Review: The Fix
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
The Fix is the second book in the Suicide Ride series and the sequel to The Platinum Man. In this book, we really begin to understand Johnny and Norman. There was a revelation in the beginning that I just.did.not.see.coming! I thought to myself, "Ya know, that really makes sense." Again, the writing is snappy and descriptive. The dialogue will have you laughing out loud, while the introspective thoughts of the characters may bring a tear to your eye.With Norman's help, Johnny's trying to get better, but he's still a mess. He has some serious underlying psychological issues that I don't even think Norman can help him with. But Norman is hell-bent on straightening Johnny out. Johnny's coming to terms with his "relationship" with Norman, to Norman's delight.We see Drew again briefly. YAY! I really LOVE Drew. I just want to pinch his cheeks and smack his butt he's so cute. Or maybe smack his cheeks and pinch his butt. But I digress. Anyway...Johnny's parents play a big role in the book. We start to see why Johnny is the way he is and why he makes some of the decisions he makes. It was a visit from Johnny's father that blows the whole book up. Johnny was starting to feel something close to confidence when his father showed up. But that visit made Johnny question himself and his confidence. This led to an alcohol-infused rant from Norman to Johnny that had me yelling at my Kindle for him to "SHUT UP YOU MORON!" Whew, the words that spewed out of Norman's mouth had my mouth hanging open. But the rant was epic! It was in that 70's themed hip hop/gangsta rap wording that Ms. Llewellyn is so good at.And Johnny's reaction was priceless! He manned up and gave Norman 2 middle fingers up on his rant. Again, we have a cliffhanger ending, but the ride continues in the third book, The Hit.