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The Takedown by Carlie Walker
3.75
Read Completed 12/26/23 | 3.75 stars, rounded up
I was looking for a Christmas romance and kept stumbling upon all of these options that were too cheesy and then I came across THE TAKEDOWN! This is half romcom, half light thriller with the main character being in the CIA, and then being recruited by the FBI for a mission when she finds out her sister is engaged to an important member in a crime family.
I really enjoyed this book! It felt a little stiff and times and lacking in a couple areas where the combination of romance and light thriller could have been a little smoother. There wasn't *quite* enough romance and there wasn't *quite* enough fighting crime for me to be fully into, but the story was really fun and I liked the characters a lot! This was a debut from Carlie Walker and I feel like future books will only get better, so I'm definitely interested in reading more!
I was looking for a Christmas romance and kept stumbling upon all of these options that were too cheesy and then I came across THE TAKEDOWN! This is half romcom, half light thriller with the main character being in the CIA, and then being recruited by the FBI for a mission when she finds out her sister is engaged to an important member in a crime family.
I really enjoyed this book! It felt a little stiff and times and lacking in a couple areas where the combination of romance and light thriller could have been a little smoother. There wasn't *quite* enough romance and there wasn't *quite* enough fighting crime for me to be fully into, but the story was really fun and I liked the characters a lot! This was a debut from Carlie Walker and I feel like future books will only get better, so I'm definitely interested in reading more!