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annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review
4.0
When I tell some people that I read self-pub they somehow seem to think that my standards must be very low to actually like those books. They are wrong. Just like in regular publishing there are of course writers that are a better fit for me and writers that I don't like, but mostly the quality of the indie published books is amazing. In Steffanie Holmes' case it's even that amazing that I'm reading a contemporary maffia romance and I love it.
And I mostly love it because there are so many things at stake, there's so much happening, there is so much going on. I feel like every new book we discover more connections, more people involved, more deals gone wrong. And every book we learn something new about our heroine that changes the entire game. Those books are one big rollercoaster and when reading I have the adrenaline rushing through my veins and the need to read faster and faster.
Although the cliffhanger of this book isn't that different from the cliffhanger of the previous one, the cliffhangers might be the one thing I'm not a huge fan of when it comes to Holmes, mostly because they are brutal, the characters have grown and learned and are in an entirely different place right now. Where they were trying to wait to get free from the gangs in the previous books, they are now part of it. And if they want to survive they have to play.
The world in this book is brutal, lethal and at some times even sickening. It's the kind of world I never would have wanted to get in touch with, although most characters involved probably feel that way. I like how, in her own way, our heroine is trying to change the world a little. She won't make the world perfect and I'm sure she will keep on committing crimes, but still. I can't wait to see how the series ends in the next book!
And I mostly love it because there are so many things at stake, there's so much happening, there is so much going on. I feel like every new book we discover more connections, more people involved, more deals gone wrong. And every book we learn something new about our heroine that changes the entire game. Those books are one big rollercoaster and when reading I have the adrenaline rushing through my veins and the need to read faster and faster.
Although the cliffhanger of this book isn't that different from the cliffhanger of the previous one, the cliffhangers might be the one thing I'm not a huge fan of when it comes to Holmes, mostly because they are brutal, the characters have grown and learned and are in an entirely different place right now. Where they were trying to wait to get free from the gangs in the previous books, they are now part of it. And if they want to survive they have to play.
The world in this book is brutal, lethal and at some times even sickening. It's the kind of world I never would have wanted to get in touch with, although most characters involved probably feel that way. I like how, in her own way, our heroine is trying to change the world a little. She won't make the world perfect and I'm sure she will keep on committing crimes, but still. I can't wait to see how the series ends in the next book!
daisybox's review
1.0
This series lost me completely.
The characters get lost in the plot too. As much as I like some weird crazy plot, I need some realistic elements and this is not it.
I can't believe the author added Yara. Why? What's her purpose?
I don't understand how they all forgot about Mac as soon as she disappears. Wouldn't finding her their priority? It's mindblowing.
Grammar errors, continuity errors. This series needs a good edit too.
The characters get lost in the plot too. As much as I like some weird crazy plot, I need some realistic elements and this is not it.
I can't believe the author added Yara. Why? What's her purpose?
I don't understand how they all forgot about Mac as soon as she disappears. Wouldn't finding her their priority? It's mindblowing.
Grammar errors, continuity errors. This series needs a good edit too.
pachomacho's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
angelastl's review
4.0
Crazy
Talk about your huge crazy plot twists. But the story is easy to follow. And you can’t help but cheer on the characters and hope they get what they need.
Talk about your huge crazy plot twists. But the story is easy to follow. And you can’t help but cheer on the characters and hope they get what they need.
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