Lark Publishing LLC Heavy Crown: Illustrated Edition

“There’s no pleasure quite like reading, is there? Sometimes it’s the only thing that eases my mind.”What a STUNNING ending to a fantastic series. Seb and Yelena's road to being with each other is fraught with secrets, lies, drama, danger and betrayal. It was outstanding. The storyline? Brilliant and action-packed. The chemistry? Insane. Also, I am a sucker for a good side character and I freaking loved Greta (not gonna lie, would love to see her have her own book). Not every book/series/author has the ability to utterly captivate and affect your life in a strong and positive way. We don't always connect and grow attached to the characters we read. However, there is something about Sophie and the messages in her books that do this for me. Her books and her characters have my heart. 5/5 stars for this absolute banger of a series.Read time: 5h 54minsReading sessions: 6

Heavy Crown is the 6th and final book in Sophie Lark’s Brutal Birthright mafia series. I had such a great time with this whole series and am so glad I finally got to it! I already can’t wait to jump into the Kingmaker series which is a spin-off/next gen from this series.I loved how the story starts and we see Sebastian with his siblings! I just love the Garro family and seeing him together with Aida, Dante, and Nero was so much fun. Sebastian played basketball in college and after an incident in book 1 left him with a crushed knee, he hasn’t felt the same since. While out one night he sees Yelena almost getting shoved into a car and steps in to help her, they end up spending the night together and hit it off. Yelena is 25 and the only daughter of the most vicious bratva boss in Chicago. Once we hop into Yelena’s POV, we learn that her father wants to use Yelena to get to the Italian mafia family that he hates and that’s why he pushed her towards Sebastian.I enjoyed seeing Sebastian and Yelena together, seeing them date and start to genuinely fall for one another while adventuring around Chicago together. The whole time you are just waiting for the other shoe to drop because you know he’s going to find out her father is using her to get closer to the Gallo family. So much starts happening in the book that I wasn’t expecting. We see a blood contract, her relationship with her twin brother, revenge, the wedding scene omg! 😱 I loved the epilogue and huge time jump, what a great setup for the Kingmaker’s series!

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"In my family I’ve been considered the kindest sibling, the most amenable one. But I can be passionate too, and insanely focused, when it’s something that really matters to me. I could never be with someone who doesn’t have that same spark, that same fire."Wow okay I'm not gonna lie this book really surprised me! I was not expecting to love this book as much as the rest because to be honest Sebastian has always been my last favorite of the Gallo family but omg did this book change my mind (OMG I Don't have a least favorite Gallo any more I LOVE THEM ALL 🤯 )Sebastian just seem like the sweet, innocent, good boy which is just soo not my thing & usually ends up in my DNF folder but Sebastian totally pulled me in & show the other side of himself which made me fall in love with his dark possessive side 🔥🔥🔥AHHH!! I loved this story! It was chock full of secrets, lies, betrayals & heartache but the one thing that could not be denied was the draw between Sebastian & Yelena there chemistry was undeniable, and a love like that truly never dies. 💖I am so excised & cant wait to reading the Kingmaker’s Series! Its Gonna be EPIC!!

The action in this book was top tier! The romance was awesome too, but I loved all the fights and learning more about the mafia world! I loved how strong Yelena and Sebastian were and they were so cute together! Going into the spin-off series next and I can’t wait! I think it’s gonna be even better than the Brutal Birthright series!