Review: The Enforcer

The Enforcer by Kaye Blue
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Interracial Romance A to Z Challenge: E

This was...a mess, honestly. The writing was the flowing, break-neck pace that I've come to expect from Kaye Blue, and most of the time, I'm fine with that. This book was told from one pov, which was a huge improvement for me. I really, really hate alternating povs outside of space operas or other books that cover a vast area or time because the characters are usually together. I can get beyond it most of the time, when I have to, but I don't really like it. Especially if it doesn't add anything to the story, but I digress.

So, while I did enjoy one part of it (besides the sex), there was a huge part missing. Like, character motivation. The dude is a mob enforcer, presumably by choice, so....why? How did he get involved? Did they offer a great 401k? Dental work? What? He said explicitly that he doesn't want to be the boss, so....what's the point? You just like beating people up?

He laments not having a normal life and often goes to a diner to have a piece of pie and a cup of coffee. Not because he wants the food, but because the woman he's infatuated with smiled at him once. Okay, creepy, but why do you like her, guy? You only know her name and that she works at the diner. She could be a rotten human being and kick puppies but because she smiled at you One. Damn. Time. you've convinced yourself that she's a goddess come to walk amongst mortal men and feed them diner food? Okay, really creepy, but what's the endgame? She's too good for you so you're just going to continue to stalk...watch... her from afar and imagine a life in which you didn't make the choices you did? Okay, pointless.

This wasn't a Man Who Thrills. He was the opposite. A Man Who Bores.

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