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Veronica Lancet pairs a heroine with a villain who means it. Barbi and the Villain is mafia romance where every hero is grey, threaded with dark romantasy. Black and frank. Her title sounds playful. The book is not. If you want a villain who does not reform and a love story that never ask him to, pick this one up. Warnings listed.

The read-alikes below share that weather: Mafia dark romance, Morally grey heroes, Dark romantasy, Enemies to lovers. Spice on Barbi and the Villain is 4 of 5. Darkness is 4 of 5. Picks are scored on shared tropes, spice, darkness and trigger warnings, with no more than two from any one author. Each reason is ours, not a copied review.

  1. Shares the enemies to lovers, mafia and morally grey heroes thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, death.

  2. Same lanes: enemies to lovers, mafia and morally grey heroes. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including bullying, sexual assault.

  3. Overlaps on enemies to lovers, mafia and morally grey heroes. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, death.

  4. Shares the enemies to lovers, morally grey heroes and romantasy thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, death.

  5. Same lanes: enemies to lovers, morally grey heroes and romantasy. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, death.

  6. Overlaps on enemies to lovers, mafia and morally grey heroes. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including death, sexual assault.

  7. Shares the enemies to lovers, mafia and morally grey heroes thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, death.

  8. Same lanes: enemies to lovers, mafia and morally grey heroes. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, death.

  9. Overlaps on enemies to lovers, morally grey heroes and romantasy. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including blood, death.

  10. Shares the enemies to lovers, mafia and morally grey heroes thread. The same spice (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including sexual assault, violence.

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Readers who liked Barbi and the Villain usually stay in Mafia dark romance, Morally grey heroes, Dark romantasy, Enemies to lovers. Each pick on this page has a short reason written here: the tropes and the spice and darkness scores they actually share.

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