The Next 365 Days

A Novel

By: Blanka Lipinska

Narrated by: Maya Starling

Married to the mafia boss that plucked her from a life of anonymity, Laura’s life faces new heights of passion and danger in this darkly sizzling inspiration behind the Netflix film of the same name.

As the wife of Don Massimo Torricelli, one of the most dangerous Mafia bosses in Sicily, Laura’s life is a roller coaster. She is often at risk, the potential target of Massimo’s unscrupulous enemies who will stop at nothing to destroy the powerful man. And when Laura is seriously injured in an attack, pregnant and fighting to survive, Massimo faces the toughest battle of his life. What will his future be without Laura? What will the fate of his family be, and whose 365 days may be coming to an end?

SPOILERS- then entire review

OK, I review one book out of forty. And this trilogy deserves my words.
For sure

Love the story … funny at times like laugh with an audible sound funny! Olga is FIVE stars 100%. She’s a real person- selfish, condescending, loving, honest like for reals honest! Just loved her character.
Laura was a something character; ummmm she was like whiny, bratty, reactive, but also, sensual, loving, creative, and forgiving. I liked her most the time.
Any dude that kidnaps a girl for any reason is kinda douchey… not the ideal way to meet cute.
However, I will say I felt the angst of Laura and Mossimo. Like the feels were there. She chose him, he obviously took her against her will, but that is forgotten and forgiven so quickly by Laura. He dreamt of her for years! They’re kismet, meant to be. He found her for goodness sake from a dream!!
The baby - they were happy! She jumped to conclusions often and he did everything to make her happy.
Then she lost the baby and everything got eff’d - was it her heart transplant? Or just he couldn’t come out of his pain? I dunno they had enough story to make it without her ending up cheating with some second douchebag kidnapping her. She falls in love, again!?! He was manipulating from jump! Like straight away planting seeds. Talking negatively about her husband, being sexual cause he knew she was a sexual person. He played certain songs like get the eff outta here. He was constantly baiting her. Him tricking/pushing her about who raped her. She didn’t wanna talk about it and it was something mossimo may have done? I dunno dudes a gangster too - he cannot be perfect. Basically nacho ruined the book for me, I don’t like cheating books
If she hadn’t been a ho when he kidnapped her
Her husband knew something was up
She broke the trust but Mossimo is the bad guy? If she would’ve not pushed him sexually when she came back home from Poland. He was trying so hard to be good for her. Well written
Intense
Just, I had to fast forward most of the last 3 hours.
She loved mossimo and she was too dumb to see the game nacho played. Ugh
Nacho sucks

Better then the movie!

Absolutely loved this series. So happy I got it even though I watched the movies first. The books have SO MUCH MORE detail then the movies and actually has an ending that is understandable. Sad it finished but will be relistening soon!

WOW I COULDN'T STOO LISTENING

If you need a book with HOT Sex here ya go! This series had everything sexy, hot, passion, stupidity, fashion, family etc.

Books are better!

I first discovered the movie on Netflix, but as I waiting for the 2nd and 3rd movie to come I started on the books. Let me just say the DETAILS of the rooms, the clothes, the atmosphere ! BREATHTAKING ! Blanka took her time mastering this trilogy I like the watch the movies them go back at read the books you get a lot more added detail and Laura is too shocked to say out loud.
10/10 on all three books must watch must read !

so worth the wait!

I'm going to be honest..if it weren't for the movie I wouldn't have read the books. **spoiler alert**
I loooove nacho from the movie and prayed to God the book chose nacho as well. You know how movies and books are, they so not the same. I fell in love with nacho as a gardener and kept falling. So thank you blanka for this ending, you made me a very happy women! Finally a book and movie I can say was worth watching and reading! Plus, the characters matched the book so well, I applaud whoever chose them. I kept them in memory as I read the book. Thank you!!!