Book: The Blackmail by Cassie Lein
Reviewed by Booksbystarlightandshadows
Rating: 4/5
This may be one of my favourite Cassie Lein books. I loved Penelope as a character; she's so comfortable in her own skin as well as with her own wants and needs when it comes to the MMCs. I hadn't realised this was a why choose but much preferred it as although I grew to like Talon, I much preferred the dynamic with Silas and Gideon in the mix too. Despite Talon being a bit immature in comparison to others at the beginning, his character really develops throughout the book and when the plot takes a sudden 180 he gets some great vulnerable moments. The cougar jokes were on point too and injected a bit of humour at the right time.
The Minxy plot was so unexpected as I had expected the drama to come from the angst of how Penelope was connected to the MMCs. Instead they bond together quite quickly to solve the mystery of what has happened to Minxy and I enjoyed that they were all on the same page straight away with no in fighting. This is a definite must read if you like why choose with a balance of spice and a plot with plenty of twists and turns.
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