Four years ago, Ruslan Baranov destroyed the woman who loved him.
He sent his own wife to prison for a crime she never committed. The brutality she suffered there stole her voice… and even her hearing. But prison was only the beginning.
On the day she was released, Ruslan’s enemies abducted her. For two endless months she was tortured, broken, and used until there was almost nothing left of the woman she once was.
They thought she would never recover.
They were wrong.
Four years later, she returns to Ruslan Baranov’s city—reborn from ruin, colder than ice, and driven by a single purpose:
Destroy his empire.
But the ruthless mafia king who once discarded her like nothing now falls to his knees before her, a knife trembling in his hand.
“End me,” he begs hoarsely. “Take my life if that’s what it takes. I have wronged you too deeply. Let my blood pay for my sins.”
He bows his head again and again, desperate for forgiveness.
She looks down at him without mercy.
First, she throws a set of papers at his feet.
“Sign the divorce.”
Her eyes remain as cold as winter as she adds,
“And understand this… even if I kill you with your own blade— you will still never earn my forgiveness.”
O.S Feathers writes dark, twisty love stories about morally questionable men and the fierce, brilliant women who bring them to their knees, sometimes literally. She has a soft spot for arranged marriages, possessive antiheroes, and heroines who know how to shoot or at least threaten with style.
She drinks too much coffee, lives for slow-burn tension, and has never met a knife-to-throat scene she didn’t love. When she’s not writing, she’s probably researching obscure Russian swear words, rewriting a spicy chapter for the third time, or convincing her characters that therapy is not, in fact, the enemy.
If you like your love stories messy, dangerous, and just a little unhinged, she’s got you.
This was so awful it actually cracked me up. Writer was like let’s throw a mix of all the bad things that can happen to a woman caused by the supposed love interest, make him indifferent, then make him kill some other bad guys so he can be some less bad guy or whatever and then some more dumb and bad stuff happening with some dumb FBI thrown into this hot mess. It's mental. 😵💫🤡
To give some context, MMC lost his wife and child because FMC’s sister did something. Now he wants revenge, but he couldn’t find her, so it was the FMC who was going to pay. He marries her, gets het pregnant, gets her thrown in prison for almost a year, she gets abused, tortured and raped into a miscarriage. He knew all of this and even caused this. Then she gets out and kidnapped again for two months and tortured again and what not to the point her vocal cords got damaged and she can’t speak anymore. She asks him for a divorce he says no, she cant leave him and blackmail’s her to stay if he tells her where her father is. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Her brothers know all this and stand by her side doing nothing because of a contract.
Fastforward some years, she is now an FBI agent who wants to bring him down. He pulls some strings and suddenly she is back in his house playing the nanny for his son because he misses her. He asks for a second chance to show her he regrets it, she says yes. 🚮
Did I forgot to mention that he had her sister in his basement while she was being tortured. 😵💫
No idea what writer was trying to do here, but whatever it was, it was awful. Will not be reading anything from this writer.
the only reason i read this book to know what will happen to elena next but dude give the girl a break. anyway book wrote by ai the plot of the book had potential if it was wrote by an actual person that wrote actuall things that made sense but oh well.
Again, so many disconnects. Again, super shitty how Elena has to endure terrible things to her. Like, can the girl catch a break?!! My godddd….
Harris & her dad talk about this inheritance & I thought Harris forfeited the inheritance if he didn’t marry her within a year or something like that? But then now fast forward to freaking 8 years?!! wtf?! lol
Then that ending, soooo Elena is sooooo heavily guarded w/ snipers & all. But then when they’re needed, they’re no where in site? I get petros was captured but what about her load of guards?!! Make it make sense.
Slightly better than the first one (this was kind of a hate read but I was genuinely surprised when it was a minuscule bit better than the first one), but it reeks of AI or terrible writing. I really can't tell at this point, but it's definitely not worth it. Read like a Wattpad book written by a 12 year old whose just learned what rape and miscarriage are and is like "I'm gonna do this to my character over and over again and somehow make her insufferable and repetitive all the way through".
DNF. I couldn’t do it. I honestly don’t know why I picked this up knowing book one was god-awful. Did the author just ask ChatGPT to write a mafia book for them? Because I’m trying to figure out how someone sat down, typed this out, and thought, yeah, this is great.
And Elena… I guess the author just hates her, because everything bad that could happen to a woman happens to her. Like give her a break.
It's a shame, the whole book is AI... the dialogues, the descriptions... the characters aren't bad and the story could be much better, but having a bunch of ideas and cramming them all into a book, using chat GPT... it is a shame.
I went into this book thinking i would really enjoy it but that wasn't the case for me. It was just kind of all over the place for me. Too many time jumps. Definitely enjoyed the first book more than this.
I honestly enjoyed Pride, Prejudice, and the Brotherhood much more than I expected. After finishing the first book, I was especially eager to learn what happened to Elena, and it was incredibly emotional to witness everything she endured after her time in prison. Her journey was heartbreaking yet inspiring, and I admired her strength as she chose not to remain with Ruslan after all the pain he caused. Seeing her eventually reunite with her brothers and grow into her own person, taking control of her life four years later, was truly satisfying. Interestingly, I found myself liking Ruslan much more in this installment. Despite his past actions, his unwavering presence in Elena’s life—even when she was unaware of it—showed a deep sense of devotion. His determination to earn her forgiveness added emotional depth to his character. I was shocked by his arrest, but it soon became clear that he orchestrated it himself as a way to atone and to make Elena see that he was willing to suffer just as she had. One of my favorite moments was the birth of their daughter. It was heartwarming to see them finally experience a moment of happiness and start a family together after everything they had been through. Another intense and unforgettable scene was when Ruslan took out his own eye for Elena—both terrifying and strangely admirable, as it highlighted the extreme lengths he was willing to go to in order to seek redemption and prove his love. His willingness to move past the trauma caused by Elena Senior, including the loss of his wife and unborn child, added further complexity to his character. However, not everything resonated with me. I found the detail of sisters sharing the same name to be somewhat confusing and frustrating. Additionally, I felt that Elena endured excessive suffering, particularly the emotional and physical trauma of losing another baby at the hands of her father and Harris. This aspect felt overwhelming and, at times, unnecessary, as though the character was subjected to relentless hardship. Overall, this book was a significant improvement from the first installment in my opinion. Despite some frustrating elements, the emotional depth, character growth, and powerful moments made it a compelling read.
I honestly don’t even know what to say about this book. What frustrated me the most was the complete lack of communication between the characters—they constantly made assumptions and chose to believe whatever suited them instead of actually talking things through.
I also really struggled with the female main character. Her behavior felt deeply inconsistent and, at times, unfair. She held strong double standards that were hard to ignore. For instance, her sister was responsible for the death of his sister and his pregnant wife—meaning he lost not only two people he loved, but also a child he never even had the chance to meet. That kind of loss is unimaginable, yet she still put him in a position where it felt like he had to simply “forgive or not,” as if it were that simple.
What made it even more frustrating was that, despite all of this, she later asked her husband to save her sister because of her ties to the mafia. That contradiction made her actions feel unreasonable and difficult to empathize with. Overall, her choices and the way the conflict was handled made it hard for me to stay emotionally invested in the story.
Another aspect that really stood out to me was how unbalanced the accountability felt between the two characters. It’s important to acknowledge that he was also at fault—he was the reason she ended up in prison, as he couldn’t get to her sister and chose to punish her instead. Because of that, they lost their child, which is an incredibly tragic consequence.
However, what frustrated me most was that she never seemed to fully recognize or take responsibility for her own actions. While his mistakes were constantly highlighted, she remained focused on blaming him without reflecting on her own role in everything that happened. This imbalance made the conflict feel one-sided and, at times, unfair.
I’m not excusing his behavior at all, but a stronger sense of mutual accountability and self-awareness from both characters would have made the story feel more realistic and emotionally impactful. As it stands, it felt like she was quick to judge him while overlooking her own faults, which made her character difficult to sympathize with.
Sophomore slump is real, and this book unfortunately hit it hard. 😔
I went into Pride, Prejudice and The Brotherhood genuinely excited — the first book had me in a complete chokehold despite its flaws, so I had real hopes for this one. But I’m coming out the other side disappointed, and I want to be honest about why.
The biggest issue for me was the writing itself. The timeline is even more confusing than in book one — events feel rushed and scrambled in a way that pulled me out of the story repeatedly. And where I was hoping to see real character growth, I kept watching the characters go in circles instead. Elena starts out so brilliantly — fierce, sharp, unapologetically herself — and I was fully here for her. But then she shifts, and not in a way that felt earned or consistent. It frustrated me more than I expected.
That said, I won’t pretend there was nothing. The yearning lands, and there were moments where I even felt genuinely bad for Ruslan, which I did not see coming. So it’s not without its redeeming moments — it just needed so much more time and care in the execution.
I’m not rushing into book three, which will follow her sister’s story. But knowing myself? When it drops in May, I’ll probably be there anyway. 🫠 I just really hope O.S. Feathers takes the time to reread and refine more carefully — because the bones of something compelling are there, and this series deserves better editing.
Content warning before you pick this up: this book is genuinely dark and deals with miscarriage, sexual assault, abuse, and other heavy themes. Please read the trigger warnings first. 🙏🏾
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Honestly don’t know why I read this when I knew the first one was bad so this was going to be disappointing as well. I feel like it has so much potential but it just lacks all around. The time line is weird for me with it jumping 4 years and 3 years in between chapters. It also just keeps talking about the past. Every chapter I swear just brings up the past and her trauma ( valid) like bring in something new and continue the story. There’s also just so much going on that doesn’t really make sense or doesn’t add up or isn’t talked about. I get she got saved in the beginning and then became a cop, but after she went for the case in Cali (like come on that screams set up, what are the odds) her brothers are never mentioned again. They were never even mentioned until randomly they showed up at the prison and took her home?
She also says her and the husband stayed up for hours coming up with Daphne’s name… he was in prison when she was pregnant and they didn’t get along before that so why would they ever come up with a baby name?
In the first book, despite the fact that she is so freaking stupid, you feel bad for Elena. Even though it was her choice to marry him, you will hate Ruslan.
In the second book, you will understand what provoked Ruslan to unleash his brutality, you will feel sorry for him, and actually start to hate Elena - after all of these years, she is still so freaking stupid.
Yannis and his nightmares will have your heart (in both books).
I'm quite sure this book was written with ChatGPT which is actually a shame ... it had the makings of a really good book (as did the first one), but it's so obvious that AI wrote this.
Skimmed the entirety of this book because I wanted to know what happened. It's not worth recommending or reading.
Huge trigger warning i'd say this is more a pitch black than dark romance as it involves a death of a baby, not just once but twice.
Like others have reviewed, the author just added one trauma after another. Both FMC and MMC have gone through a lot in their lives, and the FMC holds onto her hate, bitterness, and can't forgive MMC of what he did with sending her to prison and what she had to go through. I honestly was more interested in her brotherhood but once she went to ny, we don't see them or hear much from them which was disappointing.
Is this worth reading, no not really. But if you like the trauma over trauma, go for it
Not as bad as the broken vows series... But bad🫠 definitely needs more improvement... Its as if the author doesn't even know what they wrote about their characters... The plot is okay but very predictable, it's just prolonged for the sake of writing and without any substance... This could have been one book
idk Its obviously good because I've read it in a few hours but, I just felt so sorry for Elena. I loved the first book and I have enjoyed reading this one. I will probably read the next one about Elena's sister :)
First book was very confusing, and the second the narrative is better but is still confusing in some parts. Its like the story is being rushed, but i liked the idea of this story but needs improvement
This story has a lot of promise, but the pacing felt uneven and the transitions between scenes were a bit jumpy. In my opinion, it would have functioned better as one complete novel instead of being broken into two parts.
I did really enjoy this one too. My only criticism is that it kept jumping timelines and I was slightly confused - one minute talking about getting instant revenge them bam it was months or even years later
DNF. Even though the first book was bad I hoped this one would improve. Wrong 😑. I gave up after a few chapters because I didn’t want to give it any more space in my poor brain. Do yourself a favour people- DON’T DO IT!
I luved this book with my whole heart. The story was really dark,but their love was very powerful and rare. I am not going to read the rest of the series for now,but I am planning to read in the near future
This book felt rushed through, giving the story in partial fast forward details with plot holes throughout. Book one had this near the end and I was hoping the second book would be better. It is not.
honestly the writting style was annoying and repetitive and story was random mix of all possible misfortunes FMC can have. 2 stars because of some characters that werent as annoying