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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Loved the plot. At some points I felt like it was a tad rushed, but it was a great, humorous plot. This book starts off really spicy which I liked. I loved Lucy and Asher’s dynamic and banter, too
I didn’t like Lucy’s rambling train of thought. I felt like most of the time is was unnecessary and it took away from all the other intense, great stuff that was happening.
I didn’t like Lucy’s rambling train of thought. I felt like most of the time is was unnecessary and it took away from all the other intense, great stuff that was happening.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Asher Black
Well done! This book was really good. Well written with a drop dead gorgeous male who you will fall for almost instantly. I loved how in this mafia book, the mob were actually the good guys lol. And corporate America was the bad guy. I can not wait to see what happens with the rest of the families.
Well done! This book was really good. Well written with a drop dead gorgeous male who you will fall for almost instantly. I loved how in this mafia book, the mob were actually the good guys lol. And corporate America was the bad guy. I can not wait to see what happens with the rest of the families.
This book surprised me. It was on KU. And it’s ‘mafia’ so I was expecting the dark drama and angst- can be good.
The heroine is pretty real if a bit Mary Sue ish ( she just happens to speak French and charm the right people ) and I although I hate the ‘all the other women he brings around are stupid/vanish/etc’ thing even if another female character says it, the secretary in love with him plot line wasn’t overblown but actually realistic. Asher has good points and he’s alpha ish without the usual a-holeness that seems to have become too much the norm.
Why three stars? Well for all that I liked them both, for me there was NO steam. Not in the kisses or anything. I skipped the sex scene and almost put the book down after the first thing in the alley. They never revisited why he acted like that by the way. I was okay with them developing feelings after that- but it didn’t feel like they did.
I like ‘Lev’ by Belle Aurora for a ‘Mafia guy saves girl of sad background’ better and that had heat and tension. Or The Master by Kresley Cole . I wanted this to be up there with those but there was no tension for me still, readable and a good debut.
The heroine is pretty real if a bit Mary Sue ish ( she just happens to speak French and charm the right people ) and I although I hate the ‘all the other women he brings around are stupid/vanish/etc’ thing even if another female character says it, the secretary in love with him plot line wasn’t overblown but actually realistic. Asher has good points and he’s alpha ish without the usual a-holeness that seems to have become too much the norm.
Why three stars? Well for all that I liked them both, for me there was NO steam. Not in the kisses or anything. I skipped the sex scene and almost put the book down after the first thing in the alley. They never revisited why he acted like that by the way. I was okay with them developing feelings after that- but it didn’t feel like they did.
I like ‘Lev’ by Belle Aurora for a ‘Mafia guy saves girl of sad background’ better and that had heat and tension. Or The Master by Kresley Cole . I wanted this to be up there with those but there was no tension for me still, readable and a good debut.
Started out with promise, now we here.
I've tried to read a couple of books that heavily featured the Mafia, and for some reason, all of them featured male characters that were very domineering, disrespectful, and disgusting towards women. Now I know that we're talking about the mafia here, and they're criminals. But lets cut the stereotypical bullshit, shall we? A criminal does not a misogynistic pig make. I shouldn't have to be subject to a man's vitriol and venom just because they run a crime syndicate, fictional or not!. And the worst part is these characters are written by women!...
Anyway, I'm digressing...Asher Black was my "last hurrah." It was the last mafia story I was going to try until I gave up on the sub-genre altogether. And surprisingly, I picked a winner! Or so I thought.
This book started off very promising. We were introduced to Lucy who is a science major at a very prestigious school in NY. She has a checkered past—the result of being in the foster system for all of her life. Side note: can we stop using the foster system or abandonment as the hardship these characters have to face. It's getting old. This is like the 2nd book I've read this month that has used that plot device. She's just trying to lay low and get through school, minding her business, until she witnesses a crime in a club hallway and does what any upstanding citizen would do in that situation...calls the cops. Only she's called the cops to the club of the one Asher Black—former member of and fixer for one of NY's biggest crime families. Seemingly on the up and up now, Asher is still a very dangerous man, and when he finally finds and confronts her for bringing the "fuzz" to his place of business, instead of taking care of her, he offers her a proposal. Pretend to be his fiance so he can appear stable to the board members of his conglomerate, Black Enterprises, and remain CEO.
Overall...I enjoyed this book. What's really grinding my gears and disappointing me is that towards the end of this book, once Asher and Lucy finally started being honest about their feelings for one another, it just got to be sooooo cheesy. The dialogue, internal and verbal, was just the cheesiest of all cheese and coming from characters who are supposed to be hardened, either by their upbringing or affiliations, was just...disappointing. When I start rolling my eyes while reading a book...not a good thing! It was so bad towards the end, that I literally had one chapter left to read and I would have been done with the book, and I couldn't stomach it anymore and had to put the last chapter off or the next day to give myself a break from all the sugar seeping off the page and rotting my teeth.
Yes...I understand the irony of me complaining about a mobster being too sweet when I was just complaining about mobsters being too harsh at the beginning of this review. But is it a crime to want a bit of balance?! A mobster can be romantic without being a complete cheeseball can't he? To be honest, I wouldn't like the kind of sap I had to endure while reading this story even if it was the sweetest of all sweet stories I've ever read. I mean...in hindsight, after venting in this review, the cheesiness is the only issue I really have with this book. But I'm going to stick to my guns here because it affected the believability of the story for me. It pulled me out of the story while I was reading it which make it hard for me to really be engrossed in what's going on. I was too busy internally screaming to myself how unrealistic the dialogue was or how unbelievable some of their actions were.
*sighs* I took a couple of shots of tequila tonight and I don't even know what the previous couple of paragraphs say in this review. I hope whatever I wrote made sense.
I didn't hate this book, I just wish I was able to enjoy it more...There's still potential for me to enjoy the other books in this series...I think.
I've tried to read a couple of books that heavily featured the Mafia, and for some reason, all of them featured male characters that were very domineering, disrespectful, and disgusting towards women. Now I know that we're talking about the mafia here, and they're criminals. But lets cut the stereotypical bullshit, shall we? A criminal does not a misogynistic pig make. I shouldn't have to be subject to a man's vitriol and venom just because they run a crime syndicate, fictional or not!. And the worst part is these characters are written by women!...
Anyway, I'm digressing...Asher Black was my "last hurrah." It was the last mafia story I was going to try until I gave up on the sub-genre altogether. And surprisingly, I picked a winner! Or so I thought.
This book started off very promising. We were introduced to Lucy who is a science major at a very prestigious school in NY. She has a checkered past—the result of being in the foster system for all of her life. Side note: can we stop using the foster system or abandonment as the hardship these characters have to face. It's getting old. This is like the 2nd book I've read this month that has used that plot device. She's just trying to lay low and get through school, minding her business, until she witnesses a crime in a club hallway and does what any upstanding citizen would do in that situation...calls the cops. Only she's called the cops to the club of the one Asher Black—former member of and fixer for one of NY's biggest crime families. Seemingly on the up and up now, Asher is still a very dangerous man, and when he finally finds and confronts her for bringing the "fuzz" to his place of business, instead of taking care of her, he offers her a proposal. Pretend to be his fiance so he can appear stable to the board members of his conglomerate, Black Enterprises, and remain CEO.
Overall...I enjoyed this book. What's really grinding my gears and disappointing me is that towards the end of this book, once Asher and Lucy finally started being honest about their feelings for one another, it just got to be sooooo cheesy. The dialogue, internal and verbal, was just the cheesiest of all cheese and coming from characters who are supposed to be hardened, either by their upbringing or affiliations, was just...disappointing. When I start rolling my eyes while reading a book...not a good thing! It was so bad towards the end, that I literally had one chapter left to read and I would have been done with the book, and I couldn't stomach it anymore and had to put the last chapter off or the next day to give myself a break from all the sugar seeping off the page and rotting my teeth.
Yes...I understand the irony of me complaining about a mobster being too sweet when I was just complaining about mobsters being too harsh at the beginning of this review. But is it a crime to want a bit of balance?! A mobster can be romantic without being a complete cheeseball can't he? To be honest, I wouldn't like the kind of sap I had to endure while reading this story even if it was the sweetest of all sweet stories I've ever read. I mean...in hindsight, after venting in this review, the cheesiness is the only issue I really have with this book. But I'm going to stick to my guns here because it affected the believability of the story for me. It pulled me out of the story while I was reading it which make it hard for me to really be engrossed in what's going on. I was too busy internally screaming to myself how unrealistic the dialogue was or how unbelievable some of their actions were.
*sighs* I took a couple of shots of tequila tonight and I don't even know what the previous couple of paragraphs say in this review. I hope whatever I wrote made sense.
I didn't hate this book, I just wish I was able to enjoy it more...There's still potential for me to enjoy the other books in this series...I think.
medium-paced
Liana 4.5 stars
Asher Black is the second book that I've read by Parker S.Huntington.
Again the writing in this book it's amazing as the author has a way with her words that captivates you so much because you just can't stop reading/listening as you want to know what happens next.
The way the characters are build and the story it's just so good that sometimes you forgot about your surroundings.
It's a fast-paced story full of actions, never a dull moment, slow burn intensity between the main characters but so worth it.
Asher is fantastic and always respects her and never goes over the limit or pushes her into uncomfortable situations although he can't help it when risky moments happen and always playing the hero.
Lucy, being a foster kid has been through a lot and she wants to make something with her life. My God this woman won't stop! All of her inner thoughts are amazing, always going through a little drama in her mind and always doubting the other persons reasons but it's inevitable because of her past.
Great writing, slow burn spiced with a lot of chemistry and sexy moments between Lucy and Asher, it's more a friends to lovers situation as they get to talk and know each other more before anything happens but a great story nevertheless.
I only gave 4.5 stars because i was annoyed by the narrator's voice at times.
Asher Black is the second book that I've read by Parker S.Huntington.
Again the writing in this book it's amazing as the author has a way with her words that captivates you so much because you just can't stop reading/listening as you want to know what happens next.
The way the characters are build and the story it's just so good that sometimes you forgot about your surroundings.
It's a fast-paced story full of actions, never a dull moment, slow burn intensity between the main characters but so worth it.
Asher is fantastic and always respects her and never goes over the limit or pushes her into uncomfortable situations although he can't help it when risky moments happen and always playing the hero.
Lucy, being a foster kid has been through a lot and she wants to make something with her life. My God this woman won't stop! All of her inner thoughts are amazing, always going through a little drama in her mind and always doubting the other persons reasons but it's inevitable because of her past.
Great writing, slow burn spiced with a lot of chemistry and sexy moments between Lucy and Asher, it's more a friends to lovers situation as they get to talk and know each other more before anything happens but a great story nevertheless.
I only gave 4.5 stars because i was annoyed by the narrator's voice at times.
Never really read this type of book before with the whole 'mafia thing going on' but I'm really glad I did! Gutted it has finished and wish there was another book on Lucy and Asher as felt it ended to soon!!