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A review by madlereads
Sovereign by Jane Henry
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
3.75
🔫 Bratva romance
💒 forced/marriage of convenience
🪢 he kidnaps her
👩💻 hacker FMC
Really fun and fairly lighthearted for a mafia book. He does kidnap her and is overbearing, but the book was more fluffy/cheesy to me than dark. (Keep in mind it still is a mafia romance so they will do dark things outside of the main relationship)
Aria is a skilled hacker and finds herself in deep shit (oh no Mikhail, I cursed 😏) when she ventures a little too far and unearths some deep dark secrets of criminal orgs and the organization that are supposedly the "good guys". She goes on the run but her best option is to get protection from an even badder guy, the Pakhan of the Romanov family. Perfect timing too since Mikhail Romanov, the new Pakhan, needs a wife to officially succeed the family empire.
I had a lot of fun with this one! Aria is a fun witty heroine who can't keep to stay still and best of all, has a rebellious streak. That clashes with Mikhail's need for absolute obedience from everyone in his family. 🤭 there were a few unhingedly funny moments too that'll stick with melike their bloody wedding day that Mikhail found super romantic 🤣 also Mikhail's overprotective streak was hilarious yet also really sweet. 🥺
Though I had my fun with this book, I wouldn't say it'll stick out to me. There were a few things missing that would've made it better.
💒 forced/marriage of convenience
🪢 he kidnaps her
👩💻 hacker FMC
Really fun and fairly lighthearted for a mafia book. He does kidnap her and is overbearing, but the book was more fluffy/cheesy to me than dark. (Keep in mind it still is a mafia romance so they will do dark things outside of the main relationship)
Aria is a skilled hacker and finds herself in deep shit (oh no Mikhail, I cursed 😏) when she ventures a little too far and unearths some deep dark secrets of criminal orgs and the organization that are supposedly the "good guys". She goes on the run but her best option is to get protection from an even badder guy, the Pakhan of the Romanov family. Perfect timing too since Mikhail Romanov, the new Pakhan, needs a wife to officially succeed the family empire.
I had a lot of fun with this one! Aria is a fun witty heroine who can't keep to stay still and best of all, has a rebellious streak. That clashes with Mikhail's need for absolute obedience from everyone in his family. 🤭 there were a few unhingedly funny moments too that'll stick with me
Though I had my fun with this book, I wouldn't say it'll stick out to me. There were a few things missing that would've made it better.
- Emotional connection: I think we were missing getting to experience Mikhail and Aria build their love on page. We were mostly told after the first part. So I wasn't quite convinced they were in love. They're cute though but I needed more depth to their romance.
- The final boss/climax conclusion of the story was a bit of a letdown despite all the crazy action the characters went through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Kinks: impact play, bondage, toy usage, orgasm denial, forced orgasm