Review: Worthy of the first!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 20, 2013
LoveLustLiesLoyaltyBetrayalDeceptionHeartbreakActionAdventureThis is what you will find in the pages of  Karina Halle's  Shooting Scars!  For those of you that have been on pins & needles waiting for this installment, the wait is now over!  And let me say, the wait was so worth it!!  Karina Halle brought everything I expected to this installment.  There are still so many questions to be answered,  and conflicts to be resolved. This book is told in Ellie and Camden's alternate POV, which I loved!Once again, this was a crazy ride and the characters are so much fun to read.  Javier Bernal is bad!  He's so very bad, but I constantly find it impossible to hate him even thought I probably should.  I'm going to take the opportunity now to say that if you haven't read On Every Street which is not necessary to read before reading this, It is my  recommendation that you do.  It will give you all the deets on Ellie and Javier's past, and I think it does add to the reading experience of this book.  Now, Back to Javier...  He is hot, sexy, a criminal and your not so average bad influence.  He is the dark and painful part of Ellie's past come to reclaim her.  Only if it were that simple.  Javier always has his own agenda which is always the priority, but then he does something that makes me think that maybe he does have something good in that black heart of his.Ellie Watt....  Well I was mad at her, then found myself just as conflicted as she was.  But she is such a likable character, that I find it difficult to stay mad at her.  Ellie is ever the pawn, someone always waiting to use her for their own gain, their own agenda. Now there's a new game and the stakes are higher than ever, and Ellie must make some very hard decisions, decisions that will put her life at risk.  Ellie has a good heart, even though she does bad things.  She will put those she loves above all else, even herself.  Ellie finally comes face to face with the man who scarred her life, and is responsible for who she has become.  Except maybe that person was lost in the light of Camden McQueen.Cam... Cam... Camden McQueen *sigh*  The tattoo artist.I can't say enough about him.  I love him because he is real, he is crazy, he is intense,  he is dark and he is genuine in his love, he's a stand up guy,  and wears his heart on his sleeve.  He is the sexy, hot, muscley nerd, and he makes my heart flutter.  Cam is on the adventure of a life time to save the woman he loves from the evil villain Javier Bernal.  There is no limits to what he'll do to get to her.  He also must face some difficult situations and heartbreaking choices.  Camden is definitely a swoon worthy hero who wields a wicked needle.This is such an exciting series, with so many twists and turns.  One helluva ride!To be continued..............