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screensense's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is a fun and light read. I really like the concept of super models turned PIs and I think the authors pulled it off without being annoying or stereotypical. The characters are fun and the plot was engaging and fast-moving. I’ll likely read more in the series.
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence and Gun violence
samykookis97's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
bookfessional's review against another edition
2.0
Unbreakable Bond is the first Gemma Halliday book that I've read. And it was cute. It would be a good book to read on an airplane. If you weren't already reading something else. It's light and fluffy and fun with absolutely ZERO substance. Anything you could want to know about the plot is in the summary.
Personally, if I'm in the mood for this kind of book, I'd rather read Janet Evanovich or Tiffany Snow, but I'll give Gemma Halliday another shot. I'm pretty sure I have another book of hers on my Kindle somewhere . . .
Personally, if I'm in the mood for this kind of book, I'd rather read Janet Evanovich or Tiffany Snow, but I'll give Gemma Halliday another shot. I'm pretty sure I have another book of hers on my Kindle somewhere . . .
jessicalstruck's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted and expected more
had potential but overall underwhelming. I made it 43% before I completely lost interest.
had potential but overall underwhelming. I made it 43% before I completely lost interest.
vojtko68's review against another edition
3.0
Give this between 3 and 4 stars. Kept my interest. I take books like this for what they are...entertainment.
mirificmoxie's review against another edition
3.0
3 Stars
Unbreakable Bond was a fun, light read although not particularly original. It was sort of Charlie's Angels meets [b:One for the Money|6853|One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)|Janet Evanovich|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1316730230s/6853.jpg|1486401]. The Charlie's Angels aspect because the story was about some beautiful women working as private investigators. The Stephanie Plum angle because they were not very good at their jobs and mostly survived on luck.
Jamie Bond (yeah, eye-roll at the name) a former supermodel, took over her father's Private Eye business and hired a group of her friends (all also former supermodels) to work with her. Unsurprisingly, that was not a successful business model (no pun intended). Jamie was working her standard cheating husband case when her mark was found dead and she became the prime suspect.
Despite claiming that all of the P.I.s were supposedly super intelligent (one of them allegedly spoke five languages and was capable of hacking the Pentagon), that intelligence was never visible. Honestly, the strongest thing they had going for them was their looks, and that was absolutely the primary weapon in their arsenal and the most frequently used. So claims of those characters having other qualities or depth rang false, because when it came down to it, they used their looks for pretty much everything. And I do not think you will get many sympathy votes from readers by playing the fiddle over how these gorgeous women were rejected from their from their former career as supermodels for being three pounds "overweight" or no longer being in the teenage blush of youth. It was tiring to read so often about how stunning they were. They certainly did not excel in job competence. In fact, they did very little investigating. Mostly they just posed as honey traps for cheating husbands. It was not hard to see why their company was in the red. It was also annoying that there was a setup for a stagnant love triangle (again, extremely reminiscent of the Stephanie Plum series).
Despite that, it was an entertaining enough read. It worked as a light appetizer in between some of my heavier reads. Unbreakable Bond definitely not accurate on crime procedures or believable, but it was a fun cozy mystery with Chick Lit airs. I may read the next book in the series when I am in the mood for another quick read.
RATING FACTORS:
Ease of Reading: 4 Stars
Writing Style: 3 Stars
Characters and Character Development: 3 Stars
Plot Structure and Development: 3 Stars
Level of Captivation: 3 Stars
Originality: 2 Stars
Unbreakable Bond was a fun, light read although not particularly original. It was sort of Charlie's Angels meets [b:One for the Money|6853|One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)|Janet Evanovich|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1316730230s/6853.jpg|1486401]. The Charlie's Angels aspect because the story was about some beautiful women working as private investigators. The Stephanie Plum angle because they were not very good at their jobs and mostly survived on luck.
Jamie Bond (yeah, eye-roll at the name) a former supermodel, took over her father's Private Eye business and hired a group of her friends (all also former supermodels) to work with her. Unsurprisingly, that was not a successful business model (no pun intended). Jamie was working her standard cheating husband case when her mark was found dead and she became the prime suspect.
Despite claiming that all of the P.I.s were supposedly super intelligent (one of them allegedly spoke five languages and was capable of hacking the Pentagon), that intelligence was never visible. Honestly, the strongest thing they had going for them was their looks, and that was absolutely the primary weapon in their arsenal and the most frequently used. So claims of those characters having other qualities or depth rang false, because when it came down to it, they used their looks for pretty much everything. And I do not think you will get many sympathy votes from readers by playing the fiddle over how these gorgeous women were rejected from their from their former career as supermodels for being three pounds "overweight" or no longer being in the teenage blush of youth. It was tiring to read so often about how stunning they were. They certainly did not excel in job competence. In fact, they did very little investigating. Mostly they just posed as honey traps for cheating husbands. It was not hard to see why their company was in the red. It was also annoying that there was a setup for a stagnant love triangle (again, extremely reminiscent of the Stephanie Plum series).
Despite that, it was an entertaining enough read. It worked as a light appetizer in between some of my heavier reads. Unbreakable Bond definitely not accurate on crime procedures or believable, but it was a fun cozy mystery with Chick Lit airs. I may read the next book in the series when I am in the mood for another quick read.
RATING FACTORS:
Ease of Reading: 4 Stars
Writing Style: 3 Stars
Characters and Character Development: 3 Stars
Plot Structure and Development: 3 Stars
Level of Captivation: 3 Stars
Originality: 2 Stars
celli's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyable! I love a capable heroine - Jamie's not perfect, but I love it when she's good at her job. The characters are all interesting, and I look forward to sequels - although I'm not super in love with the love triangle, to be honest. Hopefully it doesn't get too tangled.
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