mafia – Randi-Lee Bowslaugh

The book draws the reader in right from page one, which shows a glimpse of someone who tries to steal money from the mafia. It isn’t pretty. We follow along with three friends who are part of this mafia and the lengths they will go to for each other.

There is excellent character development seen throughout the story. Delving into the backstories of the three main characters and why they are in this predicament. At times the author will jump scenes, and it isn’t always clear that this is about to happen. A few asterisks between those shifts will help with that for future books.

My favourite part of the book was the ending and how it made the entire story and character development come together. It was a very satisfying ending.

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Who said a woman couldn’t run the mafia? It isn’t often seen in the media, and I am glad that someone finally gave it a shot. The author did a wonderful job grabbing my attention in the first few paragraphs and kept me reading. It is an easy but intriguing read, and I finished it in two days because I couldn’t put it down. There was never a lull in the action.

The author did an amazing job at integrating two narratives by identifying the character as part of the chapter title. This gave the insight that was needed from both leads while still keeping the first-person narrative, which I truly enjoyed.

The main character is a badass woman (a mafia princess) who takes charge. The other major players in the book include some who don’t care for her ways and others who they inspire. Throughout the story, she doesn’t bend to the will of others, but she does learn to work with them.

If you like strong female leads, then this is a must-read. I think there is more in the works from this author and this mafia princess.

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