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A review by veronica87
Loyalty by Ingrid Thoft
3.0
3.5 stars
Josefina Ludlow, Fina to her family and friends, is the youngest in a sibling set of four. She has four older brothers who all followed their domineering father into the legal profession and who now all work in his powerful, personal injury law firm. Fina, having flunked out of law school, still contributes to the family business by working as the private investigator for many of their cases. But this time around, when a member of the family goes missing, things get personal really quickly and some unpleasant truths may surface.
This was an enjoyable book and I found Fina to be a strong and likable character. She's 34 years old, single, has no children, and has no urge to change her status in any way, shape, or form. She has a couple of men in her life, Christian and Milloy, who function as friends with benefits. I wouldn't classify it as a true love triangle since the men are aware of each other and don't seem to to have an issue with the arrangements. Yay for Fina, lol. She's snarky but not overly so and, as the song says, she knows when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. About the only annoying thing about her is her penchant to eat copious amounts of junk food without gaining any weight.
The story is told in third person mostly with a focus on Fina. However, there are also some additional character threads that are not immediately identified and it is only as the story moves along that the connections start to become apparent. It was an interesting plot device and it kept the story moving forward at a smooth and easy pace. Not that anything was smooth and easy for Fina, who took her fair share of lumps. Overall, I was pulled enough into Fina's world that I'll be on the lookout for the rest of the books.
Josefina Ludlow, Fina to her family and friends, is the youngest in a sibling set of four. She has four older brothers who all followed their domineering father into the legal profession and who now all work in his powerful, personal injury law firm. Fina, having flunked out of law school, still contributes to the family business by working as the private investigator for many of their cases. But this time around, when a member of the family goes missing, things get personal really quickly and some unpleasant truths may surface.
This was an enjoyable book and I found Fina to be a strong and likable character. She's 34 years old, single, has no children, and has no urge to change her status in any way, shape, or form. She has a couple of men in her life, Christian and Milloy, who function as friends with benefits. I wouldn't classify it as a true love triangle since the men are aware of each other and don't seem to to have an issue with the arrangements. Yay for Fina, lol. She's snarky but not overly so and, as the song says, she knows when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. About the only annoying thing about her is her penchant to eat copious amounts of junk food without gaining any weight.
The story is told in third person mostly with a focus on Fina. However, there are also some additional character threads that are not immediately identified and it is only as the story moves along that the connections start to become apparent. It was an interesting plot device and it kept the story moving forward at a smooth and easy pace. Not that anything was smooth and easy for Fina, who took her fair share of lumps. Overall, I was pulled enough into Fina's world that I'll be on the lookout for the rest of the books.