I was obviously eagerly awaiting for this sequel because Price of Killers had a monster cliffhanger and I just had to know what happened next. And it was (and wasn’t) what I was expecting.

It was both exciting and very different to completely shift to Dante’s (Chris’s) POV in this novel and it finally gave me the chance to get to know him better. He has lost a lot in life and is single minded in his dedication to find justice for his partner. I could totally empathize with his struggle to keep his feelings for Hawes in check while also being able to do his job. Hawes on other hand seemed to handle it all reasonably well. The chemistry and angst between them was scorching hot. But the story also quickly moved into a bit of instalove territory - which was a little unrealistic but also kinda understandable because of all the high stakes and adrenaline fueled situations they find themselves in.

The writing is fast paced and full of evolving situations where we can’t guess what’s gonna happen next and that was a lot of fun. There’s not much action this time around though and I really wanted some of that. We also hardly got to know the Madigan siblings more and I thought that was a missed opportunity. The main suspense throughout the two books has been about finding out who is the person ultimately pulling the strings and I think it was pretty easy to guess this time around and I think I’m right, which was actually disappointing because I wanted to be devastated by the revelation. The ending was kinda unexpected but cool and I can’t even guess what’s gonna happen next.

Overall, I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I did the first book but it was still fun and interesting and I’m very much looking forward to more explosive shenanigans in the finale. ( )

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! OMG. I loved the first book and was going nuts for this book at the end, but this book was SUPERB. Now, I want MORE MORE MORE. This was such a good continuation. We ended the first with Dante (Chris) making the big reveal that he was a fed. I knew they would have to somehow get past that and get together, but the journey was so good. There was a lot of doubt and feelings of betrayal that weren't glossed over, and we got to see the guys struggle with their feelings for the other despite the lies. Their feelings really grew by the end, and although we have another OMG cliffie ending, I feel good about where Hawes and Chris are. I can't wait for the next book.

I am voluntarily reviewing an ARC provided by LesCourt Author Services ( )

The mastermind is pretty obvious, tho maybe not to the characters. Other than that, no complaints. ( )

Love me some good ol’ backstabbing & feels 😈 ( )