This book was a complete miss for me. I couldn't wrap my head around how I was supposed to root for the main characters. Nicolas and Elena seemed to be consumed by their desires, and it got rather annoying. I understand that this book delves into the world of mafia and gangs, where morality isn't always a priority, but some things just went too far. I mean, sleeping with your father's wife or flirting with your sister's fiancé? That's a level of dysfunction that's hard to swallow.

You can't even argue that Adriana wasn't interested in Nicolas and wasn't going to marry him, so it's fine for Elena to be with him. We've seen enough of these mafia-themed books to know how they tend to unfold. Women often lack choices in such stories, and  Elena knew Adriana was going to marry Nicolas, so they probably would have ended up together eventually even if it’s against her wishes . So, how did Elena justify her actions, thinking it was okay to continue this affair while he was engaged to her sister? Her reasoning of 'oh, she doesn't like him anyway, so it's fine for me to sleep with him' doesn't hold water because in such books, they usually do end up falling in love after a while. It's especially frustrating because Elena is her sister, and she acted as if she had a higher moral ground than the rest of the family. Wasn't she feigning superiority by condemning the mafia lifestyle for its lack of morals, only to turn around and do something like this?

What made it worse was that everything about them revolved around their sexual desires, which grew tiresome quickly. I despised everything about this book, and Nicolas' domineering and controlling nature made matters worse. Amidst all this, I found myself preferring every other character over them. Frankly, I just couldn't stomach their behavior.