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A review by rachcannoli
Vows, Vendettas and a Little Black Dress by Kyra Davis
3.0
This series has just plateaued for me. Don't get me wrong, it's still really fun and I always enjoy going along for the ride, but it's just not as compelling as it used to be. The mysteries are a bit more of a stretch and I've had it with how often there's such forced conflict between Sophie and Anatoly over simple miscommunication.
In this entry Sophie's best friend, Deena is shot while visiting her cousin, Maryann to hear about her engagement. Sophie, still unable to keep her nose out of drama and now determined to avenge her friend, cannot rest until she finds who did this and bring them to justice. It's only when she realizes that Deena may not have been the real target that she realizes they may be in a lot more danger than expected.
Naturally, Sophie still refuses to just let the cops do their job and trusts her boyfriend just as little. She makes valid points that he hasn't opened up to her and told her everything about his past, but he obviously has major PTSD about it and instead of just talking to him about it like a normal human she has to do everything through arguing. Don't get me wrong, it leads to steamy fun, but it's starting to get really grating that we're rehashing this again and again. And then for it to end on the cliffhanger that Anatoly is hiding even more than we though, ugh. I'm frustrated, I just want them to be happy. Understandably they've had issues since book one when y'know, they both thought the other one was a murderer, but at this point that's clearly been put behind them and they obviously love the other for some reason, just stfu and be happy. I also can't imagine what more can be done to this ridiculous friend group.
I didn't guess the killer in this one, which was fun at least, but I also don't think it made a whole lot of sense to begin with. Also the lead up to the climactic moment felt a bit rushed and forced, like I realized how little we had left and we still had so many suspects for bam, it was revealed out of nowhere. Not my favorite, but still fine enough for what it is. I'll probably read on just because I've made it this far and there's only 2 more left (I think). But as per usual I'm just not expecting much from them.
In this entry Sophie's best friend, Deena is shot while visiting her cousin, Maryann to hear about her engagement. Sophie, still unable to keep her nose out of drama and now determined to avenge her friend, cannot rest until she finds who did this and bring them to justice. It's only when she realizes that Deena may not have been the real target that she realizes they may be in a lot more danger than expected.
Naturally, Sophie still refuses to just let the cops do their job and trusts her boyfriend just as little. She makes valid points that he hasn't opened up to her and told her everything about his past, but he obviously has major PTSD about it and instead of just talking to him about it like a normal human she has to do everything through arguing. Don't get me wrong, it leads to steamy fun, but it's starting to get really grating that we're rehashing this again and again. And then for it to end on the cliffhanger that Anatoly is hiding even more than we though, ugh. I'm frustrated, I just want them to be happy. Understandably they've had issues since book one when y'know, they both thought the other one was a murderer, but at this point that's clearly been put behind them and they obviously love the other for some reason, just stfu and be happy. I also can't imagine what more can be done to this ridiculous friend group.
I didn't guess the killer in this one, which was fun at least, but I also don't think it made a whole lot of sense to begin with. Also the lead up to the climactic moment felt a bit rushed and forced, like I realized how little we had left and we still had so many suspects for bam, it was revealed out of nowhere. Not my favorite, but still fine enough for what it is. I'll probably read on just because I've made it this far and there's only 2 more left (I think). But as per usual I'm just not expecting much from them.