Kenya Wright

Title: Mobsters & Mistletoe
Author: Kenya Wright
Publisher: K.W.
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:
"Mobsters & Mistletoe" by Kenya Wright

My Sentiments:

"Mobsters & Mistletoe" was a good read of a bit of it all, from action, romance, and violence. The main characters give the readers a story that will keep their attention as you turn the pages to see what is coming next for Dante, Zuri, Carmen, and a few other interesting ones. I enjoyed seeing how well Dante went after what he wanted: getting revenge for what had happened to him having to go to prison in the first place. I believed he deserved to do so under what had happened to him. One thing he learned his lesson of not opening up the letters he had received from Zuri, which had been a big mistake on his part. After all is said and done...will she take him back, or will he have to work for it? Now that a little child is in the picture...all that is left to say is to pick up this good read to see how this will all come out for Dante, Zuri, and little Carmen. Will they get their HEA?… (mehr)

Cameo is a mix breed and her white hair and scaly white skin makes her odder than most inhabitants of Santeria,the compound or habitat where people of her kind live.

Together with her friend Wiz she takes on work as a stand in or decoy for people who can pay. Its risky but its a living.

It all goes to hell one day when the person she has been hired to impersonate turns out to be dead and they were actually being used as scapegoats.They manage to get away but in the process Wiz is hurt.

This catches the attentions of a man called the Bearded dragon who has a score unsettled with Wiz.But he is not telling her exactly what brought this so she decided to find out the truth herself together with her friends.

This book had potential I was especially excited about the shapeshifting abilites part of the maincharacter and it is explored in an interesting way and the way she goes about her shapeshifting is explained too.

Cameo doesnt like the way she looks since she was abused by her mother because of this she keeps Magazine cutouts of womens faces and bodies by her mirror so she can pick out those she like the best and mimic them.She just wants to be a normal girl.



I quite liked her personality for the most part even if she made some choices I didnt agree with or completely understand.

She felt like an authentic teenager albeit a shapeshifting one with scales and the supporting cast wasnt unlikable either apart from one person

But as you can see I only gave this two stars and the reason for this is that the plot was so unfocused and I was often confused about what was really going on.And when I was starting to think I was starting to get a grip on the story it got screwier.Not in a "my mind is blown" kind of way I might add.

And to be honest I didnt find the love interest very appealing.

He kept confusing Cameo,stating that no all they could ever be was friends only to snap and turn into this creepy guy whose mantra was no one is allowed to touch you but me. And then in the next hes pushing her away again and refusing to tell her the full truth.

Towards the end I felt the author simply dropped the original plotline just so she could get to the ending and find a way for the two of them to have a happy ending. Despite there being loose ends with the plotline and having to leave supporting characters hanging.

The sentiment between the couple can more or less amount to thist:

"But what about the others?"

"Eh never mind as long as we are happy"

There were also several grammatical errors wich irked me.




… (mehr)