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A review by bookish_emily
The Best Bad Things by Katrina Carrasco
3.0
Alma Rosales is a disgraced former Pinkerton's agent who turned her talents to smuggling after being dismissed from the detective agency. Her current mission: figure out who has been stealing opium from her boss's smuggling operation in Port Townsend, WA. If she can get to the bottom of it there is a big promotion in store for her. She goes undercover as a man to infiltrate the crew and solve the mystery, but faces distraction, betrayal, and the risk of exposure at every turn.
The summary description for The Best Bad Things piqued my interest right away, but I found the book did not really match the sense of it that I got from that description. It focused less on the mystery and more on physical fighting and sexual tension among the characters. At times it was difficult to keep track of everything and everyone because the novel skips back and forth in time. While there were interesting characters, the only one that really got any development was Alma. Despite that, it was still an interesting read and definitely a page-turner. Fans of antiheroines will enjoy cheering for Alma throughout her criminal endeavors.
The summary description for The Best Bad Things piqued my interest right away, but I found the book did not really match the sense of it that I got from that description. It focused less on the mystery and more on physical fighting and sexual tension among the characters. At times it was difficult to keep track of everything and everyone because the novel skips back and forth in time. While there were interesting characters, the only one that really got any development was Alma. Despite that, it was still an interesting read and definitely a page-turner. Fans of antiheroines will enjoy cheering for Alma throughout her criminal endeavors.