Fractured Freedom: A Brother's Best Friend Second Chance Romance
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I got this on KU and I’m fixing to buy a hard copy. That’s how much I loved it. There’s trials and tribulations. There’s bros best friend trope. There’s mafia. There’s good girl & morally gray man. There’s second chance love. There’s touch her and DIE. I can go on. It’s a must read.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Opens with spice, lots of will they won't they. The story Def kept me on my toes and the spice was *chef's kiss* perfect. Sometime darkest secrets are the ones we need to share the most."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "What can I say?! This story was beautifully delivered and written, I never thought it would consume me this much and evoke these many emotions. There were moments when I just felt drops fall from my cheeks and soon realized I was crying and feeling their pain and happiness. Lilah is a tough lamb who has her fierce and protective wolf who'd to anything for her.\n\nDante has been a family friend for many years and Lilah is the baby of the family. The innocent one who is set for greatness out of 6 siblings, including herself. She has always had a crush on Dante who is her siblings best friend. It all changes one night when they're alone and she tricks Dante into stealing her V-card, emotions come to the surface and thoughts of a future of more?\n\nYears later her finds himself bailing her out of jail for something she was not guilty of and she comes face to face with her ex-crush. They have both changed, she is not that sweet, innocent, & naive girl. He is not that charming and soft man either. One thing is for certain, their connection is not lost and secrets come to light that can tear whatever they have going on to shreds or find their way back stronger than ever."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\nSpice: 🌶🌶🌶🌶\nPOV: Dual\nEnding: HEA\nMafia Romance, Brothers Best Friend Romance, Second Chance Romance\n\nDelilah left the states for a vacation in Puerto Rico to help her find her self, as she struggles with depression very badly.\nShe’s naive to her feelings and Dante’s feeling for her as she constantly kept telling herself she and Dante were just friends, that he didn’t really like her even when he made it clear they was not the case!\n\nDante is very alpha. He was in the military and his family is the mob. He’s very controlling and protective over Delilah not wanting her to have anything with another man yet he has women calling him to go visit. Idk i feel he’s a bit of a women player.\n\nThen to throw in the mix— her twin sister also has feeling for the MMC & instead of him being clear to her that they are just friends , he lets her kiss him while Delilah is in a coma. Ahh not a “triangle” I enjoyed.\n\nIm not entirely sure how I feel about this book. Do not get me wrong, the story was good and written well, but the characters just were not everything for me.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Dante and Delilah grew up together, he was her brother’s best friend. When she was 18 and Dante was 23, they had sex and he was her first. Dante went back into the armed forces and Delilah went to college. She ghosted him and years later he helps her. Can they be together will all the secrets between them? Great characters and storyline Highly recommended Amazing Book. So many twists and turns and secrets revealed. This is my first book by this author definitely not my last'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I absolutely love alpha males especially with military background! There’s just something about a patriot that gets to me. Dante was alpha through and through and I absolutely loved his love for Delilah throughout the book.\n\nDelilah was the sweet innocent rule follower in her family. I loved that she always protected her sister and saw the good in everyone. She struggled a lot with being an overachiever and blaming being hard on herself for what she though were her failures.\n\nThe reason I gave this 3.5 stars is because I just don’t like weak heroines. Delilah gave us a glimpse of strength here and there but overall was very weak. I didn’t like that she continued to put herself down and compare herself to her twin and used that as a justification for not being with Dante despite his constant words and even actions towards her throughout the book.\n\nI understand that Delilah suffers depression and I even understand why. But depression doesn’t mean you are weak. I also hate when authors write their hero’s as man whores. It’s hard to believe a man has ever thought or wanted a woman his entire life but is a man whore when he’s not with her.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Do I feel like I may need therapy after enjoying the clearly toxic traits of our male lead? Yes. Do I feel bad for that? Not at all. Dante is that classically masculine, kinda toxic, tattooed, pierced, ex military, mob member that checks all the boxes of cliche dark romance guilty pleasure, and like everything else in this book he does it well. And I’m not gonna lie there were parts of this book that had me thanking gods I don’t even believe in for the imagination of the writer. So my recommendation will always be to read it, it’s well written smut, that even carries a story line.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I have felt every one of Delilah's emotions so deep and personal, I could not avoid to cry over and over again. Her backstory and her second chance with Dante was painfully beautiful. I love every minute of this story so much, I could not put it away. Totally worth of my present lack of sleep."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I saw this on Tik Tok and added it to the list. After I ran out of Colleen Hoover, I finally made my way to this book….and shhheshhh I’m glad I did. Pleasantly surprised by an amazing story line, plenty of spice, and of course happily ever after.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'The spice was perfect. The POV’s were well coordinated and synced well. I wish there was a better ending, maybe just more of them actually together. I LOVED the mental health development for Lilah. Definitely didn’t like Izzy, It’s not often seen in romance books. I’d love to see more of this couple but the ending ensured no sequel. I just loved this story and look forward to more!!!!!'}]