук относно майка й и рака на гърдата, Мади и майка й нямаха пари за лечението, химеотерапоите съсипваха майка й, която бе слаба и немощна, честно казано, надявам се никога да не трябва да избирам, но между това да запазиш гърдите си преминавайки през ада на лечението, където нямаш голям шанс за успех, и където биваш подлагана на експериментални лечения... нямаше ли да е по-лесно просто да се премахне гърдата. Пак казвам, не разбирам от тези неща, просто е нещо, което си мислех докато чета, защото Мади каза, че това е последното нещо, което могат да направят ако лечението не помогне. С модерната медицина, импланти и т.н. това би ми се сторило по-щадящо за майка й, а не химео и лъче терапии.
Иии все пак, много се насладих на книгата, частите в които се срещахме с братята бяха много забавни. Такива са шматки всички. Тъй като четох първо поредицата Мелников и там всички живееха в един пентхаус, някак очаквах, че и Медведев Братва ще живеят заедно, но Володя си имаше собствено имение на брега на океана също като Василий. Остана ми книгата за Валери.
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💫Обобщение: 💫
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🔢 Част от поредица ли е?
Втора книга от поредицата "Медведев Братва".
📚 Колко завладяваща е историята?
Прекрасно бижу, супер интересна и супер забавна от началото до края. Изненадващо не толкова кървава като други книги на авторката.
💪 Главният герой:Володя
Един от тримата глави на Медведев Братва. Доминантен. Властен. Милиардер. "Докосни я и си мъртъв". Собственически настроен. Закрилник. Обича да преследва Мади.
🎀 Главната героиня:Мади
Чисрачка в частен дом. Забавна. Сладка. Напориста. Преследва това, което иска и не се бои да си изкаже мнението. Харесва й Володя да я преследва.
🫣 Има ли проблем с друг мъж или жена?
Проблеми с бившият на Мади, който не приема НЕ за отговор.
🤬 Има ли изневяра?
Абсолютно не.
😏 Колко опит имат героите?
Мади е имала само една връзка с бившият й, разделила се е с него след изневяра. Володя не е имал сериозни връзки, бои се от обвързване.
😔/😁 Настроение по време на книгата?
😏😅🥰😍❤️🔥🥰😨❤️🥰
🥵 Колко горещи са секси сцените?
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 Много горещи + 🥵 Мръсни приказки 🏃➡️🏃♀️➡️ Преследване 🍑👋 Пляскане 👅 Орално 👁 Анално 🫦Хапане 🏕 Сред природата 🍆 Играчки.
💔 Разделят ли се героите за определен период от време?
Не, от мига в който се срещат за пръв път са заедно.
😍 Има ли щастлив край?
Да, краят е чудесен.
⚠️ Списък с предупреждения:
🧱 Отвличане
☠️ Смърт на трети лица
🔪 Нападение над главната героиня
🥊 Насилие
😰 Опит за изнасилване
🤕 Болен член на семейството
❤️🩹 Ранен член на семейството
⬅️ Предишна книга? ⬅️
"Devil from Moscow"
➡️ Следваща книга? ➡️
"Filthy Devil"
📣🚨🛑РЕВЮ СЪДЪРЖАЩО СПОЙЛЕРИ🛑🚨📣
Мади работи като чистачка за брат и сестра, Скот и Кайли, които в гимназията са били едни от май-популярните ученици. Сега Кайли е глезена богаташка, която обича да командва Мади, а Скот се занимава с пласиране на наркотици. Мади се нуждае от работата, защото майка й се бори с рак на гърдата и лечението не се покрива от осигуровките й. Когато в дома на работодателите си заварва маскиран мъж да убива един от приятелите на шефа й, Мади е ужасена. Преследвана от убиеца, скоро тя се озовава завързана и отвлечена, само за да бъде отведена в дома на Володя, един от главатарите на руската мафия, където мъжа осъзнава, че е отвлякъл грешната жена.
Целта е била Кайли, и сега Володя, който я е отвлякъл не знае какво да прави с нея. Затова, тя решава да му предложи да я наеме като негова чистачка.
Володя е средният от братята Медведев и държи едната трета от града който уоравлява заедно с братята си. Когато нагъл пласьор на наркотици не се вслушва в предупрежденията им, Василий решава, че трява да му бъде даден стимул, като изпраща Володя да отвлече сестрата на мъжа. Но тъй като Василий не праща на време снимката на момичето, Володя хваща, че отвлича грешната жена. Сега той или трябва да я убие, или да я задържи. Силно привлечен от нея той се съгласява да я наеме като чистачка, от която няма нужда. Много скоро близостта й ще изложи на изпитание цялото му търпение. И може би, мъжа, който е решен никога да не се влюбва, ще хлътне до толкова, че да наруши всичките си правила.
Ооо Володя и Мади бяха тоооолкова сладка двойка. След смъртта на баща му, майка му е била толкова съсипана, че за Володя в онзи ден са изгубили и двамата си родители. Затова той се зарича, че никога няма да се влюби. Връзките му са мимолетни и анонимни, докато не отвлича Мади и не я настанява в дома си. Тя го предизвиква и изкушава на всяка крачка и Володя просто нямаше никакъв шанс да й устои. Освен това беше тотален бонбон, как веднага почна да се грижи за нея, купи й кола, погрижи се за лечението на майка й.
Тук относно майка й и рака на гърдата, Мади и майка й нямаха пари за лечението, химеотерапоите съсипваха майка й, която бе слаба и немощна, честно казано, надявам се никога да не трябва да избирам, но между това да запазиш гърдите си преминавайки през ада на лечението, където нямаш голям шанс за успех, и където биваш подлагана на експериментални лечения... нямаше ли да е по-лесно просто да се премахне гърдата. Пак казвам, не разбирам от тези неща, просто е нещо, което си мислех докато чета, защото Мади каза, че това е последното нещо, което могат да направят ако лечението не помогне. С модерната медицина, импланти и т.н. това би ми се сторило по-щадящо за майка й, а не химео и лъче терапии.
Иии все пак, много се насладих на книгата, частите в които се срещахме с братята бяха много забавни. Такива са шматки всички. Тъй като четох първо поредицата Мелников и там всички живееха в един пентхаус, някак очаквах, че и Медведев Братва ще живеят заедно, но Володя си имаше собствено имение на брега на океана също като Василий. Остана ми книгата за Валери.
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💫Обобщение: 💫
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🔢 Част от поредица ли е?
Втора книга от поредицата "Медведев Братва".
📚 Колко завладяваща е историята?
Прекрасно бижу, супер интересна и супер забавна от началото до края. Изненадващо не толкова кървава като други книги на авторката.
💪 Главният герой:Володя
Един от тримата глави на Медведев Братва. Доминантен. Властен. Милиардер. "Докосни я и си мъртъв". Собственически настроен. Закрилник. Обича да преследва Мади.
🎀 Главната героиня:Мади
Чисрачка в частен дом. Забавна. Сладка. Напориста. Преследва това, което иска и не се бои да си изкаже мнението. Харесва й Володя да я преследва.
🫣 Има ли проблем с друг мъж или жена?
Проблеми с бившият на Мади, който не приема НЕ за отговор.
🤬 Има ли изневяра?
Абсолютно не.
😏 Колко опит имат героите?
Мади е имала само една връзка с бившият й, разделила се е с него след изневяра. Володя не е имал сериозни връзки, бои се от обвързване.
😔/😁 Настроение по време на книгата?
😏😅🥰😍❤️🔥🥰😨❤️🥰
🥵 Колко горещи са секси сцените?
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 Много горещи + 🥵 Мръсни приказки 🏃➡️🏃♀️➡️ Преследване 🍑👋 Пляскане 👅 Орално 👁 Анално 🫦Хапане 🏕 Сред природата 🍆 Играчки.
💔 Разделят ли се героите за определен период от време?
Не, от мига в който се срещат за пръв път са заедно.
😍 Има ли щастлив край?
Да, краят е чудесен.
⚠️ Списък с предупреждения:
🧱 Отвличане
☠️ Смърт на трети лица
🔪 Нападение над главната героиня
🥊 Насилие
😰 Опит за изнасилване
🤕 Болен член на семейството
❤️🩹 Ранен член на семейството
⬅️ Предишна книга? ⬅️
"Devil from Moscow"
➡️ Следваща книга? ➡️
"Filthy Devil"
May 21, 2024
All her books are the same storyline and i am going to take a long break before i read another one
September 9, 2024
“Bratva Devil” is the story of Maddie and Volodya.
The hero kidnaps the wrong woman, and soon falls for her. There’s loooooads of sex, he falls first and harder, some drama and angst leads to a HEA.
Enjoyed it
Safe
3/5
The hero kidnaps the wrong woman, and soon falls for her. There’s loooooads of sex, he falls first and harder, some drama and angst leads to a HEA.
Enjoyed it
Safe
3/5
July 1, 2023
"When you took me, happy anniversary by the way," pg. 83
"For the first time in my life, I want to take care of someone, so stop being so damn stubborn and let me do it." pg. 133
"And we'll never fight, kiska, because I can't stand the thought of arguing with you. It would break my heart if you were angry at me." pg. 168
This wasn't my favorite from this series but it was still really good. It's definitely worth taking the time to read if you liked the other Medvedev Bratva books or any of Sonja's other work.
That being said, there are a lot of similarities in the overall setup of the plotline. As well as how the climax is written between a lot of Sonja's books. So it can seem a little repetitive. I read books in between her books so it wasn't that bad, but if you read them all in a row you might get a little bored. That being said, the characters and background stories are different enough that it doesn't feel like the same books.
There is primal kink in this book.
I personally love the way Sonja approaches how the men fall in love in her books. They are actually respectable towards the women, so there doesn't need to be any groveling. They are also extremely protective and possessive in a way that doesn't give creepy vibes.
**Minor Spoiler Ahead**
The biggest thing I appreciate in this book is that when Maddie's ex is trash talking Volodya and telling her he is a rapist and doesn't really care for her. She doesn't believe him!!! I get sooo irritated when I read a romance where they already admit they are head over heels in love, but then as soon as someone from their past (that they have NO reason to trust in the first place) tells them something bad they automatically believe them and lose their trust in the one they "love." It is probably my least favorite aspect in dark/mafia romances, because it doesn't make sense to me. Sonja Grey doesn't do that! As soon as Maddie's ex is talking shit, she knows he is full of it and refuses to let him get to her. THANK GOD! Thank you so much for making their love story more believable by doing this.
***Spoilers Ahead***
When Volodya goes to kidnap the sister of a local drug dealer, Scott, he mistakes Maddie, the maid, for the sister he is meant to take. Maddie saw him cut the throat of one of the men that works for Scott so she isn't quick to correct him, thinking that not being the girl he is looking for will lead to her death as well.
It isn't until they are back at Volodya's house that he gets a text with the photo of the girl he was supposed to kidnap and confronts Maddie about who she really is. Luckily for her, despite being a bratva boss, Volodya isn't known for killing innocent women. So, when Maddie offers to become his maid so that he can keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't tell anyone what she saw, he accepts.
It becomes pretty clear to those that know Volodya that this woman is different. "This will be her third night here, and she's still breathing. She is most definitely your soulmate." pg. 70 And it's not just becoming obvious to them. Volodya is fully aware that he feels differently about Maddie, but he is determined to keep his distance because he doesn't think Maddie can handle him, but Maddie is determined to prove him wrong.
She has already seen the worst side of him. The first time she saw him he was slicing someone's throat and then chased her through her home so that he could kidnap her. What's worse than that? Maddie is continues to push Volodya until he finally gives into his (primal) urges. This makes it obvious to Volodya that he is falling in love with her, isn't letting her go, will do anything to keep her safe, and take care of her.
While Volodya deals with his original issues with the local drug dealers, Maddie's ex proves he isn't willing to give her up. It seems that seeing Maddie with Volodya was the the straw that broke the camels back of his sanity. But Maddie trusts in Volodya and his love for her, she knows that he will save her. She also knows that Scott is no match for Volodya and his brothers. She just has to hold on for him.
**Check Trigger Warnings**
"For the first time in my life, I want to take care of someone, so stop being so damn stubborn and let me do it." pg. 133
"And we'll never fight, kiska, because I can't stand the thought of arguing with you. It would break my heart if you were angry at me." pg. 168
This wasn't my favorite from this series but it was still really good. It's definitely worth taking the time to read if you liked the other Medvedev Bratva books or any of Sonja's other work.
That being said, there are a lot of similarities in the overall setup of the plotline. As well as how the climax is written between a lot of Sonja's books. So it can seem a little repetitive. I read books in between her books so it wasn't that bad, but if you read them all in a row you might get a little bored. That being said, the characters and background stories are different enough that it doesn't feel like the same books.
There is primal kink in this book.
I personally love the way Sonja approaches how the men fall in love in her books. They are actually respectable towards the women, so there doesn't need to be any groveling. They are also extremely protective and possessive in a way that doesn't give creepy vibes.
**Minor Spoiler Ahead**
The biggest thing I appreciate in this book is that when Maddie's ex is trash talking Volodya and telling her he is a rapist and doesn't really care for her. She doesn't believe him!!! I get sooo irritated when I read a romance where they already admit they are head over heels in love, but then as soon as someone from their past (that they have NO reason to trust in the first place) tells them something bad they automatically believe them and lose their trust in the one they "love." It is probably my least favorite aspect in dark/mafia romances, because it doesn't make sense to me. Sonja Grey doesn't do that! As soon as Maddie's ex is talking shit, she knows he is full of it and refuses to let him get to her. THANK GOD! Thank you so much for making their love story more believable by doing this.
***Spoilers Ahead***
When Volodya goes to kidnap the sister of a local drug dealer, Scott, he mistakes Maddie, the maid, for the sister he is meant to take. Maddie saw him cut the throat of one of the men that works for Scott so she isn't quick to correct him, thinking that not being the girl he is looking for will lead to her death as well.
It isn't until they are back at Volodya's house that he gets a text with the photo of the girl he was supposed to kidnap and confronts Maddie about who she really is. Luckily for her, despite being a bratva boss, Volodya isn't known for killing innocent women. So, when Maddie offers to become his maid so that he can keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't tell anyone what she saw, he accepts.
It becomes pretty clear to those that know Volodya that this woman is different. "This will be her third night here, and she's still breathing. She is most definitely your soulmate." pg. 70 And it's not just becoming obvious to them. Volodya is fully aware that he feels differently about Maddie, but he is determined to keep his distance because he doesn't think Maddie can handle him, but Maddie is determined to prove him wrong.
She has already seen the worst side of him. The first time she saw him he was slicing someone's throat and then chased her through her home so that he could kidnap her. What's worse than that? Maddie is continues to push Volodya until he finally gives into his (primal) urges. This makes it obvious to Volodya that he is falling in love with her, isn't letting her go, will do anything to keep her safe, and take care of her.
While Volodya deals with his original issues with the local drug dealers, Maddie's ex proves he isn't willing to give her up. It seems that seeing Maddie with Volodya was the the straw that broke the camels back of his sanity. But Maddie trusts in Volodya and his love for her, she knows that he will save her. She also knows that Scott is no match for Volodya and his brothers. She just has to hold on for him.
**Check Trigger Warnings**
October 27, 2024
DNF- so bad
I can count on one hand the number of books I DNF, and this is one of them. I got 70% through before I realized it just wasn’t going to get any better.
The worst crime: this book is BORING. Literally nothing happens after the first few chapters, at least nothing interesting. There’s no mystery, no tension, nothing.
The FMC might be the worst I’ve ever read. She has no hobbies or interests, plans for the future, or backbone. She also CONSTANTLY throws herself at the MMC and getting rejected and it was embarassing reading her doing it over and over again.
Also they both fell head over heels in love in like 48 hours to the point where the FMC breaks down in tears over worrying about him possibly rejecting her AGAIN instead of crying over her mom who literally was admitted to a hospital an hour before with breast cancer. Are you serious?
If you like boring, uninteresting pick-me’s, this is the book for you.
I can count on one hand the number of books I DNF, and this is one of them. I got 70% through before I realized it just wasn’t going to get any better.
The worst crime: this book is BORING. Literally nothing happens after the first few chapters, at least nothing interesting. There’s no mystery, no tension, nothing.
The FMC might be the worst I’ve ever read. She has no hobbies or interests, plans for the future, or backbone. She also CONSTANTLY throws herself at the MMC and getting rejected and it was embarassing reading her doing it over and over again.
Also they both fell head over heels in love in like 48 hours to the point where the FMC breaks down in tears over worrying about him possibly rejecting her AGAIN instead of crying over her mom who literally was admitted to a hospital an hour before with breast cancer. Are you serious?
If you like boring, uninteresting pick-me’s, this is the book for you.
September 24, 2024
volodya and maddie💌
- 3.5⭐️
“i love you, kiska.” he whispers against my lips. “i never thought i could fall in love, but i love you…
i enjoyed this! not as much as the first one, but it was easy & quick to read. however, i have noticed with this author that they like to repeat the storylines a lot. (which is kinda annoying to read over and over) but, these two are cute together & the epilogue was great. i was so happy to see maddie’s mom get better! sis is getting the bag💰period.
there’s a few spelling errors in this book, and i wanted more suspense, it felt slightly anticlimactic. but overall, it was pleasant to read.
i’m excited to finish this series though!
- jess :)
- 3.5⭐️
“i love you, kiska.” he whispers against my lips. “i never thought i could fall in love, but i love you…
i enjoyed this! not as much as the first one, but it was easy & quick to read. however, i have noticed with this author that they like to repeat the storylines a lot. (which is kinda annoying to read over and over) but, these two are cute together & the epilogue was great. i was so happy to see maddie’s mom get better! sis is getting the bag💰period.
there’s a few spelling errors in this book, and i wanted more suspense, it felt slightly anticlimactic. but overall, it was pleasant to read.
i’m excited to finish this series though!
- jess :)
February 16, 2024
Well...this one had quite the first meeting between Maddie and Volodya. I liked how later Volodya told Maddie that he didn't have a picture of who he was supposed to get, but that it was an attractive woman and in his eyes that was Maddie.
Both of them did well when they realized Volodya had the wrong person, Maddie especially. The kind acts from Volodya helped her realize he really wasn't going to hurt her. It was fun to see them fall for each other and for Volodya's brothers to give him crap, while welcoming Maddie.
While there was a bit of drama at the end, I loved how Maddie just knew that Volodya was going to come and save her and she was right. It was nice to see them get their HEA.
Both of them did well when they realized Volodya had the wrong person, Maddie especially. The kind acts from Volodya helped her realize he really wasn't going to hurt her. It was fun to see them fall for each other and for Volodya's brothers to give him crap, while welcoming Maddie.
While there was a bit of drama at the end, I loved how Maddie just knew that Volodya was going to come and save her and she was right. It was nice to see them get their HEA.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 20, 2025
3,0 💫 | No sé que decir jakaj, pero este segundo libro me ha gustado menos que el primero.
No fue malo, pero el protagonista en general no tiene una personalidad con la que yo me sentiría cómoda así que quizá sea eso.
El tema en el que más se centra su relación es en el sexo. Me gustaron, mas no fui fanática. Lo dejo en tres estrellas porque a la protagonista le parecía igual de bien lo que a él le gustaba en relación al sexo.
Cuando ya están enamorados y todo eso, pues hay mucho más cariño en sus actos y eso se nota siendo que ella es su excepción. Fueron lindos (después del 40% de libro) así que ok.
Siento que no he dicho nada jajaj y esto está lejos de ser una reseña, pero bno.
Obviamente me voy directo al libro del tercer y último hermano Medvedev, que ojalá sea mi favorito 🙏
No fue malo, pero el protagonista en general no tiene una personalidad con la que yo me sentiría cómoda así que quizá sea eso.
El tema en el que más se centra su relación es en el sexo. Me gustaron, mas no fui fanática. Lo dejo en tres estrellas porque a la protagonista le parecía igual de bien lo que a él le gustaba en relación al sexo.
Cuando ya están enamorados y todo eso, pues hay mucho más cariño en sus actos y eso se nota siendo que ella es su excepción. Fueron lindos (después del 40% de libro) así que ok.
Siento que no he dicho nada jajaj y esto está lejos de ser una reseña, pero bno.
Obviamente me voy directo al libro del tercer y último hermano Medvedev, que ojalá sea mi favorito 🙏
February 18, 2025
This was another easy read but it didn’t do it for me like the others. I find this author can get repetitive at times when she writes a series of books & it’s like reading the same book with different names.
The storyline was basic, nothing exciting really happened. The did explore a hide & seek kink once but that’s all we got.
The storyline was basic, nothing exciting really happened. The did explore a hide & seek kink once but that’s all we got.
July 13, 2024
Honestly it was a fun quick read like the plot was good 4/5
There chemistry was good to. I honestly enjoyed it
Check trigger warning ‼️
Tropes:
Obsession
Maid
Kidnapped the wrong person
Kinda insta-love
There chemistry was good to. I honestly enjoyed it
Check trigger warning ‼️
Tropes:
Obsession
Maid
Kidnapped the wrong person
Kinda insta-love
June 22, 2024
You will LOVE Volodya Medvedev. Just trust me. You will.
February 28, 2025
Okis, me gustaron más Volodya y Maddie🤍
Me lo disfruté más que el primero aunque no sé porque esperaba más drama y tramoya😂 Sonja me tiene mal acostumbrada
Me lo disfruté más que el primero aunque no sé porque esperaba más drama y tramoya😂 Sonja me tiene mal acostumbrada
Did Not Finish
September 8, 2025DNFed about 30% in. Just wasn’t feeling it.
January 13, 2025
CALLING YOUR GIRL KISKA!!! NAAAAAAAAAH
July 24, 2025
4.5 Kiska stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.✨️
4🌶
4🌶
June 21, 2023
Amazing read
I am obsessed with the Medvedev brothers! They are the kind of men I love to read. When they are in they are all in and there is no chance for them to stray. This one was just as good as the first book with a bit of primal and even more spice in it. I can’t wait to read Valeri’s book!
I am obsessed with the Medvedev brothers! They are the kind of men I love to read. When they are in they are all in and there is no chance for them to stray. This one was just as good as the first book with a bit of primal and even more spice in it. I can’t wait to read Valeri’s book!
October 1, 2026
After a mildly severe case of travel delirium and jet lag, I’m back.
Now put some respect on my name because my Kindle has been through TSA six times and three time zones in two weeks.
My girl has mileage.
As you know, I started this series out of order because apparently I enjoy confusing myself for sport.
I read Book 3, **Filthy Devil**, on Kindle first.
I had already listened to Books 1 and 2 on Audible, but I like to go back and reread because sometimes I miss nuance when I’m listening while driving, folding laundry, answering emails, dodging real life, and pretending to function like a responsible adult.
So now we are on Book 2 in the **Medvedev Bratva** series: **Bratva Devil**.
And this one brings us **Maddie** and **Vladimir**.
Also known as **Volodya**.
Also known as **Vladdy Daddy**.
Now, we have already met Vladdy Daddy in Books 1 and 3.
We know he is broody.
Moody.
Knife-happy.
A middle-child peacekeeper with murder in his hobbies section.
The man prefers knives over guns, loves classic American muscle cars, especially a 1969 Chevy Camaro, and has three Cane Corsos.
He also has steak night once a week for himself and the dogs.
That right there told me everything I needed to know.
A man who has three Cane Corsos, a private beach, a Camaro, and scheduled steak night?
I’m listening.
Go grab your snacks, your reading glasses, and possibly some ChapStick.
Because we need to get into this Bratva.
## 📚 Plot + Vibe Dump
When we meet **Maddie**, also known as **Madison Montgomery**, she is broke, busted, and disgusted.
She is twenty-one.
Gray eyes.
Comfortable in her own skin.
No fancy work experience.
No big education.
Just a girl trying to take care of her mother, who has breast cancer.
The book opens with Maddie screaming at an insurance agent because they will not cover her mother’s port.
As she should.
Because we all know insurance companies are full of foolishness, fine print, and audacity.
So already, Maddie had my respect.
She is working as a maid for a rich brother and sister she went to school with.
These two are named **Kaylee** and **Scott St. James**, because of course they are.
I call them **Thing One and Thing Two**.
Kaylee made Maddie’s life a living hell in high school.
Scott is a greasy little delinquent who sounds like he is allergic to showers, soap, accountability, and possibly sunlight.
Their parents died a year ago and left them everything, so now they are rich, unsupervised, and apparently making poor decisions in a mansion.
Maddie cleans the house, cooks their food, runs their errands, gets free room and board, and earns under-the-table pay.
Which, honestly?
If you are desperate and trying to take care of a sick parent, that is a decent gig.
But Scott is a drug dealer.
A stupid one.
And his merry little band of suburban morons have decided they want to go against the **Medvedev Bratva**.
Now baby.
That dog just won’t hunt.
Volodya has his people scouting who is selling drugs in his territory, and voilà.
It is stupid Scott.
Scott is about as bright as an unlit candle, and so is his whole crew.
These little wannabe kingpins could not possibly understand what it means to get in the gutter with the Bratva.
They are out here playing drug dealer in a rich neighborhood while Volodya is sharpening knives and eating steak with Cane Corsos.
This is not a fair fight.
## 💀 Character Crimes Section
### Volodya / Vladimir / Vladdy Daddy
Volodya is thirty-one.
Six-foot-three.
Built.
Broody.
The family grump.
Middle child.
Knife enthusiast.
Muscle car man.
Dog lover.
And emotionally restrained like feelings personally offended his ancestors.
He lives on fifteen acres with a private beach and three Cane Corsos: one black, one gray, and one brindle.
Already, I support his lifestyle.
Volodya also knows the rules of a one-night stand.
I appreciated that.
He says upfront:
You are not coming to my house.
We will not see each other more than once.
This is one and done.
Take it or leave it.
Now that is how you do it.
Valeri could have used this training.
Unfortunately, Volodya’s entire rulebook gets set on fire the minute Maddie enters the chat.
He accidentally kidnaps her thinking she is Kaylee.
Because Vasili was supposed to send him a picture but had not sent it yet.
So Volodya asks one of the soldiers what Kaylee looks like, and the man says:
Short dark hair.
Gorgeous.
You can’t miss her.
Sir.
That is not an identification protocol.
That is a vague compliment with a kidnapping attached.
So naturally, Volodya sees Maddie and thinks:
Oh, you must be Kaylee.
Wrong woman.
Wrong houseguest.
Right obsession.
Maddie sees him kill Seth with the nasty lip ring, and now Volodya has himself a problem.
Maddie runs through the house trying to hide.
Little does she know, hunting is basically a competitive sport for this man.
So here she is hiding under the bed while Vladimir is stalking through the suburbs in black boots and a ski mask like the boogeyman with a Bratva retirement plan.
And baby, she is terrified.
So terrified she pees on herself.
And him.
And yet somehow, that did not stop the romance.
Mafia romance is a lawless place.
Volodya is annoyed.
Intrigued.
Attracted.
Irritated by the attraction.
And immediately emotionally compromised.
This man says no feelings, then buys her a black Jeep Wrangler within forty-eight hours.
Sir.
Where is she going?
She is kidnapped.
Why does the hostage need reliable transportation?
Because Vladdy Daddy is down bad.
That is why.
### Maddie Montgomery
Maddie has backbone.
Let’s start there.
She is scared, but she is not spineless.
Volodya tells her not to piss on him again, and she says, “Fuck you.”
I know that’s right.
Cuss him smooth out, Maddie.
You may be kidnapped, but you are not customer service.
Maddie is trying to survive a very hard life.
Her mother is sick.
She is working for people who treated her terribly.
She has no real safety net.
Her ex cheated on her and then acted like she was wrong for leaving him.
And now she has been accidentally kidnapped by a Bratva boss who kills with knives and owns too many dogs to be emotionally normal.
But Maddie does not fold.
She is scared.
She is confused.
She is attracted to him.
She is irritated with herself for being attracted to him.
And she slowly starts to push back, settle in, and matter to him in a way he was not prepared for.
I liked Maddie.
She was not overly bratty.
She was not helpless.
She was not cruel.
She was a normal woman in an abnormal situation trying to keep her mother alive and her dignity intact.
And honestly?
Respect.
### Valeri
There is baby brother **Valeri**.
Of course he shows up to stir the pot.
Valeri is messy.
And I adore him.
It has only been forty-eight hours since Volodya accidentally kidnapped Maddie, and Valeri is already planning the wedding.
He sees the situation clearly.
Maddie has been there three nights.
Volodya has not killed her.
Therefore, soulmate.
That is Bratva math.
And honestly?
He is not wrong.
Valeri watches Volodya and Maddie on the dance floor, takes a picture, and sends it to Vasili.
Because he is absolutely with the shit.
Then when Volodya says he will be late, Valeri basically says, “Oh, I bet you are.”
This man is the family gossip and the comic relief.
Protect him.
But also do not tell him anything you do not want sent to the group chat.
## 🦹 Villain Crimes Section
### Douchebag Derek
Enter **Derek**.
Or as I like to call him, Douchebag Derek.
He cheated on Maddie and then had the audacity to act like she should not have broken up with him for cheating.
Boy, bye.
Get to going.
Don’t nobody want your douchebaggery around them.
Then he shows up at Inferno on the dance floor with the girl he cheated with.
Maddie, hold your head high.
You did nothing wrong.
You are there with that fine-ass Bratva boss Volodya, and Volodya is down to make Derek jealous.
I support that program.
But Derek?
Baby.
You do not want smoke with Volodya.
You are operating on wishes and vibes.
Volodya will crush you quicker than ice in a blender.
Sit down before somebody has to explain you to your family.
Then this idiot decides to do a little light kidnapping on Maddie.
Oh, you dummy.
You might as well go ahead and tell your family to call the funeral home and pick a program font.
Because once Volodya finds out?
You are not making it to the sequel.
### Scott St. James
Scott is another big dummy.
He really thought he was going to outsmart the Bratva.
Not a chance.
They clocked him early.
Scott and his little suburban drug crew were never ready for Medvedev-level consequences.
You cannot sell drugs in Bratva territory, act greasy in a mansion, annoy everyone around you, and then think you are going to win.
Scott was giving “trap house trust fund baby.”
The math was never in his favor.
### Blonde Villains Everywhere
A funny thing I noticed?
All the real bad guys in this series seem to have blonde hair.
Not our “bad guys,” because our men are not technically bad.
They are morally black.
I am talking about the actual villains.
The real trash.
The drug dealers.
The betrayers.
The suburban criminals with shower allergies.
Apparently in this universe, if somebody walks in blonde, I need to check their pockets for villainy.
## 👀 Side-Eye Section
### Another Masked Man?
Sonja.
Girl.
Another masked man?
You got Vladdy Daddy in a mask too?
I guess the answer is yes because here he is, in a ski mask, taking out Lip Ring Seth like a suburban boogeyman.
Now, did it work?
Yes.
Did I laugh?
Also yes.
Because Maddie is running through the house trying to hide, and Volodya is hunting her in black boots and a ski mask in the suburbs.
That image is ridiculous.
Terrifying for her.
Hilarious for me.
### The Facial Cannibalism Epidemic
Now we need to talk about the kissing.
Again.
Because for the love of Dracula, here we go.
He sucks her bottom lip between his teeth and gives it a soft bite.
Then somebody is licking a lip and giving it a suck.
Then somebody is nipping.
Then biting.
Then sucking an earlobe.
Then a tongue.
Then he runs his tongue over the roof of her mouth.
Sonja Grey.
Are you a cannibal?
Because nothing else explains this.
This is not kissing.
This is facial cannibalism in written form.
What do you mean he ran his tongue over the roof of her mouth?
Is this romance or a dental exam with feelings?
How much stock do the Medvedev brothers own in ChapStick?
Blistex?
Aquaphor?
Do they have a family discount?
I am almost at the end of the book and this alleged kissing is still happening.
Enough is enough.
I am not Jesus, and I am not giving y’all three days to wrap up this face-eating situation.
I want it handled now.
### Sonja Grey vs. Floors
What does Sonja Grey have against women keeping their feet on the floor?
Because what do you mean Volodya is carrying Maddie out of the club?
Ma’am, you are not a koala bear.
Get down.
Is there a restraining order against Sonja Grey and floors?
Between Book 1 and Book 2, these men have carried women more than luggage at the airport.
At some point, I need the FMCs to walk.
For circulation.
For dignity.
For ankle independence.
### The Loose Ends
This book was decent, but the mafia part felt rushed.
And there were too many loose ends.
What happened to Kaylee?
I find it hard to believe they would leave a living witness just hanging around with information.
What happened to the rest of Scott’s crew?
What happened to the supplier?
Who exactly was Marcus, and why did he appear like somebody pulled him out of a plot drawer?
Yes, his head ended up on a spike outside the trap house, so I guess it does not matter anymore.
But still.
I needed more.
The romance was stronger here than in Book 1, but the Bratva plot needed more development.
This book needed at least thirty to forty more pages.
And y’all know how I feel about adding pages to books.
So if I am asking for more pages, please understand I mean business.
## 🏆 MVP Section
### Boris
We need to talk about **Boris**.
Boris is the gate guard at Volodya’s house.
He is in his fifties and basically said:
I am not a young gunner anymore.
Put me in the booth.
So Volodya did.
And Boris becomes important to the story.
I loved him.
After his shift as gate guard, Boris takes a little stroll down to Kristy’s cabin.
He even drives her to appointments.
I know that’s right, Boris.
I love to see no evil parents in this book.
And then by the end, Kristy and Boris are married, and her cancer is gone.
That was sweet.
Unexpected.
But sweet.
### The Cubby Bear Foundation
When Volodya is down bad, he does not play around.
This man contacts his lawyer within forty-eight hours to set up a fund to pay for Maddie’s mother’s cancer treatment.
Then he tells the lawyer to find the best oncologist in the city.
And the lawyer names the foundation the **Cubby Bear Foundation**.
I cackled.
Because this man is over here trying to pretend he does not have feelings while creating charitable medical infrastructure for a woman he accidentally kidnapped two days ago.
That is what I call **Grey’s Gambit**.
He is moving chess pieces five steps ahead.
He knows he is keeping Maddie.
He knows he is not letting her go.
Valeri knows.
Vasili knows.
Oleg probably needs to go ahead and queue up the wedding march.
Volodya may as well move Maddie into the primary suite and stop lying to himself.
### The Hide-and-Seek Scene
Picture this.
Thunder.
Lightning.
Soft rain.
Sexual tension high enough to need its own weather advisory.
Volodya tells Maddie to run.
He is on the hunt.
And finally, the tension is exactly where it needs to be.
Volodya is the MVP of hide-and-seek.
This scene worked.
The spice was spicy.
There was knife play, and somehow it fit.
There was hunting.
Wild beach sex in the rain.
And for once, the danger, tension, and attraction lined up the way they were supposed to.
I understood the assignment.
### The Medvedev Men Teasing Volodya
Vasili, Valeri, Ilya, and Andrei teasing Volodya about Maddie?
Hilarious.
This section of the book was one of my favorites.
And you can always count on Valeri to get it started.
After all that killing and carrying on, they go through a drive-through.
Because apparently murder works up an appetite.
I love this family.
These men will stab somebody, arrange a kidnapping, bury a threat, and then say, “Anybody want fries?”
That is the kind of organized crime family content I enjoy.
## 🔥 Spice Rating
🌶️🌶️🌶️
**Okay… I See What You Were Doing**
The spice was spicier in this one.
The tension was better than Book 1.
The rain scene worked.
The hide-and-seek dynamic worked.
The knife play worked in context.
But the facial cannibalism almost took me out.
Optional tag:
**“The spice was hot, but the lips need a cease-and-desist.”**
## 📊 Book Rating
⭐⭐⭐
**I survived this experience, but the kissing tested me.**
## 🧨 Final Verdict
This book was decent.
I liked it.
I liked it more than Book 1 in some ways because there was less trauma on the page and more romance.
Maddie was easier to settle into because she was not put through the same level of brutality Nina was, and I appreciated that.
Volodya was exactly the kind of grumpy Bratva man I expected him to be.
Broody.
Controlled.
Knife-happy.
Emotionally constipated.
Secretly soft.
A man who says he does not do feelings but buys a woman a Jeep, pays for her mother’s cancer treatment, finds the best oncologist, and starts a whole foundation within forty-eight hours.
Sir.
Please stop lying.
You are in love and need supervision.
I also liked the emotional root of Volodya’s restraint.
He watched his mother be destroyed by his father’s death, and he says they lost two parents the day his father died.
That explained him.
He is not complicated just to be complicated.
He is afraid.
He built walls around himself because he does not want to love someone so deeply that losing them destroys him, and he does not want to put anyone else through that either.
Then Maddie shows up and starts breaking his rules one by one.
Even the dogs end up on the couch.
That is love.
Was the romance fast?
Of course.
This is mafia romance.
If someone is not kidnapping, marrying, funding medical care, or threatening murder within the first week, are we even reading the same genre?
But the romance worked better than the mafia plot.
That is where the book lost some points for me.
The Bratva element needed more development.
The action was rushed.
There were loose ends.
Kaylee, Scott’s crew, the supplier, Marcus — things were left dangling, and I needed them tied up better.
The ending was sweet.
Maddie is pregnant.
Kristy marries Boris.
Kristy’s cancer is gone.
Volodya and Maddie get their happily ever after.
So the emotional pieces were wrapped up nicely.
But the mafia side needed more room.
More pages.
More tension.
More cleanup.
More consequence.
And yes, I am still upset about the kissing.
The lip sucking.
The earlobe sucking.
The tongue situation.
The roof-of-the-mouth nonsense.
The facial cannibalism continued for far too long.
Somebody get the Medvedev brothers a ChapStick sponsorship and a kissing coach.
So yes, I am giving this three stars.
It barely got over the hump, but it got there.
Because despite the loose ends and mouth crimes, I still had fun.
Valeri was hilarious.
Boris was sweet.
The dogs were perfect.
Volodya was down astronomically.
And Maddie had enough backbone to tell the boogeyman in black boots to go fuck himself.
That counts for something.
## 💬 Signature Outro Line
I came for Vladdy Daddy and the knife work. I stayed for the Cane Corsos, Boris, Valeri’s messy ass, and the Cubby Bear Foundation. I left needing thirty more pages, a Bratva cleanup crew, and a formal cease-and-desist against facial cannibalism.
Now put some respect on my name because my Kindle has been through TSA six times and three time zones in two weeks.
My girl has mileage.
As you know, I started this series out of order because apparently I enjoy confusing myself for sport.
I read Book 3, **Filthy Devil**, on Kindle first.
I had already listened to Books 1 and 2 on Audible, but I like to go back and reread because sometimes I miss nuance when I’m listening while driving, folding laundry, answering emails, dodging real life, and pretending to function like a responsible adult.
So now we are on Book 2 in the **Medvedev Bratva** series: **Bratva Devil**.
And this one brings us **Maddie** and **Vladimir**.
Also known as **Volodya**.
Also known as **Vladdy Daddy**.
Now, we have already met Vladdy Daddy in Books 1 and 3.
We know he is broody.
Moody.
Knife-happy.
A middle-child peacekeeper with murder in his hobbies section.
The man prefers knives over guns, loves classic American muscle cars, especially a 1969 Chevy Camaro, and has three Cane Corsos.
He also has steak night once a week for himself and the dogs.
That right there told me everything I needed to know.
A man who has three Cane Corsos, a private beach, a Camaro, and scheduled steak night?
I’m listening.
Go grab your snacks, your reading glasses, and possibly some ChapStick.
Because we need to get into this Bratva.
## 📚 Plot + Vibe Dump
When we meet **Maddie**, also known as **Madison Montgomery**, she is broke, busted, and disgusted.
She is twenty-one.
Gray eyes.
Comfortable in her own skin.
No fancy work experience.
No big education.
Just a girl trying to take care of her mother, who has breast cancer.
The book opens with Maddie screaming at an insurance agent because they will not cover her mother’s port.
As she should.
Because we all know insurance companies are full of foolishness, fine print, and audacity.
So already, Maddie had my respect.
She is working as a maid for a rich brother and sister she went to school with.
These two are named **Kaylee** and **Scott St. James**, because of course they are.
I call them **Thing One and Thing Two**.
Kaylee made Maddie’s life a living hell in high school.
Scott is a greasy little delinquent who sounds like he is allergic to showers, soap, accountability, and possibly sunlight.
Their parents died a year ago and left them everything, so now they are rich, unsupervised, and apparently making poor decisions in a mansion.
Maddie cleans the house, cooks their food, runs their errands, gets free room and board, and earns under-the-table pay.
Which, honestly?
If you are desperate and trying to take care of a sick parent, that is a decent gig.
But Scott is a drug dealer.
A stupid one.
And his merry little band of suburban morons have decided they want to go against the **Medvedev Bratva**.
Now baby.
That dog just won’t hunt.
Volodya has his people scouting who is selling drugs in his territory, and voilà.
It is stupid Scott.
Scott is about as bright as an unlit candle, and so is his whole crew.
These little wannabe kingpins could not possibly understand what it means to get in the gutter with the Bratva.
They are out here playing drug dealer in a rich neighborhood while Volodya is sharpening knives and eating steak with Cane Corsos.
This is not a fair fight.
## 💀 Character Crimes Section
### Volodya / Vladimir / Vladdy Daddy
Volodya is thirty-one.
Six-foot-three.
Built.
Broody.
The family grump.
Middle child.
Knife enthusiast.
Muscle car man.
Dog lover.
And emotionally restrained like feelings personally offended his ancestors.
He lives on fifteen acres with a private beach and three Cane Corsos: one black, one gray, and one brindle.
Already, I support his lifestyle.
Volodya also knows the rules of a one-night stand.
I appreciated that.
He says upfront:
You are not coming to my house.
We will not see each other more than once.
This is one and done.
Take it or leave it.
Now that is how you do it.
Valeri could have used this training.
Unfortunately, Volodya’s entire rulebook gets set on fire the minute Maddie enters the chat.
He accidentally kidnaps her thinking she is Kaylee.
Because Vasili was supposed to send him a picture but had not sent it yet.
So Volodya asks one of the soldiers what Kaylee looks like, and the man says:
Short dark hair.
Gorgeous.
You can’t miss her.
Sir.
That is not an identification protocol.
That is a vague compliment with a kidnapping attached.
So naturally, Volodya sees Maddie and thinks:
Oh, you must be Kaylee.
Wrong woman.
Wrong houseguest.
Right obsession.
Maddie sees him kill Seth with the nasty lip ring, and now Volodya has himself a problem.
Maddie runs through the house trying to hide.
Little does she know, hunting is basically a competitive sport for this man.
So here she is hiding under the bed while Vladimir is stalking through the suburbs in black boots and a ski mask like the boogeyman with a Bratva retirement plan.
And baby, she is terrified.
So terrified she pees on herself.
And him.
And yet somehow, that did not stop the romance.
Mafia romance is a lawless place.
Volodya is annoyed.
Intrigued.
Attracted.
Irritated by the attraction.
And immediately emotionally compromised.
This man says no feelings, then buys her a black Jeep Wrangler within forty-eight hours.
Sir.
Where is she going?
She is kidnapped.
Why does the hostage need reliable transportation?
Because Vladdy Daddy is down bad.
That is why.
### Maddie Montgomery
Maddie has backbone.
Let’s start there.
She is scared, but she is not spineless.
Volodya tells her not to piss on him again, and she says, “Fuck you.”
I know that’s right.
Cuss him smooth out, Maddie.
You may be kidnapped, but you are not customer service.
Maddie is trying to survive a very hard life.
Her mother is sick.
She is working for people who treated her terribly.
She has no real safety net.
Her ex cheated on her and then acted like she was wrong for leaving him.
And now she has been accidentally kidnapped by a Bratva boss who kills with knives and owns too many dogs to be emotionally normal.
But Maddie does not fold.
She is scared.
She is confused.
She is attracted to him.
She is irritated with herself for being attracted to him.
And she slowly starts to push back, settle in, and matter to him in a way he was not prepared for.
I liked Maddie.
She was not overly bratty.
She was not helpless.
She was not cruel.
She was a normal woman in an abnormal situation trying to keep her mother alive and her dignity intact.
And honestly?
Respect.
### Valeri
There is baby brother **Valeri**.
Of course he shows up to stir the pot.
Valeri is messy.
And I adore him.
It has only been forty-eight hours since Volodya accidentally kidnapped Maddie, and Valeri is already planning the wedding.
He sees the situation clearly.
Maddie has been there three nights.
Volodya has not killed her.
Therefore, soulmate.
That is Bratva math.
And honestly?
He is not wrong.
Valeri watches Volodya and Maddie on the dance floor, takes a picture, and sends it to Vasili.
Because he is absolutely with the shit.
Then when Volodya says he will be late, Valeri basically says, “Oh, I bet you are.”
This man is the family gossip and the comic relief.
Protect him.
But also do not tell him anything you do not want sent to the group chat.
## 🦹 Villain Crimes Section
### Douchebag Derek
Enter **Derek**.
Or as I like to call him, Douchebag Derek.
He cheated on Maddie and then had the audacity to act like she should not have broken up with him for cheating.
Boy, bye.
Get to going.
Don’t nobody want your douchebaggery around them.
Then he shows up at Inferno on the dance floor with the girl he cheated with.
Maddie, hold your head high.
You did nothing wrong.
You are there with that fine-ass Bratva boss Volodya, and Volodya is down to make Derek jealous.
I support that program.
But Derek?
Baby.
You do not want smoke with Volodya.
You are operating on wishes and vibes.
Volodya will crush you quicker than ice in a blender.
Sit down before somebody has to explain you to your family.
Then this idiot decides to do a little light kidnapping on Maddie.
Oh, you dummy.
You might as well go ahead and tell your family to call the funeral home and pick a program font.
Because once Volodya finds out?
You are not making it to the sequel.
### Scott St. James
Scott is another big dummy.
He really thought he was going to outsmart the Bratva.
Not a chance.
They clocked him early.
Scott and his little suburban drug crew were never ready for Medvedev-level consequences.
You cannot sell drugs in Bratva territory, act greasy in a mansion, annoy everyone around you, and then think you are going to win.
Scott was giving “trap house trust fund baby.”
The math was never in his favor.
### Blonde Villains Everywhere
A funny thing I noticed?
All the real bad guys in this series seem to have blonde hair.
Not our “bad guys,” because our men are not technically bad.
They are morally black.
I am talking about the actual villains.
The real trash.
The drug dealers.
The betrayers.
The suburban criminals with shower allergies.
Apparently in this universe, if somebody walks in blonde, I need to check their pockets for villainy.
## 👀 Side-Eye Section
### Another Masked Man?
Sonja.
Girl.
Another masked man?
You got Vladdy Daddy in a mask too?
I guess the answer is yes because here he is, in a ski mask, taking out Lip Ring Seth like a suburban boogeyman.
Now, did it work?
Yes.
Did I laugh?
Also yes.
Because Maddie is running through the house trying to hide, and Volodya is hunting her in black boots and a ski mask in the suburbs.
That image is ridiculous.
Terrifying for her.
Hilarious for me.
### The Facial Cannibalism Epidemic
Now we need to talk about the kissing.
Again.
Because for the love of Dracula, here we go.
He sucks her bottom lip between his teeth and gives it a soft bite.
Then somebody is licking a lip and giving it a suck.
Then somebody is nipping.
Then biting.
Then sucking an earlobe.
Then a tongue.
Then he runs his tongue over the roof of her mouth.
Sonja Grey.
Are you a cannibal?
Because nothing else explains this.
This is not kissing.
This is facial cannibalism in written form.
What do you mean he ran his tongue over the roof of her mouth?
Is this romance or a dental exam with feelings?
How much stock do the Medvedev brothers own in ChapStick?
Blistex?
Aquaphor?
Do they have a family discount?
I am almost at the end of the book and this alleged kissing is still happening.
Enough is enough.
I am not Jesus, and I am not giving y’all three days to wrap up this face-eating situation.
I want it handled now.
### Sonja Grey vs. Floors
What does Sonja Grey have against women keeping their feet on the floor?
Because what do you mean Volodya is carrying Maddie out of the club?
Ma’am, you are not a koala bear.
Get down.
Is there a restraining order against Sonja Grey and floors?
Between Book 1 and Book 2, these men have carried women more than luggage at the airport.
At some point, I need the FMCs to walk.
For circulation.
For dignity.
For ankle independence.
### The Loose Ends
This book was decent, but the mafia part felt rushed.
And there were too many loose ends.
What happened to Kaylee?
I find it hard to believe they would leave a living witness just hanging around with information.
What happened to the rest of Scott’s crew?
What happened to the supplier?
Who exactly was Marcus, and why did he appear like somebody pulled him out of a plot drawer?
Yes, his head ended up on a spike outside the trap house, so I guess it does not matter anymore.
But still.
I needed more.
The romance was stronger here than in Book 1, but the Bratva plot needed more development.
This book needed at least thirty to forty more pages.
And y’all know how I feel about adding pages to books.
So if I am asking for more pages, please understand I mean business.
## 🏆 MVP Section
### Boris
We need to talk about **Boris**.
Boris is the gate guard at Volodya’s house.
He is in his fifties and basically said:
I am not a young gunner anymore.
Put me in the booth.
So Volodya did.
And Boris becomes important to the story.
I loved him.
After his shift as gate guard, Boris takes a little stroll down to Kristy’s cabin.
He even drives her to appointments.
I know that’s right, Boris.
I love to see no evil parents in this book.
And then by the end, Kristy and Boris are married, and her cancer is gone.
That was sweet.
Unexpected.
But sweet.
### The Cubby Bear Foundation
When Volodya is down bad, he does not play around.
This man contacts his lawyer within forty-eight hours to set up a fund to pay for Maddie’s mother’s cancer treatment.
Then he tells the lawyer to find the best oncologist in the city.
And the lawyer names the foundation the **Cubby Bear Foundation**.
I cackled.
Because this man is over here trying to pretend he does not have feelings while creating charitable medical infrastructure for a woman he accidentally kidnapped two days ago.
That is what I call **Grey’s Gambit**.
He is moving chess pieces five steps ahead.
He knows he is keeping Maddie.
He knows he is not letting her go.
Valeri knows.
Vasili knows.
Oleg probably needs to go ahead and queue up the wedding march.
Volodya may as well move Maddie into the primary suite and stop lying to himself.
### The Hide-and-Seek Scene
Picture this.
Thunder.
Lightning.
Soft rain.
Sexual tension high enough to need its own weather advisory.
Volodya tells Maddie to run.
He is on the hunt.
And finally, the tension is exactly where it needs to be.
Volodya is the MVP of hide-and-seek.
This scene worked.
The spice was spicy.
There was knife play, and somehow it fit.
There was hunting.
Wild beach sex in the rain.
And for once, the danger, tension, and attraction lined up the way they were supposed to.
I understood the assignment.
### The Medvedev Men Teasing Volodya
Vasili, Valeri, Ilya, and Andrei teasing Volodya about Maddie?
Hilarious.
This section of the book was one of my favorites.
And you can always count on Valeri to get it started.
After all that killing and carrying on, they go through a drive-through.
Because apparently murder works up an appetite.
I love this family.
These men will stab somebody, arrange a kidnapping, bury a threat, and then say, “Anybody want fries?”
That is the kind of organized crime family content I enjoy.
## 🔥 Spice Rating
🌶️🌶️🌶️
**Okay… I See What You Were Doing**
The spice was spicier in this one.
The tension was better than Book 1.
The rain scene worked.
The hide-and-seek dynamic worked.
The knife play worked in context.
But the facial cannibalism almost took me out.
Optional tag:
**“The spice was hot, but the lips need a cease-and-desist.”**
## 📊 Book Rating
⭐⭐⭐
**I survived this experience, but the kissing tested me.**
## 🧨 Final Verdict
This book was decent.
I liked it.
I liked it more than Book 1 in some ways because there was less trauma on the page and more romance.
Maddie was easier to settle into because she was not put through the same level of brutality Nina was, and I appreciated that.
Volodya was exactly the kind of grumpy Bratva man I expected him to be.
Broody.
Controlled.
Knife-happy.
Emotionally constipated.
Secretly soft.
A man who says he does not do feelings but buys a woman a Jeep, pays for her mother’s cancer treatment, finds the best oncologist, and starts a whole foundation within forty-eight hours.
Sir.
Please stop lying.
You are in love and need supervision.
I also liked the emotional root of Volodya’s restraint.
He watched his mother be destroyed by his father’s death, and he says they lost two parents the day his father died.
That explained him.
He is not complicated just to be complicated.
He is afraid.
He built walls around himself because he does not want to love someone so deeply that losing them destroys him, and he does not want to put anyone else through that either.
Then Maddie shows up and starts breaking his rules one by one.
Even the dogs end up on the couch.
That is love.
Was the romance fast?
Of course.
This is mafia romance.
If someone is not kidnapping, marrying, funding medical care, or threatening murder within the first week, are we even reading the same genre?
But the romance worked better than the mafia plot.
That is where the book lost some points for me.
The Bratva element needed more development.
The action was rushed.
There were loose ends.
Kaylee, Scott’s crew, the supplier, Marcus — things were left dangling, and I needed them tied up better.
The ending was sweet.
Maddie is pregnant.
Kristy marries Boris.
Kristy’s cancer is gone.
Volodya and Maddie get their happily ever after.
So the emotional pieces were wrapped up nicely.
But the mafia side needed more room.
More pages.
More tension.
More cleanup.
More consequence.
And yes, I am still upset about the kissing.
The lip sucking.
The earlobe sucking.
The tongue situation.
The roof-of-the-mouth nonsense.
The facial cannibalism continued for far too long.
Somebody get the Medvedev brothers a ChapStick sponsorship and a kissing coach.
So yes, I am giving this three stars.
It barely got over the hump, but it got there.
Because despite the loose ends and mouth crimes, I still had fun.
Valeri was hilarious.
Boris was sweet.
The dogs were perfect.
Volodya was down astronomically.
And Maddie had enough backbone to tell the boogeyman in black boots to go fuck himself.
That counts for something.
## 💬 Signature Outro Line
I came for Vladdy Daddy and the knife work. I stayed for the Cane Corsos, Boris, Valeri’s messy ass, and the Cubby Bear Foundation. I left needing thirty more pages, a Bratva cleanup crew, and a formal cease-and-desist against facial cannibalism.
May 24, 2023
Virtually no plot, didn’t like him, and she was way too simpering for me.
So basically the same plot as all the rest, but virtually no danger or excitement. Young girl who has no friends yada yada. The main difference with this book is I COULDN’T STAND HIM, and she’s a sap.
Maddie ‘meets’ Volodya when she sees him nearly behead a man in front of her. Volodyar kidnaps her as he mistakes her for someone else. When she pis*es herself with fright, (On him.) he calls her Kiska the whole flaming book, which means pussy!! So because she was terrified as any sane person would be, he calls her a pussy all the way through the book, even when they’re in love!!! He tells her it means pussy cat, and she’s not even angry about it. Yet he basically spends half the book hiding from her as he’s scared of his feelings. Oh so that’s different?
So for some bizarre reason after Volodya kidnaps Maddie and keeps her at his house, (Under the pretence that she’s a maid.) Maddie really likes him. So much so that she chases after him and does a lot of begging. I didn’t like that. I want a man who is strong enough to fight his fears of relationships. The whole book is basically about their day to day lives and it’s boring. The sex scenes are endless yet again, a*al sex isn’t written well, virtually no preparing her for it. Really annoys me that.
Lots of spelling mistakes, and for some bizarre reason the author has lost the ability to use speech marks. There are no speech marks when people are talking, but there are when they are thinking. It was really confusing. One final criticism. YOU CAN FALL PREGNANT WHILE BREASTFEEDING! Can’t believe that myth is still going round.
So basically the same plot as all the rest, but virtually no danger or excitement. Young girl who has no friends yada yada. The main difference with this book is I COULDN’T STAND HIM, and she’s a sap.
Maddie ‘meets’ Volodya when she sees him nearly behead a man in front of her. Volodyar kidnaps her as he mistakes her for someone else. When she pis*es herself with fright, (On him.) he calls her Kiska the whole flaming book, which means pussy!! So because she was terrified as any sane person would be, he calls her a pussy all the way through the book, even when they’re in love!!! He tells her it means pussy cat, and she’s not even angry about it. Yet he basically spends half the book hiding from her as he’s scared of his feelings. Oh so that’s different?
So for some bizarre reason after Volodya kidnaps Maddie and keeps her at his house, (Under the pretence that she’s a maid.) Maddie really likes him. So much so that she chases after him and does a lot of begging. I didn’t like that. I want a man who is strong enough to fight his fears of relationships. The whole book is basically about their day to day lives and it’s boring. The sex scenes are endless yet again, a*al sex isn’t written well, virtually no preparing her for it. Really annoys me that.
Lots of spelling mistakes, and for some bizarre reason the author has lost the ability to use speech marks. There are no speech marks when people are talking, but there are when they are thinking. It was really confusing. One final criticism. YOU CAN FALL PREGNANT WHILE BREASTFEEDING! Can’t believe that myth is still going round.
April 18, 2023
This was a great story and I really enjoyed it.
Working as a maid in order to raise money to pay for her mothers cancer treatment Maddie is beautiful and kind but taken advantage of and treat like rubbish by most. Until a case of mistaken identity sees her kidnapped by the Bratva and although dark and dangerous her kidnapper just happens to be her Knight in shining armour.
This fantastic read had it all - danger, betrayal, family, loyalty, love, revenge, darkness and some incredible hot spicy scenes especially a chase through the woods and a very primal sex session.
I loved the characterisations and the way the author showed both the dark and slightly lighter side of the main male character and the story had that too a dark layer with hints of lightness. Family was an important theme in the book for both main characters and it was clear that although being from completely different worlds their ability to blend into the other was important.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Working as a maid in order to raise money to pay for her mothers cancer treatment Maddie is beautiful and kind but taken advantage of and treat like rubbish by most. Until a case of mistaken identity sees her kidnapped by the Bratva and although dark and dangerous her kidnapper just happens to be her Knight in shining armour.
This fantastic read had it all - danger, betrayal, family, loyalty, love, revenge, darkness and some incredible hot spicy scenes especially a chase through the woods and a very primal sex session.
I loved the characterisations and the way the author showed both the dark and slightly lighter side of the main male character and the story had that too a dark layer with hints of lightness. Family was an important theme in the book for both main characters and it was clear that although being from completely different worlds their ability to blend into the other was important.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 16, 2026
I’m on a journey to finish this entire series starting w/ the Medvedevs & ending with the nextgen kiddies. (I’ll be really happy when I’m done reading & rereading all the mansl*t books but based off the reviews — the next gen H’s are moooore than worth it. 💘)
I liked this book SO much better the second time around which is a rare occurrence for me. I’m comfortable giving this a solid 4✨ esp compared to the trash that’s been finding my kindle library lately.
Anywhoooo….
Nitpicky Notices —
•can we please have a different third act, I never want a break up but dayum Sonja do my girls always have to get beat tf up?! Sheesh.
•wish I could’ve seen more of Nina, Svetlana + Maddie together & Katya + Maddie’s mom
🩷’d:
•Maddie
•Maddie’s mom
•Vasily, Nina + Dmitri cameos🥹❤️ + I love the fact that Rubys was turned into a women’s shelter
•Grom+Graza+Pulya
•finding out Andrei + Svetlana got married❤️
•H looking out for h’s mom
•club scene & making h’s ex jealous
•family dinner
•wedding day
⚠️ + Info:
- Dual POV
- Mentions of: breast cancer, chemo
- Kidnapping
- Bravta boss x Housekeeper
- H (31) h (21)
- Insta attraction + love quickly
- Mistaken identity
- Cheating (not between MCs)
- H is a recovering sluuut / h has only ever had smex w/ her ex
- Push/pull from H until they have smex for the first time.
- all the way 🥵 @ 49% (chp.9 of 16)
- OMD: h’s ex comes back for the last shabang of the book.
- Separation: before they are intimate H avoids her around the house for a little bit, there’s a miscommunication after they’re intimate for the first time & she stays the night with her mom, & then a few hours when she’s kidnapped (bad kind).
- No: cheating, sharing, or 3rd act break up
- HEA: Happily married w/ baby Misha. 🩷
I liked this book SO much better the second time around which is a rare occurrence for me. I’m comfortable giving this a solid 4✨ esp compared to the trash that’s been finding my kindle library lately.
Anywhoooo….
Nitpicky Notices —
•can we please have a different third act, I never want a break up but dayum Sonja do my girls always have to get beat tf up?! Sheesh.
•wish I could’ve seen more of Nina, Svetlana + Maddie together & Katya + Maddie’s mom
🩷’d:
•Maddie
•Maddie’s mom
•Vasily, Nina + Dmitri cameos🥹❤️ + I love the fact that Rubys was turned into a women’s shelter
•Grom+Graza+Pulya
•finding out Andrei + Svetlana got married❤️
•H looking out for h’s mom
•club scene & making h’s ex jealous
•family dinner
•wedding day
⚠️ + Info:
- Dual POV
- Mentions of: breast cancer, chemo
- Kidnapping
- Bravta boss x Housekeeper
- H (31) h (21)
- Insta attraction + love quickly
- Mistaken identity
- Cheating (not between MCs)
- H is a recovering sluuut / h has only ever had smex w/ her ex
- Push/pull from H until they have smex for the first time.
- all the way 🥵 @ 49% (chp.9 of 16)
- OMD: h’s ex comes back for the last shabang of the book.
- Separation: before they are intimate H avoids her around the house for a little bit, there’s a miscommunication after they’re intimate for the first time & she stays the night with her mom, & then a few hours when she’s kidnapped (bad kind).
- No: cheating, sharing, or 3rd act break up
- HEA: Happily married w/ baby Misha. 🩷
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 5, 2023
3.5 stars!
It took me a while to come back to this series but I remember really liking the first book.
I did really like Maddie, I thought she was hilarious. Especially in the beginning. I just wish we would have learned more about her. I swear she said she had multiple jobs but we only see her being a maid and then when she stopped being a maid she didn’t really do anything. I would have liked to see her have some hobbies or talents or something other than just waiting for Volodya to come home from wherever he was. Also I wish she didn’t throw herself at him as much as she did. He kept pushing her away and she kept going to him.
Volodya grew on me. I mean it’s not like I didn’t like him. I just wanted him to admit to Maddie how he felt about her. Some of his actions showed it but he pushed her away a few times. Once he finally gave in though he was so damn sweet. As always with her male MCs he was super possessive!! A man couldn’t look at his woman without getting a fork stuck in his hand lol.
As always too much sex. I decided to just skim most of them because I already know they’re hot, they are just so damn long. Surprisingly I want to read Valeri’s book even though he’s a manwhore. There’s just something about him that I like.
NO CHEATING
NO TRUE OW/OM DRAMA
NO VIRGINS
MANWHORE BUT HE DOESNT TALK ABOUT HIS PAST AND HE GAVE MADDIE MOST OF HIS FIRSTS
ATTEMPTED SA ON FMC
TRIGGER WARNING ON SA AND TORTURE
It took me a while to come back to this series but I remember really liking the first book.
I did really like Maddie, I thought she was hilarious. Especially in the beginning. I just wish we would have learned more about her. I swear she said she had multiple jobs but we only see her being a maid and then when she stopped being a maid she didn’t really do anything. I would have liked to see her have some hobbies or talents or something other than just waiting for Volodya to come home from wherever he was. Also I wish she didn’t throw herself at him as much as she did. He kept pushing her away and she kept going to him.
Volodya grew on me. I mean it’s not like I didn’t like him. I just wanted him to admit to Maddie how he felt about her. Some of his actions showed it but he pushed her away a few times. Once he finally gave in though he was so damn sweet. As always with her male MCs he was super possessive!! A man couldn’t look at his woman without getting a fork stuck in his hand lol.
As always too much sex. I decided to just skim most of them because I already know they’re hot, they are just so damn long. Surprisingly I want to read Valeri’s book even though he’s a manwhore. There’s just something about him that I like.
NO CHEATING
NO TRUE OW/OM DRAMA
NO VIRGINS
MANWHORE BUT HE DOESNT TALK ABOUT HIS PAST AND HE GAVE MADDIE MOST OF HIS FIRSTS
ATTEMPTED SA ON FMC
TRIGGER WARNING ON SA AND TORTURE
October 23, 2025
💌 Volodya & Maddie 💌
⭐️ 3.5 / 5 stars ⭐️
"I never thought I could fall in love, but I love you, kiska." 🥹🔥
Okayyy… so Bratva Devil by Sonja Grey was a wild, spicy ride that started with a kidnapping and ended in unexpected tenderness. Volodya and Maddie’s story was messy, chaotic, and kind of adorable in its own dark, mafia way 😅.
The setup? Volodya kidnaps the wrong woman, our sweet, hard-working maid, Maddie, thinking she’s connected to a rival drug dealer. Big mistake… but also the best thing that could’ve happened to him 👀. Maddie is just trying to survive, juggling her job and her mom’s cancer treatments 💔, and suddenly finds herself trapped with a Bratva boss who doesn’t know what to do with all the feelings she brings out in him.
I loved watching their dynamic evolve. He’s this cold, brooding, “touch her and die” type 😤💣 who ends up being completely undone by the girl who was never supposed to be his. Maddie stands her ground, even when she’s terrified (and yes, she literally gets so scared at one point she pees herself… not something I expected to read but okay 😂). Despite the insane circumstances, she doesn’t fold; she negotiates her way out of death by becoming his maid, and somehow his heart too.
And Volodya? He goes full softie. He secretly pays for Maddie’s mom’s medical bills (🥹💰 king behaviour), gets jealous of anyone who looks her way, and basically becomes a golden retriever in a hitman’s body. The man even has a dog he adores before Maddie comes along, and by the end, they’re all one big little family 🐶❤️.
Now, let’s talk spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️ it’s definitely there. Volodya is possessive, dominant, and loves chasing her (literally the forest chase scene?? feral). But I kind of wish we got more of that side, because after that one scene, he keeps talking about chasing her again… and then never does 😭 missed opportunity!
Story-wise, it’s a quick, bingeable read. I finished it in one sitting. But I have to agree with others that it felt a bit repetitive if you’ve read other books in the series. There are a few typos, and the pacing dips in the middle, like 60% of the book is just them in bed (not that I’m complaining too much 😏), and then the action rushes back right at the end. The climax (no pun intended lol) happens too early and leaves me wanting more danger, more tension.
Still, Maddie and Volodya’s chemistry carried the story for me. Their banter, his clueless alpha moments, her sass, it all made me smile. The epilogue was super satisfying, too, especially seeing Maddie’s mom doing better. 🥰
Would I reread it? Probably not. But would I recommend it to anyone who loves obsessive mafia men, spicy “wrong girl” kidnappings, and a touch of soft-hearted redemption? Absolutely.
💋 Quick, dirty, and unexpectedly sweet Volodya and Maddie prove you can’t kidnap love… but you can fall for it. 💋
⭐️ 3.5 / 5 stars ⭐️
"I never thought I could fall in love, but I love you, kiska." 🥹🔥
Okayyy… so Bratva Devil by Sonja Grey was a wild, spicy ride that started with a kidnapping and ended in unexpected tenderness. Volodya and Maddie’s story was messy, chaotic, and kind of adorable in its own dark, mafia way 😅.
The setup? Volodya kidnaps the wrong woman, our sweet, hard-working maid, Maddie, thinking she’s connected to a rival drug dealer. Big mistake… but also the best thing that could’ve happened to him 👀. Maddie is just trying to survive, juggling her job and her mom’s cancer treatments 💔, and suddenly finds herself trapped with a Bratva boss who doesn’t know what to do with all the feelings she brings out in him.
I loved watching their dynamic evolve. He’s this cold, brooding, “touch her and die” type 😤💣 who ends up being completely undone by the girl who was never supposed to be his. Maddie stands her ground, even when she’s terrified (and yes, she literally gets so scared at one point she pees herself… not something I expected to read but okay 😂). Despite the insane circumstances, she doesn’t fold; she negotiates her way out of death by becoming his maid, and somehow his heart too.
And Volodya? He goes full softie. He secretly pays for Maddie’s mom’s medical bills (🥹💰 king behaviour), gets jealous of anyone who looks her way, and basically becomes a golden retriever in a hitman’s body. The man even has a dog he adores before Maddie comes along, and by the end, they’re all one big little family 🐶❤️.
Now, let’s talk spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️ it’s definitely there. Volodya is possessive, dominant, and loves chasing her (literally the forest chase scene?? feral). But I kind of wish we got more of that side, because after that one scene, he keeps talking about chasing her again… and then never does 😭 missed opportunity!
Story-wise, it’s a quick, bingeable read. I finished it in one sitting. But I have to agree with others that it felt a bit repetitive if you’ve read other books in the series. There are a few typos, and the pacing dips in the middle, like 60% of the book is just them in bed (not that I’m complaining too much 😏), and then the action rushes back right at the end. The climax (no pun intended lol) happens too early and leaves me wanting more danger, more tension.
Still, Maddie and Volodya’s chemistry carried the story for me. Their banter, his clueless alpha moments, her sass, it all made me smile. The epilogue was super satisfying, too, especially seeing Maddie’s mom doing better. 🥰
Would I reread it? Probably not. But would I recommend it to anyone who loves obsessive mafia men, spicy “wrong girl” kidnappings, and a touch of soft-hearted redemption? Absolutely.
💋 Quick, dirty, and unexpectedly sweet Volodya and Maddie prove you can’t kidnap love… but you can fall for it. 💋
July 6, 2023
Volodya's Turn
Volodya's book is different to Vasily's. In that he is a lot harder and has a bigger blood lust for a close and personal kill. We meet a man that is mostly a loner; while he has his Bratva and family he still prefers his dogs company because he doesn't want to get close to anyone he can lose. In a sense he is broken from watching his mother's life.
Then we meet Maddie and she struggles on a daily basis. But after a case of mistaken identity (although it's not really a mistake because the info from the lookout said it was Maddie). But then the show really begins with a deal made (by her suggestion) and the multiple day fore-play begins.
When they do get together though it's a wolf and rabbit scenario. We are told multiple times the way that Volodya is in bed so we get plenty of warning that its not soft and romantic. But don't worry we do get that later on and is it steamy hot. The thing I really enjoyed though is the way Volodya introduced Maddie to the other types of s**. It wasn't forced or all the sudden but gradually and sensually done. Although Volodya is such a big man he knows how and what he needs to do to look after Maddie. Which just helps their relationship grow.
There are twists and by God you can't wait to get the revenge that Volodya serves out to save Maddie.
There are spelling and grammar mistakes but only if your really vigilant.
I also wish that we got the pregnancy and birth. There is alot of emphasis on Maddie's feelings about her body before and after birth (especially compared to the hunk of meat Volodya is). Although, we got it in Vasily's book it's more important in this one because of things throughout the book and also the protectiveness but also the absolute danger that Volodya poses by looking at you. But Vasily can be diplomatic. So the birth would've been absolutely hilarious to read; especially with his blood lust.
Otherwise we get updates on Alexei & Svetlana and the same characters carry over. Which I'm glad about because I really would like Alexei & Ilya's own book. I also enjoy the introduction of a mother figure again into another brother. Maddie's mother being weaved so strongly into the story and then the Bratva is sweet to see. Especially that she's not stupid and she can still hold her own against Volodya. But his respect for her and their conversations are a really good read especially that the boys mother don't really see them anymore. It's a nice side that it brings out in these big strong alphas; not just the caveman that comes out for the MFC.
Volodya's book is different to Vasily's. In that he is a lot harder and has a bigger blood lust for a close and personal kill. We meet a man that is mostly a loner; while he has his Bratva and family he still prefers his dogs company because he doesn't want to get close to anyone he can lose. In a sense he is broken from watching his mother's life.
Then we meet Maddie and she struggles on a daily basis. But after a case of mistaken identity (although it's not really a mistake because the info from the lookout said it was Maddie). But then the show really begins with a deal made (by her suggestion) and the multiple day fore-play begins.
When they do get together though it's a wolf and rabbit scenario. We are told multiple times the way that Volodya is in bed so we get plenty of warning that its not soft and romantic. But don't worry we do get that later on and is it steamy hot. The thing I really enjoyed though is the way Volodya introduced Maddie to the other types of s**. It wasn't forced or all the sudden but gradually and sensually done. Although Volodya is such a big man he knows how and what he needs to do to look after Maddie. Which just helps their relationship grow.
There are twists and by God you can't wait to get the revenge that Volodya serves out to save Maddie.
There are spelling and grammar mistakes but only if your really vigilant.
I also wish that we got the pregnancy and birth. There is alot of emphasis on Maddie's feelings about her body before and after birth (especially compared to the hunk of meat Volodya is). Although, we got it in Vasily's book it's more important in this one because of things throughout the book and also the protectiveness but also the absolute danger that Volodya poses by looking at you. But Vasily can be diplomatic. So the birth would've been absolutely hilarious to read; especially with his blood lust.
Otherwise we get updates on Alexei & Svetlana and the same characters carry over. Which I'm glad about because I really would like Alexei & Ilya's own book. I also enjoy the introduction of a mother figure again into another brother. Maddie's mother being weaved so strongly into the story and then the Bratva is sweet to see. Especially that she's not stupid and she can still hold her own against Volodya. But his respect for her and their conversations are a really good read especially that the boys mother don't really see them anymore. It's a nice side that it brings out in these big strong alphas; not just the caveman that comes out for the MFC.
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