Disappointing

 The Cartel  by Ashley and JaQuavis 

I wanted to like this. It should have been good: backstabbing, betrayal, love, loss, surprise siblings. This book had all of the makings of a good book, but it just didn't work. It was too fast and the characters never had time to grow; they were too one dimensional. Add in the audiobook narrator who did not differentiate the characters well and it was a major let down. Monroe was the only character I liked and then his literal twin killed him. I am not going to continue with this series so I read the descriptions of the other books, and some reviews and discovered that somehow Monroe comes back from the dead later on, which is giving daytime soap opera. Mecca was the literal worst and only character who didn't get what he deserved. Young Carter was just immediately accepted into the family, no questions asked. The only time Mecca acted even remotely rationally was when he was suspicious of Young Carter. The Murder Mamas had such potential, but they were under utilized. And Mia started speaking facts, and then her girls turned on her. Like, they were hired to kill Mecca, but he figured it out and killed Mia's sister. So now they want to kill both Mecca and Carter? Or Breeze? And they think the Cartel won't retaliate against them? This will just be a cycle that continues until everyone is dead. And when she said this they got mad and left her. What kind of friends are they? This had way too many pacing and characterization issues. I am disappointed because the description of the book is so interesting but it did not meet expectations. I will not be continuing with this series.