Review: Honest review given
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2014
4 StarsWarning: this book is not for the faint-hearted. It contains scenes of violence and torture, it's a tale of revenge and retribution but it is also a story of love and strength of character.I find myself quite on the fence with this story. I enjoyed reading it even though at times I found it a hard story to bear witness to. It is gritty, brutal and grusome in parts, but it is real.This book is set in London, the story revolves around two crime families, the Knights and the Shadows. The female lead Francesca is a damaged soul hell bent on vengeance for the horrific way she lost her mother when she was a child. She is so consumed by this need for vengeance that she will stop at nothing to bring the man responsible to justice.I admired Francesca's spirit and strength but there were moments I felt a disconnect from her character. Moments where I thought maybe she was irredeemable, where her tenacity became less of a favourable character trait and more of a damning one. But upon reaching the end of the book, I've concluded that these moments were necessary.I'm rating this book 4 stars as it was well-written and I admire the way the sensitive subject matter was written, it definitely shows the writers capabilities and talent in the way they handled it. I think on the whole, this book probably isn't totally to my tastes although as I said, I did enjoy it for the most part, and I was happy to read something different. Having said that I know a lot of people love this 'dark reads' genre and rave about it. So I would say if you haven't delved into the dark genre yet, give this a go, you might discover a whole new genre to experience. And for those of you who can't get enough of the dark reads, then this book is definitely for you!