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How to Hack a Hacker by A.J. Sherwood

sara11_reads's review

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3.0

Fun, light, low-angst. It was fun to see all the past characters again but they sort of over shadowed Kyou and Bran. I would have liked to see their relationship mature more - it developed too quickly.

mooninda82's review

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5.0

Fab

Oh wow I ha love devoured this series in two days. I couldn’t wait for Kyou story, what a story it was. I absolutely love that this series including this book has as much humour as it does darkness. Kyou was such a great character his protectiveness beat most alpha books I’ve read but I love his soft vulnerability too. Brannigan was perfect to add with Kyou. I love the story line of this book, it had plenty of heat too. I’m just very sad this series is over what to read now :( xx

waterwitch70's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

ltcreads40's review

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5.0

K and Brannigan were amazing! I loved that we finally got to meet the man K had been watching this whole time and that he was equally intrigued to meet everyone else. While I am sad to see this series end, it was so good and cannot wait to re-read every single book!

alinaflieger's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

maraya21's review against another edition

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3.0

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3.5 Stars

foxxybookreads's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

kaity_b's review

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3.0

3 stars

Pretty good but didn’t love. Idk I am in a mood.. a slumpy mood sooo this was a casualty of said mood.

I love hacker books soo this was a good one but I have definitely read better.

Overall a good end to the series but wanted something more…

rainjrop's review against another edition

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2.0

Maybe 2.5 stars? I honestly had trouble finishing it. AJ Sherwood didn't try very hard on this one. It felt more plotless than the previous two, was up its own ass, dragged on, and had a completely forgettable letdown of an ending.

eesh25's review

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4.0

Last book in the trilogy, and the one I was most looking forward to. Kyou and his stalkee were mentioned in the first book, and I've wanted to know how that story would go ever since.

Though I don't think stalking is the right word for it. For one, Brannigan knows about it, and he seems to enjoy it. They share email, texts and phone calls. He just doesn't know who K is, even after six years of their strange relationship, in which Kyou has saved Bran's life multiple times. That's all Kyou wants, you know, to look out for Bran. It's his way of repaying Bran's father, who saved K's life once. Besides, he wouldn't need to keep such a close eye on Bran if the guy would just stop getting in trouble.

But Bran wants to make the world a better place, and that's bound to make you some enemies. The latest enemy is part of the Irish mob. And because of that, and a clever 10-year-old, it's not just K looking out for Brannigan, but the entire team. And they're very determined that Bran finally meet K.

And let's be honest, it needed to happen already. I mean, six years. At this point, no one was buying that K's only concern was repaying Bran's father. Not to mention that the two have been flirting for a while now, and the only thing really standing between them and a happily ever after, is Kyou insistence on not telling Bran who he is, or meeting him in person. And no, his concerns aren't unfounded. His workaholic nature has come between relationships before, and it makes sense that he doesn't want to risk losing Bran for good. But six years.

Anyway, we have trouble with a mob family, Ivan being... Ivan, Ari who needs to spend less time with Ivan, ol' reliable Carter, an unusually smart ten-year-old, Brannigan trying to make K see that they could work, and Kyou, who needs to sleep more. It makes for quite the team-up. And it's a lot of fun.

Also, I think that this book being shorter than the others works in its favour because we don't get drops in fun/action/excitement, which is something that happened in both the previous book. This is a very mellow series. And mellowness can sometimes be boring if it goes on too long. By making the book shorter, the author reduced the chance of that. Not that I didn't like the other two books, I just found this one to be more consistent throughout.

Overall, this was a great series, and I will definitely be reading more books by the author. Past and future ones.