I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I love my badass heroines. So when I read the premise and saw that this novel was about a girl whose parents are assassins, and that she is on the run, I fell in love.
As the daughter of professional assassins, Kaia has faced her share of danger and will do anything to survive. After her parents vanish, Kaia spends a year in hiding, looking for her parents before finally realizing they must be dead. She tries to forget her past and blend in as a normal teenager. And the one person who makes her feel sane and normal is her boyfriend, Oliver. But when a hit man jumps her, and Oliver sees her fighting back, Kaia’s secret is revealed. In a split-second decision, she leaves everything behind and takes Oliver with her. With professional killers out for blood, can Oliver and Kaia protect each other long enough to discover the truth?
I really wanted to like this novel. The beginning of this story was full of excitement and I got a rush from reading about their hasty flight out of town. This story was told from the perspective of both Oliver and Kaia, which I thought was a nice touch; we get to see what the assassins’ daughter feels and the civilian. However, the longer I kept reading, the more incredulous I found the whole thing. There are so many things that happen to them, so many weird connections made, and things just didn’t add up. At various points in the story, I had to put the book down and just try to move past all of the inconsistencies. While there was definitely tons of action, I felt no connection with the characters, and just couldn’t get into this absurd plot. For me, this novel did not live up to expectations.
Happy reading ~