Neighborhood Watch (A Twin Estates Novel, #4)

by Stylo Fantome

• ISBN10: 1986569365
• ISBN13: 9781986569361
• Publish Date: 15 March 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 284
• Language: English

Reviews

[Romance Schmomance]

This entire series definitely has its ups and down with every single book. The first one, Neighbors, obliterated me and made me eager to see what would be the outcome of Katya, Liam, and Wulfuric in The Neighborhood. Although I wasn't too excited to read about Liam's story, Block Party, I was on the same wavelength when it came to Landon's story. As for someone who has to finish series and seek out everyone's happy ever afters, reading this one was an absolute must. And boy what a treat it was, Landon and Tori's story was absolutely not what I expected at all. By the end, it was pretty easy to name this book my favorite out of the series!

As you make your way through the series, you become acquainted with Tori and those long glances she gives Liam, she sees herself as someone who is simply just waiting in the shadows for that exact moment to get what she really wants. She's the ultimate friend you'll want to have, she'll always be there for you. But when she feels like she fulfilled her role, everything goes away. As she watches her friends be happy with their ONE, she's ready for hers. Planning on taking the bull by the horns, she finally takes charge, which went a direction she never thought would happen.

Landon. The twin of Liam. Ultimate bad boy, who just happens to be a doctor. The absolute definition of an a**hole, seriously, if you looked in the dictionary, his picture alone should be there. As much as these two hate each other, well Liam just hates everyone including himself, the attraction is there. And it's off the charts. At this point, Tori feels like she hit rock bottom and Landon offers the perfect getaway from everything. A bit hesitant, she eventually accepts an all paid trip to somewhere warm and tropical. Little does she know, Landon has other things on his agenda including getting her in his bed, but nothing more.

Man, their love story was a complete rollercoaster, I could barely keep up with them. You couldn't help but feel sorry for her in the beginning and as she can't quite get what she wants. And that's definitely the case towards the end of the book, poor Tori. She never knew what she was getting into when Landon barreled into her life. Landon's life is just a hot mess, he sees himself as a dark person with no light left in him at all. But deep down there's so much more to him and once you learn the real reasons why he is the way he is, you can't help but have your heart break a little bit for him.

Tori is his light and I felt like pretty early on he knew that but refused to accept it because he was so undeserving. Yes, Landon is a complete bastard for the unimaginable things he put Tori in like I couldn't believe he actually did that! By the time he realizes that, he also realizes how far down he has really gone. And that becomes a turning point for him, well for his life in general. Was there still hope for him to turn things around and prove that there is some good inside of him? Can he be enough for Tori despite all of his flaws?

Absolutely love this book and obviously my favorite of the series, Stylo, please don't write anymore in this series, I just want it to end with Tori and Landon! Prepare yourself for this wild ride, it'll keep you on the edge of your seat, and you'll add another man that you should really hate, but can't help it and just want to love him. Tori is Landon's end game, it's a sight to watch these two evolve. Landon showed Tori how strong of a person she really is, she can endure so much and her light still glows. Landon had so many things going against him, but Tori guided him to be the man she always knew he could be. I'll be shipping them for life! This book has easily slipped its way into my #RSFaves.

 ** AN ARC PROVIDED FOR AN HONEST REVIEW. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN **

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[Eve1972]

 
 
~WRITING - PLOT - PACE~
So after choosing to skip the previous book in this series (I wasn't a huge Liam fan after the second book), I was a bit on the fence about whether I wanted to read about Landon. The guy was a bit of a douche (and he pretty much remained a douche in this book as well). But I had seen a few early reviews that spoke positively about it and the synopsis intrigued me. Plus, I was in the mood for an angsty a$$hole hero read. I was not disappointed. In fact, this book was my favorite of the entire series. The writing was fantastic. The pace was very good. The plot was engaging. It was angsty. It was heartbreaking. It made me laugh. It made me angry. It made me cry. Last, it was all wrapped up in a really great ending -- maybe a series ending??


~HERO~
LANDON...OMG was this guy an a$$hole of epic proportions. Like just SO seriously douchy. He was a manwhore (although after getting with Tori he didn't sleep with anyone else). He was a drug addict. He drank too much. His good decision making abilities were subpar (lol). Other than being super f-cking HOT in bed I often wondered what Tori saw in him. But in between all that a$$hole was a sweet and vulnerable man. He grew up. He took responsibility for his actions. He got help. So, in the end, I LOVED him. 


~HEROINE~
TORI...I ADORED Tori. I straight up LOVED this girl. She was feisty. She was funny. She was smart. She gave as good as she got. I loved how she called Landon on his shit. When certain truths come to light my heart shattered for her. But I love how she picked up the pieces of her life and moved on. She was a great heroine for sure.


 

~SECONDARY CHARACTERS~
Honestly, this one was pretty light on secondary characters. We get some appearances of people from the previous books, and I was kind of intrigued by Velez. He was a "friend" of Landon's who I'd love to read more about. Other than those people the story was mainly focused on Landon and Tori.


~HEAT LEVEL~
Medium. There were some SMOKIN' HOT sex scenes in this one. Landon had the dirtiest of mouths and I wanted to read more of it (lol). The frequently felt right for the story and the couple had sizzling on page chemistry.


~ANGST LEVEL~High. This was a pretty angsty read. Like I mentioned the hero was a major douche and did things that hurt the heroine. Neither were virgins. There is a bit of OW drama as Landon hits on some other women and brings one to his room to do drugs (and I assume have sex). He gets interrupted before any clothes come off. -- this is before they have the "only us together talk" so I wasn't overly bothered by it. The heroine chats up OM, but just in a friendly manner. At the very beginning, the heroine starts having sex with Landon thinking it's Liam his twin brother. She has a crush on Liam, but the truth comes out before they actually do the deed.


~IN THE END~
Surprisingly I LOVED it. It was the perfect read for the angsty book reading mood I was in. Well written. Engaging plot. Interesting, damaged, and well developed characters. What more can you ask for? Therefore yours truly is going to give this one two HUGE thumbs up.