booknuts_'s Reviews > Vendetta

I have been waiting to get my hands on this book! Once I heard what it was about, I wanted it. It just sounded so good and so interesting! And it was just that awesome! I am so excited to see how Catherine Doyle plays this series out. I can’t wait for book two! UGH these series!

I really liked this book because I felt it was a gritty, tense, thriller of a family of crime. The cast of characters is so dynamic and diverse it was incredible. I enjoyed the drama of this dark tale of grudges, revenge, and obsession. I enjoyed the lines that were crossed between good and bad, what’s right and what’s wrong and how far one will go to stay true to your family and their beliefs.

The main character Sophie was ok, she wasn’t amazing to me but not annoying either. I found myself rolling my eyes at her a few times but hey she’s not terrible.

I really enjoyed the five brothers of this family that moves in and their wide range of differences in personality and character. I felt the author did a GREAT job with keeping them completely separate during the whole book.

One thing I hated and ALMOST put the book down was the “insta-love” I am finding that I just can’t stand that in a book, where is the mystery and the enjoyment of the tenseness between two characters? sheesh! well like I said, I ALMOST put it down but however there was one character that really intrigued me and I even tweeted to the author while reading it that I wanted more of him! She promised that there would be more and I was not disappointed. I cannot wait to see what the author does with him and Sophie. Yes, this does elude that there is a possible love triangle but it was super intriguing and not at all annoying! The thing is, no character knows of it yet except the reader and you don’t suspect anything till way later in the book which was fabulous!

I completely loved this book and the shock factor was so shocking I was floored! I totally did NOT see THAT coming! it was insane! wow! still blown over it.

Overall if you’re looking for a fun, intense mysterious contemporary I would so recommend this book! I loved it!

Sexual Content: moderate (some kissing and an attempted rape-not graphic but enough to know what’s going on)
Language: moderate (a few F words)
Drugs/Alcohol: moderate (underage drinking)