Before we start off, if you haven’t read Vendetta Vows yet, please do cause this review is for the second and final book in the duet so trust me and finish that, and come back to me. We have a lot to discuss!
Vendetta Crown was very much a mixture of healing and companionship. Aurora and Ruslan find themselves navigating their marriage, Bratva politics and the remnants of the man who has haunted Aurora’s nightmares for years. But in that process, they also grow as characters and as a couple.
“I love who we’ve become together.”
I said it in the last review and I’ll say it again, I LOVE RUSLAN AND AURORA. They’re not just a good match, they’re a legit power couple that have a marriage rooted in partnership in the truest sense. Ruslan loves to empower Aurora and in return she gives him the undeniable strength and comfort as he undergoes changes in his role in the Bratva. I’m always going to be raving about these two cause they’re just so real, so deeply connected with their emotions and think with logic and maturity, handling every issue TOGETHER. It’s rare, especially in Bratva romances, for couples to engage in strategic planning, particularly when the FMC isn’t born into that world. But that only highlights how smart Aurora is and how capable and emotionally intelligent Ruslan truly is.
I have to say, I cried buckets and buckets of tears for Aurora in this one as she faced her dark past and healed. The transformation from Jamie Fields to Aurora Dragunov was so natural and organic, this girl was born to be the wife of the Pakhan of Pakhans. And with a true MAN like Ruslan by her side, these two are unmatched! Not to mention, huge shoutout to Aurora being vocal in (ahem) the spicy scenes, girly had me tingling with those words…I think I’ve developed a new kink.
“The motion of our bodies feels like poetry, like the most natural expression of this love flowing between us.”
But what I truly appreciated too was the plot. Honestly, it was so original and new in the way that Bratva politics ran alongside the whole film set concept, very unique and definitely something that I’ve never seen before in a Bratva romance. I enjoyed every twist, every turn, and every moment together with our couple. Brook, hats off to you, you really outdid yourself on this one! This duet has to be my absolute favourite from her entire catalog of duets and trilogies because it did things that most don’t and will be recommending for a long time coming.