3.5 - 4 stars

I had to mull this one over for a day to think about how I wanted to rate this. I love this author but struggled with connecting to the story or characters the way that I wanted to in this story. It is Mafia but not dark mafia if that makes sense. The storyline was interesting but I found myself wanting it to be a little more plausible (such as how everything was hunky-dory in regard to what Jesse really does and what his sole purpose was in the first place) and also have a bit more suspense.

The parts of the story that I did like were the characters but still struggled with accepting that their lives could really mesh the way that the author intended. The story had potential but fell short for me. I would rank this a 3.5 but because I did like the characters and appreciate the author and her hard work in creating this story I am rounding up to a 4. ( )