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Review of Bound by Duty by Cora Reilly

⭐⭐⭐⭐.5/5 

*contains topics/scenes such as murder that may trigger some*

Premise: Book two in the Born in Blood Chronicles, Bound by Duty follows the story of Valentina and Dante Cavallaro who is the boss of the Chicago Outfit. These two are put into an arranged marriage after both of their respective first spouses have died. Dante is still very much attached to his first wife and has trouble forgetting her. Valentina never loved her first husband and she bares a secret about him that she promised to take to the grave. Desperate for her second marriage to work out, Valentina tries to break the cold hard exterior of Dante without much success. 

My thoughts: I really liked this book and Dante and Valentina’s relationship was more complex than Aria and Luca’s. I admit, Dante’s character is a little harder to love and warm up to for some reason. (I think it’s because he can’t forget his first wife and there’s always a feeling deep down that makes me feel like he won’t ever forget her???) I think I could have loved Dante more if we got a little more of him and his thoughts in a dual POV. I loved and disliked Valentina’s character at times. I loved how she was strong and smart and didn’t just want to be a trophy wife and I like how Dante agreed with her on that, but she sometimes came off as a little desperate and clingy at times. I understand where she’s coming from but maybe if those times were more limited, I’d love her even more. Sometimes, I wanted to shake Dante so he could come to his senses and realize he has a great wife beside him. This book had action and dialogue that kept me on the edge of my seat and it was pretty fast paced which I appreciate. This book had some crazy plot twists that kept me very entertained and the secret that Valentina is carrying was revealed pretty early on. 

Cons: Like I mentioned before, Valentina got slightly clingy but I didn’t mind it    too much. 

Final Thoughts: This was a great book and I would recommend it to people who like mafia/mob romances or is wanting to get into them. I really like Cora Reilly’s writing style and the whole vibe of her books. This had an amazing and sweet HEA that made me swoon. It was a great book, so I highly suggest you check it out! 

Dante me apertou em seus braços enquanto seus dedos acariciavam meu cabelo.

- Obrigado por nunca ter desistido de mim, Val.

- Eu sabia que um dia minha teimosia viria a calhar. - eu disse com uma pequena risada.

Bound by Duty

(Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles #2)

by Cora Reilly

 When you´re born inside the mafia, family is everything the level of duty, respect and trust of a woman toward her husband is one of the greattest pillars in this life.

Dante Cavallaro, the future Boss of the Chicago Mafia lost his wife four years ago, now if he wants to become the head of the Family, he needs a new wife, Valentina who also lost her husband is the chosen one.

Dante is protective of his feelings, and as the boss he can´t show any emotion at any moment, so when Valentina is trying to prove she can truly be the perfect wife for him, the past comes crashing on them, and the leve lof trust Dante has on Valentina is puto n trial.

This book makes you aware of how the most essential values can be strong but at the same time so fragile with lies and misunderstandings, for me this book is one of the greatest I´ve read, and I have to say that Reading the first and the second, only makes me love Cora´s writting even more!!