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**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**


- 3.5 stars -

If you have read the first book in the series Machiavelli, then you already met the main characters of this book. Keely is Mari's best friend and Cashel “Cash� Kelly who just spend ten years in jail is ready to take his revenge on the people who wronged his family and community. Even though this book is part of a series it can perfectly be read as a stand-alone. I really enjoyed how strong of a woman Keely was. She stood up for herself and the people she loved. Cash wants to use her to hurt someone else, but Keely doesn't easily fall in line. I love these type of characters especially when they are up against a bit darker and broken (anti)heroes. She knew Cash is dangerous but she doesn't let that control her. I thought she was the perfect partner for Cash.

The reason I rated this book 3.5 stars because of a lack of communication which resulted in Keely giving Cash the cold shoulder. She believed and assumed something that was said by totally untrustworthy people, I would've expected her to ask for a clarification from Cash. Or that Cash confronted her about it and asked her what was wrong. The lack of communication in books is one of my pet peeves, so it kind of lessened my enjoyment of the story. I loved all the action and danger the characters had to deal with. Also there were a couple of twists added to the story which I enjoyed. Marauder had a very nice flow and was easy to read. And I really love this author's writing style. I have no idea who will be the main characters in the next book, but I look forward to reading it.