Review: Outrageously Awesome!! This series just keeps getting better..
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 29, 2013
Shooting Scars picks up where Sins & Needles left off, which I had hoped for since the first book left me hanging with my jaw on the ground. This continuation of the story is told from both Ellie and Camdem's POV, which really worked well in their current situation. I love and hate the dual POV, but mostly love it. It's just that each chapter is a different POV so you're flipping back and forth from one intense viewpoint to another, and each chapter is more intense than the last, and you begin to lose track of who is in deeper shit because it's all just so overwhelming!Phew, I think I may need fingernail transplants after this one.It's never been more difficult to write a review without spoilers than this particular book. It's the equivalent of trying to describe a hundred dollar entree eaten in the most extravagant restaurant prepared by the most skilled chef without using words like delicious or decadent. And let me tell you, this book is all that and more.. sinful to the highest power. Ellie has sacrificed herself to save Camden and his family, but it turns out that Camden can't trust anyone in his life either. He's now been screwed over for the last time and to exact his revenge, he turns himself over to the dark side. Darth Vader's got nothing on him.Before reading this second installment I beg you to read the prequel, On Every Street. Without the deeper understanding of the history between Javier and Ellie, you can't fully understand her motives in this part of the story. She has quite the internal struggle going on - is she the horrible person everyone believes her to be, or is there really a glimpse of goodness in her, that spark of something that Camden sees in her. You know how people say that the bad stuff is easier to believe? I think that is part of Ellie's struggle. It's so much simpler for her to believe she is bad and play that role to its fullest potential. But she starts to waver at some point during this story. She doesn't seem as strong as she did in the first book, but then again if I was forced to go to Mexico with a man that I love to hate and hate to love, and face my greatest fear in the midst of dueling drug cartels, I would probably begin to break down, too.I can't describe in mere words how freaking awesome this series is. Halle's characters have more layers than an onion, and with each chapter another flap is pulled back revealing more. This series is intense! Each book is like a can of Pringles -- you open that bitch up and before you know it the whole can is gone and you're left with your hand stuck at the bottom, wanting more. This second installment hasn't even been released yet and I want to know when I can get my hands on the next one. So yeah... it goes without saying that I highly recommend this book, this series, to everyone that finds enjoyment in a nail-biting, action-packed, super steamy, dark & twisted drama.*Please note that this is an ADULT book due to graphic... everything. Please eat your Pringles responsibly.