Review: Danger with a side of love!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2013
**DISCLAIMER** I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.This is a very clean, well-written book. Grammatical errors were almost non-existant, except for a few minor typos. The POV's were consistent and well-defined. I wasn't scrambling to figure out whose head we were in. And the dialogue was fanstatic! It was clear and believable.The plot is rather simple: Lucky is a hitwoman who is only doing it so she can find out who killed her step-mother and attempted to kill her step-father. With assistance from her Uncle Phen and her best friend Bet, Lucky is living a dangerous and rather lonely life. Right from page one we see Lucky on a job, taking out one of her targets with a sniper's rifle to the head. Then we witness her escape and the adrenaline high she experiences after every job. It was a great way to start the story and it got my heart pumping. I was immediately hooked.As the story progresses it's much more of the same. We see Lucky go to job after job after job. At first I was excited by the danger of her job. She had a few very small snafu's along the way, but after about the third job all the excitement was gone. I knew she was going to get it done and get out unscathed. Not that I wanted Lucky to be harmed, because I did like her, but I really wanted a bigger level of danger. I wanted to wonder if she was going to get caught or hurt. I just didn't feel that way. It was too predictable and fell a little flat.In between jobs she's talking with Uncle Phen about tracking leads to find her mother's killer or she's fighting with her nosy, meddling, trying-to-be-helpful best friend. Until Lucky encounters another hitman (Kenji) during one of her jobs. They start up a hot affair--I was s bit disappointed that every sex scene was fade to black. I really liked their relationship though. It was great how Kenji was always getting under her skin.In regards to Lucky herself, I liked her, but I wanted to shake her more than once. I understand that she has a dangerous job. I understand that above all else she wants to find her mother's killer and protect her family. And I understand that she's been alone for so long and romantically inept. However, her constant running from Kenji, her constant excuses, and her constantly pushing him away drove me NUTS! I'm one of those readers who expect a character to exhibit some sort of change during the book, to grow and become a better person. Lucky didn't do any of that. Yes, she let Kenji into her life, but no sooner than she let down her guard a little, she'd flip out and push him away. It was annoying and by the end of the book I was VERY disappointed with Lucky and her actions.And finally, the ending. It's not a HEA or even a NFN. It didn't end with a major cliffhanger, but it did leave me wanting more. So, I will patiently wait for them and hope that Lucky changes her ways. I still have faith =)