Review: Envy by Rachel Van Dyken
SYNOPSIS:
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Eagle Elite series…
Every family has rules, the mafia just has more….
Do not speak to the bosses unless spoken to.
Do not make eye contact unless you want to die.
And above all else, do not fall in love.
Renee Cassani’s future is set.
Her betrothal is set.
Her life, after nannying for the five families for the summer, is set
Somebody should have told Vic Colezan that.
He’s a man who doesn’t take no for an answer.
And he only wants one thing.
Her.
Somebody should have told Renee that her bodyguard needed as much discipline as the kids she was nannying.
Good thing Vic has a firm hand.
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REVIEW:
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What can I say, I am a sucker for the mafia and Envy was no exception. Every time I start one of these books, I worry that characters I love will be offed, I mean we are 9+ books in at this point and I can say that I quickly learned not to trust Rachel because you never know what plot twist will lie around the corner. I was absolutely captivated by Renee and Vic dancing around each other. And what can I say other than I love the life of crime, violence, and blood these families live.
Renee was a very meek character for growing up around the mafia. So it took me a while to warm up to her as a character, but I guess I understand the meekness when she is around kids all day. I adored Vic and was falling for him immediately but that is because he is an rougher version of Nixon in my mind, and we all know Nixon is my favorite! In a surprise twist, we finally learn how Renee fit into things and it wasn’t what I was expecting. While their relationship happened a little to fast for my liking, I would have liked them to get to know each other a little better, I still immensely enjoyed it.
But what I am really dying to read next is the Russians! It’s time for Andrei to meet his match, seriously dying over here hoping the next book in the series is his. And don’t even get me started on the Sicilians! It was an extremely quick read, filled with action from the very start, I couldn’t put the book down. The story was too fast and over to soon and as always I am left waiting to see what will happen next.
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