Christine Wallflower & Dark Romance Junkie 's Reviews > Ruthless People

4 Exciting, Sizzling, Funny, Badass Stars!!!

Well colour me suprised!



After seeing all my GR friends loving this book, I kind of got a bit of reverse performance anxiety. Because trust me, with my track record the chances of me enjoying a book everyone loved are very low. So I put reading this book off... but I finally stopped procrastinating and started reading it last night. Now I've always loved everything mob/mafia for as long as I've found the idea of a hot guy holding a gun hot. And I've also read my fair share of mafia romances, and at some point the organised crime bit gets overshadowed by the romance and the characters. Imagine my surprise and elation when I realised that Ruthless People is about two crime families and their inner workings. Don't get me wrong, this book has all the right ingredients, it's gritty. Mcavoy tells us Liam and Melody's rather dark story but makes it palatable by using subtle humour. Making for an extremely satisfying read!



He pulls a knife,
you pull a gun,
he sends one of yours to the hospital,
you send one of his to the morgue...
~Al Capone

This doesn't happen often but I freaking loved Melody's character! She's strong, bloody abrasive and doesn't take shit from anyone, normally I run at the first sign of her mouthing off, but dammit reading about her and Liam butting heads was amazing!

This book is filled with multifaceted characters. It's told in the first person with POV's from Liam and Melody but some of the other characters did get the odd POV, which gave the book more depth in my opinion.

Rule One: You kill for family. You die for family. Because you can't trust anyone else.

Liam is next in line to take over the family business, all he has to do is marry the woman his father chose for him. No great feat, since Liam, would do just about anything to ensure the his place as the Ceann na Conairte. He doesn't care if his intended is ugly, the promise of power and respect are enough. They've never met, and Liam has no idea of what he should expect from Melody.

Rule Four: No bloody divorce.

Let's just say, their first meeting is definitely one they will never forget! As much of a badass as Liam is, I think Melody dominated this story as the stronger character. Because ultimately Liam would do anything for her, and compromise he did! But... unlike other stories I've read where the hero becomes a pussy whipped weakling this did not happen in Liam's case, and thank God for that!



The story is fast paced, and reads quite easily. And then's there's swearing, it's an art form people! I've read books where it's been done so badly I've cringed, but Liam and Melody swore so well, lol!

This was a very enjoyable debut from the author and I can't wait for more!



ARC kindly provided by publisher on behalf of author via netgalley