The only thing in the book that I can point to and say I didn't like, wasn't because it was problematic, or poor storytelling, or anything wrong with the book. So I'm going to focus on the things I loved, and there were many: Detroit front-and-center once again,Īnd a great side character that I'm looking forward to taking center stage next. And it's not fair for me to compare the two. But it didn't have that wow factor for me that Ricochet had. Ricochet is one of the two best dark romance books I've read, and I had Backfire hyped up in my mind, ready for a follow-up that was going to knock my socks off. What I'm struggling with is trying not to compare it to Ricochet, the first book in this series, the reason I found Keri Lake.

Within seconds, my bra popped loose, and I nearly gasped at the relief, and in surprise that he's unclasped it so fast. Come with me through the jump and I'll tell you why you need to add Backfire to your summer reading list.īackfire was riveting from beginning to end, there were twists that I guessed and twists that I didn't, I really liked the main characters both together and individually, and it was dark and gritty with moments of levity and lightness, which I've come to really enjoy.Īs easily as if I hadn't fought at all, he flipped me over, and his hands slid up under my shirt. It's been a few weeks since it released, and it's getting rave reviews, for good reason. I started stalking Keri Lake's Facebook feed, and as soon as I saw the sign-ups for Backfire ARCs and the blog tour I jumped all over that. If she doesn't destroy me first.Ricochet was one of my favorite reads of 2015, so when I found out this seemingly stand-alone book was getting not one, but two sequels, those babies went to the top of my TBR. An eye for an eye-isn't that how the saying goes? And Aubree Culling is the perfect pawn to destroy him.

All he knows is that I've kidnapped his beautiful wife. A man with nothing left to lose-one who's seen the dark and violent truth behind the city's flawless veneer. A promise-to avenge the wrong and set it right. Now I'm cursed by the memories of that night, and the words I whispered to my dying wife. Until a ruthless task force, assembled under Mayor Michael Culling, with a brutal strategy to make the streets of Detroit 'safe', ripped away everything I loved in a deadly hunt called The Culling. The only sure way to destroy a man is to take what he cannot live without. WARNING: **Not recommended for readers under the age of 18 due to graphic violence, sex and strong language.

Ricochet by Keri Lake