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I Shot You Babe (Bombay Assassins, #4) (2000)

by Leslie Langtry(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

genre

Romance

series

Bombay Assassins

review 1: I thought this was a mess. Like I get that the main character's underlying theme is that he stereotypes people and doesn't think he does but I don't think that makes up for every character in the book (and I'm talking mainly about the gal Veronica here) acting in the most unbelievable ways at every turn in the book. First off, I didn't think the couple had a strong enough connection at all, especially not enough of one to weather the absolute insane amounts of weirdness going on. I ask you, what human would end a flight on a private jet belonging to someone they barely know that had an acquaintance (who granted had conked said human in the head for also seemingly no reason. Seriously why on earth would a character who says, "Yeah I'm an assassin but I don't hurt women ... moreor kids" randomly concuss Veronica? Just to piss Cy off?) of theirs beaten and tied up in the bathroom with, "Promise you won't kill him? Ok well, CALL ME!" And what kind of graduate level philosophy student who is seemingly normal and nice enough in most ways never contemplates the ramifications of his job as a gun-for-hire?I did like scenes in Mongolia. You could tell the author did her research but refrained from sounding like a travel guidebook. The end was kind of a fizzle as the four thousand years old assassins' group ends with a "meh" but whatever, I get it.
review 2: What a great voice! I could tell from the first few pages that Leslie Langtry had a very distinctive way of telling a story and one that I would thoroughly enjoy.I loved that the point of view of the story is told from the male perspective, make that the point of view of a hitman with a guinea pig for a companion. The dry wit and dark humor, combined with the idea of a family who has run an international assassin organization for centuries, makes for a fantastic read.Don't let all the talk about hitmen and assassins fool you- this is a fresh contemporary romance with a big dash of suspense and some great characters!The one issue I had was that Leslie's way of Cy and Ronnie running into each other is too far out to be believed. There were just too many coincidental meetings to have been purely accidental and not somehow pre-arranged. If just one of the run-ins had been set-up by Cy (or Ronnie) then it would have done much for the believability of the story.I'll be adding Leslie's previous Greatest Hits Mysteries to my to buy pile – even though the story had a few issues, she has a voice that is distinctive,completely original, and I want to hear the stories for the rest of the family! less

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