Review: i enjoyed it but....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2014
my rating is really somewhere between a 3.5 and a 4, but i still love SK :-)i might be one of few readers who feels this way, but of all the men in the sin city heat series, i don't like angelo lacroix and reading some of the scenes with him in this book becomes a little difficult at times.  since there were a lot of scenes with him "asserting his dominance” and being the big bad alpha male, it got a little repetitive. and i couldn’t give it a full 5 stars.i just can't vibe with angel's need to always show power, control, and dominance— even in privacy of his home. i get he's supposed to be this big alpha male who protects his family, but i'm starting to tire of the controlling (and slightly misogynistic) traits in his character. his need to turn everything into a power play, constantly be the one in control and put his wife “in her place" is annoying. is that really necessary? why is his manhood built around controlling people/women? you can protect those you love and not control them, or maybe you can't in angel's world.. ::shrugs::always being the man in control, at best makes angel seem like some arrogant demigod and at worse it flattens his character a little. we've seen the other sin city heat men break down in their own ways and rebuild into stronger people. will we ever see that sort of character development with mr. lacroix? at this point, i'm not counting on it.don’t get me wrong i do understand how his assistance is essential in the larger plot, so i can’t hate him completely either.despite all of that, i'm already seven books in  and will definitely be reading the next installment. plus, darrell and jerra are my favorite couple, so i got to see how their situation turns out.overall, a good read. not my favorite of the series, but i'm already in love with (most) of the characters, so i'll continue to support anyway <3p.s. when are you going to hear more from the women? reading about the men is fun and all, but what’s going on in the women’s daily lives? any career developments, perhaps?