Review: GOOD FIRST BOOK OF THE SERIES
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2012
When Sean(right hook) Reilly's mother died in 2005, Sean was desperate to stop his younger sister being put in foster care. So he joined the Braithreachas Don Saol, (the Irish mafia) at the invitation of Connor Doyle the head of the brotherhood. Through the years Sean has moved up the ranks, he is also middleweight boxing champion of the world. His sister has benefited from his efforts and he is so proud that she is the first Reilly to go to college.Hadlee Flax was attacked in the street. She was almost raped, but someone saved her. Nevertheless she had been severely beaten. Still today she is fearful of going out at night. Men wearing hoodies still terrify her. If it wasn't for her best friend Lara, Hadlee doesn't know what she would do. When her psychiatrist suggest joining a self defence class at Joe's gym, Hadlee is reluctant. But Lara agrees to join the classes with her.It is here that Hadlee first lays eyes on Sean. Tall,muscular,tattooed and with facial piercings he is quite an intimidating sight. Hadlee can hardly keep her eyes off of him. Sean sees the girl standing at the gyms reception, and immediately recognises her as the girl he saved from being attacked.I really liked the story. It is fast paced and interesting. I liked Sean, even though he is rough at times and crude, he doesn't treat women very well either. Except his sister. Hadlee is vulnerable and not the outgoing girl she was before her attack. But she is drawn to Sean, something about him appeals to her on a deeper level.I did like this first installment the characters have depth, the book is written from three of the characters POV. Sean, Hadlee and Connor the brotherhood leader. There were some things I didn't quite like, the dialogue used by Sean in particular seem to be straight out of a 1940's gangster movie, I mean, do men still refer to women as broads, or a gun as a gat. Also the story in the present day refers to Hadlee's attack as a year before, but early in the book it says it happened in 2010, that's almost two years. I am also hoping that Sean and Hadlee's relationship is built up a bit more. It wasn't really very well developed here. But having said all that I am still hooked, the story ends on a real cliffhanger! So I am eager to read the next book which I believe is out November 2012