(Hitman Series, #4)
by Jessica Clare and Jen Frederick
Narrators: Kasha Kensington and Iggy Toma
Blurb:
Mendoza: I grew up in the slums and lost everything I loved to poverty, illness, and death. I had only one skill to leverage myself out of my circumstances-violence. Being hired out as a mercenary hitman brought me money and built an empire. My next job: steal secret information that could bring down world governments, find my target, and destroy it. But then, I meet her.
Ava: When my best friend, Rose, is kidnapped, I have no choice but to take a job as a mule for a pair of criminals intent on selling top secret information to the highest bidder. I should have known that bad luck tends to cling, because the plane I'm on goes down. That I survived a crash-landing was a miracle. And so was being rescued by sexy mercenary Rafe Mendoza. The thing is, he wants the information that I need to free Rose. I can't let him have it, but I need his help. Rose is depending on me, and I won't let her down.
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Viviana's Review:
I must start this review stating that I have enjoyed this series. Granted, at times, the heroines could be a tad bit “too naive” for their own good. However, overall, the series is a good one. Great alpha males that are determined and know what they want and go after it. They also happen to be “heroes” in one way or another. Oh and they are HOT!!! With Last Hope being the last book in the series, I must say that all good things must come to an end. Also, it’s good to end things vs. drag the series on and on.
However, I was eternally grateful to have been listening to this book instead of reading it. I think I would have thrown the book across the room if I was reading it instead of listening. Why? OMG if Rafe (hero) went googoo gaga over Ava (heroine) one more time… The problem was that it wasn’t a moment or two… it was overly repetitive and you wanted to yell at the book and Rafe “Alright already, we get it! She’s gorgeous! You want her and you think you can’t have her!” Again, Rafe’s pining over Ava was just way too overly done! Way too repetitive. Thank you Iggy for narrating! I understand the character’s backstory and I could see and know the why but at 35 years old I just couldn’t see it. His behavior was that more of a 15 year old instead of a 35 year old. I get that this is a story, but there has to be some sense of realism and his reaction/behavior toward her/for her wasn’t believable.
Speaking of Rafe’s backstory, I had issues believing he believed part of what occurred when he was a teenager. Again I understand inexperience but at the age of 35 he hadn’t learned the truth? It was just too unbelievable.
If the story would have been taken down a notch or two, it would have worked so much better! The story concept was good. The idea of a hitman saving a woman who is currently being used as a mule for information… it works. For this series it works.
Overall it was okay. Again, the concept of the story is a good one. The writing was over the top unfortunately and there were too many unbelievable moments/parts of the story.
Narrators: They both made reading this book bearable. They did a great job with the voices. Love Iggy! Could listen to him for hours.
Rating: 2.5 - It was okay
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of this book from PENGUIN GROUP Berkley, NAL / Signet in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
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