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A review by magnus_iskander_reim
Fool Me Forever by Ainslie Paton
4.0
Disclaimer : I hadn't read the first book in the Confidence Game series when I started this one. I actually found out it was a sequel to One Night Wife something like 15% of the book. However, I was never lost in the story since sufficient background elements and the story is independent enough to say it completely can be read as a standalone.
Halsey is the kind of crook that doesn't show : he's good with spreadsheets but with, you know, getting in actual sheets with someone other than a number. More machine than man, he's however following his sense of justice and using his skills to take from the richest and most corrupted and giving tons of money to the poorest.
Enter Lenny, whose job and passion is to positively crucify crooks and has a very, very personal reason to hate them. But, someday, a common enemy lead them to work together....
What I liked about this book was the fact that it didn't use the over-trope-y macho macho man but featured kind, calm and incredibly smart Halsey. Which is, let's be honest, the kind of guy women are ACTUALLY into when we're not, you know, fantasising. The fact that Ms Paton made the surely more impopular and less rewarding-financially speaking-choice of picking up this kind of man gives the story a scent of authenticity that makes its twists, turns and relationships all the more credible and enticing. The trust issues between the two main characters were particularly well handled.
It was a very good story served by an efficient style that was truly pleasant to read. However, it doesn't bring anything really new to the romance genre.
I'd advice it to any romance and White Collar fans ;)
A very good surprise for sure !
Halsey is the kind of crook that doesn't show : he's good with spreadsheets but with, you know, getting in actual sheets with someone other than a number. More machine than man, he's however following his sense of justice and using his skills to take from the richest and most corrupted and giving tons of money to the poorest.
Enter Lenny, whose job and passion is to positively crucify crooks and has a very, very personal reason to hate them. But, someday, a common enemy lead them to work together....
What I liked about this book was the fact that it didn't use the over-trope-y macho macho man but featured kind, calm and incredibly smart Halsey. Which is, let's be honest, the kind of guy women are ACTUALLY into when we're not, you know, fantasising. The fact that Ms Paton made the surely more impopular and less rewarding-financially speaking-choice of picking up this kind of man gives the story a scent of authenticity that makes its twists, turns and relationships all the more credible and enticing. The trust issues between the two main characters were particularly well handled.
It was a very good story served by an efficient style that was truly pleasant to read. However, it doesn't bring anything really new to the romance genre.
I'd advice it to any romance and White Collar fans ;)
A very good surprise for sure !