Book Synopsis:
She stole the life she wanted. Now someone wants to steal it back . . .
Alvie Knightly may be waking up in the Ritz, but her life is no bed of roses.
Firstly, she has the mother of all hangovers.
Secondly, her beautiful, spoiled twin sister Beth has just been found dead in Sicily – and the police want Alvie for questioning.
And thirdly, Alvie’s hot new boyfriend has vanished with every penny of the millions they stole from Beth.
But he picked the wrong girl to mess with.
Alvie will pursue her ex to Rome in a game of cat and mouse that only one of them can survive.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned . . .
But can Alvie get revenge before her crimes catch up with her?
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My Review:
Bad is another fabulous glimpse into the madcap life of Alvie. If possible I enjoyed this book even more than the first as I was more aware of what the book was about and the style it was written in.
This is definitely one of those books that you have to just go with the flow as otherwise you could end up very confused. The book is so fast paced and has a lot of a action in it that seems to happen all at once so it’s difficult to catch your breath at times. It’s a huge whirlwind of sex, money and drugs which was higher enjoyable.
I didn’t particularly warm to Alvie in the first book but I actually warmed to her in this one which surprised me. She comes across a lot more confident and seems to have found her ideal career as a hit women. She’s also very funny and often had me in stitches with her witty remarks and fabulous descriptions. Alvie calls a space a spade and I really loved her for it. I actually found myself feeling a little sorry for her at times about losing the money and a guy she was really i to do found myself cheering her along on her journey to get it back, which was an huge whirlwind of an adventure!
Some of the content in the book is quite risque and the author doesn’t hold back from describing things as they are. If you are easily offended this might not be the book for you.
This is the second book in the series but I do think that it could be read as a standalone as the first book is recapped quite well at the beginning.
Huge thanks to Katie from Michael St Joseph for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book. If you like fun, sexy and different books then you’ll love this series.
About The Author:
Chloé Esposito is from Cheltenham and now lives in London. She has a BA and MA in English from Oxford University, where her dissertation focused on 19th-century feminist writers. She has been a senior management consultant, an English teacher at two of the UK’s top private schools and a fashion stylist at Condé Nast. She is a graduate of the Faber Academy and is now writing full-time.
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