Eulogy by Rachel Van Dyken Pages: 448
Series: Eagle Elite #9
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Source: ARC
Also in this series: Empire, Enrage, Envy, Dissolution
Also by this author: The Consequence of Loving Colton (Consequence, #1), The Consequence of Revenge, Capture, The Dark Ones, Untouchable Darkness, The Consequence of Seduction, Empire, The Matchmaker's Playbook, The Bachelor Auction, Enrage, The Playboy Bachelor, The Consequence of Rejection, Envy, Risky Play, Ruthless Princess, Surrender, Scandalous Prince, Mafia Casanova, Destructive King, Mafia King, Office Hate, Falling for the Villain, My Summer in Seoul, Broken Crown , Office Date, The Anti-Fan and the Idol, The Godparent Trap, Dissolution, Exposing the Groom, The Unperfects, Office Mate, Ciao Bella
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All is lost.All.I don't recognize myself in the mirror anymore.My thoughts are filled with hatred and dripping with rage.I've lost my soul.She took it to the depths of Hell with her and haunts me with images of what could have been.Sixty lives are mine to take.Sixty lives stand in the way of my vengeance.Sixty lives plus one more.Mine.When the last drop of blood falls — mine will be spilled.Only one person stands in the way.She doesn't realize I'll kill her too.I don't own a heart.And even if I did — I wouldn't fall prey to its lies again.I am Chase Abandonato.Heir to a legacy of betrayal.And I will kill them all.Even if it means pointing the gun at myself.A life for a life.A soul for a soul.Now I lay me down to sleep… I pray the Lord my soul to keep.Blood in. No out.
The next stand alone in the internationally bestselling Eagle Elite Series.
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Eulogy. GAH. What….Why….Wait…..GAH!!! Seriously, I’m not sure I will be able to say more words than that about this book.
Chase is a mess after his wife’s betrayal and death. I was a bit leery about this plot line because Mil’s death was a surprise. Killing off a major character is risky; Mil has been the main character in her own book as well as a major character throughout the story since her intro in book 3. But, it wasn’t gonna keep me from reading!
Add to this drama the mystery of “Agent P” who is telling the FBI everything about the families. WTF?! I spent a ton of time guessing who might be this rat, but honestly, I was wrong. I won’t give it away or give any hints. Maybe you will see the clues I missed?!
Luciana is a delight. When Van Dyken killed off Andi and set Sergio up with Val I was skeptical. But Val totally stole my heart and became one of my favorite characters. Luciana had the same effect! She is spunky and intelligent. She stands up for herself even when she is terrified, yet manages to not come off as some kind of hardened badass. I was never a #TeamMil fan, so her death was kind of meh for me anyway. Regardless, Luc is endearing and lovely! The last few mafia ladies have been fantastic and more dynamic. Mil always felt like a stereotype in some way. I struggled with Chase throughout the book. I understood his pain and desire for revenge, but he was just NOT Chase anymore. While I understood that from a story telling angle, as a reader, I just wanted him to be the Chase I fell in love with. Sigh….
Redemption, death, family drama, murder, and resurrection coincide in Eulogy! To fully appreciate this world that Van Dyken has created, you really do need to read the previous books. Could you read it as a stand alone? Maybe. But I don’t advise it! Eulogy brings back so many characters from previous books and loops plot twists from former books into the story that even I had trouble keeping up because I have forgotten parts of the books!
- POV: multiple 1st
- Tears: no
- Trope: mafia
- Triggers: not triggers per se, but there is a lot of murder and violence
- Series/Standalone: series
- Cliffhanger: View Spoiler »
- HEA: View Spoiler »
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Judgement Road by Christine Feehan, Beautiful Killer by Sherilee Grey, Rocco by Sarah Castille…then you will probably like Eulogy!
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Good gracious! It sounds like this author is killing off characters left and right! LoL I think I’ve read the first book in the series (or I have it on my goodreads list). I had no clue that all these books were from that series though. I wonder why the covers changed so drastically after Elect.
So, books 1 and 2 were with a publisher. The rest are indie. Thats why the different covers! But yes, people be dying all over this series!