Review: Gripping Thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 6, 2013
Bitter Sweet is a taut and gripping thriller that's also quite emotional. I was rooting all of the way for Nina, a compelling mixture of in charge strength that you could trust in a fighter, but also balanced with a deep vulnerability. She's presented as trapped in a few ways, fearful of losing her reputation in one bad press coverage or one wrong encounter in public. At the same time she is willing to go to extreme danger to protect others. Clever, poised and connected, she's a real badass, and she has to be in this grimy world of nasty yobs (I loved the sprinkling of Brit lingo here and there, just enough to give character to the narrative), dirty cops, brutally trafficked victims--and even the good guys can't be of help to her given her situation and given how scared the victims are.All of this is balanced beautifully with page-turning action and surprises, evocative details that don't veer from full horrors of these ripped-from-the-headlines storylines, and sizzling dialogue. It's fast-paced, thorough, incredibly well-written. Don't hesitate to pick this one up!