Bound By Hatred (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles)

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Comprendí sus motivos de rebelarse a la vida que le tocó, del padre machista y odioso de la vida llena de sangre y crimen eso si lo entendí, pero lo que no entendí fue su idiotez e inmadurez que por tal de salirse con la suya se llevó a muchos entre las patas sus motivos buenos pero egoístas provocó que metiera a su hermana en problemas con Luca, que mataran a un hombre inocente y sólo para qué? Si sabía que tarde o temprano la iban a encontrar. Matteo, ahh, the best Made Man in this series. I love his easy going, dirty talking, fun attitude. He's a charmer for sure. I loved how in this story he said "I Love You" before the heroine. It was a nice change. And of course his sweet, love hard side was impressive too! Tbh I loved him more than Luca. I loved how he stayed true to Gianna and didn't waver once, even when Gianna ran away and he found her with another man. I respect him for that.

Gianna was a much better main character than Aria was and I have to say I enjoyed that the book's plot wasn't about taking one's virginity. This one was also told in 2 povs, so I did get more insight into the crime aspect of this series, but it really wasn't enough. I'm looking for a STORY here, and endgame to this crime business. The Russians are causing trouble. Ok... but why? What's this leading too? FYI, it's not leading anywhere. Again, the organized crime is but a wallflower in this story when it deserves to be fleshed out way more and keep me interested. I'm looking for the bigger picture and the author continues to gloss over details to placate the story without actually doing anything.

But to be honest as much as I loved Gianna in the first few books, in this I was a bit annoyed with her. As much as I admire her fiery spirit and bitchy attitude, the way she treated/thought when Mateo got shot made me mad as hell. Si este libro fuera solo de Matteo juro que le doy las 5 estrellas y me duele en el alma darle esta calificación, pero Gianna me arruinó toda la lectura yo sabía que lo iba hacer pero no a que nivel. Gianna hates everything her life represents. As a daughter of a Don, obedience is key. And being stubborn and defiant seems to be her downfall. All this fiery redhead has ever wanted is to be free. Instead she finds herself betrothed to her nemesis. I was looking forward this book so so hard thinking it’s going to be Mateo’s story (Luca’s story style) with a dash of Gianna. Nope, more of a duet… 😩 if I thought aria was annoying because of when she “blew up” Gianna was infuriating.

That's what I love best about Matteo that he never gave up trying. The way he grew up in the mafia world and after Gianna's betrayal, he had no reason to go after her besides to repair his pride. He was still 'kind' to her and didn't punish her like her father wanted him to (but for real can he kill the Scuderi father? That man doesn't deserve to breath oxygen for one more second). He was mine and I was his' stars 🌟 If she liked to play with fire, fine. I didn’t mind getting burned. I’d walk through flames for her. Mafia romances tend to include marriage of convenience, but this? This was more like a marriage of obsession on one side, and a marriage of hatred on the other! My main problem is that I cannot stand Gianna. In the previous books, I hated Rocco, their father and he was painted in this one especially bad. But you know what? I did not care. I simply cannot stand Gianna to that point that I would not care if they did something far worse to her.I dunno. You would think that after reading a million Harlequins i would not be so critical, but I am.

Other than that I love her protective sister and rebellious side. Growing up in a house with an abusive father and mother who does not care, by taking care of their younger and elder siblings Gianna proved to be a good sister. I love how she took beatings instead of her sister, how she stood up for Aria and Liliana when their father tried to marry them off, how she was always there for her siblings in times of need. I also love the little rebel in her. How she manage to escape her harsh reality and have fun, even if it was short lived. Gianna is an untamed young woman... She despised the world that she was force to be raised and she wants to escape from this kind of life... She long to be free from everything that she knows... From the first moment, she is drown to Matteo but she's never going to admit it!!! I really liked Matteo's character. He was completely enamoured with Gianna, and wanted her to trust him.

What can I say about this series other than it is real fantasy. It's like a little girl's make believe story about a mafia romance. I have serious discomfort level falling for a bad boy character who made his first kill at 13, and is really not too angsty about it. You notice I still gave it 2 stars. Pathetic. Me.

Gianna was every bit the bitchy, pain in the ass, unlikable heroine I imagined she would be, and I hated her through the ENTIRE story. And I never did finally come to like her. AT ALL. Pero ese no fue mi verdadero coraje todavía ahí la entendía y la soportaba , fue al final porque durante todo el libro Matteo le demuestra que es buen marido que no va dejar que nadie le haga daño la salva dos veces de matrimonios donde su vida podría ser un infierno y de maridos que podrían ser como el de Bibi, la hace reír bromea con ella TOLERA SU COMPORTAMIENTO INSUFRIBLE para que llegando al final lo quiera dejar tirado muriéndose y ella queriendo escapar ahí fue mi límite Gianna es una IDIOTAWhen two opposing forces collide, you know the fallout is either going to be disastrous or rewarding. I can honestly say we got both scenarios in Bound by Hatred. The first meeting between Matteo Vitiello and Gianna Scuderi was explosive, and a future together would be a catastrophe. Same with Aria, she may love Gianna, but I don't think she would really help her escape. That had potential to end really bad, and I don't think she would really risk that. Especially since Luca would be the one who would have been hurt by that.