A review by bambhee
Bastiano Romano by Parker S. Huntington

4.0

i can't believe exactly how much i liked this. parker s. huntington did it in the end, and i couldn't be happier about it. “bastiano romano” is not only the best book in “the five syndicates” series—so far, at least—but their best book, period. i'm FLOORED.
i have a very complicated relationships with parker s. huntington's works, but this—i can't say nothing if good things about this. i deserved such a good book after how underwhelming “ranieri andretti”'s novella was, if i do say so myself.
i had sky–high expectations for bastiano and ariana since the very beginning, because the undercover agent / criminal trope is just so good. i hoped parker s. huntington would do it justice, and i have to say once again i was not disappointed. maybe the ending–slash–conflict resolution was a little rushed, but other than that i really had lots of fun with this book.
it had such a good depiction of grief, which is something i find i can never be enough grateful for. now let's hope the rest of the series doesn't disappoint me!