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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
I don't know. I like her writing, but the whole criminal element thing was a turn off for me.
Buddy read. One of the best character names in all of literature. Dickens is green with envy.
This one had me from the first few pages.
First, anyone that can understand the cultural nuances of Vietnamese names and culture, and mentions Westminster, has me intrigued.
Second, when someone mentions Cal Berkeley, and calls it a "hippie school" - LOL! I'm IN! #gobears
Thuy and Maddie have been friends since college, and Maddie helps her get through their college years. Thuy plans to repay Maddie by sticking by her no matter what...including supporting her pregnant and recently dumped friend to raise her child, and moving to Green Valley to deal with the loss of her father. While there, she meets Maddie's brother Teddy/Drill, and isn't afraid of his Iron Wraith involvement.
Teddy/Drill is having commitment issues of his own, and is wondering how much longer he can tolerate the crazy that is the Iron Wraiths. He's questioning his commitment to his "family" - the MC and his own. When they ask him to sacrifice his inheritance, and put his sister and Thuy in danger, he realizes what he really wants for his future.
I really enjoyed this one, and Cathy Yardley had me connected to this story from the start. I also enjoyed that this one had a bit more of the MC involved - while gritty and not central to the story, it expands the chaos the club has invoked in the town and their people.
First, anyone that can understand the cultural nuances of Vietnamese names and culture, and mentions Westminster, has me intrigued.
Second, when someone mentions Cal Berkeley, and calls it a "hippie school" - LOL! I'm IN! #gobears
Thuy and Maddie have been friends since college, and Maddie helps her get through their college years. Thuy plans to repay Maddie by sticking by her no matter what...including supporting her pregnant and recently dumped friend to raise her child, and moving to Green Valley to deal with the loss of her father. While there, she meets Maddie's brother Teddy/Drill, and isn't afraid of his Iron Wraith involvement.
Teddy/Drill is having commitment issues of his own, and is wondering how much longer he can tolerate the crazy that is the Iron Wraiths. He's questioning his commitment to his "family" - the MC and his own. When they ask him to sacrifice his inheritance, and put his sister and Thuy in danger, he realizes what he really wants for his future.
I really enjoyed this one, and Cathy Yardley had me connected to this story from the start. I also enjoyed that this one had a bit more of the MC involved - while gritty and not central to the story, it expands the chaos the club has invoked in the town and their people.
Thuy and Drill’s story was amazing. I loved the building in their relationship and the background info we got into the Iron Wraiths.
Diverse!
Awesome story with diverse characters! Loved it! Perfect fit for smart pants! Love the library series and mingling the other worlds in from Green Valley!
Awesome story with diverse characters! Loved it! Perfect fit for smart pants! Love the library series and mingling the other worlds in from Green Valley!
Yas Thuy!!! What a badass!!! All my stars go to her character. I'm still kinda torn about Teddy AKA Drill... I want to root for him and punch him in the face with a chair at the same time. But I can't blame Thuy for being attracted to him, hell I too I love a bad guy
I will start off with saying that overall, I did enjoy this book. Even though I am not one for biker books these days, the biker element didn't take from my enjoying the overall story of this book.
I am stuck on the things that I didn't overly enjoy in this one. It moved slow for me. There was a bit too much filler and unnecessary rambling in this book that took away from this being an even better book. I found myself skimming a few parts that really played no part in anything in the story.
The resolution felt forced and a little sudden. I figured it would play out similar to how it did, but the way it was told left me still feeling a little less satisfied. Maybe that was just me?
I was on board with these characters. I love reading books written by authors who know how to create interesting characters I can like, love, or despise. This one is most assuredly one of those.
If you haven't been following allow with the band of authors writing books in the Pennyverse, you really need to rethink that decision. I haven't been disappointed yet, and I have now read over half of them. I regret nothing!
I am stuck on the things that I didn't overly enjoy in this one. It moved slow for me. There was a bit too much filler and unnecessary rambling in this book that took away from this being an even better book. I found myself skimming a few parts that really played no part in anything in the story.
The resolution felt forced and a little sudden. I figured it would play out similar to how it did, but the way it was told left me still feeling a little less satisfied. Maybe that was just me?
I was on board with these characters. I love reading books written by authors who know how to create interesting characters I can like, love, or despise. This one is most assuredly one of those.
If you haven't been following allow with the band of authors writing books in the Pennyverse, you really need to rethink that decision. I haven't been disappointed yet, and I have now read over half of them. I regret nothing!
4.5 stars - my fave in the Green Valley Library spinoff so far!
Thuy is a fucking QUEEN and we have no choice but to stan. She's loyal as hell to Maddy without ever being a doormat. She cares about the library patrons and wants teens to see themselves in books. She's committed to helping people to fall in love with reading. She's dealing with a dark family legacy and isn't afraid to wield it to keep her loved ones safe. And she'll verbally smackdown a homophobic hag in the Piggly Wiggly if she needs to! I fucking loved her SO damn much!
I could take or leave Drill as a love interest, but the Iron Wraiths really came through with the conflict. I enjoyed getting a closer view of the club dynamics, the fallout from Razor and Daryl's sudden abdication, and Drill realising his boundaries have shifted. We didn't get a real feel for the club in Jethro's book but this book provided that in spades! Cathy Yardley also deftly explores the lines between right and wrong and how they can blur or sharpen over time.
This is also the first book set in the library where we actually got a feel for it as a workplace. Thuy connects with both the older and younger residents of Green Valley and helps them to succeed in the face of resource cuts. She had my heart the moment she started talking about YA and diverse books, and this truly felt like a love letter to YA readers. Thuy has to navigate some serious library politics and change management and it felt so frustrating and so real.
Again, we have no choice but to stan Thuy.
Thuy is a fucking QUEEN and we have no choice but to stan. She's loyal as hell to Maddy without ever being a doormat. She cares about the library patrons and wants teens to see themselves in books. She's committed to helping people to fall in love with reading. She's dealing with a dark family legacy and isn't afraid to wield it to keep her loved ones safe. And she'll verbally smackdown a homophobic hag in the Piggly Wiggly if she needs to! I fucking loved her SO damn much!
I could take or leave Drill as a love interest, but the Iron Wraiths really came through with the conflict. I enjoyed getting a closer view of the club dynamics, the fallout from Razor and Daryl's sudden abdication, and Drill realising his boundaries have shifted. We didn't get a real feel for the club in Jethro's book but this book provided that in spades! Cathy Yardley also deftly explores the lines between right and wrong and how they can blur or sharpen over time.
This is also the first book set in the library where we actually got a feel for it as a workplace. Thuy connects with both the older and younger residents of Green Valley and helps them to succeed in the face of resource cuts. She had my heart the moment she started talking about YA and diverse books, and this truly felt like a love letter to YA readers. Thuy has to navigate some serious library politics and change management and it felt so frustrating and so real.
Again, we have no choice but to stan Thuy.