365 Days by Blanka Lipinska ~NEW REVIEW~

365 Days

by Blanka Lipinska

Release Date: February 2nd, 2021

Atria Books

Now a hit Netflix film!

The sexy and deeply romantic internationally bestselling novel that inspired the blockbuster movie.

Laura Biel and her boyfriend are on a dream vacation in beautiful Sicily. On the second day of their trip, her twenty-ninth birthday, she is kidnapped. Her kidnapper is none other than the head of a powerful Sicilian crime family, the incredibly handsome, young Don Massimo Torricelli, who is determined to possess her at all costs. Massimo has his reasons. During an earlier attempt on his life, a vision appeared before his eyes: a beautiful woman, identical to Laura. After surviving the attack, he vows that he will find the woman in his vision and make her his own. No matter what. 

For 365 days, Massimo will keep Laura captive in his palatial estate and attempt to win her heart. If she doesn’t fall in love with him during this time, he will let her go. But if she tries to escape at any point, he will track her down and kill her entire family.

Soon Laura develops a fascination with her handsome and powerful captor. But as a precarious, risky relationship forms between them, forces outside their control threaten to tear them apart…

~REVIEW~

365 dni by Blanka Lipińska

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I’ve been dying to read Blanka Lipinska’s 365 Days ever since I saw the Netflix adaptation. Finally, it’s been translated into English!!! I really wasn’t sure what to expect when I started it as I wasn’t completely sold on the writing but it definitely grew on me and I couldn’t put it down.

I really like the characters in this book. I’ve read a lot of negative reviews and honestly I’m not sure why it received so much negativity. Yes, there is violence, it is about a mobster after all. But there was nothing that I found over the top. Again…Fiction. If you are looking for a flowery romance, this might not be what you are looking for. But know that 365 Days is a romance, just a darker romance.

I did have a few issues, the first being the accent of a certain character, this really threw me off. The next issue I had was terminology used during the sexy scenes. 365 Days is very hot, but terminology did spoil it a bit for me.

All in all, I enjoyed 365 Days and can’t wait to read the next book in the series, especially since I was left hanging. For those of you who watched the film, the book ending is nothing like the film. You should check it out.

I was provided a complimentary copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review



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