Mafia Love Story, Book Review From Mafia Espresso

in Hive Book Club2 years ago
Hi everybody. How are you? I hope you're okay. Not for this I read a book about coffee. The book entitled Mafia Espresso was written by francisca Todi, published in 2012. I am back to reading a novel that has been published for a long time. This book tells the love story of a woman named Sophie who likes to drink coffee.

This book has a latte color. I think you should be enjoying your coffee while reading this. This book is full of classical architecture in the Netherlands, apparently because the author lives in the Netherlands. The diction used in this book is also quite easy to understand.

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The book tells the story of a woman named Sophie Pieter who has a client named Antonio Azzaro. At the first meeting, Sophie must have a bad encounter. Sophie crashes into Antonio's car and makes him late for an important presentation with a prospective new client. However, Sophie had no idea that the car she was going to hit was a potential client.

That annoyed Sophie. Until, Sophie had to be late for her presentation. Because of his carelessness, Sophie called the man who bumped into her an idiot. At the meeting, Antonio learns that it is Sophie. Until finally Antonio made an offer with Sophie before signing Sophie's company contract with Antinio. Sophie had to accompany Antonio to travel in the Netherlands for a whole month. Sophie couldn't refuse the offer.

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It went well at first. Until Sophie finally learns that Antonio is from Sicily, the city of the Mafia. Sophie begins to suspect Antonia. Not to mention the fact that Sophie knew about Antonio. On the other hand, Sophie has to accept the harsh reality that the man she is very close to is just playing with her, Ray. Ray toyed with Sophie.

This book is quite straightforward about Antonio. Antonio is described as an irresistible alpha male. Antonioa's figure is handsome and alluring. There are many fickle ways Sophie relates to Antonio. This book is full of surprises and will likely be revealed in the second book. However, I did not buy the second book.

It also tells about Sophie's family and friends. In my opinion, the writer is very clever to have a mysterious effect on Antonio's character. However, the thought of the romance between Sophie and antinio seemed trivial to me. But, book stories are like a FTV story, a rich man who meets simple women.

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Antonio treats Sophie freely, but Antonio is quite considerate of Sophie. That made it difficult for Sophie to fight Antonio. During the month with Antonio, Sophie experienced many problems. Everything from Sophie's finances to Ray. But Antonia stayed by Sophie's side. One thing that still bothers Sophie about Antonia being the mafia. It made Sophie rethink her relationship with Antonio.

On the other hand, there is something interesting about the book. The book discusses the exploitation of child labor, child crises and Mafia conflicts. There is a lot of Dutch culture in this book. I think reading this book will help a cup of coffee. The story of a book is very light, moreover some Dutch and Italian are included in it. With the cover, this book is very interesting. However, the plot of the story seems very fast and rushed.

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How awesome that the book takes on some serious topics; it's easy to get lost in fictional worlds, but when they have a didactic quality, they do seem to stand out and linger in the mind.

yes i have to you. easy-to-understand diction is a plus for a fictional story. thanks for dropping by