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A review by calila
Corkscrewed by M.J. O'Shea
4.0
*A free copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*
This is a very fun read full of highly improbable hijinks between two conmen and their ill timed(or is it?) romance. The characters were all really great. A couple get the short end of the stick and questions are left, but all in all everyone is entertaining. Issac was so loveable and kind of lost. You can't really hold his plan against him. Cary was harder to like in spots. He was older so of course he knew everything and was always in the right. It's hard to take him seriously when he does get upset since it's so hypocritical. But in the end they are both good men who just happened to be doing a bad thing that ends up not being so bad. Marigold is everything. I wish I had a grandmother like her, and not just for the money. Jules was less formed, she's really just there to nag and support Cary. Wish we'd seen/learned more about Roman. Kitty...I still have so many questions about Kitty. The actual plot is so ridiculous, in the best way. It's kind of farcical. Two con men falling in love while each are unaware the other is trying to con the same person. The chemistry between them was there. I do wish there'd been more. We're left with the implication that there will be more, but in the book it's mostly just sex, though there are "feelings". It is a fairly predictable plot. But that in no way detracts from the enjoyment. If you need just a fun book that doesn't take itself super seriously...this is that book.
This is a very fun read full of highly improbable hijinks between two conmen and their ill timed(or is it?) romance. The characters were all really great. A couple get the short end of the stick and questions are left, but all in all everyone is entertaining. Issac was so loveable and kind of lost. You can't really hold his plan against him. Cary was harder to like in spots. He was older so of course he knew everything and was always in the right. It's hard to take him seriously when he does get upset since it's so hypocritical. But in the end they are both good men who just happened to be doing a bad thing that ends up not being so bad. Marigold is everything. I wish I had a grandmother like her, and not just for the money. Jules was less formed, she's really just there to nag and support Cary. Wish we'd seen/learned more about Roman. Kitty...I still have so many questions about Kitty. The actual plot is so ridiculous, in the best way. It's kind of farcical. Two con men falling in love while each are unaware the other is trying to con the same person. The chemistry between them was there. I do wish there'd been more. We're left with the implication that there will be more, but in the book it's mostly just sex, though there are "feelings". It is a fairly predictable plot. But that in no way detracts from the enjoyment. If you need just a fun book that doesn't take itself super seriously...this is that book.