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Bloody Heart: Illustrated Edition

Bloody Heart: Illustrated Edition

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  • Author：Sophie Lark
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Summary

Dante's Story: Brutal Birthright Book 4

She Cut My Heart Open…⁠
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I only meant to steal a car。 I didn’t know I was stealing a girl， too。 Until the most gorgeous face I’d ever seen popped up in the rear-view mirror。⁠
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I fell hard， fast， and forever…⁠
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But she tore out my heart — left me alone and bleeding。⁠
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How can I forget her， when I have to see that damned perfect face on billboards and magazines？⁠
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It’s torture。⁠
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9 long years。 I thought I moved on。⁠
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Then I saw her in the flesh…⁠
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And my heart started bleeding all over again…⁠

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Reviews

Bianca ，

DNF : i couldn’t click with any of the characters so I will get back to it at another time。 I’m done with romance for now。

The Book Swear ，

3。5/5 Stars

Clary ，

NEW FAVORITE！ I am surprised in the best way possible。 I had high expectations for Dante， but he exceeded all of them。 This man is chef's kiss from the first page to last— loving， caring， loyal， fierce， brave， hot。。。 Dante Gallo is THE man！ I loved the plot of this one！ It was so gripping and full of action and emotion。 I felt so much while reading this book， and I adored the roller-coaster。 I think Simone and Dante might be my favorite in the series so far！ NEW FAVORITE！ I am surprised in the best way possible。 I had high expectations for Dante， but he exceeded all of them。 This man is chef's kiss from the first page to last— loving， caring， loyal， fierce， brave， hot。。。 Dante Gallo is THE man！ I loved the plot of this one！ It was so gripping and full of action and emotion。 I felt so much while reading this book， and I adored the roller-coaster。 I think Simone and Dante might be my favorite in the series so far！ 。。。more

Paula Londoño ，

Yo estaba super intrigada por la historia de Dante。 Me gustó mucho como personaje。 Con respecto a Simone， había cosas que me gustaban y otras que no， pero en general me hace feliz que ella y Dante tenga por fin su final feliz。 Entiendo que Dante es hermano de Aida y me gusta saber sobre ella y Callum pero también me gustaría saber más sobre las otras。 Buena historia， en general， la disfruté mucho。

rye ʚїɞ ，

DANTESIMONE BEST COUPLE IN THE SERIES SO FAR OH MY GOD WKSJWK I LOVE THEM SM I NEED A DANTE GALLO PLS

Ruby ，

The key to a good second chance romance is to build up the romance in the first place before shit hits the fan。 Sophie spent 40% of the book doing the build up。 Simone can show Dante how sorry she is anytime if the sex turns out to be that hot。

takiyah ，

i love simone。 i love dante。 i HATE them together。 the whole ‘he’s a big masculine manly man full of testosterone that is the size of a house and roars like a bear every five minutes’ mixed with the ‘i’m so dainty and fragile and get thrown around like a feather and he lowkey scares me because he’s so big and manly and scary’ was not for me。 it’s so weird because i actually loved the storyline and the characters， i just loved it a lot more whenever dante and simone were apart。 also i don’t know i love simone。 i love dante。 i HATE them together。 the whole ‘he’s a big masculine manly man full of testosterone that is the size of a house and roars like a bear every five minutes’ mixed with the ‘i’m so dainty and fragile and get thrown around like a feather and he lowkey scares me because he’s so big and manly and scary’ was not for me。 it’s so weird because i actually loved the storyline and the characters， i just loved it a lot more whenever dante and simone were apart。 also i don’t know if this is a spoiler but i don’t like how the first quarter of the book is a flashback。 i started skimming pages because i just didn’t like it。 i knew the reign would come to an end。 it was always unrealistic for me to enjoy every book in this series。 still， i’m glad i read it。 plus more aida content。 。。。more

Maceygibbons ，

4。75⭐️IM SCREAMING。 Dante marry me。 He was so in love with Simone it’s crazy。 Henry is an absolute icon and i honestly loved their little family。 AND MY LOVE AIDA IS BAVK AND PREGNANT？？？ Aida will forever be the loml。

Stephanie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 2 Stars…。 I really enjoyed the first half of story but then I found the second half and main characters severely lacking， especially Simone。 I understand she was young and under a lot of pressure from her parents， but there is no excuse for what she did to Dante。 It was really upsetting that she held onto this giant secret for so long ， even when she grew up， gained financial independence and had the opportunity to let him know sooner。 Then after Simone decides to finally live her life the way s 2 Stars…。 I really enjoyed the first half of story but then I found the second half and main characters severely lacking， especially Simone。 I understand she was young and under a lot of pressure from her parents， but there is no excuse for what she did to Dante。 It was really upsetting that she held onto this giant secret for so long ， even when she grew up， gained financial independence and had the opportunity to let him know sooner。 Then after Simone decides to finally live her life the way she wants to， there was no confrontation with her parents about it。 They were the main reason why she kept the secret and stayed away from her ‘soulmate’ so I think a confrontation with the parents would’ve made sense。 There wasn’t one， and it felt very unsatisfying， and there’s no closure with them。 I kept on hearing about Dante’s lost love and was super excited to read his story， but I found her really underwhelming and unlikable。 I don’t know what Dante saw in her besides how beautiful she was。 Dante was just OK for me。 He lacked a lot of personality especially compared to the H’s in the previous books。 Their chemistry was great in the very beginning， but now t quickly burnt out for me。 I still love this series and this author， but this one was an overall miss for me and my least favorite one so far。 。。。more

Clara ，

3。5/5He disfrutado mucho de esta novela y casi que la he devorado， pero Dante se me hacía un poco bola como protagonista。 Por eso y porque apenas se ha explotado lo del hijo se queda como mi menos favorita。 Y bueno， no es cosa de esta novela únicamente， pero la parte del final con la cacería sería mucho más emocionante si no fuera obvio que no pasa nada y todo acaba bien al final。 Vamos， que de poco sirve poner a los personajes en situaciones peligrosas si la novela va a tener un final feliz。 Bt 3。5/5He disfrutado mucho de esta novela y casi que la he devorado， pero Dante se me hacía un poco bola como protagonista。 Por eso y porque apenas se ha explotado lo del hijo se queda como mi menos favorita。 Y bueno， no es cosa de esta novela únicamente， pero la parte del final con la cacería sería mucho más emocionante si no fuera obvio que no pasa nada y todo acaba bien al final。 Vamos， que de poco sirve poner a los personajes en situaciones peligrosas si la novela va a tener un final feliz。 Btw， tengo MUCHÍSIMAS ganas de leer la siguiente con Riona y Raylan！！！！ （y espero que sigamos viendo más la amistad entre ella y Dante） 。。。more

Lina ，

3。5 starsI think that the story had so much potential and i liked the storyline but some stuff just ruined it for me but it was still an entertaining book。One thing I didn’t like was that there were sooo many scenes where instead of communicating with their words they communicated with their bodies lmao。。 and sometimes dante made me mad but still he was pretty nice。

Funmi Ibrahim ，

I absolutely love this book。 Dante and Simone did not disappoint 😩😩❤️

Sara <3 ，

Simone is a pussy 🤸🏻‍♀️

Rachel ，

If my parents forced me to give my child to my sister just because she couldn’t have a baby and to save their image， I would be in prison。

Rachael Draper ，

I’ve been describing this series like trashy reality television: so bad yet so good。 This was my favorite book of the series so far and I can’t wait to read the last two。

Tory ，

Grew on me， big game of thrones hunting humans vibes， why would you skim over all the character bonding and not include it basically at all？

Lisha ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The author had such a good plot but the writing ruined everything。 Every freaking thing was so rushed I didn't find any chemistry between simone and dante when they were young they just met， fell in love ， simone got pregnant and ran。 Nine years later they see each other Simone apologizes and tells dante that they have a child， dante gets angry but the plot twist simone is kidnapped now after saving her dante forgives her and they live happily ever after。。。 And i am like what？？ I didn't feel a s The author had such a good plot but the writing ruined everything。 Every freaking thing was so rushed I didn't find any chemistry between simone and dante when they were young they just met， fell in love ， simone got pregnant and ran。 Nine years later they see each other Simone apologizes and tells dante that they have a child， dante gets angry but the plot twist simone is kidnapped now after saving her dante forgives her and they live happily ever after。。。 And i am like what？？ I didn't feel a single emotion throughout well except my irritation towards simone's parents in the past。 。。。more

Beth ，

no cause why is Dante the literally the best I want to cry he’s everything so me personally I wouldn’t let that slide… I’d be too petty

Ryann Rice ，

4。5 ⭐️！！！！ Loved this book and I LOVED DANTE！ 🥵🥵🥵 there was a big mystery wrough with danger and mystery in this book and he was straight inspector Dante to get to the bottom of it…。and I was living for it！Look， I’m not a huge fan of second chance romance but this one was done so damn well！ There was angst and conflict and a *decent* reason for our love birds to be apart but none of it was unforgivable， it was outside forces that they each learned to overcome。 I will say their reunion was almost 4。5 ⭐️！！！！ Loved this book and I LOVED DANTE！ 🥵🥵🥵 there was a big mystery wrough with danger and mystery in this book and he was straight inspector Dante to get to the bottom of it…。and I was living for it！Look， I’m not a huge fan of second chance romance but this one was done so damn well！ There was angst and conflict and a *decent* reason for our love birds to be apart but none of it was unforgivable， it was outside forces that they each learned to overcome。 I will say their reunion was almost too easy but that’s okay - they both deserve happiness so much you can’t help but be excited for them！ 🥰❤️We get forbidden romance and second chance lovers， loads of pining， assassins！ Oh and burn the world for you plus tons of spice…including first time and dom/sub （at very different points in the book！） 🥵🌶️🔥What I loved most in this book is all the interconnecting that was done with the other series characters！ We get Callum and Aida as the snarky married couple， Sebastian and Nero helping investigate and RIONA！！！！ I didn’t know much about Riona prior to this book but her friendship with Dante is so incredible and I cannot wait for her book next！”Wherever you go， whatever you do， you have my heart in your hands。” 。。。more

Floress ，

I absolutely hated what Simone did to Dante。 What she did brought down the books rating so much。 She is a very unlikeable character。 I loved Dante and I just wish he had found happiness so much earlier。 I do believe this book was the worst one of this series just because of what Simone did。

dahiana ，

I know many people hate the pregnancy trope but this book has it in the way that I like but also hate。 They meet， they fall in love and it’s a sort of forbidden love。 Things happen， her dad disapproves and we all know he’s a criminal。 She gets pregnant and is happy to tell him but when they meet he’d just gotten out of a fight， she runs from him and leaves the country because she knows her parents do not approve of him at all。 9 years later， second chance and basically wholesome kid。 The moment I know many people hate the pregnancy trope but this book has it in the way that I like but also hate。 They meet， they fall in love and it’s a sort of forbidden love。 Things happen， her dad disapproves and we all know he’s a criminal。 She gets pregnant and is happy to tell him but when they meet he’d just gotten out of a fight， she runs from him and leaves the country because she knows her parents do not approve of him at all。 9 years later， second chance and basically wholesome kid。 The moment when Dante meets his kid is the same way he met Simone。 Probably my favorite moment in the entire book。 。。。more

Heather Marshall ，

This is my first second chance romance book and it did not disappoint！ I loved learning the back story on the oldest Gallo sibling， Dante。 You hear about his “girl that got away” throughout previous books and this did an amazing job explaining the past while tying it to the present。 I’m a sucker for a connected series including the other siblings and being able to watch past favorite love stories develop。 Really loved the twists and turns of this story！！

Krista ，

Dante's story- over 4 stars。 The first part of the story gives you Dante and Simone part 1 （19 & 21）。 They are young and fall madly in lust， I mean love。 Its a unique start to their story， Dante jumping out a hotel window after killing a diplomat and jumping into a waiting car that carried a young beauty。 It hooked me。I did enjoy this part 1 but knew that a separation was coming。 I understand why it had to happen but was sad to see they were separated for 9 years。Its not a very strong premise fo Dante's story- over 4 stars。 The first part of the story gives you Dante and Simone part 1 （19 & 21）。 They are young and fall madly in lust， I mean love。 Its a unique start to their story， Dante jumping out a hotel window after killing a diplomat and jumping into a waiting car that carried a young beauty。 It hooked me。I did enjoy this part 1 but knew that a separation was coming。 I understand why it had to happen but was sad to see they were separated for 9 years。Its not a very strong premise for part 2， the assassin and plot of Jack's cousin， but it does springboard into the next story。 I still don't like Simone's parents and even with her sister going along with the adoption， that level of betrayal stays with you。 Dante and Simone have a part 2 and I have to say I was turned off and shocked by his brutal domination of Simone during the reconciliation sex。 He hit her with his belt。 That's a childhood trauma for me， so NO。 I get that he had to "claim" her， but I was surprised he wasn't tender and loving until he was done brutalizing her。 Granted， the author says she enjoyed it but it wasn't fun to read。Then there is the fact that she hid her pregnancy and he never knew。 Never even suspected。 So it was a nasty shock to hear about Henry- he recovered quicker than I thought he would but glad he did or the book would have just been drawn out。 Still enjoyed it， so far Aida then Nero are tops for me。 。。。more

Nikki Novy （She-Her） ，

4。5 ⭐️4 🌶️

hailey ，

i was wary of this book because i hated second chance romance， but now im a fan- thank you sophie lark。 dante gallo， lads and gents， is a gift from the heavens。 the rollercoaster of emotions i felt while reading this-damn。 the ending was soo good。 the plot- i gotta say is the best one in the series so far。 aida in this book was my favorite， i loved her in her book but HERE SHE WAS AN ICON。 AND THE INTRODUCTION TO RAYLAN HOLY FUCK- I CANNOT WAIT。 i ate this up， sophie lark im ur new biggest fan < i was wary of this book because i hated second chance romance， but now im a fan- thank you sophie lark。 dante gallo， lads and gents， is a gift from the heavens。 the rollercoaster of emotions i felt while reading this-damn。 the ending was soo good。 the plot- i gotta say is the best one in the series so far。 aida in this book was my favorite， i loved her in her book but HERE SHE WAS AN ICON。 AND THE INTRODUCTION TO RAYLAN HOLY FUCK- I CANNOT WAIT。 i ate this up， sophie lark im ur new biggest fan <3 。。。more

FIZ Li lini ，

2。75

Dani ，

Oh I hated this so much。 I can not explain how much hatred is going through me because of Simone and also kinda Dante。 I thought this was going to be my favourite in the series but oh boy was I wrong。 The whole plot sucked， I hated the insta love and the second chance romance， I already don’t like those tropes but when it is written right I will but with this book it was not right at all。 I usually love characters like Simone but this girl pissed me off beyond repairs。 She lied to Dante about so Oh I hated this so much。 I can not explain how much hatred is going through me because of Simone and also kinda Dante。 I thought this was going to be my favourite in the series but oh boy was I wrong。 The whole plot sucked， I hated the insta love and the second chance romance， I already don’t like those tropes but when it is written right I will but with this book it was not right at all。 I usually love characters like Simone but this girl pissed me off beyond repairs。 She lied to Dante about something super important that has to do with him FOR NINE YEARS but guess what she never told him even when they met again。 And just with her actions in general she pissed me off she was super pathetic in a way I hope to never see。 I thought I was going to like Dante （btw he’s also pathetic） but he also pissed me off like this boy full on forgave Simone so fast about lying to him for nine years， I don’t think I could ever love or forgive someone who lied to me for that long about something extremely important。 They’re just both pathetic like they could have easily contacted each other or something but no they decided to do it the hard way and not talk to each other for nine years。 This is definitely the worst book in the series。 Oh also when Raylan was introduced the way I instantly fell in love with him is not funny like I’m so excited to read his book now。 He was the only good thing in this book。Anyway this was horrible but I liked this one small part so I’m giving it a little higher rating （the Iraqi food part， gotta love representation）， 1。5★What a bad way to start my 2023 reading… 。。。more

Linoy ♡ ，

3。5/5 stars it was good but I just didn’t got attached to the characters like I did with the other three books， still love the series！

Sara Mesfin ，

This book gave me whiplash is the best way possible

Tori ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4 ⭐️ Dante was always my fav and I didn’t expect him to be so caring。 Her being a super model kinda confused me because they never talked about passions or jobs at the start。 Also her looks were never really discussed other then Dante saying she’s beautiful。 Idk good read onto broken vow 🫡

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