Maybe that’s just me…? I just found her reactions so weird and at a couple of points I just wanted to yell, because seriously, stop swooning for a sec and look PROPERLY at these dudes.Īnyhow, minus some of Sophie’s actions which confused me: I did really enjoy the story. Like… I would have run far away at some of the things that happen based around the new boys in town: Not gone running to them. Sophie felt realistic for a lot of the story… though, I did get really annoyed at a lot of parts, where the she is too busy swooning over the dudes even after she’s seen REALLY SCARY STUFF relating to them. It was difficult to stop reading!ĭuring the first chapters I had grown to really like the main character, and really feel for her the mysterious, vague foreshadowing about her father’s story kept me reading, as I was sure it was somehow linked to the new family that moves into the town.
I found myself completely sucked into the story I started Vendetta on a train, and somehow got through sixty pages, then (reluctantly) put it away. From the first sentence, there’s a strangely chilling mystery. I loved the beginning chapters of the story. My Review: I was so excited to read Doyle’s début, Vendetta, when it came through the letterbox! All of the online buzz described it as a tense and gripping retelling of Romeo and Juliet, in suburban Chicago, with a Mafia twist. And if that doesn’t sound like the most insanely awesome idea for a book, then you’re wrong. When she does, blood will spill and hearts will break. She must choose between two warring dynasties – the one she was born into, and the one she is falling in love with. As the boys’ dark secrets begin to come to light, Sophie is confronted with stinging truths about her own family, too. Irresistibly drawn to bad boy Nicoli, Sophie finds herself falling into a criminal underworld governed by powerful families. When five brothers move into the abandoned mansion in her neighbourhood, Sophie Gracewell’s life changes forever. An epic debut set outside modern-day Chicago. Goodreads Synopsis: When it comes to revenge, love is a dangerous complication.With a fierce rivalry raging between two warring families, falling in love is the deadliest thing Sophie could do. Published January 1st 2015 by Chicken House Books.