Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

As bizarre as it was, turning myself into Gianluca's personal weighted blanket worked wonders for both of us.

There is a lot to love in this book. I normally don’t read the ‘arranged marriage’ trope, but I loved how it was written here. The relationship is a *smidge* unconventional and dysfunctional, but both men are so loveable and sweet in their own ways. You wouldn’t think it, but they really are perfect for each other, even though how they get together is the opposite of what the start of a new and loving relationship should be. They might actually be one of my new favorite couples this year, I loved them together so much.

“I said DON’T!” Shrieking like a banshee, Nico whipped the door open and stepped out before muscling it closed. I knew from experience that the desire to slam doors was severely inhibited when dealing with sliding ones.

I *love* suspense and external trauma/drama, so this book was pretty much perfect for me. Jay Leigh writes this sort of action exceptionally well, and I’m very much looking forward to whatever they write next. The violence, action and the relationship itself was top tier in this book, but there were a couple of… not plot holes, but places where I felt something was missing? A better resolution to a relatively serious misunderstanding (just a short conversation about it would’ve helped), and an update on Nico’s family at the end. Other than that though, I thought it was a fabulous read, and Jay Leigh has cemented themselves as one of my favorite authors this year. Highly recommend if you enjoy the mafia trope at all. Maybe try it even if you don’t!

“My Nico.” He kissed my right cheek. “My Snowflake.” He kissed my other cheek. “My sweetheart.”

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & tags ⚠️
Mafia
Arranged marriage
Forced proximity
Size difference
Tattoos
Erratic-ball-of-energy MC
Praise kink
Human weighted blanket
Possessive
No-lube shenanigans
Eating pie

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
A detailed list of content warnings can be found in the front of the book.

* Physical assault
* Graphic violence
* Vomiting
* Nonconsensual porn (not done by one MC to the other)
* Gun violence
* Underage drinking
* Hospitalization
* Stab wound
* Lack of lube and prep
* Unsafe sex
* Death of side characters
* On-page killing
* Car accident
* Attempted murder
* Theft
* Physical abuse by parent
* Kidnapping
* Hostage situation
* Drugging
* Explicit sexual content
* Mentions of sexual situation with dub-con
* Mentions of surgery
* Strong reaction to pain medication

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
OM/OW drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual POV
Genre: Mafia romance, M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
MCs age: 20 and 22

If he truly had nothing and nowhere, I would do whatever it took to become everything.

“Mine. Where I go, you go. What I say, you do. And anyone who dares lay a finger on you? I'll fucking murder them.”

“You probably shouldn’t tune out important conversations about life and death matters, baby.”