Drug Gang was a book far out of my normal reading boundaries, but I wanted to step outside my normal fantasy and romance filled novels. This book felt cinematic in a sense, something along the lines of the Godfather (but fictional, and not the same plot).

This book felt me feeling 'meh' at some points - it would pick up speed and get really good, then go bland for a few pages, then get exciting and full of action, then slow down again. I love a story that moves at a fast and furious pace, so in that sense the book was not for me.

John's adventures in the drug dealing business was interesting. I felt like some situations just fell perfectly into place for him, but it was still a fun read. Instead of a general build to the plot points, they happened suddenly and out of the blue. I would have liked some building up to the main plot points if this book wasn't going to go hard and fast. Although, it was interesting since I don't tread in that fictional water often.

My biggest cons for this book were the following: lack of females (as much as I understand this is a man's world/perspective, it just seemed weird there were NO women hanging around for most of the novel...with speaking parts, that is), and the writing style didn't match well with my reading style.

Disclaimer: There's some REAALLLLLLLY dark scenes in this book, so if you are the faint of heart or don't like brutal scenes don't go for this book. It's a hard R, wild ride.

Overall, this book was cool! I definitely want to continue reading this series because it's so different. While I've heard of this concept a lot, I've never actually read books like this. If you wait to get into this novel, you might find it to get more addicting as you go. I found myself really hooked about 3/4ths into the novel.

Four out of five stars!

I received a free, virtual copy of this novel from Neil Walker in exchange for an honest review. ( )

4.0 stars

Very disturbing tale of what I can only imagine gang life would be like. Dark and brutal. Definitely has a trigger point. ( )