*** Potential spoilers cause I hate the FMC ***

I’m giving this book a 2.75 because I am so f@cking pissed at it, I cannot give it a 3 or higher. I absolutely LOVE the awkward virgin rep, the OTT obsessive & protective hunk of a man, the fun mafia storyline and the handful of SPICY scenes. BUT I f@cking HATE how the FMC was written. Okay, here me out, I understand that there has to be a level of suspension of disbelief (the author even warns us about this in their Author’s Notes), and I get that we just have to suspend disbelief about the MMC’s obsession with the plus size virgin, but JESUS H CHRIST I cannot suspend disbelief of how f@cking STUPID the FMC is! She’s suppose to be a top Las Vegas lawyer & she’s described as being smart and intelligent, but b!tch WHERE?? Where’s the smarts?? This guy TELLS HER she belongs to him, that she’s his, that he’s STALKING her. He admits to breaking into her apartment, accessing her MEDICAL records, finding out who her colleague is with just a picture of him.. and this dumb b!tch actually believes that he’s just going to LET HER get railed by some masked stranger on the side of a deserted road, and never comment about it!? Any rational thinking person would automatically know that he CLEARLY has access to her phone, and don’t you think a possessive stalker would know if you have a dating app profile!? She is literally the dumbest, most clueless character I have ever read, and I read a story about a girl that was locked up from society her whole life! Come on! The author has Jillian question some of these OBVIOUS “coincidences,” but this dumb idiot quickly dismisses what is right in front of her, and I get that this is to move the plot along, but goddamn does it get annoying! I almost DNF’ed this book cause of how frustrating the FMC was being. It would have been better if the FMC put 2 and 2 together during their tapas dinner where the MMC confesses (point blank) that he knows everything about her & is stalking her. She could have continued the ruse to mess with him & she wouldn’t have come off as the most stupidest idiot I ever did read. This book dragged on for me, but it could just be because I hated the FMC. Honestly, I do recommend this book for any dark mafia romance readers. The author is clearly a good writer and knows how to write a scene. I would consider reading more of their work. My main beef is with the FMC, but everything else was top notch. If you made it this far, apologies for my unhinged rant. I just hate it when authors make inexperienced women seem naive & idiotic. ESPECIALLY one that “claims” to read dark romance books!! Phone stalking and car tracking are dark romance 101 for crying out loud!! Okay, sorry sorry, now I’m done 😅