Review: 5 huge-bold-flashing-in-the-sky stars.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 18, 2013
I want to take Karina Halle's "Bold Tricks", roll it in batter and deep fry it in a vat of butter and Crisco, then chew it up so that it goes directly to my thighs, and that way I will have a piece of Ellie with me forever because my cellulite ain't goin' anywhere. This book just rocked my world, I loved it, and Karina gave me one of my favorite female book characters. Ellie is part "Kill Bill" and part Lisbeth from "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo", she's the most intriguing character that I've seen in.... I can't tell you how long. Heck with the alpha male, this alpha chick trumps the men in this story. Ellie holds her own; she's not only capable of saving herself, but she's capable of saving all the alpha males in this series. If you are looking for a sweet romance with the wholesome female and the alpha male; just walk on by, don't stop here, don't peek in. Ellie isn't innocent, she's a con artist, she's a damn good con artist, but she really didn't have a choice being born to con artists parents that made Joan Crawford look like Carol Brady. If giving us an alpha female wasn't enough, Karina then throws in the alpha nerd, that's right, the alpha nerd. For once the nerd is pushed around once too much and instead of falling on his face in defeat, Camden comes out fists swinging and serving up gun power, and BAM taking on an entire cartel to save his girl.Love doesn't come easy in this series, especially when one is in love with the leader of a drug cartel, and Ellie has deceived others for so long that she no longer knows who she really is or who she can trust. In the middle of this cat and mouse chase with bullets flying all around, she finds out who she truly is, or maybe she decides to become a better person, but Ellie discovers that she isn't as bad as she thought she was.Halle breaks all the rules in this series, there's a little bad in everyone and a little good; you find yourself still loving the bad boy even though you know you shouldn't. The ending is brilliant, I love it because there was zero predictability; lots of readers love predictable or hate change, so brace yourself.In case you aren't aware, this is the 4th book in The Artists Trilogy series; a novella and two books precedes Bold Tricks. 5 huge-bold-flashing-in-the-sky stars.