> I really liked this book. I thought the premise was very interesting and I liked how there was mystery and intrigue, but not so drawn out that it made me frustrated. I loved the added family dynamics of Dean and his autism. This book was fun and well written. I enjoyed it. ( )

This was a great book until the last 25% or so.

Extra points for excellent russian here and there, tho I still can't figure out why stupid typos were left untouched. "Pecherskaya" was spelled "Percherskaya" literally half the time. No matter the language, it's an annoyance. "The band was called "Gryaznykh Angelov"...". Say what? @.@ A minor mistake, sure, but on top of interchangeable peRcherskaya it screamed "I don't really care. they won't get it anyway.", not to mention the name is such a cliche. What else... "'mu'dak' means 'asshole'". Sure, whatever you say, let's be nice, I guess, and paint the taboo word in pink and glitter. So, that was the minor stuff.

My major complaint - and it's me, prolly, since I like sex in my books in very moderate amounts - is that the last 20% turned into pure porn. I really don't care who topped whom in the end, how many times and how sticky the stickiness got. Both characters, especially Zak, were crazed enough on sex from the very beginning, but by the end the lust came out full force without MCs surfacing for air for 20% straight. I lost all interest in the book and DNF-ed at 93%.

That leaves me with - what? 75% is pure awesomeness, save for the typos. I can easily dish out 5 and more shiny stars. The last 25% tho? A star and a half maybe? So, what should I do, what should I do???

3.5 stars, rounding up *cringe* On Booklikes it will get 3.5 from me, tho. ( )

3.75 stars. This book was chosen for me in "pick it for me" challenge. And I have to say, it was much better than I thought it'd be after I'd finished the first chapter. It took a little bit for me to get used to the author's writing style as I'm not British, so some things threw me here and there, but after that the book was pretty good. I would've preferred a constant POV as the frequent flip-flop between people can be a bit jarring at times, and I didn't fully buy the ending - but it was still an enjoyable read for me. ( )