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Blade
by Hope Stone
This is the fourth book in the Outlaw Souls MC series, and while I didn't like it as much as I did the third book, Trainer, it is still a very solid addition to the series. (Full disclosure: Trainer and Erica are my favorite Outlaw Souls couple and they are going to be hard to beat!)
This book follows Blade, a prospect of Outlaw Souls. He meets Kat. I liked Kat a lot. She isn't your typical romance book heroine, which I'm finding is actually typical in this series. I'm so sick of the virginal waif type heroines, and Ms. Stone has given us some strong, fierce, sex positive heroines. Kat actually believes in hook ups and casual sex! She doesn't feel ashamed by it! Seriously, sex positivity for the win! Thank you, Ms. Stone!
The books in this series are progressing very nicely into the MC aspect of the series. While they can be read as stand alone, you will get more of the story if you read them in order. (Although, if you find yourself wanting to check one out, don't worry, you won't be lost). I like the way the story has been unfolding. Our resident club, the Outlaw Souls, have developed a rivalry with Las Balas, another MC.
Blade has been paying his dues, waiting to get patched in to become a member of the Outlaw Souls. The problem begins, when Kat sees the logo on his now patched jacket, she freaks out. Kat has been raised to believe that the Outlaw Souls are nothing more than gang bangers and that they target Las Balas for no reason. Her ties to Las Balas make her biased against Outlaw Souls, without knowing the full story. Kat's has family ties to Las Balas, and since she's already lost her mom, she is trying to hold on to the family that she has left.
Basically, we have a Romeo and Juliet story, but with no poison and less stupid teenagers.
There really isn't much to dislike in this book. My only criticism is that I wish the previous books introduced us more to the characters that are going to be in future books. While I understand not always knowing the heroine, (although I always give bonus points to those books where we know both characters prior to their stand alone) I would have liked to have seen Blade more in previous books. I'm already looking forward to Hawk's book, simply because I feel like he's someone we have seen more often than the others. And I'm definitely hoping for a romance between Moves and Kim.
I was provided with an ARC of this book and am voluntarily providing a review. All opinions are my own.
This book follows Blade, a prospect of Outlaw Souls. He meets Kat. I liked Kat a lot. She isn't your typical romance book heroine, which I'm finding is actually typical in this series. I'm so sick of the virginal waif type heroines, and Ms. Stone has given us some strong, fierce, sex positive heroines. Kat actually believes in hook ups and casual sex! She doesn't feel ashamed by it! Seriously, sex positivity for the win! Thank you, Ms. Stone!
The books in this series are progressing very nicely into the MC aspect of the series. While they can be read as stand alone, you will get more of the story if you read them in order. (Although, if you find yourself wanting to check one out, don't worry, you won't be lost). I like the way the story has been unfolding. Our resident club, the Outlaw Souls, have developed a rivalry with Las Balas, another MC.
Blade has been paying his dues, waiting to get patched in to become a member of the Outlaw Souls. The problem begins, when Kat sees the logo on his now patched jacket, she freaks out. Kat has been raised to believe that the Outlaw Souls are nothing more than gang bangers and that they target Las Balas for no reason. Her ties to Las Balas make her biased against Outlaw Souls, without knowing the full story. Kat's has family ties to Las Balas, and since she's already lost her mom, she is trying to hold on to the family that she has left.
Basically, we have a Romeo and Juliet story, but with no poison and less stupid teenagers.
There really isn't much to dislike in this book. My only criticism is that I wish the previous books introduced us more to the characters that are going to be in future books. While I understand not always knowing the heroine, (although I always give bonus points to those books where we know both characters prior to their stand alone) I would have liked to have seen Blade more in previous books. I'm already looking forward to Hawk's book, simply because I feel like he's someone we have seen more often than the others. And I'm definitely hoping for a romance between Moves and Kim.
I was provided with an ARC of this book and am voluntarily providing a review. All opinions are my own.