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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
OBSESSED with Sam. What a guy!!!! Loved their push and pull so much!!
dark
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
yoooo, i kinda want my time back on this one? Im reminded why I DNFed the first book. This had sooo much potential. I LOVEEEE SAM. He is so raw and real and true to himself. I love a solid guy who knows himself and isnt ashamed of who or what he is. But this book was trying to do so much and i literally DID NOT CARE. The plot was stupid and then when things did get resolved it was so nonchalant like WHAT? what was the point? Sam didnt even care either so why would I?? There was no real reform in his mind and I gave zero damns. The saddest part was the romance was so off and lacking. it started off really really good and the tension between them was so yummy and then NOTHING. Aisling couldve been a strong character and I wanted to rewrite so much of this book IT ANNOYED ME. It contextually needed to be stronger and more developed like it fell sooo flat but i get what the author was trying to do. Overall poor execution and the dynamic with Cillian and Hunter too was so undeveloped!! Cillian and Sam were BROS in the last book and shared a relationship that was never even mentioned in this book?! like hardly had ANY interaction between the two IDK it felt so separate and ngl the second book with Cillian was FUNNY so it made it bearable and part of that was this allure about Sam and him being so cruel and mysterious! AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GIVE ME?!!? This whole book was just me hoping something good would eventually happen and the ending felt like such a cop out like really you are going to randomly have Sam get shot WHILE CILLIAN AND HUNTER ARE IN THE SAME ROOM AND THE RUSSIANS JUST LEAVE THEM OR LIKE WHAT EVEN HAPPENED IT WAS A FADE TO BLACK AT 92% AND THEN BAM HES IN THE HOSPITAL ASKING FOR AISLING AND THEN THEY JUST LOVE EACH OTHER WTF I felt like Sam and Aisling's relationship hardly evolved. I despised the spelling and grammar mistakes. the sex wasnt even that hot. why did i read this. overall super BORING as far as mafia romances go and this author has burned me twice. I needed more from this and all I got was stale moldy leftovers. Goodbye.
dark
emotional
tense
I had been waiting on this book because of the other males in the series, HE was the only one I was interested in. -swoon-
This was effing spectacular!!
Their chemistry made me want to dance off an elaborate train. I LOVED Sam’s humour and Aisling’s wit. The best part? It never died halfway along the book. Their banter and jabs didn’t end the moment they got together or made up. It didn’t fall flat in the emotional department either. This is something I look for heavily in a great book so I was ecstatic to see it.
I loved that he had to grovel but didn’t change his nature despite that. That he didn’t end up being obscenely smushy and soft in the end (I do like a bad boy through and through). I loved that he claimed her the way he did—what I would’ve done to get his pov on their blackjack game—
I fucking loved how she stood her ground in the end and then stole some of his for good measure lmao. It’s in the small details which made this such a good book by my standards.
When he didn’t give her the time of day— or so she thought— just made it more exciting, anticipating the explosion that would be them hitting it off.
My gut sank when she quit tho. Oof. Goosebumps. EVERYWHERE.
The plot twists got crazy to a point even I was kinda surprised for this book. Gah! It’s left me reeling. Even now I can’t get over them.
Their chemistry made me want to dance off an elaborate train. I LOVED Sam’s humour and Aisling’s wit. The best part? It never died halfway along the book. Their banter and jabs didn’t end the moment they got together or made up. It didn’t fall flat in the emotional department either. This is something I look for heavily in a great book so I was ecstatic to see it.
I loved that he had to grovel but didn’t change his nature despite that. That he didn’t end up being obscenely smushy and soft in the end (I do like a bad boy through and through). I loved that he claimed her the way he did—what I would’ve done to get his pov on their blackjack game—
I fucking loved how she stood her ground in the end and then stole some of his for good measure lmao. It’s in the small details which made this such a good book by my standards.
When he didn’t give her the time of day— or so she thought— just made it more exciting, anticipating the explosion that would be them hitting it off.
My gut sank when she quit tho. Oof. Goosebumps. EVERYWHERE.
The plot twists got crazy to a point even I was kinda surprised for this book. Gah! It’s left me reeling. Even now I can’t get over them.
OMG... can't finish it. The worst. Two unlovable characters. A creep and a doormat.
I am so disappointed. This Boston Belles series so far feels as though it was the first draft and not thoroughly edited.
We were introduced to Sam in "The Sparrow" and now he is grown up and a mafia/gangster with Mathematician wizardry. He meets up with Aisling Fitzpatrick, a medical resident, moonlighting as an euthanizing specialist from a rich family. Sam, aka "The Monster" works for her family and has made a deal that pays him to stay away from Aisling. Aisling considers herself to be a "monster" too since she is helping people end their lives.
The story starts off with Sam as an eight year old. In The Sparrow, he is an adorable boy with awful parents. In this story, he is a recovering drug addict with a mentally destroyed mother. I just couldn't fathom this scenario. Then we are introduced to Aisling who seeks out the carnival after the death of her governess. This is where she meets Sam and where she sees him kill a person.
They meet again in Sam's nightclub, and it goes it a total horrible "porn" scene, which made me long for the old fashioned romance when the boy and girl held hands and that was the thrill of the moment.
I am not averse to a good sex scene but this was a totally debasing act for the woman. This turned me off completely. I am not sure if Ms. Shen is trying to keep us surprised and on the edge or to get these books out quickly. I think she should go back to her originality when she first wrote Midnight Blue, and Broken Knight.
The end redeems the story a little bit. But still...
PS. The Villian was very disappointing too.
We were introduced to Sam in "The Sparrow" and now he is grown up and a mafia/gangster with Mathematician wizardry. He meets up with Aisling Fitzpatrick, a medical resident, moonlighting as an euthanizing specialist from a rich family. Sam, aka "The Monster" works for her family and has made a deal that pays him to stay away from Aisling. Aisling considers herself to be a "monster" too since she is helping people end their lives.
The story starts off with Sam as an eight year old. In The Sparrow, he is an adorable boy with awful parents. In this story, he is a recovering drug addict with a mentally destroyed mother. I just couldn't fathom this scenario. Then we are introduced to Aisling who seeks out the carnival after the death of her governess. This is where she meets Sam and where she sees him kill a person.
They meet again in Sam's nightclub, and it goes it a total horrible "porn" scene, which made me long for the old fashioned romance when the boy and girl held hands and that was the thrill of the moment.
I am not averse to a good sex scene but this was a totally debasing act for the woman. This turned me off completely. I am not sure if Ms. Shen is trying to keep us surprised and on the edge or to get these books out quickly. I think she should go back to her originality when she first wrote Midnight Blue, and Broken Knight.
The end redeems the story a little bit. But still...
PS. The Villian was very disappointing too.
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The amount of times the MMC uses the word “shit” is insane. Feeling like he was getting “shit” on, things going to “shit”, having to deal with everybody’s “shit”. The word “shit”, I shit you not, is used 50 times, not including its variants (ex. Shithead, shitty, bullshit). It was a lot of shit.
I’m friends with the Monster that’s under my bed…
Knowing Sam’s dark past and his area of work, I was expecting certain things from this book. But the narrative went in directions I could never have imagined, and as usual, I was blown away by the depth of emotion it invoked in me. Shen executes another seemingly impossible romance between star crossed lovers that slowly creeps into your heart and makes a permanent place.
Sam has from day one been one of the most magnetic characters in this series, and I was dying to peel back some of his layers. And as you’d think, he’s one broken, cold, enigmatic psychopath. Designed to infuriate you by some of his actions, while sneakily melting your heart in the very next moment. The little boy you remember to the monster with a hollow tin chest.
However, Aisling was the character that most intrigued me, precisely because she was the most underrated, the proverbial good little wallflower nerd. But she’s so much more. Unrequited love is hard y’all, especially when it’s with an alphahole who won’t give you the time of day. It takes a different kind of strength to put your heart out there, go get your man even when it shreds your dignity a little, maintain absolute self awareness about your toxic love, all while having a career and holding together a rather crappy family, and our girl has that in spades. Initially I was like don’t do it girl, eventually I was all you go girl, firmly in Camp Aisling. Her growth from someone everyone takes for granted to bad bleep who puts her backbone to good use is glorious. Our girl’s got just a bit of a dark side, like all good girls do. A monster for a monster.
It is so fun to watch Sam going through the stages of love from denial to anger to finally acceptance and having to grovel his way out of the doghouse. Sam and his Nix have explosive chemistry and gave me all the butterflies, their connection inexorable, their love inevitable. Consequently, this book is the hottest so far in series IMO. Two sides of the same coin, their killer and healer facets complement each other extremely well. As always, the supporting cast is endearing and hilarious, if sometimes incredibly dysfunctional. I can’t wait to see what Belle and Devon bring to the table.
Knowing Sam’s dark past and his area of work, I was expecting certain things from this book. But the narrative went in directions I could never have imagined, and as usual, I was blown away by the depth of emotion it invoked in me. Shen executes another seemingly impossible romance between star crossed lovers that slowly creeps into your heart and makes a permanent place.
Sam has from day one been one of the most magnetic characters in this series, and I was dying to peel back some of his layers. And as you’d think, he’s one broken, cold, enigmatic psychopath. Designed to infuriate you by some of his actions, while sneakily melting your heart in the very next moment. The little boy you remember to the monster with a hollow tin chest.
However, Aisling was the character that most intrigued me, precisely because she was the most underrated, the proverbial good little wallflower nerd. But she’s so much more. Unrequited love is hard y’all, especially when it’s with an alphahole who won’t give you the time of day. It takes a different kind of strength to put your heart out there, go get your man even when it shreds your dignity a little, maintain absolute self awareness about your toxic love, all while having a career and holding together a rather crappy family, and our girl has that in spades. Initially I was like don’t do it girl, eventually I was all you go girl, firmly in Camp Aisling. Her growth from someone everyone takes for granted to bad bleep who puts her backbone to good use is glorious. Our girl’s got just a bit of a dark side, like all good girls do. A monster for a monster.
It is so fun to watch Sam going through the stages of love from denial to anger to finally acceptance and having to grovel his way out of the doghouse. Sam and his Nix have explosive chemistry and gave me all the butterflies, their connection inexorable, their love inevitable. Consequently, this book is the hottest so far in series IMO. Two sides of the same coin, their killer and healer facets complement each other extremely well. As always, the supporting cast is endearing and hilarious, if sometimes incredibly dysfunctional. I can’t wait to see what Belle and Devon bring to the table.