Great end of a series
I have been waiting for this book since reading book 3, extremely curious about the direction the author was planning to take it.
One thing I did like about this series was it is a bit different from other books of a similar genre. Not so much in relation to the crime family aspect but in the relationship choices. Plus there was a question about whether the author would cross another boundary in an extremely taboo way, which I won't answer in this review.
I think 1 thing that let the story down was that it kind of felt like for the first section of the book was simply counting down scenes with each of her guys 1 by 1, intermingled with scenes with her and the Cobra. I've seen this in some other reverse harem books where the author seems to feel that there a requirement to provide a sex scene with the heroine with each of her boyfriends, and I get it, its hard in some RH books to build connection with so many guys, particularly when they aren't all stuck in the same space, and aren't a fully cohesive group, which with this group of men really isn't possible anyway.
I'm glad that we finally get full answers about past history, the whys and how's. I feel like there was a little inconsistency between Shay's memory and the description provided but I'd probably have to go back to the first book to check.
I think we learnt from book 3 that no character is safe, and this definitely was true in this book. I admit I had some assumptions in previous books that didn't pan out, and I think I'd worked out in this book that it likely wouldn't and then the possibility was completely removed ... I know cryptic but trying to avoid spoilers.
I thought the ending was good. Its always nice to reach the end of a series and not have to deal with another cliffhanger. Its also a relief to finish a series when I feel like I'm in the middle of so many.
Overall, I think the author produced a really good series. I don't think 5 star but definitely potential for 5 star and certainly a lot more interesting than some of the other options out there.