This is a spoiler-free review! Merciless Heir is currently available on Kindle Unlimited.
I told myself that I would read more classic literature and then immediately went to the pile of mafia romance books sitting in my TBR pile -- I have no regrets. Georgia is put in an unfortunate circumstance and Andrei has found himself a unique opportunity in her when he raids a rival's mansion. Training Georgia as a spy, Andrei uses her to his advantage in order to settle a score, but he did not expect his new pawn to cause him so much confusion.
The plot moves pretty fast and is accompanied by a lot of action scenes, but I wish we spent more time on character development, especially when it came to Andrei. While we do get perspectives from both of the leads, I felt as though Georgia's development took the main focus, with Andrei's taking a backseat. That being said, I do believe his character development was present, especially toward the second half of the book.
Realistically, I would have preferred this book as more of a slow burn compared the quick development in Georgia and Andrei's development. As a big fan of mafia romances, I know readers always say that they would fold in two seconds if they were put in that position, but it just did not feel ready to move that quickly in this instance. However, the banter between Georgia and Andrei was enjoyable, and being in both of their heads gave a lot more value to their relationship, considering neither one of them wanted to be in the situation they were in. Well, maybe not Andrei, he seemed to be having a blast.
A decent amount of the book is Georgia and Andrei going at it like it is their last day on the planet, so much so that I actually forgot what the plot of the book was. This is definitely a fun palate cleanser if you are looking for something fun and suspenseful in between heavy reads. The plot twists are easy to spot a mile away, but when reading for a light read, that is more than welcome. Sometimes Andrei did some questionable things that I was not a fan of, and he had me teetering on the edge of if I actually liked him or not. Georgia, ever the persistent captive, was not making his life easier, and she really was set on pushing back every chance she got.
I do not understand how she was able to train and master so many skills in such a short amount of time. It takes months if not years to be able to acquire all of the skills they trained her in, and yet she was suddenly a pro after a week of working out, complaining, and getting freaky with the man who captured her. She did seem to be having a relatively pretty good time in that library, so maybe she channeled that into her training. I certainly would not be complaining.
If you are looking to introduce yourself into the genre, an interconnected standalone series is great as a low commitment step into mafia romance. You get the convenience of a closed ending for the main couple of that installment, with the option of moving forward if another character catches your attention, but you are not chained down to the series if you did not clique with the story. With two other brothers, I can imagine they are just as wild if not more intense than Andrei, considering the way they acted in this book.
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