ARC REVIEW: The Mastermind by Nadia Han

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"𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 π’Žπ’š 𝒂𝒒𝒖𝒂 π’‡π’Šπ’“π’†. 𝑰 π’Œπ’π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 π’„π’‰π’†π’†π’”π’š, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’Šπ’•'𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏 π’‚π’˜π’‚π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’…π’‚π’“π’Œπ’π’†π’”π’” 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’Žπ’†."

"𝑨𝒏𝒅 π’šπ’π’– π’Šπ’π’•π’“π’π’…π’–π’„π’†π’… π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’“π’‚π’Šπ’π’ƒπ’π’˜. 𝑡𝒐𝒕 π’π’π’π’š π’…π’Šπ’… π’šπ’π’– π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’“π’‚π’Šπ’π’ƒπ’π’˜, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–'𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’π’‚π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’ˆπ’–π’Šπ’…π’†π’… π’Žπ’† π’•π’‰π’“π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ π’Žπ’š π’…π’‚π’“π’Œ 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍, π’Žπ’š π’ƒπ’π’‚π’„π’Œ 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕."


Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Spice: πŸ”₯
Tropes: Brother's best friend/best friend's sister, boss/employee, billionaire, 
childhood friends to lovers, romantic suspense
Series: WaterFyre Rising #1

🚨Out now!🚨

*Check triggers before reading*

Audri and Remi have known one another since they were kids. They've always had a soft spot for one another. They haven't seen one another in awhile but are drawn to each other. Through their relationship they start to heal their different traumas and lean on one another for support. While their relationship grows, the reader is taken on a journey to figure out who is behind a crime Remi witnessed as a teen and who is coming after Audri.

Audri and Remi had some really sweet moments. I appreciated that they told everyone about their relationship as soon as it happened. I get annoyed with the 'brother's best friend' trope when they keep it a secret for so long. As cute as these two were, I didn't totally buy into their connection. Part of it was the pacing of their relationship and part of it was an issue of telling us rather than showing us.

The story had promise, but there was a lot happening that I lost interest after awhile because it was too much. The mystery parts were interesting and I think that would've been enough with out all the other pieces. Also, I didn't fully buy into Remi being this brooding guy. Yes, he had to do some things to defend himself, but he was honestly so sweet with everyone he cared about. This is just a personal preference but the use of 'tummy' was making me cringe.

I might read the rest of the series as they come out. I am interested to see if Grayson ends up with one of Audri's best friends.

Thank you to Nadia and Foreword PR & Marketing for the ARC!

Book Information

Release date: June 9th, 2022

Description:
*The description comes directly from Amazon's website*

He thrives in the dark until she sparks his flame, igniting his new purpose.

Magnetic, brilliant, and achingly stunning, Remington Starke is a dangerous man with a vision, a mission, and a threatening past that haunts him. That alone should keep him away from the only woman who has ever made him feel anything.

Creative, cautious, and canny, Audri Wu is imprisoned by a guilt that torments her soul. Despite the darkness, she sees the rainbow in the rain and the spark that lies beyond the hardened façade of a man who has a reputation for shattering hearts.

Her boss.
Her protector.
Her brother’s best friend.
Water to her fire.

As their romance begins, that past catches fire and burns away the lies, revealing deadly secrets that could destroy them both.

The Mastermind is a brother's best friend, billionaire boss, and a suspenseful contemporary romance. It is Book One in the WaterFyre Rising series but can be read as a standalone.

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