I have been looking forward to Benny and Frankie’s story
since I met them in “At Peace”. The
beginning was spectacular! I love every second of Benny trying to convince
Frankie to stay with him. There is a lot
of back story with Frankie and Benny and I feel like it might have been good if
I read “At Peace” again before reading this.
There were actually two books in between “At Peace” where we
meet Frankie and Benny and their book but the book takes place right after “At
Peace” ended where Frankie is shot.
Benny comes to the hospital and Frankie pretends to be asleep every time
he is there. I cannot blame her with the
way the Bianchi’s treated Frankie after Vinnie was killed. I actually feel like she lets them all off
the hook too easily but that probably says more about my poor character
huh?
The ‘Burg series is supposed to be more about crime and
(although I haven’t finished #4, I am having a hard time getting into a heroine
with the name of Dusty) the rest are about serial killers and the mob and a
human trafficking ring. What is going on
in this book is not nearly on the same level as the other books and in fact
Frankie isn’t involved or actually ever in any imminent danger. Which brings me to my next point. When we meet Benny I felt like he was a
typical Kristen Ashley hero (meaning: alpha, macho, tough guy, etc) but I didn’t
get that feeling from Benny in this book.
In fact when one of the Hot Bunch (I won’t tell but it spurred me to
read his book again) makes an appearance it is abundantly clear that they are
not on the same level.
The best part of the book was that Frankie got her happily
ever after. But when I read a Rock Chick
book or a ‘Burg book I want action, danger, kidnappings, near misses, and
angst. The angst was present at the beginning
of the book, but that is all I can say.
I was disappointed for how long I had been looking forward to their
story.
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