ppchili93 's review for:

Nest of Thieves by Rory Miles

3.25

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The first half of this omegaverse book was like 4 ⭐️'s, but then the second half quickly devolved and felt like it was taking several steps in the wrong direction. 

What I liked:

• Jo Walsh being an unapologetic and devious criminal hottie (at times). She had Aelin energy in certain moments but couldn't maintain it. I wanted her character to be fully batshit and hot, instead she is more wishy-washy and lukewarm
• The foiled bank robbery. I loved how Jo adapted to the situation and played the boys to still take the cash
• When Jo tracks the boys down and takes them and their employees down one by one before escaping via their own stolen car
• Some aspects of the male characters, especially when they were into Jo's villainy. No wonder Mac was my favorite - he was the only true psycho 

What I didn't like:

• The "bad guy" being both Jo and the boys' boss, especially considering they couldn't figure it out until the very end. I just wasn't into the whole conflict in terms of her trying to take back the jewel to protect her family. She should have been either honest with the boys and asked them to help her way earlier or (and I think this is the more interesting choice) she should have been outmaneuvering everyone the whole time with a brilliant plan to take down the boss for good. Unfortunately, it was neither
• The back and forth between the different men and Jo throughout - after they "capture" her, I think they should have been like "you're ours and you aren't leaving." Their outward uncertainty and lack of commitment dragged for way too long when their inner monologues were like 😍