katherinecg 's review for:

The Puppeteer and The Poisoned Pawn by Brandi Elise Szeker

3.0

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This book broke me, ravaged my heart, then made me whole. I really loved how genuine the heartbreak felt. I did think it lingered in certain things longer than it should, then blew through others more quickly than I would have liked. The asylum rage scene… maybe I’m just a disturbing soul, but I wanted more, more, MORE! I’ll be honest, I didn’t love the spice scenes. The ones with Greystone were solid, but they others felt forced and a little uninspired. The image it was giving in my head was the scene in the movie Easy A when Emma Stone is faking having intercourse at that party, jumping on the bed, and going “Oh, yeah, baby. Oh, yeah.” It just wasn’t doing it for me. I loved all the twists. Brandi, if you ever kill Dessy again, you will have hell to pay. I will burn the world down for him. (; Can’t wait for book 4!