Reviews

Mad Dog by Ophelia Bell

mybeastisreader's review

4.0

Second Skin off to a great start

I really enjoyed this book.

Great character developments, intense relationships, family drama.

Surprises! (I was not ready for that event) *tear*

It reads well and you do get tossed in along with the characters - it’s defo a different feel to what OB normally writes but all her signature blends are there.

I recommend this beauty! Bring on book 2

sjb86's review

5.0

Book 1 in new series Second Skin by Ophelia Bell
Maddox (Mad Dog) is a ex navy now a tattoo artist in a rough area of LA that is run by cartels.
Papa Flores runs the world surrounding Maddox and his family but he hasn’t been messed up with him since he was a kid.
Celeste is the daughter of papa Flores and runs his properties. After papa Flores hurts a love interest for getting too close she can’t let herself get too close to Leo one of her bodyguards.
I won’t lie I wasn’t sure I’d 100% love this like all her other book but I should have trust in the queen of dragons to deliver me a amazing book.
This is heavily based around the American-Mexican cartel which I don’t know much about other then what I’ve watched in movies so it’s nice to see this family and loyalty side but still with the gritty stuff.
Absolutely loved this and can not wait till next book.
This is first book in a long time that’s kept me awake and when I did go to sleep I woke up in night desperate to carry on.

angie_stl's review

5.0

I buy a lot of free or $.99 books and then never read them, but I’m so glad I decided to read this one almost right away! Maddox owns a tattoo shop, and has been giving Leo for a year. They’ve become friends, and Maddox has fallen for Leo. Then Leo’s boss shows up at the tattoo shop while Leo is getting work done, but worse the boss brought the big boss’s daughter with him!! Celeste is someone Leo acts as bodyguard for often, but also has a long ago history with Maddox. And so it begins!! There’s family drama, there’s gangland drama, there’s cartel drama!! There’s even a dance studio that the tattoo shop is in the same building, owned by his mom. It was such a great read, I’m ready for the next one!!

smhutch's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

waferk's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lea_talisa's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

4.0

hopeamarsu's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

book_lover_97's review

4.0

This is a riveting, standalone first book in this new series. Maddox, Celeste, and Leo are engaging characters that have depth. This is a well crafted story that kept me reading.

kacey_lynn98's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ajamwelch's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I got this book for free in some email newsletter, so I didn’t have exceedingly high expectations but WOW. What a story! What characters! What ROMANCE! Now I wouldn’t say this is light hearted by any means. Touches on loss and dealing with grief a lot. Definitely got more than I expected with this one. Would recommend.