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bookly68's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this! Some mafia stories don’t show the realness of that life. This author’s do! Between the Bennett Mafia stories and now Canary, I love how she writes Mafia Romance!!
CJ Bloom and Connor Crais did an amazing job with the audio, it really drew me into the story!!!
CJ Bloom and Connor Crais did an amazing job with the audio, it really drew me into the story!!!
lmrivas54's review against another edition
5.0
Canary is a book that can only be described by the reaction it evokes and that is <>. With a lot of violence, it follows the life of a girl whose name we don’t know and age we don’t know either. We just know she entered the life of the underworld looking for her sister who was taken by Russian mafia. As she deals with this world, she evolves from a future college student to this silent, cautious stranger. Her quietness is her defense mechanism and her value in this world is that she inherently senses if a person is speaking the truth.
It is a strangely mesmerizing story and you know you’re just touching the surface of all that she’s gone through. Right now she’s working with Raize, a soldier in Russian mafia. The guy is a one-man army, lethal and dangerous, and yet, he’s decent and compels loyalty. There’s a strange connection with them and the story proceeds with a lot of violence, quiet and boring days, lots of travel, and lots of nothing. It is strangely riveting, in spite of all the blood and mayhem, and the increasing closeness between Raize and Girl even more so.
It gets to a moment where the violence doesn’t bother you anymore, it’s quite routine, of maybe it feels like a fantasy? All I know is I was fascinated by this story that starts sort of slow, then picks up speed and suspense, goes through some explosive action, and incredibly, ends in an HEA but not your cheesy variety. For some reason, it was more than enough and completely logical with this story. Very interesting and intriguing!
It is a strangely mesmerizing story and you know you’re just touching the surface of all that she’s gone through. Right now she’s working with Raize, a soldier in Russian mafia. The guy is a one-man army, lethal and dangerous, and yet, he’s decent and compels loyalty. There’s a strange connection with them and the story proceeds with a lot of violence, quiet and boring days, lots of travel, and lots of nothing. It is strangely riveting, in spite of all the blood and mayhem, and the increasing closeness between Raize and Girl even more so.
It gets to a moment where the violence doesn’t bother you anymore, it’s quite routine, of maybe it feels like a fantasy? All I know is I was fascinated by this story that starts sort of slow, then picks up speed and suspense, goes through some explosive action, and incredibly, ends in an HEA but not your cheesy variety. For some reason, it was more than enough and completely logical with this story. Very interesting and intriguing!
alyssa_will's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
teriann81's review against another edition
4.0
Canary by Tijan was such a fantastic read! I was hooked from the beginning! Tijan is a favorite author of mine so it’s no doubt I would love this book – However, this book is a lot different than other Tijan books and I still loved it.
Ash – Narrated by the phenomenal CJ Bloom was tough, she knew what she wanted and kicked ass to get it. I loved this character so much. Its very rare to find a heroine that is just that, a heroine. Ash wasn’t a doormat; she wasn’t weak, and she was driven.
Raize – Narrated by Connor Crais was quiet, ruthless, and very protective. He had a connection with Ash that is honestly very hard to explain.
Ash, on a mission to find her sister acquires many names as she hides herself (And loses herself?) along the way. When Ash starts working for Raize things do not heat up – it’s a very slow burn with these two and I was here for it.
I really enjoyed this story and wished I had read it sooner!
Ash – Narrated by the phenomenal CJ Bloom was tough, she knew what she wanted and kicked ass to get it. I loved this character so much. Its very rare to find a heroine that is just that, a heroine. Ash wasn’t a doormat; she wasn’t weak, and she was driven.
Raize – Narrated by Connor Crais was quiet, ruthless, and very protective. He had a connection with Ash that is honestly very hard to explain.
Ash, on a mission to find her sister acquires many names as she hides herself (And loses herself?) along the way. When Ash starts working for Raize things do not heat up – it’s a very slow burn with these two and I was here for it.
I really enjoyed this story and wished I had read it sooner!
rihoward's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
I had high hopes for this book. Especially, since Bennett is one of my favorite books that this author has written. In some ways this book met my expectations and in others it didn't. The fluidity of the story was not what I was expecting and at times it pulled me out of the story. However, the author did their job because I was invested enough to continue on to get the answers that I was seeking.
I wasn't expecting the reasons why Ash/Canary went into this lifestyle, especially, with how brutal it was but it was a nice twist. Both Raize and Ash were complex characters and I enjoyed finding what made them tick. Even though this was not what I was expecting, it was still a solid book.
I had high hopes for this book. Especially, since Bennett is one of my favorite books that this author has written. In some ways this book met my expectations and in others it didn't. The fluidity of the story was not what I was expecting and at times it pulled me out of the story. However, the author did their job because I was invested enough to continue on to get the answers that I was seeking.
I wasn't expecting the reasons why Ash/Canary went into this lifestyle, especially, with how brutal it was but it was a nice twist. Both Raize and Ash were complex characters and I enjoyed finding what made them tick. Even though this was not what I was expecting, it was still a solid book.
chubbyromancereader's review
3.0
So I will start off by saying I love the narrators, I think they did a good job. I'm not sure how I feel about the story, because there are some parts I liked, some parts I didn't. It was fast paced at certain parts, then slow paced and sometimes dragging out. It may be the mood I was feeling while I was reading/listening so I may go back to it later.
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lcoonz's review against another edition
Usually a big Tijan lover but it just kind of felt like a whole lot of nothing really happened. I'm sorry it was just boring in the end.
patticorrea_ecbc's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars
While I quickly became hooked to all books written by Tijan, this one left me a little off. It started off really strong, but it seemed to just go along after that. I love Ash, she is a strong bad*ss woman who can take care of herself. I have to say that once we found out about her backstory, I was a little disappointed. I really wanted to LOVE this book, but just didn't.
While I quickly became hooked to all books written by Tijan, this one left me a little off. It started off really strong, but it seemed to just go along after that. I love Ash, she is a strong bad*ss woman who can take care of herself. I have to say that once we found out about her backstory, I was a little disappointed. I really wanted to LOVE this book, but just didn't.
sianny's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
Girl/Carrie/Brooke/Ash willingly entered into mafia life to find her sister. In the last 18 months she has worked for 6 different bosses, and has been with her current boss, Raize for 7 months.
Raize is cold, violent, and seemingly dead inside. However he trusts Ash’s gut implicitly, and has always shown her some form of respect.
As big changes start happening in the mafia world, Raize and Ash start growing closer. She starts to acknowledge the fact that he is sinfully hot, something she always blocked out before. And he actually seems to care about her well-being, both mental and physical.
Can they navigate a personal relationship whilst trying to stay alive with all the threats upon them? Who can they even trust; each other?
There was lot going on in this book and that meant it was fast paced. Their “unit” as Raize referred to them, was constantly under threat and attack from someone or other. Many different players and bosses were trying to overtake others and their unit was always caught in the middle.
I liked how the relationships developed between them all, and the dynamics between them. There were some amusing anecdotes and inner thoughts that kept the book from being too dark.
It was violent, but not overly so, steamy, but not overly so, gory, but not overly so. It almost felt like it was written for a YA audience - that’s the best way I can describe it.
I just wish we could’ve seen a bit more of how Ash got her reputation for being a human lie detector, almost psychic in her hunches. Because for her to be trusted so implicitly that these tough mafia bosses were willing to kill their own men at her word alone? That needs more backstory.
My favourite thing is the lengths that Ash would go to to protect Gus. Because we don’t deserve dogs! They are too good for us. So Gus deserved that tremendous loyalty from Ash and he repaid it tenfold.
Also, what is it about a stone cold ruthless killer softening for a woman that gives me the warm fuzzies inside?
ARC kindly provided in exchange for my honest review
Girl/Carrie/Brooke/Ash willingly entered into mafia life to find her sister. In the last 18 months she has worked for 6 different bosses, and has been with her current boss, Raize for 7 months.
Raize is cold, violent, and seemingly dead inside. However he trusts Ash’s gut implicitly, and has always shown her some form of respect.
As big changes start happening in the mafia world, Raize and Ash start growing closer. She starts to acknowledge the fact that he is sinfully hot, something she always blocked out before. And he actually seems to care about her well-being, both mental and physical.
Can they navigate a personal relationship whilst trying to stay alive with all the threats upon them? Who can they even trust; each other?
There was lot going on in this book and that meant it was fast paced. Their “unit” as Raize referred to them, was constantly under threat and attack from someone or other. Many different players and bosses were trying to overtake others and their unit was always caught in the middle.
I liked how the relationships developed between them all, and the dynamics between them. There were some amusing anecdotes and inner thoughts that kept the book from being too dark.
It was violent, but not overly so, steamy, but not overly so, gory, but not overly so. It almost felt like it was written for a YA audience - that’s the best way I can describe it.
I just wish we could’ve seen a bit more of how Ash got her reputation for being a human lie detector, almost psychic in her hunches. Because for her to be trusted so implicitly that these tough mafia bosses were willing to kill their own men at her word alone? That needs more backstory.
My favourite thing is the lengths that Ash would go to to protect Gus. Because we don’t deserve dogs! They are too good for us. So Gus deserved that tremendous loyalty from Ash and he repaid it tenfold.
Also, what is it about a stone cold ruthless killer softening for a woman that gives me the warm fuzzies inside?
ARC kindly provided in exchange for my honest review