Review: Enticing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
Why I Picked It UpA bounty hunter and the hunted handcuffed together? Sign me up!PlotRules of Survival was just as great as the rest of Accardo’s works that I’ve read. This particular novel had mystery and suspense, which kept me actively engaged in it. For the most part, there were no dull moments. The book got off to a slow start, but once it was rolling, it rolled. And there were definitely some plot twists along the way!Leading LadyMikayla was the leading lady in this novel. She was on the run from the cops, bounty hunters, and the person who killed her mother. Kayla had been framed for that–killing her mother–and had been on the run for years when she finally returned to her mother’s place of death to find the note her mother had left her to clear her name. There she encounters Shaun and Parker, two bounty hunters out to catch her. But after a narrow escape from a shooting at the house, Shaun is more apprehensive about handing her over to the person who hired them. Kayla was the shining example of strong and independent. She had been on the run for years on her own. She was snarky and a bit abrasive due to her years on the road but you couldn’t help but root for her character.Leading MaleShaun was stubborn but had a good heart. He refused to hand Kayla over to someone who would harm her. He protected her while they were handcuffed together, willing to risk himself so she’d be safe. He had a past that made him vulnerable and explained who someone as kindhearted has him was a bounty hunter in training. He was a very fleshed out character. And he was really charming!RomanceThe romance in this novel definitely didn’t start as a romance. It started as the hunter and the hunted. We didn’t even really see much attraction in the beginning. But with them handcuffed together they began to get to know each other more and that’s really when the sparks started. I enjoyed this slow building romance and all the tension between them. They were a very well matched pair. And even though Kayla resisted it because it broke all the rules of survival, it was futile because they were obviously meant to be.Other CharactersOver the course of this novel we see quite a few charaters from Mikayla’s mother’s past. I can’t say much for fear of spoilers but it was interesting to see all the twisting clues that bound them together as Mikayla worked to untangle them.ConclusionRules of Survival was an enticing novel with a dash of mystery and suspense. A story that will take you for a ride, it’s one I can honestly recommend if you don’t mind a little heart-pounding action.