Cain is one bad MOFO mobster with a heart of gold. general all-around badass and f*cking scary I’m not ready for this series to end.Īn ARC was given to me by BSB, for a honest review.

I hope Vali has more plans for Cain books in the future. It might not be as meaningful not knowing what happens to everyone, but if I was new to the series, I’d want to start here. If you are new to this series, you can start with this book. Cain always has plans to put other mobsters or the FBI in their place, but you don’t know them as a reader until the slowly unfold. The crime/intrigue factor was well done like Vali does with all her Cain books. It made me a little melancholy to know some of their fates, but it was nice to get to know them more. I did really like getting to see some characters that are no longer in the series. They absolutely have a spark I just didn’t feel it was as noticeable here as I had expected it to be. In future books Cain and Emma are pretty hot together. While I enjoyed this read, I did think the chemistry between Cain and Emma was not quite what I was hoping for. It’s pretty impressive how Vali is able to suck you into “the dark side”. The people you want to fail most are the FBI. She is absolutely deadly, but you can’t help but cheer her on. What is interesting about these books and what hooked me into this series… in any other book Cain would be consider a “bad guy” (girl actually, but you get my point).

This book is still at the beginning before Cain loses all of her innocence. For anyone who isn’t familiar with these books, Cain is the head of a Mob family in New Orleans.

This is also shortly after Cain’s father has been murdered and she has to now step up to lead the family. While we were told small bits and pieces in the other books, it was great actually reading the whole story. This is the story about how Cain and Emma first meet. That means for readers new to the Casey series is you can start with this one, not having to read any other books first. What’s nice about this book is it is basically a prequel. This series has been a favorite of mine for a long time. I always get excited when a new Cain Casey book comes out.

The Cain Casey Series by Ali Vali