Yikes this is a series?
353893
I bought the book from what I saw on the internet.  I did not know this was part of a series or what addition it was to the series.  I picked this up thinking it was a stand alone story.  I am totally confused reading this book, nothing makes sence and I had to re-read the cover to understand what the story was supposed to be about.

How many book do I have to read to figure out what the whole mistery is about.  At least have the decency to say which book in the series it is.  I think I will stop reading it now because I have to plow through more books to get to the end.
3433048
When I go to potentially purchase a book, I would like to know if it is a stand alone or part of a series.  I want to know because I want to know the potential investment involved; my time, my money, etc.  I have had that happen MANY times before and next thing you know it's a trilogy, 10+ books and so on.  Once informed, the potential readers can then make an informed choice whether or not they choose to invest in a series.  Also worth mentioning is that when I choose to invest in a series, I either wait and buy all the books once the last in the series is released or I buy them as they are released and wait to read them all at once.  My preference because I hate the wait.  Back to my initial point of not being informed that this is a series, this is also a reason why it frustrates me.

With that said, this book could be a lot better.  I found it laughable that the heroine gets plastic surgery to change herself and thinks with that alone she can take on the Gypsy Brothers MC.  Seriously?!  How about some combat training, martial arts, self defense, weapons training...something!!  The heroine should have gone and reformed herself to be suitable to take on the six brothers that did what they did to her and avenge her fathers death.  She needed some Amanda Clarke (Revenge show) guidance.  She was so ill equipped and prepared it was painful to read.  Not to mention her first step is to become the president of the MC's girl and repeatedly let him have s** with her.  Did I mention she used to call and treat this guy (the president of the MC) as if he were her uncle until he and his six sons raped and beat her at the age of 15 and left her for dead?!  Did I also mention that she enjoys him as a lover?!  Yeah, that would not have been in my revenge plans.  Again, she really had no plan and it was fly by the seat of her pants.  Horrible!  Boring!  I am wondering now, since it took one book to kill one brother, if this series will involve 5 more books (one per brother)?  I hope not.  This book could have been good.  The heroine needed to not be soo immature and amateurish.  She needed to be bada**.  The heroine also needed some help/backup and more to the plot and her revenge plan.  Also, the romance and heat between her and Jase needed more.  The ending was, well, it just was.  It seemed abrupt and uneventful.

I hope the next book is better.  I don't think I will give it a go though :(
4747885
It's the second in a series. If you've read the first one you know what you're getting, if you haven't you should probably go find the first one. This could probably be read as a stand alone but there are some plot points that make more sense if you know what happened earlier.
3055005
Not really a book.  More of a serial.  Each "book" is an installment in what should have been one novel IMHO.  I got a little fed up with reading it a bite at a time.  Seems like a sneaky way to make more money.

Story itself is quite good tho.
2764492
The key word here is "TRILOGY".  While this book could stand alone (sort of) you will have to get and read all three to obtain any closure on the story.  The writing is good, the characters are fairly well developed, however, this is not a fast-paced story.  The author focuses on one character at a time and I found myself going back several times to figure out where this character fits in.  In all, it's an interesting read that I enjoyed.  BUT, I dislike a trilogy, or any series when you don't have the complete set together.  If I know a book  is one of a series that does NOT stand alone, and all the  books are not packaged together so they can be read together, I will not buy it.  I don't like waiting "for the next book" so I won't even start it.  Just me.
4474352
Not sure how many stars to give due to misleading info..."complete" series tho there's more to come. I hate that because it takes forever and then u practically have to reread for a refresher...smdh. about the story line, it was great tho it got a little busy with new charcters near the end
3603939
I'm sorry, but this book doesn't stand on its own as a work. As an installment, it's fine. If you're buying this book as someone's who's read all the fifteen books leading up to this, well, okay. I guess.  You don't judge a 16-book series on a single entry.

If you haven't read all fifteen books, don't spend $13 to start here. It's like walking into a party where you don't know anybody, and there's no host to introduce you. The author assumes you know all the players. I know all the players. In fact, this book disappointed me because in this book, the familiar players barely appear. They're trotted out to satisfy the demands of the people who've read the series, but forget learning anything more about them.

But the real reason I gave this book only three stars is because the villains are cartoons. Why did they kill? Who knows? They're just evil. Nah. I can do that kind of writing myself! The second reason is that this is TWO plots cobbled together to reach commercial bulk. Come on, Jance. I buy your books full price upon release. This is not full value.

Nevertheless, I will buy the next Joann Brady mystery, and the next. It's a stamping good series. And this installment is good, just not worth all that money.
1151850
Interesting concept, however it's one of a series and I'm not real curious about the next segment of the series.
1129427
I am conflicted! I really like Ryan's style. My problem is that the three books are really a serial rather than a series. Luckily, I read from the beginning so I understand the roles and relationships. Going forward, he needs to mix up and expand the list usual suspects a bit. That said, the detail of a profoundly troubling and sad period is chilling.
3905022
Books need to end. I understand continuing a trilogy or serial series, but each volume needs to end - w the reader excited and anxious to go on. Book one's abrupt ending, leaving many things hanging, was un-satisfying. Other reviews on the remaking dozen books indicate this is the authors style, aka TV Soaps - I'll cut my losses here. Sorry.
1948032
Ok. I'm irritated. Book one was a 3 star read only because we knew little to nothing on the infamous "Q" .  So yes. I totally pissed away ANOTHER $3.99. All I can say is. I'm officially done with this half as s series. Beyond frustrating. I will not be buying the next installment of this read that should have easily been one story. Total rubbish and a waste of my time.
4160732
Let me say I love the writing but hate the way this series is being sold!  They have taken a a wonderfully written book and broken it up into very small short stories to sell at $9 a pop in a 12 book series.  This series would match a 3 book series any other time and cost less than $50 for an e-book, instead it runs around $110 for the 121 small books.  My advice, don't start this series unless your willing to pay  way out prices.  A bit decieving guys!
1043653
There is a book two, however, it's available.  Enjoyed this one, BUT, I abhor series, to-be-continued, etc. books!!!! Just happy the second was out!
1853478
You got me hooked now where is book 2?  I should know better than to start books that is going to be a series.  Ugh!
4235849
Didn't realize that this is a "series" which I don't very much care for.  Guess I'll never know how it ends.
4541809
Let me start by saying I LOVE Katy Evans and have read all her books but I guess I missed the part where it said this was a series! Now we have to wait until January to finish the story. This is why I've started to HATE series!! Just write one big book and I will pay more for it! I will come back and write another review when I'm done being mad that this is a series!!
3486670
I read the first book in this series quite some time back. I thought it was pretty decent for the type of book it was and gave it a 4-star rating, with the disclaimer that it is another one of those four hour reads the author feels qualifies as a full novel.
Then I read the second book, and I wasn't sure I liked the series any longer. Being me, I had to finish it. At that time, it had become quite popular to have a "three book series" and then drag it out in five more books. I distinctly remember reading that she had a full conclusion to this series, which would come in book 6 (not yet released.) Obviously that was exaggerated as there are more than 30 of these books now.
As I read through the series, I felt the author realized she had a cash cow, and so changed the direction she was going somewhat. Sure enough, the Sophia saga didn't end at Book 6. No, now it was book 7. Well, at book 8, they are still the first people mentioned.
I find this ridiculous. The story gets ridiculous as well.
Book 7, by the way, is finished entirely at 74%. Book 8 starts at that point. I do not know the actual page count, but this is not worth the money it takes to get through it, in my opinion.
As the books continue, the author starts melding the characters. No separate personalities repeatedly. Word usage that seems like the author must have read a few lines from a turn of the century novel and then went back to writing. They have no place in the books, and are out of character entirely.
Extremely disappointing group of books.

SPOILERS:
In book two there is rape. I found it disturbing, and Sophia (a main character) forgives things on a disturbing level.
As the books continue, the author changes the way the characters speak. Suddenly Sophia starts speaking as if she is from a different time. The author uses words to describe things that Derek (the main male character) would not ever have used as he is 400 years old. The more intelligent the author tries to sound, the more disappointing the books become.
Book 7 is borderline junk. I give that book one star. As you near the end of that book, suddenly Harry Potter type magic starts happening. Other creatures come into the picture. It is just ridiculous! Originally the humans did all of the work, suddenly the witches can magically create clothing and chairs.
These books are a joke by book 6. At 7 they become comical.
I will not read further. Not even if the books are free.