Review: Ugh!!!
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
Too long. And such a drag. This is horrible.*** there may be some spoilers ***The premise of the book was interesting. You have an assassin who works for the US government and the mob. Hmmm... May be impossible but probable enough to suspend disbelief. Then you have a young genius gorgeous doctor who is naive about her looks and impact on men, practically a virgin, kind, rich, and compassionate mayor's daughter. Basically, your perfect female specimen. Possible? Hmmm... Near impossible but ok, I'll suspend disbelief some more. Then you have the mob with all that it implies. Plus a glimpse of the machinations of the US government. And you add a serial killer stalker. An obsessed cop. And a mentally and physically abused sister who becomes mistress to the mob boss just a month after becoming a widow. And, I almost forgot, you have a newly realized half-brother to the mob boss and assassin. All these in one book.But ok. It's a book with a little over 250 pages. So sure, you can squeeze it all in. NOT.Really NOT. Unless you shortchange other areas. And that's what happened here. You have this long drag out about how gorgeous she is or how hot he is then you get a couple of paragraphs of deux ex machina which is called LOVE. Like it solves everything. I'm sure it does. But the author failed to explain it better.  The ending feels hurried. It closes all the loops, yes. But it feels like the author got tired of writing and just wants it to be over with. All Tied with a neat bow.Perhaps I'm not explaining myself well. But really, I'm surprised at all the positive reviews. Don't get me wrong, I've read way more books that sucked more. But I guess I just expected more from LE. The ending is just too pat. The heroine is really not likable - way too insecure and fickle for me. One minute she's ok with his job. Then not. Even when faced with horrible people who really deserve to die. Even when she was faced with her own death. And even when she made the same threats. It's a moral compass that's too shaky. And annoying. And exhausting. I'm tired. Final word--- I would say this book should only be worth a dollar.