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gerireads's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 wonderful stars!!
This has been my favorite Assassins book yet. Granted, I wasn't so fond of the previous books, I still requested this based on the blurb alone. Boy, I am so glad I did because I ended up devouring this book and enjoying Piper and Erik's story.
Eric Titov is a real bad boy. And when I say bad, I mean BAD. He uses women and doesn't care much for them at all. Plus, he had this really fucked up childhood which involved a lot of physical abuse that culminated in a horrific tragedy where Erik witnessed his father killed his mother and then killed himself afterwards. All of these happened in front of Erik, which messed him up real good. Thankfully, he was adopted by his aunt and uncle and was able to come to the US and finally had a semblance of a normal childhood. But that particular incident affected Erik's view on relationship. He was convinced that he couldn't be a husband and father material for fear that he might end up like his biological father.
Piper Allen is a nice girl and is known as the flighty one, career-wise, in her family. She's been in love with Erik since forever even though he hardly notices her. I loved Piper. She's the best Toni Aleo heroine to date. I remembered reading the previous books in this series and how much I disliked the heroines in those books but Piper was easy to like. I simply adored her vulnerability and the way she fought for Erik and her baby.
Story-wise, Blue Lines had the depth and character development I was looking for. I was so annoyed with Erik for more than half of the book. I didn't know whether or not he could be redeemed but I was wrong. Ms. Aleo has written his redemption beautiful. It wasn't abrupt, it was slow and sweet and very convincing. I believed it. It was a gradual change although, he still had his doubts, you can clearly see that Erik has changed. And for those of you who are wonderingthere is no cheating in this book. Erik hooked up with other girls after Piper but once they got married, he didn't cheat.He was afraid he would and he was tempted but he didn't cheat. I was really afraid the author might resort to the cheating trope for the drama but she didn't! I was very happy that she didn't take that direction.
I also loved Erik's adoptive family especially his relationship with Cooper, his adoptive father. It was one of the highlights in the story for me. It really showed that in spite his reputation, there is actually something good hiding behind the bad boy facade. And it also supports Piper's intuition that Erik isn't as douche as he might have been. I would have been very disappointed in Piper for falling in love with jerk but as it turns out, she was right. Erik is a good man.
I definitely, definitely recommend this one. And I also think that this can be read as a standalone. The other couples from previous books appeared here but you don't have to read their books to enjoy Erik and Piper's story. So no worries there.
ARC is provided by Random House Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
This has been my favorite Assassins book yet. Granted, I wasn't so fond of the previous books, I still requested this based on the blurb alone. Boy, I am so glad I did because I ended up devouring this book and enjoying Piper and Erik's story.
Eric Titov is a real bad boy. And when I say bad, I mean BAD. He uses women and doesn't care much for them at all. Plus, he had this really fucked up childhood which involved a lot of physical abuse that culminated in a horrific tragedy where Erik witnessed his father killed his mother and then killed himself afterwards. All of these happened in front of Erik, which messed him up real good. Thankfully, he was adopted by his aunt and uncle and was able to come to the US and finally had a semblance of a normal childhood. But that particular incident affected Erik's view on relationship. He was convinced that he couldn't be a husband and father material for fear that he might end up like his biological father.
Piper Allen is a nice girl and is known as the flighty one, career-wise, in her family. She's been in love with Erik since forever even though he hardly notices her. I loved Piper. She's the best Toni Aleo heroine to date. I remembered reading the previous books in this series and how much I disliked the heroines in those books but Piper was easy to like. I simply adored her vulnerability and the way she fought for Erik and her baby.
Story-wise, Blue Lines had the depth and character development I was looking for. I was so annoyed with Erik for more than half of the book. I didn't know whether or not he could be redeemed but I was wrong. Ms. Aleo has written his redemption beautiful. It wasn't abrupt, it was slow and sweet and very convincing. I believed it. It was a gradual change although, he still had his doubts, you can clearly see that Erik has changed. And for those of you who are wondering
I also loved Erik's adoptive family especially his relationship with Cooper, his adoptive father. It was one of the highlights in the story for me. It really showed that in spite his reputation, there is actually something good hiding behind the bad boy facade. And it also supports Piper's intuition that Erik isn't as douche as he might have been. I would have been very disappointed in Piper for falling in love with jerk but as it turns out, she was right. Erik is a good man.
I definitely, definitely recommend this one. And I also think that this can be read as a standalone. The other couples from previous books appeared here but you don't have to read their books to enjoy Erik and Piper's story. So no worries there.
ARC is provided by Random House Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
kame's review against another edition
4.0
This is somewhere between a 3 1/2 and 4 star read for me.
Piper might have loved Erik since the first time she saw him. He is family, her sister's brother-in-law, but she still can't deny the attraction they have for each other. They meet up in a bar and can't deny the pull. Neither expect it will be a night that changes their lives.
Piper has a great heart and I really enjoyed her character. She has many interests and never seems to stay at one project long. She loves with every cell in her body. Erik would never make it on my list of favorite heroes. Yes he had a hard life, most heroes use their bad history to shape their lives, Erik seems to use it as an excuse to hide from life, and to not allow himself to be happy. His inability to believe he deserved happiness was a constant theme, one that wore on me. I actually did not like Erik until chapter 25.
This is a few books into a series and many previous characters make appearances. I was happy to see Aubrey and Tate - two of my favorites. A few characters who I enjoyed in their books grated on my nerves in this book. The plot of this book was not unique and at times I thought the drama in Erik and Piper's life was too drawn out for my taste. A few new characters were introduced but I have no clue on future couples in the series, and no real cliffhangers for the next book in the series.
Fans of this series will continue reading and will be happy with Piper and Erik's HEA. I know this was a hard book for the author to write, I appreciate her love of hockey and her love for these characters. I would read the next book in the series to check up on Piper and Aubrey.
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley for my honest review.
Piper might have loved Erik since the first time she saw him. He is family, her sister's brother-in-law, but she still can't deny the attraction they have for each other. They meet up in a bar and can't deny the pull. Neither expect it will be a night that changes their lives.
Piper has a great heart and I really enjoyed her character. She has many interests and never seems to stay at one project long. She loves with every cell in her body. Erik would never make it on my list of favorite heroes. Yes he had a hard life, most heroes use their bad history to shape their lives, Erik seems to use it as an excuse to hide from life, and to not allow himself to be happy. His inability to believe he deserved happiness was a constant theme, one that wore on me. I actually did not like Erik until chapter 25.
This is a few books into a series and many previous characters make appearances. I was happy to see Aubrey and Tate - two of my favorites. A few characters who I enjoyed in their books grated on my nerves in this book. The plot of this book was not unique and at times I thought the drama in Erik and Piper's life was too drawn out for my taste. A few new characters were introduced but I have no clue on future couples in the series, and no real cliffhangers for the next book in the series.
Fans of this series will continue reading and will be happy with Piper and Erik's HEA. I know this was a hard book for the author to write, I appreciate her love of hockey and her love for these characters. I would read the next book in the series to check up on Piper and Aubrey.
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley for my honest review.
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