Independently Published Twisted Hearts

firts of all I Know this book has the Flamingo Squad divided, I must confess that I finish this book at 4:00 a.m and I was confused, a little mad and then decided to go to sleep. When I woke up, well rested and more relax, I re-read the book (I do that most of the time for some reason), and I find myself liking the book, the story, the feelings,I won't say I didn't want to punch Savio at some points, or Slap some sense into Gemma, but I loved the story.That being said, I love the book, the story, and Savio, especially Savio, the one that wants to take care of Remo, and not give him any trouble, that one that loves sweet things to eat, and makes time to play or spend time with dollface, and the relationship he has with Fina and Kiara. I love that we got to see why he is the way he is, why he tries harder not to be a burden and all that stuff about his childhood.Gemma, I get her beliefs, why she acts the way she does, and thinks that way too, but I think she was too inmature sometimes, and I get it, she was young, and was getting married to the man she wanted since she knew what love was, but I didn't share that idea that people change over nigth, she wanted Savio to change, to be what she wanted, the beautiful thing about all of this is that she ended up being what he needed.So mostly this book, you love or hate, I'm on the love side, I want to see more of the bull and the kitty.

I have a love-hate relationship with this book, in that 80% of the book bothered me, but I really enjoyed the ending. I wonder if the author was going through personal things when she wrote this one, because it doesn’t even seem like her writing, in that she seemed to not put as much drive into this one as her others.Which is sad because Savio was shaping up to be a funny, lovable character, as seen in previous books. I was very curious how his story would play out. The manwh*re character that he is is VERY much played up in this one, so much that I feel bad for Gemma. I hated when Luca cheated on Aria, but Savio’s actions were so much worse. I think because he acted so blase about it all. After the engagement, he didn’t care, and he did admit that he wouldn’t stop after the wedding. For him, it was all about winning Gemma, and then he stopped caring after that.Gemma is a character so driven by her upbringing. Unfortunately, she has a crazy crush on Savio when she’s young, and it’s something that never goes away. This crush ultimately was what made me really sad for her; because she saw him only in the light, meanwhile he was already planning to cheat on her after marriage.I just wish their story played out differently. Maybe less of an age gap would have helped because emotions could have been in there sooner. Savio didn’t want her, but did acknowledge the crush, until she was engaged. Winning her was simply that: a game so he can sleep with her. She thought the world of him, so it was just a very sad book.I am giving this 4 stars and not 3 because the ending did redeem it. After the marriage, it became the book that I was waiting for. I do believe his care for her, but it is hard to see how it got there, considering the rest of the book.Very curious of what Adamo’s book will be, since so far there’s been no hint as to a girl for him. Maybe someone from the Famiglia?

Cora really managed to surprise me so much, I didn't see none of this coming.This book is somehow different of all the other ones from Camorra. I feel like the flashbacks and the way their marriage wasn't the first event of the book made it so new and fresh. Cora showed a lot of different sides of Savio. His trauma was so big and he buried it so deep down that he acted like everything was a joke so he wouldn't break. I hated Savio in the beginning. He made me so angry and I wanted to protect Gemma as much as Diego did.Gemma is so different from what I expected. Her upbringing was so conservative since her family is Tradicionalist, but she is still such a strong girl. In the beginning, you can clearly see how protected and innocent she is. She lives in a pink world with princes and princess and she wants Savio to be that prince, because that's the side of him she knows.Plus, I need to say it: I love reading Gemma kicking ass. She's amazing and there are two scenes where you can see how good of a fighter she is.Toni is one of the new characters I'm SO in love with. The way she defended Gemma, the way she was ALWAYS at her side, no matter what... I missed a friendship like this since Bound by Duty. Toni is such a good friend, and I hope we get a book of her! I also love Diego: he's such a good brother and son.I'm also some happy about some new babies!! The family scenes made me cry. With all that, we can also talk about how Remo really managed to make me love him even more. I think with every book, he shows more and more why he's so respected.In the end, I'm happy with this book. I think Cora did a really good job of surprising us and showing different sides of each characters, especially with all the time jumps and all that happened. I already want more!

Cora Reilly has written some of my all time favorites in the mafia genre. I loved Bound by Duty, Bound by Honor, Sweet Temptation, Twisted Pride and Twisted Emotions. Nino Falcone is one of my top 3 favorite made men. I made a mistake by not reading the critical reviews. I share the same criticism as many of the reviewers. I dislike a YA/teenage book. This story begins with the main characters at 10 and 13 and they do not get beyond 18 and 20. Most if the story revolves around Gemma at 16. Often characters in a mafia story present as older than their years but these two were immature and uninteresting. Unfortunately this writer will no longer be an auto click for me. She’s written some wonderful stories but I recommend skipping this one unless you are a fan of the teenage mafia genre.

I love all of the stories she’s written for this series!