Neighborhood Watch (A Twin Estates Novel, #4)

by Stylo Fantome

[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.