Book: Sunshine: Book 1 of 4 (Assassins Series) by Kaila Spencer
Reviewed by Booksbystarlightandshadows
Rating: 3/5
The narration is amazing but this is more of a three star for me as I struggled to connect with the characters. I'm in the minority but out of the leads, I found Dominic the most engaging and although he is the villain of the piece, I was much more interested in what he was up to rather than Jaymes and Kaycee. Despite not agreeing with Dominic's tactics more often than not, I genuinely felt a pang of sympathy for him knowing that he had been set up (I am not excusing his choices - I just felt if he had been sober and actively making the choice rather than being drunk it would have hit differently).
The relationship between Kaycee and Dominic is definitely toxic but Kaycee going along with it after she met Jaymes just didn't make sense to me. I couldn't really grasp why they weren't having proper conversations in amongst all the backstabbing and miscommunication when this found family have known each for over ten years. Jaymes was possessive within minutes but seemed to get a pass compared to Dominic and they seemed quite similar overall. The door is left open so I'm hoping Dominic gets his redemption arc; he is definitely not a nice guy and has questionable tendencies but he left the biggest impression.
A big part of the reason I am a low key Dominic sympathiser is down to James Cassidy's performance which is stellar. I loved the amount of POV chapters Dominic had and had this story been told from just Kaycee and Jaymes POV's I would probably have felt differently. Similarly with Roxy Crown; I found her so engaging to listen to. I'll definitely be looking up both narrators again.
My interpretation of the star system;
3 stars - I enjoyed it; would read the author again
4 stars - I really liked it; I am invested and definitely want more from this author/series
5 stars - I loved it; I engaged with this book completely until I finished it and it is one I will re-read