Review: reviewed by Kota for Kota's Book Kollection
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
Pistol is the story of Steph and Pete.  Steph is a young lady fresh out of a relationship with a bloke who is an arrogant a*** and treated her poorly.  While she tries to come to terms with her life after this relationship and who she has become, she starts to question her place in the ‘normal’ world of her peers.Pete is an Irish rogue – of the hot, tatted and dangerous kind.  He has immigrated to Australia to start a clean life, but it is harder than he anticipated.  Then he meets Steph and it becomes a whole lot more complicated.Steph has some friends that she leans on to help guide her, such as Cassie and Ivan.  When she starts to rebuke their views on Pete though, these friendships become strained.Max Henry has created characters that draw you in.  Pete starts out like a hot alpha who makes your insides squirm, he then shows his colours that range from bastard to a******, yet at the same time, we are introduced to his broken soul, and his past that has tainted his heart.  His inability to communicate how important Steph becomes to him is as frustrating for the reader as it is for Pete.Steph quickly learns that her needs and wants do not fit the stereotype set by her friends and family.  She is a little left of centre and unique, and it is not until she understands Pete that little bit more, that she starts to truly embrace that side of her personality.As a reader I was initially sceptical of this story – what was its point of difference? would I really engage with the characters who initially seem superficial?  Would the instalust be a turn off for me?  Before I knew it, I was at 70% in the book and at that point I could not stop – I had to know what happened.This story is a part of a series, so be aware going in – all is not resolved in this story.  Are we kept wondering?  Definitely…  Is this a good or a bad cliff hanger?  I am undecided, mainly because where the story ends has the potential to turn everything on its head, and I am not sure I can wait to find out what happens.I found that this was not a perfect book.  Ms Henry has mixed darkness and light, sex, love and kink and sometimes that mix was seamless and other times not.  The introduction of kink between Steph and Pete seemed somewhat unbelievable, but the rationale behind the actions made it almost work.I was sucked into this story – more so Pete’s and where he is going on his path to redemption – if he gets there of course, and I felt that Steph was a good accompaniment to his story.  I am not sold that this will be a partnership worth savouring, but I am keen as to find out!A solid 4 stars.[...]