bigbuttandabook 's review for:

Toxic Revenge: Part One by Olivia Lewin

4.0

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a torture roller coaster. Ok so the pace of the story is medium to slow but it’s a page turner because there is so much going on. The romance, the rejection , the bond, and the MC. Also because quite frankly Talia is stupid. You might empathize with her but I think her family failed her epically by turning her into the person she is. Like I can’t off the top of my head think of a single good decision from her, so prepare to be frustrated enough to want to tap out. But here’s the kicker YOU CAN’T cause you are invested, ok. You get little tiny bits of information, just enough to keep you hooked. Because this is a train wreck of Talia’s making just waiting to happen and you aren’t getting off this ride babe! And that cliffhanger *sputters*…I’m half way tempted to press charges against Ms. Lewin, but I think the more reasonable course of action is to dive into her back catalogue so goddess save by TBR. The writing is good, the story is a touch chaotic but not in a hard to follow way, the one thing I needed was a little less day to day with Talia and and little more time with the pack to get to know them and to spend less time listening Talia rationalize her foolery!