Review: EPIC ending to an AMAZING series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 15, 2013
If I could I would rate this 5+ stars... this book is the perfect ending of an amazing, epic, and one-in-a-kind book series. I highlighted on every page just to hold on to this awesomeness. I can't even describe how sad I am having to say goodbye to my dear Ellie, loveable Camden, and favorite psychopath Javier - I'll truly miss them. Bold Tricks was entertaining, gritty, steamy, heart wrenching, heart stopping, and simply perfect. If I could fall more in love with Karina's writing then I'd have after reading Bolt Tricks. She developed the story's ending in such great way that you can only love it. Her writing had spice and she didn't disappoint in keeping me on edge throughout the book. Her writing is sharp, edgy, addictive - she hooks you with having no attention to let you go.Did I hate Javier while reading Bold Tricks? Oh yes I certainly did hate him on many occasions but I also felt utterly sorry for him. I want to believe -despite finishing BT- that deep down he cared and truly loved Ellie all along. Yeah he has weird way of showing it -in a psycho way, to be clear- but he was still loveable in BT. He was still the master of manipulation and played his mind-tricks pretty well. He was the drug lord we came to know and love, and his hunger for power never lessened throughout the book. Many things made me gasp in shock, `cause after all, you never mess with Javier; he will come for you... and oh boy he did. I was literally yelling at my kindle cause in the last 30percent Karina put some serious stuff in it. My heart was feeling like on an effing roller-coaster: one minute I was all happy, sitting on my cloud nine, then BAM in the next minute it felt like someone ripped my heart out and put in on a platter. Brilliant, but my poor heart... nevertheless, I will miss Javier and his special way of showing Ellie, his Angel, how much he loved her.You want to know my feelings toward Camden now? No words, really none that could describe my deep adoration toward him. He's effing perfect!! He's hot, caring, kinky, all man, and just yummy. Who wouldn't want him *hehe* He was my hero in BT and I adored his determination. He never stopped trying or thinking about giving up -he fought until the bitter end. He knew what he wanted and he didn't give up until he had it. Of course my lil heart hurt for him when reading about his pain; the memories which haunted him after seeing Ellie get a bit too cozy with Javier on the balcony. But, he was so strong in BT and tried to focus on the here and now. All he had left was the now, the past didn't exist and he knew he had to move on. Geez, he was awesome...so awesome that I envy Ellie.My dear Ellie, the strongest female character ever... again she got fooled by the man she ones loved and trusted... again she hurt by the man that always had her back, never gave up on her, and always loved her.... again she tried to see the good in him until she saw right through him...until she saw what she should have seen all along... finally she saw the things Camden always saw in her and finally accepted them.She suffered in BT; both mentally as physically and it made me sad to feel her disappointment throughout so many situations. She lost so many people in BT that I asked myself how can she still be so strong and move on? Love was and is the answer... Ellie loves and she does everything for the people she loves. I loved reading the book in her pov -feeling her happiness, confusion, as well as sorrow. She had it tough, sitting between two men that would and did kill for her wasn't easy...but eventually she made her choice, a choice she knew would bring her joy in life. Joy she finally deserved!In BT a lot of sad things happened, you read how some ugly truths come out but also read about many blissful, life-changing events. It holds some surprises and makes you hold your breath. It never gets boring and it keeps you on edge most of the same... I can't say that I disliked anything; furthermore, I was the happiest person when I finished. The epilogue is just aaww and EPIC. I would have loved and given an arm or leg to switch position with Ellie at the end... that's all I'm saying to the HEA ;)Really if you haven't started this series you truly miss out on one of the best books/series ever!