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jooke's review
OMG I just can't stomac 10 more hours of "running in circles". He hides things and tries to send her away to protect her/out of love. And she is annoyed by him because he shuts her out and clings even harder to him because she can't live without him. Only sex differs their different opinion about what loving each other means...
It is driving me nuts. This series would have been fine as a duet. This book is just too much of the same, but weaker, less captivating, interesting, action packed, intriguing... take your pick.
It is driving me nuts. This series would have been fine as a duet. This book is just too much of the same, but weaker, less captivating, interesting, action packed, intriguing... take your pick.
starkling's review
4.0
Given ARC in exchange for an honest review
I'll be honest, it was a struggle to get through the first half of the book for me. There's a lot of mistrust and miscommunication going on between Reagan and Gage. And seeing Reagan constantly second guessing everything, repeating the same "Tell me the truth" argument with Gage was riding on my last nerve. I'm not blaming Reagan for it, the situation warranted such. And Gage did nothing to help it either, he's doing some pretty selfish things.
Majority of when they were together, it was the same conversation. Gage is up to to something. Reagan suspects it being no good. She feels left out of the dark. They argue. They have make up sex. Everything is fine...until the next confrontation, three days later. As a reader, it was SO tiring. Because of the way their relationship is put through the grinder, it had me nostalgic of the more "simpler" days back in book one. I think that was the motivation for me to keep going and hope for the best, to see them as better people, closer to how things were before the thug-life took over their lives (or Reagan's life, as Gage has been in it for most of his).
Once the intrigue picks up, surrounding Shadow and the FBI, I was able to have SOMETHING to chew on besides these two constantly toeing the line into having an unhealthy and co-dependent relationship.
So why did I rate this 4 stars, when I'm being so critical? Well, I recently watched The Borgias and Daredevil and hear me out on why this is important. The relationship between Cesare and Lucrezia blows Reagan and Gage's unhealthy relationship aspects out the water. Really put things into perspective for me, even though I didn't like the dark turn their romance took. But that's me and where my head is right now.
And the grittiness of fictional organized crime in Daredevil reminded me of how f***ed up that how that world is...and why I enjoy being a voyeur of it. If you liked that setting and vibe from the show, you get exactly that here (just with only one crime gang, not 4 vying for power). That world is dangerous, and it leads to characters making less-than-moral decisions...and where it's easy to judge from our hind-sighted high-horses.
So with those reminders, I do give this 4 stars. This being the last book, the conclusion did feel right. Loose ends were tied up, the ending was a bit open ended (but explained by Claudy, and I agree with the whys and hows). All in all, it was struggle to get through some parts, but I enjoyed this read nonetheless.
I'll be honest, it was a struggle to get through the first half of the book for me. There's a lot of mistrust and miscommunication going on between Reagan and Gage. And seeing Reagan constantly second guessing everything, repeating the same "Tell me the truth" argument with Gage was riding on my last nerve. I'm not blaming Reagan for it, the situation warranted such. And Gage did nothing to help it either, he's doing some pretty selfish things.
Majority of when they were together, it was the same conversation. Gage is up to to something. Reagan suspects it being no good. She feels left out of the dark. They argue. They have make up sex. Everything is fine...until the next confrontation, three days later. As a reader, it was SO tiring. Because of the way their relationship is put through the grinder, it had me nostalgic of the more "simpler" days back in book one. I think that was the motivation for me to keep going and hope for the best, to see them as better people, closer to how things were before the thug-life took over their lives (or Reagan's life, as Gage has been in it for most of his).
Once the intrigue picks up, surrounding Shadow and the FBI, I was able to have SOMETHING to chew on besides these two constantly toeing the line into having an unhealthy and co-dependent relationship.
So why did I rate this 4 stars, when I'm being so critical? Well, I recently watched The Borgias and Daredevil and hear me out on why this is important. The relationship between Cesare and Lucrezia blows Reagan and Gage's unhealthy relationship aspects out the water. Really put things into perspective for me, even though I didn't like the dark turn their romance took. But that's me and where my head is right now.
And the grittiness of fictional organized crime in Daredevil reminded me of how f***ed up that how that world is...and why I enjoy being a voyeur of it. If you liked that setting and vibe from the show, you get exactly that here (just with only one crime gang, not 4 vying for power). That world is dangerous, and it leads to characters making less-than-moral decisions...and where it's easy to judge from our hind-sighted high-horses.
So with those reminders, I do give this 4 stars. This being the last book, the conclusion did feel right. Loose ends were tied up, the ending was a bit open ended (but explained by Claudy, and I agree with the whys and hows). All in all, it was struggle to get through some parts, but I enjoyed this read nonetheless.
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