Cocktails and Books
Written on Dec 13, 2016
If you're looking for an angsty read, this book is definitely one you may want to pick up. There will definitely be trigger points for some readers (abuse and rape) but if you can read those kind of stories you'll find a character who finally figures out her self worth and learns to start living her life.
When we meet Bree, she's a broken girl. Abused by her mother and then abandoned by her boyfriend, she doesn't feel like she's worthy of love. That there is something intrinsically wrong with her that makes her unlovable. She uses sex as a way to get some kind of human contact, but locks herself off from the one group of people who always keep their eye on her. The bar where she works may be a reminder of her ex, but it's also where her family is. She may not see it that way, but you can instantly see those men would do just about anything for her...and not just because their boss told them too.
Things for Bree change when she meets the new bartender Declan. He's instantly drawn to her, but Bree is weary. She's trying to protect herself as best she can, but she finds she's not strong enough to fight off the smiles Declan brings or the safe feeling she has when she's with him. And no matter what else Declan says or does through the book, I liked him because he was willing to do whatever he could to make Bree smile.
There are mob undertones to the book, which I would have like to explored a little further, but since neither of these characters actually lived it that world we only got a cursory view. With the epilogue, I'm hoping we get to delve into the world a little more in a future book and see exactly what Ron's crew is up to.