***EVERYTHING FROM HERE ON OUT CONTAINS SPOILERS*** She didn’t really use any British specific phrases and I don’t think it was ever mentioned why her family moved to this little, boring town. And I didn’t get the point of her being British. Sophie’s best friend, Millie, had potential to be a funny, entertaining side character with her over-the-top theatrics, but she just came off spoiled and annoying. I don’t really have a problem with that, but as the book went on the content became much older YA and the writing didn’t really change. In the beginning of the book the writing seemed on the younger side of the YA spectrum. I’m just going to go the list route here. My original “review” posted on Good Reads was just this, “ 2 Generous Stars. I wasn’t going to review this book because I had few positive reactions about it, but after a couple of days I’m still annoyed by it, so I thought I’d just rant it out. Because in this twisted underworld, dishonor can be the difference between life and death. When she does, blood will spill, hearts will break.

She’ll have to choose between loyalty and passione.

Suddenly, she’s torn between two warring dynasties: the one she’s related to and the one she’s now in love with. Why are Nic’s knuckles cut and bruised? Why does he carry an engraved switchblade? And why does his arrogant and infuriating older brother, Luca, refuse to let her see him? As the boys’ dark secrets begin to come to light, Sophie is confronted with stinging truths about her own family, too. Unable to resist caramel-eyed Nicoli, Sophie finds herself falling for him - and willfully ignoring the warning signs. But then someone moves into the long-abandoned mansion up the block–a family of five Italian brothers, each one hotter than the last. An epic debut set outside modern-day Chicago.įor Sophie, it feels like another slow, hot summer in Cedar Hill, waitressing at her family’s diner and hanging out with her best friend Millie. Blood Will Spill, Hearts Will Break: With a fierce rivalry raging between two warring families, falling in love is the deadliest thing Sophie could do.

Vendetta by Catherine Doyle