Review: Holy Hell of a Book Hangover!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2013
I just finished Shooting Scars and am absolutely blown away.  I went in with a little trepidation,  the 2nd and 3rd books in a series often do not live up to the promise of the first.  Oh boy did this one and more!  Team Camden,  no Team Javier, no Camden, no Javier!!  HECK!Ellie - more vulnerable than you've ever seen her,  flawed,  courageous,  hanging on by a thread.  I'll admit that I didn't love this heroine after reading Sins and Needles, in fact it was more like I liked the book in spite of her, rather than because of her.  After all, this is a woman that not only lied and ripped off strangers but prepared to do the same to a friend.  She was always full of excuses and justifications.  Then I read On Every Street, I saw her younger, vulnerable in love.  Ready  to throw it all away for love.  She got me.  In Shooting Scars I so very much enjoyed her character,  yes she mistakes and she is flawed but she is pulled in so many different directions, trying to find herself, trying to believe in herself.  I want to see her fully redeemed.Camden -  in Sins and Needles Cam is pretty darn fine -  dark hair, tattoos, intelligent and talented. Not quite as strong of a hero as I would be excited to come across but the potential was there.  Meet the new Camden in Shooting Scars - a down right scary bad-ass that can give Javier a run for his money.  Holy hotness!  I love how he is there for Ellie, good and bad and he will go through hell and high-water to see her safe again.  For me he was the true 'hero' of this book, though with a tarnished halo,  he goes to a very dark place to carry out his intention to rescue Ellie.Javier - Oh how I love the bad boys, the dark and dangerous ones.  And Javier is bad,  very bad,  his only redeeming quality his love for Ellie.  Though, after a while I began to question that even,  was he just using her? Does he really love her or is she just his most prized possession that got away?  I went back and forth between wanting to see he and Ellie end up together, as screwed up as it sounds, to wanted Camden to swoop in and save the day.  Dang this talented author for making me want both endings!One of the best series I have come across,  if you haven't picked this one up what are you waiting for!  Getting ready to take the ride of your life,  start with On Every Street and follow it through.