I have read most of the series that come before this book and it’s fair to say that in this series the author has skilfully linked a group of books under one common genre (mafia/family) yet written books that actually bridge themes within this genre.

This book is no different, despite the decidedly adult feel it’s essentially a high school/YA romance.

As with the other books the mafia link is more a light touch than a way of life that is rammed down your throat in startling detail. Enough to keep them theme but not the overarching reason for the series to exist.

This book was absolutely multi character and I’m pleased Reyna and Santino will be getting their own novella (I think!) as this will tie up the remaining unknowns that happened in the background of the book when it was refocusing on Val and Kane.
Make no mistake this is most definitely a romance (less enemies to lovers than the title might suggest but there is a period of moral dislike I guess) but also a book about friendship, family, secrets and lies.

Multiple perspectives and voices, multiple storyline intertwining and some of them concluding…this could have made for a messy ending but whilst a lot got concluded….a lot got opened up too (Connor!!!)

I was gifted an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review

I was not able to review the book as it was archived on July 1st and I usually read the books 2 days before it is published due to a full schedule so by the time I got to it it was archived and couldn't send it to the Kindle anymore to read. So sorry.

„Maybe it’s best if you hate me.”


This book is dripping in sexual tension! Not one, but two romances unfolding between lies, deceit and constant guessing who is a friend and who’s the enemy. Kane and Val, as well as Reyna and Santino, brought into this story a lot of angst, suspense and sizzling chemistry!


Despite the fact that this part of the series takes place in a slightly different setting than the previous books, it certainly cannot be denied the mafia vibe. Jill Ramsower did a great job with delivering danger, action and the thrill, despite the younger age of the main characters. The girls were fantastic (though polar opposites. Their friendship is simply amazing), the guys were totally swoon-worthy and they both oozed unforced sexappeal. I was completely engrossed with all the riddles and developing love stories that were blooming in the world full of secrets, surprises and shocking twists.


My only complaint? I’m sad that this is the last book in the series. The Five Families was a real rollercoaster of emotions and I became attached to the Genovese sisters, their other halves and all the secondary characters we met throughout the series. I’m looking forward to see what else
Jill Ramsover has up her sleeve!

This series kept getting better and better with each book, and the finale is close to perfection. Looking for a bit of action? An enemies to lovers romance with lots of tension? A high school story? You’ll find everything and more in this book.

We got to meet Kane briefly in the previous book. Here, we learn how he and Valentina became acquainted, as well as Val’s friendship with Reyna, the daughter of cartel boss Vargas. You can say that there’s an ongoing enemies to friends subplot between the two girls. They’re also an interesting entry to explore the various family dynamics in the book–Val’s, Reyna’s, but also Kane’s.

There’s some high school drama, the main characters being teenagers. The rivalries, the clans, the bullying, even some teaching stuff. Because of the age factor, don’t expect too much sexiness in this book. There’s plenty of attraction though, and obviously some sexual tension. I really enjoyed the building of Val and Kane’s relationship.

I don’t want to spoil anything, but let’s just say that you’ll get some surprises along the way. At least, you won’t get bored, and the book’ll keep you guessing. With more than two point of views, you’ll get a whole lot more than just Val and Kane’s story. Well rounded characters, a beautiful romance–or two–, some mysteries, a bit of action… Perfect enemies, perfect mafia romance!

Quickie

- Series: The five families #6 (can be read as standalone)
- Hashtags: #mafia romance #mafia war #enemies to lovers #underaged romance #virgin
- Triggers: alcoholism, domestic abuse, violence and death
- Main couple: Valentina Genovese & Kane Easton (but there’s a secondary romance that you never saw coming)
- Hotness: 3/5
- Romance: 5/5
- + the author kept me guessing and I rarely found the twist
- – it’s the end of the series…

Fantastic!

I loved Val and Kane's story; so full of drama, surprises, emotion and heart! A fast paced and engaging read.

I voluntarily read an advanced copy.

Mafia “lite” with extra POV’s set in high school.. not really my taste but it was very enjoyable. I am interested in reading the previous books in this series!

This is the sixth and final book in "The Five Familes" series and written a bit different than the previous books. I'm giving this book 4.5 stars.
Valentina and Reyna are seniors at the very privileged Xavier Catholic School. The two girls are best friends and inseparable but are taking a chance being friends as Valentina's father is the head of the Mafia and Reyna's father is the head of the Cartel and deadly enemies. New student Kane invades and evolves himself in both girls lives. Valentina is suspicious of Kane from the beginning, calling him a manipulator and master con artist but that doesn't stop her from feeling a connection she hasn't felt from anyone else before. Who is Kane??? This book keeps you guessing until close to the end along with all the other intrigue. A very good ending to this series.

This was the second book I've read in this series (I'm not reading them in order but that's okay) and I loved being back in the world of the Genovese family!
I previously read Giada's story, and it's safe to say Valentina is just as kickass as her older sister. She was spunky, feisty and fiercely indepent, just the way I like it! Her and Kane are utter perfection.
At first I didn't like the chapters from Reyna and Santino but I started rooting for them by the end anyway!

I am not usually a fan of mafia romances (or at least not yet), but I am still intrigued by the whole concept and am definitely open to try out books from the genre to find <b> that </b> that will convince me that the genre is as good as everyone says, So when I found 'Perfect enemies' it was a chance I couldn't miss, especially since I was interested by the blurb.

First things first, this was not like I expected it to be. The mafia part of the story felt kinda minor compared to other things, like the fact that it takes place in a high school setting (so no adult romance here) and everything that comes with a book with teenagers instead of grown-ups. The story wasn't as heavy as the few others mafia romances I've read, which was nice considering I was more in the mood for a lighter read this time.

I loved the friendship between Valentina and Reyna, and loved seeing them caring for each other despite the "feud" (if you can call it that) between their families. Val and Kane was meant to be the main relationship, buuut the side love story between Reyna and Santino peaked my interest more. I was not expecting the book to have four PoVs but it definitely added more to the story that way and I related a lot to Reyna and her self when we got her side of the story.

There were a few things I did not like as much and they are all related to Val and Kane's relationship. It felt kind of rushed and not as much 'enemies to lovers' as I first thought it would be since the title literally includes the word 'enemies'. Also some of the facts we get to know about Kane further into the story, made me give them the side eye. I will leave it at that so I don't spoil the book.

Despite that I fell more for the side love story than the main one, and that it didn't really include as much mafia stuff (you know what I mean) than I wanted it to, this was still an enjoyable read and I recommend it to anyone who wants a lighter read with a little bit of the mafia trope included (emphasis on little) and a good plot to keep it all interesting.

On a last note, the ending with Connor and his connections to the Irish mob?? I WANT HIS BOOK

Perfect Enemies was one of those books where I felt like I was missing something. It just seemed to start and jump right into the story without any kind of build up. I had trouble getting into the story. I just don’t think this one was for me. I appreciate the writing and think many will enjoy though.

While this story threw me a couple of times, I think this the perfect end for this series. And, dare I hope, maybe the bridge to the start of a new one? Kane had so much going on that it was easy to dislike him at first glance. He was arrogant, rude, condescending, and had the makings of a supremely mean bully for Valentina, but then cracks started forming and the picking at his facade revealed so much more to him. As for Valentina, she was the epitome of protector and friend. She tried to squelch any bad feelings if Kane truly wanted Reyna, but she was also more than ready to burn everything down if he wasn’t genuine in his intentions. Add in the tangled ball of yarn that is Javier and Santino’s involvement and I didn’t want this book to end.

This all worked out in the best way it possibly could have and it was amusing to see that Valentina and Kane didn’t hide anywhere near as well as they thought they did from everyone around them. I hope to see more of them if or when Connor’s introduction leads to a new bunch of not-so-pristine, but absolutely wonderful, people to meet.

I did not finish this title. DNF at 25%

The writing of this was not to my taste. The book jumped straight in to action which I had felt I had no time to actually digest as there was barely an introduction.

The characters felt one dimensional and that there was only one thing driving them to act the way they were.

I knew that the story was not going to be one that I enjoyed. I appreciate the opportunity to review but feel like it would be unfair of me to finish this title and give a poor review when I know from this early on that I will not enjoy it.

4 stars

I am going to date myself by saying this, but this book had me feeling like I was watching the old TV show, 21 Jumpstreet, with Johnny Depp when he was undercover. That is not a bad thing. I just was not expecting it to be set in High school age for these characters.

That being said, there were two stories within this one. The main one, featuring Valentina and Kane, and a second one was Reyna and Santino. I liked that. Especially, as I was confused at first wondering how Rey was going to factor into this story. It was nice to see this pan out.

That being said, I was not expecting the high school setting. It was apparent at times that these were younger characters in their actions and behaviors. That is something that I struggle with and why I generally do not read books that are this age group. I just based wanting to read this off of the blurb and didn't realize the age at the time because I was thinking New Adult would be college age. However, saying that, I still will say that I did enjoy parts of the story and that the author did an exceptional job at crafting a story. There is no mistaking that she is very good at what she does. I have read the other stories in this series and enjoyed them because of how gifted a writer she is.

I would still recommend this book, even though it was not my favorite to anyone looking for a good book.

Full review can be found on Goodreads; Ramsower please contact me if you want to know more about the mistakes I mentioned!

This was exactly my cup of tea.

⚠️The story⚠️
The book is about Valentina and Reyna, two seventeen year olds in high school. They are not your ordinary teens - their families are both involved in the cartel/maffia, which makes their lives interesting to say the least.

I'm a sucker for maffia romance, and this one did not disappoint. Going into the story, I felt like I missed some information about the characters, like we should already know all about Reyna and Val's families. This might be the case, since I realized this is book 6 in this series. It didn't really bother me though, basically everything was explained at some point. Of course there were some side characters mentioned that weren't really explained - like Val's sisters - but I'm guessing that there are books about them, that will answer all of my questions. Throughout the book, I had all kinds of theories about who Kane was, but I'm glad to say that I was mistaken in basically all my theories. What I also liked about the story, is the fact that we didn't just get Val and Kane chapters, but also chapters from Reyna and Santino's point of view! At first I didn't really like that as much, but I got quite invested in their relationship as well. Props to the author for the bonus scene, I loved reading that so much!

I did feel like the last scene was a bit sudden, but I'm guessing it'll be another spin-off book or something?

⚠️The characters⚠️
🎹Val and Kane🏍️
I loved these two so much. Their interactions were great in my opinion, and I loved the development of their relationship. I always love revenge plots, so I was giggling like a school girl at Val's revenge. I must say that I'm very happy about the fact that his real name was still Kane - because I could not have lived with him being called George XD They were really cute together, and I loved reading about their struggles with each other and their situations.

Also, very important question, what does 'stargazing at midnight' smell like? XD It's apparently what Kane smells like but I don't have a clue what to imagine there lol.

🧸Reyna and Santino👥
I wasn't as invested in these two as I was in Val and Kane, but I still wanted them to end up together. I somehow don't really like Reyna as a character, it's not that I hate her, but I also don't really love her. I don't know, it had nothing to do with how she was written or anything like that, I somehow just saw her as quite weak - even though Santino kept saying how strong she was. I don't know why I felt that way, I just did. I feel like I still don't really know both Reyna and Santino as characters, because they didn't get as much time to shine as Val and Kane. I don't really mind, because I loved Val and Kane, but I just would've liked to see a little more of Rey and Santino as characters. Like I said, I loved the bonus scene, which was a perfect ending to their story in my opinion!

⚠️The writing⚠️
This book wasn't hard to read at all - I flew through! It was a really easy and lovely read. There were some mistakes in writing, which I wrote down, so please contact me Ramsower if you want to know which mistakes there were!

⚠️Overall conclusion⚠️
I really enjoyed this book! It was such an easy read, with likeable and relatable characters. I definitely recommend this book if you want to read a cute romance with some heated scenes ;)
I think I'll just go and read the rest of the series now.


👍🏻Satisfying end; great, relatable characters; cute romance; great bonus chapter; such a stupid thing, but I loved the little roses as time jump markers

👎🏻Random introduction of Connor; depth of Reyna and Santino

I loved this book! It was the epitome of mixed tropes. There's enemies to lovers, fake identity, mafia, and found family. The humour and the romance were so well written and I was immersed in the plotline. It was an easy and light standalone feel type of read. I don't normally enjoy multiple POVs but the author had made it so easy and clear to understand. There was no repetition and clear pronounces of who's talking without giving much away. Each character was distinct in their own way. It was my first book from this author but I definitely feel like I'm going to come back for more. In the end, I enjoyed this book and give it a solid 4.5 stars.

4.5 Stars

Gosh I loved this book and I knew I wanted it the first time I read the blurb. Not only do we get a storyline on Valentina and Kane we have amazingly developed stories on Reyna and Santino. Usually when authors and secondary characters we don't really see a storyline on them and it's like they're just "there" but in 'Perfect Enemies', this was certainly not the case. This is my first time reading a book by this author but now I definitely have to read more. I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley, a voluntarily left a review.

4 Stars for this emotional story!

I love how this book has two love stories ... Valentina and Kane AND Reyna and Santino ... an added bonus! It warms my heart that both Kane and Santino are smitten with Valentina and Reyna from the first time they meet. ❤️ Valentina is strong, but Reyna has been beaten down by her father one too many times. This book had me on the edge of my seat with all the twists and turns and trying to guess who are the good guys and who are the bad guys.

Valentina is a mob princess and her best friend Reyna is a cartel princess ... which means their families are enemies. Reyna's father is an evil man even to his own daughter, so Valentina vows to help her escape. In their last semester of high school, a new student (Kane) walks into class one day and even though he can't take his eyes off Valentina, his questions are all about Reyna. Kane is very secretive about his life ... but then Valentina and Reyna have secrets as well. The only one who doesn't have secrets is Santino. This is a great addition to the series.

I received an early copy courtesy of Victory Editing NetGalley Coop through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

I've enjoyed every one of Jill Ramsower's The Five Families series. I'm only sad that with Valentina and Kane, we've come to the end. This book is slightly different from the previous ones as it starts with our main characters Valentina and Kane in high school. I'm not usually a fan of books with such young people, but this one worked quite well.
Although Kane is doing his best not to fall for Valentina, to try and avoid her, it's obvious from the moment that they meet they are going to end up together. Valentina knows that there's something about him that just doesn't ring true, but she also knows that he's worth getting to know.
Another aspect of this book that I really enjoyed was that it wasn't just about Kane and Valentina. Valentina's friend Reyna plays a big role in this book, with her own storyline unfolding alongside the main one. She gets chapters to herself from her point of view, as does Santino who begins to fall for her. There's even the chance to download a bonus chapter and find out a little bit more about this pair's relationship.
The only downside with this book is that we are now, sadly, at the end of the Five Families series. As I said before, I've really enjoyed it. I don't know what Jill Ramsower has got planned next, but I for one will be looking out for it and reading.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Hawt cover alert! Insanely fun blurb! I enjoyed reading about Kane and Valentina with Reyna and Santina as a cute secondary couple.

What did I like? Cartel romance anyone? Valentina and Reyna are besties from enemy cartels. Just meeting up puts them in danger. When a cute boy starts paying attention to both of them Valentina starts paying close attention to him. This was a fun book with not one but TWO HEA’s!

Would I recommend or buy? The blurb fascinated me into trying this book. I love a good mafia romance! Valentina was a strong main female character and so much fun to watch everything unfold! Five stars of entertainment! I’d definitely read more by this author! Mafia lovers will devour it! ❤️

I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review!