Well, it was the quintessential good girl x bad boy, which is good every once in a while. I personally found the ending to be slightly disappointing, but perhaps it was done like that on purpose.

Sadly this book fell short of my expectations, I really wanted to like it but I just couldn’t. I really couldn’t find anything likeable about our main character and unfortunately for me when I’m like this it’s all downhill from there. The ending felt rushed and just wasn’t satisfactory for me. Sadly and from me.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Unfortunately, this book was just not for me. It read like an old wattpad fanfic with an incredibly annoying heroine whose only personality trait was that she was clumsy. Please give this trope a rest! The amount of second hand embarrassment I got from reading her scenes with the hero is insane. If this is something you can look past, give it a try but otherwise, I would skip this one.

Thank you so much NetGalley for this digital ARC! I loved this book. I normally find at least 1 or 2 flaws with every book or something that i wish was different but the only flaw i found with this book was that I didnt read the first book! This book was everything. Love, sex, violence, sexual innuendos,,,whats not to LOVE! Bring it on book 3!

This story was not for me. I disliked the heroine, Cassidy, and her infatuation with Max. There was little build up to their relationship which made it unrealistic. Maybe I needed to read the first book to understand this one better, but on its own, this book didn't work for me.

4 stars
Although I did not read the first book, you had me at Mafia, Ballerina, possessive man, and did I say Mafia...
Yes, this had all of that. Strong writing and the promise of more.

I really wanted the female lead to be stronger or to at lest grow stronger in character. I was not a fan of the best friend in the beginning of the book calling her an asexual pigeon. I would think the best friend would be trying to lift her up and he just seemed to tear her down when he could.
I liked that she had so much focus on dancing and was such an accomplished dancer. I liked that she got tongue tied around Max. It was part of her charm and that was sweet. Her family dynamic was odd. The whole thing with the brother was hard to follow and I didn’t really understand what was going on.
Max and the development of his character over the book is good. We really see him go from male jerk to nicer guy who really shows that he cares for his girl by the end. Super sweet that he doesn’t leave her side when she is in the hospital at the end.
There were a lot of characters in this book and some times it was hard to follow.

3 1/2 Stars for this mafia romance.

Cassidy is an 18 year old ballerina and up until now has lead a very quiet life. But her whole world changes when she finally meets her crush ... Max Butcher, the notorious bad boy of the District. Max doesn’t do relationships. He only does one night stands ... that is until he meets Cassidy. She will set his world upside down.

I like Max and Cassidy as a couple ... I just had a hard time believing they got so serious so fast. I thought Max would have pushed more to keep his single life. The sex scenes were well written and very steamy. The book left me wanting more of Max and Cassidy ... it felt like their story just got started and the book was done.

I received an early copy courtesy BooksGoSocial through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.