Bang

Bang by E.K. Blair
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Well that was... something.

I was kind of hoping for a little bit more suspense, twists & turns, but I predicted like everything that happened. It was a decent read.

What killed my vibes was Nina/Elizabeth. My gosh, she is a horrible person! I get she has a horrible past that we slowly learn about through flashbacks, but that was almost 20 years ago! To carry that much hatred and soul-crushing vengeance inside her for that long of a time is sad. (view spoiler)[Poor Bennett was only an 11 year old kid who saw something scary and told his parents about it. It wasn't his fault! You can't blame an innocent kid for the mistakes of your father (hide spoiler)]. She has never come to terms with her past and frankly blames everyone but the one person truly responsible, (view spoiler)[her father (hide spoiler)]. She is still a child, immature, and completely selfish. I hate her for what she does to sweet Declan. That being said, Declan was probably the only saving grace for me (he alone earns 1 star out of my rated 3). Without him, I wouldn't have been able to read this.

Pike is a different story. I liked him in the flashbacks, but both he and Elizabeth are walking down the wrong path in life. Instead of overcoming their dark past, they join it (in a different way, mind you but still the same: illegal and morally wrong.) Their relationship is quite disturbing to me. I can't really talk about it much without giving the plot away, but I think this relationship that they continue to share is holding both of them to the past. It's probably a major reason why they both turn out the way they have.

I am still undecided on continuing the series. (view spoiler)[I have a hunch Declan is still alive (hide spoiler)]

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